This incredible shot of the Erskine Range, south of Wyndham, is one of many images from Landgate’s Earth is Art collection that shows the extraordinary Western Australia landscape. All images supplied from Landgate.
WITH their vibrant colours, squiggly lines and random blots, many of these images could easily pass for pieces of abstract art.
In fact, they are aerial photos showing the rich and varied beauty of WA landscapes – including stunning bird’s eye view surprises you might not be aware of if at ground level.
There are obvious images such as Rottnest Island, but there’s also peculiar pictures of a creek system that looks like a dancing witch, a landscape showing a zebra’s shadow and terrain that seems to be melting.
Rottnest Island as part of the Earth is Art collection.Source:Supplied
The images are part of Landgate’s Earth is Art collection. Recently the land information and surveying agency started offering digital images, meaning you can do with the pictures what you will.
Landgate chief executive Mike Bradford said the agency had been capturing aerial images for mapping purposes since 1948, but believed selling them as art was a great way to showcase WA to the world.
The photos are taken from a high-quality camera mounted into the bottom of a private plane, while the aircraft is anywhere from 1500m to nearly 10,000m in the air.
Mr Bradford said given how massive WA was, the opportunities to add to or changeover the collection were huge.
Each year, Landgate workers fly over about 10 per cent of WA in order to take the aerial snaps.
For more information on Landgate’s Earth is Art, visit: http://ift.tt/1NSdKTL
Earth is Art is a series of aerial images from Landgate capturing the unique beauty of Western Australia. This photo, Electric Blue Satirist, captures Mount Satirist, south of Port Hedland.
Earth is Art: Emerald Ashburton
Earth is Art. Rottnest Island
Earth is Art images. Willie Creek Broome.
Earth is Art. North of Wyndham.
Earth is Art. Erskine Range, south of Wyndham.
Earth is Art. Kimbotton's Reach
Earth is Art. Salinity Macleod
Earth is Art. Crystal Reefs
Earth is Art. Nomadic Waters Knob Peak
Earth is Art. Brunswick Bay Islands
Earth is Art. Patchwork Carnarvon
Earth is Art. Red Sands Blanche
Earth is Art. Blue Yampi
Earth is Art. Wandering Bungles
Earth is Art. Dampier Dreams
Earth is Art. Sea Grass Woomeral
Earth is Art. Surf Pelsaert
Earth is Art. Joffre Karijini
Earth is Art. Serenity Abrolhos
Earth is Art. Knox Karijini
Earth is Art. Melting Talandji
Earth is Art. Neon Sands
Earth is Art. Dollarbirds Villaret
Earth is Art. Outback Geometry Kununurra. Location: North of Kununurra.
Earth is Art. Mount Bruce
Earth is Art. Reef Wallabi
Earth is Art. Aquawallabi
Earth is Art. Chirodropid Banjawarn
Earth is Art. Ripples Bungles
Earth is Art. Gascoyne's Edge
Earth is Art. North of Esperance.
Earth is Art. River Veins Wyndham. Location: North of Wyndham.
Earth is Art. Rottnest 2008 Location: Rottnest Island.
Earth is Art. Drifting Narembeen
Earth is Art. Burnt Ballimore
Earth is Art. Tidal Branches Knob Peak
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