Watch: A Sunset Above The Clouds Taken From An Airplane

Sunset from an airplane
Sunset from an airplane

Matthew Vandeputte via Vimeo

Plane photos are all too common—you can't go very long without spotting someone's Instagram shot featuring a city artfully snapped during a plane descent. Instead of snagging a cityscape photo op, Vimeo user Matthew Vandeputte decided to risk annoying fellow passengers with the constant clicking of his shutter mid-flight to capture some absolutely stunning footage of a sunset from thousands of miles in air. We're glad he did. Check it out his hyperlapse, taken on a journey from Gold Coast, Australia to Sydney:

Related: The 12 Best Places to See the Sunset Around the World

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