geometry of america

    unobstructed view because i used all the miles accumulated this year to put myself in first class, woo!

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      _high plains drifter_, Nohe Flowers, Cheo70, babatte, and 62 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. _high plains drifter_ (57 months ago | reply)

      whoah ....

    3. Brendan Gallagher (57 months ago | reply)

      I know the dude who lives 5 circles in from the left...

    4. doctora boop (57 months ago | reply)

      what are those circles?? fields of what? woah! never seen something like that before - such a geometrical agriculture

    5. 1987porsche944 (57 months ago | reply)

      Awesomeness! I flew coach this year. =( But it's ok, because I was crushed up against a window seat myself! =) Great view! The clouds all seem so perfectly staggered!

    6. gr33ncat [deleted] (57 months ago | reply)

      wow

    7. minaka (57 months ago | reply)

      way to treat yourself before getting coated in sand!

    8. the sweetchuck [deleted] (57 months ago | reply)

      Where exactly were you over at this point? Amazing photo.

    9. sgoralnick (57 months ago | reply)

      sweetchuck: no idea, or i would have mapped it. kansas, maybe? i was on a crap plane invented before televisions, so we didn't have those little monitor thingees showing you where you were. or any movies. boo.

    10. NotRocket (57 months ago | reply)

      this is awesome. why does it look like film?

    11. sgoralnick (57 months ago | reply)

      had to add a lot of contrast to make up for the haziness of the atmosphere, maybe that's it?

    12. joskraaijeveld.nl (57 months ago | reply)

      excellent

    13. carljgodwin (57 months ago | reply)

      Great shot, awesome view!

    14. lomoD.xx (57 months ago | reply)

      absolutely ruddy luvv this,
      sorry for being a sweary guttersnipe but just couldn't contain my delight.
      S U P E R B

    15. claredom (57 months ago | reply)

      couldn't see an answer to doctora boop, the circles are created when revolving "center pivot" irrigators are used in areas with low natural irrigation. check it out here, there's a neat shot of CPI being used in the sahara: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_pivot_irrigation

      being a frequent flyer myself, i had to figure this out.

    16. sgoralnick (57 months ago | reply)

      claredom: awesome! thanks for the explanation and the link.

      they reminded me of an explanation of a form of charity in biblical times, when farmers were obligated to harvest their square fields in a circular fashion, leaving the corners for anyone who was poor or hungry.

    17. doctora boop (57 months ago | reply)

      thank you for the explanation claredom!
      that irrigation system it's wonderful (maybe we have it as well, but I never saw it from a plane)
      hey, you should name yourself cleardom :))

    18. silent fabrik (54 months ago | reply)

      70s pattern :)

    19. 'ju:femaiz (29 months ago | reply)

      Gotta love irrigation patterns!

    20. sf eyes (23 months ago | reply)

      Center pivot as far as the eye can see.

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