Atlanta based editorial music photographer, Zack Arias.

The Burj Khalifa :: From The Air
Tue , March 9th, 2010
Posted by zack
under Just Stuff,Misc. Photos

I’ve had such a great time here in Dubai that Delta decided to blow a circuit card in an engine so we could stay just another day or two.

Thanks to fellow GPP teacher, Chris Hurtt, for hooking us up with an aerial view of Dubai a few days ago. I was able to get this photo of the Burj Khalifa. It is the tallest building in the world stretching about half a mile in the sky. When you are on the ground you can tell that the thing is huge but to really grasp the scale you have to see it from the air. This image was shot at 1,500 feet. All of those buildings around it are your typical city sky scrapers. 40, 50, 60 story buildings. I think the Burj is 160 something stories.

Ok, now I have to get on the horn with Delta to see if we are going home today or tomorrow. I should be making this post from home.

Cheers,
Zack

Comments 45

45 Responses to “The Burj Khalifa :: From The Air”

  1. Kit, on March 9th, 2010 at 4:27 am Said:

    That’s cool Zach. Was awesome in the opening too. :)

  2. ThomasMN, on March 9th, 2010 at 4:30 am Said:

    Holy crap. That’s ridiculously tall compared to the surrounding buildings.

    Nice picture by the way :)

  3. Rosh, on March 9th, 2010 at 4:31 am Said:

    How did you get such clarity from the window of the plane?

    Stunning shot, as always.

  4. Brian Hirschy, on March 9th, 2010 at 4:31 am Said:

    Dear Lord that thing is huge – is the top actually higher than the altitude of the plane?

  5. Steven, on March 9th, 2010 at 4:34 am Said:

    That’s crazy. Looks like a scene from Star Wars or something.

  6. James McClean, on March 9th, 2010 at 4:34 am Said:

    Super moody shot. I love the black and white processing. Hope you get home ok!

  7. Navin Khianey, on March 9th, 2010 at 4:56 am Said:

    You tend to appreciate the size of this beast of a building from a higher vantage point.

    Apparently they hired construction workers from Nepal for the upper parts of the building since the “Sherpas” of Nepal don’t really have a fear of heights.
    Still, nerves of steel to go to work on top everyday.

  8. Kasia Znana, on March 9th, 2010 at 4:59 am Said:

    I hate huge agglomerations but this looks impressive!

  9. Howard Haby, on March 9th, 2010 at 5:13 am Said:

    Love this shot, Zack. Really nice. Have a safe trip home.

  10. Eli Silva, on March 9th, 2010 at 5:16 am Said:

    Great shot Zack.. you guys have a safe trip back home….

  11. denise varnadoe, on March 9th, 2010 at 5:50 am Said:

    that makes me woozy.

  12. Sean, on March 9th, 2010 at 6:20 am Said:

    That’s awesome!

  13. daniel, on March 9th, 2010 at 6:20 am Said:

    that is so bad ass. It is like something straight from Star Wars… i didn’t realize earth was being transformed into Coruscant. I can picture the Emperor living at the top of that tower… sorry for the geek rant. But yeah amazing image.

  14. Joe Justice, on March 9th, 2010 at 6:20 am Said:

    Whoah!! Awesome shot!

  15. laura, on March 9th, 2010 at 6:27 am Said:

    that is amazing! i love dubai!

  16. Seth Likens, on March 9th, 2010 at 6:37 am Said:

    Very nice, Zack! The B&W conversion really sets it off.

  17. Aubry C, on March 9th, 2010 at 6:42 am Said:

    I had to double take this! This scene looks like something from the movie Wall-E! Travel safe….. Crossing my fingers that the big D takes good care of you.

  18. Amanda, on March 9th, 2010 at 8:39 am Said:

    Wow!!! That is incredible.

  19. Dammike, on March 9th, 2010 at 9:14 am Said:

    Fantastic shot, Zack

  20. Martin, on March 9th, 2010 at 9:23 am Said:

    Nice contrast. One light?

  21. mike, on March 9th, 2010 at 9:39 am Said:

    @Martin: hah!

    Zack, so glad you got up in the sky to shoot this. Thank you!

  22. Roman, on March 9th, 2010 at 10:12 am Said:

    Hi, Zack!

    I love your photos and films, you’re best, but now here is better one photographs of this place in the same time in colour:
    http://sergeydolya.livejournal.com/98888.html

    Your russian reader Roman.

  23. Glyn Dewis, on March 9th, 2010 at 11:56 am Said:

    Now when an aircraft goes ‘technical’ and your return home is delayed…is there really anything better to be doing???

    Fantastic shot; looks awesome!!!!

    Looking forward to getting out to GPP in 2011.

    Cheers,
    Glyn

  24. Nicholas Collister, on March 9th, 2010 at 11:56 am Said:

    INSANE

    I’m in Toronto right now,
    trying to compare the largest building here with this thing. Half a mile high. I cant even compare.

  25. Adam, on March 9th, 2010 at 12:30 pm Said:

    Great shot! When is dedpxl gonna get some love man? Was DH right?

  26. corey, on March 9th, 2010 at 3:07 pm Said:

    Man Zack that camera takes you everywhere,, doing it in a major way worldwide I can dig it man!!! this photo is cool

  27. Nathan Clendenin, on March 9th, 2010 at 3:24 pm Said:

    I love shots from the air – that’s freakin’ cool!

  28. Jamie, on March 9th, 2010 at 3:51 pm Said:

    I saw the Burj while it was still called the Burj Dubai and still in progress. It was already the tallest building in the world when I was there in 2007 and it wasn’t close to be completed.

    This shot is a great capture of the scale. Makes me want to go back!

  29. Emily Sopha, on March 9th, 2010 at 4:20 pm Said:

    AWESOME PHOTO!!

  30. Evro Moudanidis, on March 9th, 2010 at 11:25 pm Said:

    Wow, that’s a real documentary shot, my eye kept wandering around it for a couple of minutes.

    When will you be doing another critique, I really miss them.

    Cheers,
    Evro

    Moudanier Pictures
    Sydney|Australia

  31. saajid, on March 9th, 2010 at 11:47 pm Said:

    hmmmm looks like something out of some sci-fi story.

  32. Dave, on March 10th, 2010 at 10:31 am Said:

    Amazing image, a bit unnerving really when we see an image like this that shows us just how crazy we can be, building these huge structures.

    Black and white does this image justice!

    -Dave (Microstuck.blogspot.com)

  33. katy gray, on March 10th, 2010 at 2:12 pm Said:

    wow, that is incredible! it hardly looks real.

  34. josh, on March 11th, 2010 at 8:35 am Said:

    Zack i just googled your name to find your site, and according to google your site is selling viagra.
    Here’s a screenshot
    http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/1530/19993000.jpg
    good luck fixing that!
    love your work.

  35. Tim, on March 11th, 2010 at 6:31 pm Said:

    Let’s see McNally take a shot of a guy changing the lightbulb at the top of that one :-)

  36. Nico, on March 11th, 2010 at 11:49 pm Said:

    Looks good as a solar clock too!

  37. Eric, on March 12th, 2010 at 6:29 am Said:

    That thing is HUGE!!!

  38. Alistair Kerr, on March 12th, 2010 at 9:44 am Said:

    So you didn’t fancy Base Jumping the tower? That’s amazing…

  39. Olivier Borgognon, on March 12th, 2010 at 1:41 pm Said:

    nice shot zack, impressive tower, hope you had great fun there.

    can’t believe i’m searching everywhere for your “used films” logo on each of your shots now though… :)

  40. Ryan Ralph, on March 16th, 2010 at 7:11 pm Said:

    LOL! You went to Dubai and flew Delta??!! People travel to Dubai and Qatar just to enjoy the service of Emirates or Qatar Airways! Maybe next time.

  41. Györffy, on March 17th, 2010 at 5:43 am Said:

    Insane! Nice shot though.

  42. Natascha, on March 17th, 2010 at 6:07 am Said:

    absolutely amazing. Great shot!!

  43. zack, on March 17th, 2010 at 8:53 pm Said:

    Ryan – ATL – DXB direct! To fly Emirates we would have to connect to NYC. We did get to fly Emirates from DXB to London though and it was a better experience than Delta. Usually though, that Delta trip7 does a fine job.

    Cheers,
    Zack

  44. ArenaCreative, on March 17th, 2010 at 9:51 pm Said:

    Dang, that thing is nutty. Amazing how skinny it is. There’s a 6 flags roller coaster in New Jersey that something around 1/4 the height, and standing below it I felt like an ant. http://www.sixflags.com/greatAdventure/rides/KingdaKa.aspx So I can’t even imagine how big this Burj Khalifa looks from the ground.

    Awesome shot from the window seat. I hate it when I get stuck in an aisle and the person in the window seat either shuts the blind or doesn’t care to even look out, so they sit there reading or something. I can count on one hand how many times I’ve ever flown anywhere, though.

  45. Momchil, on March 25th, 2010 at 9:49 pm Said:

    Now I want to see Joe McNally changing the light bulb on this thing :)

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