Bob, glad u enjoy the flying experience. I personally prefer helicopters than fixed-wing aircraft. Helicopter allow me to go closer and I have control over my speed and height at the same time thus the more "dramatic" angles that I can capture. We are one of the leading aerial, marine & offshore photographers here in S.E. Asia. Many vessels come by Singapore & Malaysia. In 2011, the daily average number of ships in Singapore's water is 1,000. I get to be airborne once a week for land or sea projects.
You can view some of our work here: http://www.youtube.com/tommychiastudio8

FotoFlite, the European market leader in aerial ship photography, use fixed-wing aircraft (Piper Seneca) which are a lot cheaper to operate than helicopters. I had a day out with them once; flying at 150 knots, at 50 ft altitude with the door removed and flying level with the fo'c'sle of a large bulker to photograph it with a standard, 50mm lens. Most exhilarating!

Tks Paul, Knut, Mark, Bob and Ismail for your encouragement nd kind words.. I really enjoy what I'm doing.
Hope to find time to share some more of my work.
Bob, the few pilots I work with has come to know my style so we coordinated and work well with each other. They are great pilots.

Hope to see more shots from you, god bless you

Easy-peasy with the help of a good helicopter pilot!

Tommy, well done; you have managed to get an exact end on shot - not that easy to do, so my congratulations.
Regards
Mark

Some really superb pictures you got of Vale Brazil.
A well done job and i do look forward for your next pictures.
Best regards
Knut Helge

Wow! Great picture Tommy.

Mehmet Avci - Thank you.
Bob, Thank you for pointing it out. I had amended the info.
I'm new to this site, will be uploading more photos to share and learn along the way.

Not a bulker but an ore carrier. There is a difference and also a separate sub-category for these specialist bulk carriers.

Great photo