Christopher Blake Art Collections
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Artwork by Christopher Blake
Each image may be purchased as a canvas print, framed print, metal print, and more! Every purchase comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Narragansett Towers by Christopher Blake
Newport Bridge - Sailboat by Christopher Blake
Narragansett Towers by Christopher Blake
Narraganset Towers 2- Planet by Christopher Blake
Salve Regina by Christopher Blake
Mount Hope Bridge Lighthouse by Christopher Blake
Beavertail Light Planet by Christopher Blake
Fishermans Cove Newport Little Planet by Christopher Blake
Lake Rock by Christopher Blake
Wickford Park by Christopher Blake
Saint Paul's Wickford Planet by Christopher Blake
First Baptist Wickford Planet by Christopher Blake
Beavertail Light Aerial by Christopher Blake
Castle Hill Lighthouse Planet by Christopher Blake
Kanes Point - Planet by Christopher Blake
Utah Capital outside - Planet by Christopher Blake
Capital Kaleidoscope by Christopher Blake
Utah Capital - Circular Reflection by Christopher Blake
Mary and School Streets in Newport Tunnel View by Christopher Blake
Rough Point by Christopher Blake
Trinity Churchyard by Christopher Blake
Mary and School Steets in Newport by Christopher Blake
Cole River Swansea mercator by Christopher Blake
Battleship Cove Little Planet by Christopher Blake
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About Christopher Blake
”How did you get into that?' That's the question I get from people viewing my website or one of my prints. If it's a 'little planet view' they are often tipping their head or in some cases shaking it. I guess you could say there are two elements that draw me to this kind of photography. One would be getting high and the other would be looking around with a wide angle view.
I'm not sure where the getting high thing started. Perhaps it was my dad putting me on a booster seat in his Piper Comanche and letting me do the elevator and ailerons while he did the rudder. I couldn't reach. Perhaps it’s a 60s thing. I won't go into that too much. It's a blur anyway. Getting up high has not always worked out for me. From falling out of the top bunk in Indian Guides to tumbling backwards out of a willow tree from 40' at the age of 10 to a botched hang gliding launch at the age of 38, I have certainly taken my lumps. I suspect more than a few people think these sudden jolts to my brain matter account for my fixation on the 'little planet views'. In spite of all this I must say I have enjoyed the sensation and the view some altitude provides, from late afternoon flights with an Eagle just off my glider's wingtip, to sunsets perched in a cave on the side of a cliff. I suppose I'm getting stodgy because I get my views from a remote control camera mount on a tethered blimp or a 45' pole with a robot named Ansel on top but somehow I still manage to get my fix.
The wide angle view thing I think stems from my 'day job' doing computer aided design. I'm always rotating 3D models and zooming in and out so when I saw my first interactive panorama on the web I was hooked quickly. I also think It just goes with getting high. You climb the cliff to get the wide angle view. I've heard a spherical panorama described as 'all that can be seen from a point'. I like to think of 'little planet views' and
'tunnel views' as all that can be seen from a point seen all at once. I hope you all 'enjoy the view.'
Thanks for looking,
Chris Blake
www.aerialvr.com
cblake@aerialvr.com