I have been asked by a local land development company (residential) to take some aerial photos of some of their work in progress projects. We're going up by helicopter and I get to hang out the open door and shoot away.
I'll be shooting all digital and I am considering renting a some gear as I would like to supplement my lens selection. Do I need something wider than an 28-80. or should I go longer (I also have a 200mm)?
I don't know if I will be able to tell the pilot to change altitude very much, but if I can what should I tell him? I would guess that we'll be at 3000-5000 feet. Since we'll be shooting pretty large tracts of land (5-6 acres) I want to capture the sites all-in-one.
The end result I am looking for is something along these lines (random GIS):
http://www.blenheimgrange.com/images/aerial_july07.jpg
Any advice, examples or resources would be appreciated.