Viewing the Isle of Man from the sky gives the best sense of scale of the island, using objects such as houses, roads and vehicles to give dimension. As part of a collection spanning two years, these photographs were all collected from Saab 340 aircraft to or from Ronaldsway Airport.

Problems in photographing the island from a passenger plane are immediate, with the thick and imperfect surface of the aircraft windows, many exposures were stitched digitally to create as high a resolution as possible, reducing noise and giving as wide an angle as possible to include as much of the island in single images at as high a resolution as possible, enabling a high enough detail to spot objects that people familiar with the island will recognise.

Calf of Man

Port Erin and the Calf of Man visible from left to right.

Gorse Burning

Burning gorse on the south west.

Port St. Mary

Port St. Mary in the centre of the image, with the fringe of Port Erin and Langness peninsula visible in the distance

Port Erin

Clear view of Port Erin

Ballaugh

View of Ballaugh Village with shore road to the Cronk and Ballaugh beach.

Northern Plain

The entire Northern Plain, with the exception of Ramsey, hidden under the engine.

Ballaugh and Sulby

View of Ballaugh and Sulby, with Sulby Straight distinguishable.

North Barrule

Peak of North Barrule with Ramsey Bay behind.

Laxey

View of Laxey harbour and town, with the coast road snaking round.