Geometry of Flight

About this piece

Seen from below, four patterned jets hold a close formation against an uninterrupted blue sky. Their repeated silhouettes and diagonal smoke trails create a measured geometry, contrasting the crisp aircraft outlines with soft, dispersing white.

The story

I followed the four aircraft through the viewfinder, watching the spaces between them as closely as the wings. Against the pale sky, their blue and turquoise markings seemed almost fluid, while the formation held its precise shape. I wanted to keep that contrast: hard outlines moving together, soft trails opening behind them. For a moment, the frame contained no ground, no horizon, only four forms sharing the same direction.