BRUNSWICK

T wo plane crashes haven’t stopped Brunswick photographer Tom Jones from taking to the sky. He’ll show off the results of those airborne adventures in an exhibit that opens Sunday.

After a 1980 accident that severely damaged his left eye and chipped more than a few teeth, a television reporter asked Jones if that first crash had changed his life in any way.

“I said, ‘Yeah, I’m going to raise my rates,’” Jones said.

But that was years ago. Jones’ show that opens Sunday, he said, is a chance to put profits aside. Proceeds from a reception and new exhibition of Jones’ aerial photography over Harpswell Sound will benefit the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust.

The show at the land trust’s headquarters on Route 123 will open with a reception Sunday, displaying aerial photographs shot over Harpswell during the last five years, with some shots taken as recently as late June.

From 500 feet, the wideangle photos looking south show the islands of Harpswell set against a horizon that curves toward the edges of the frame while other northerly photos show the islands set against the network of waterways spidering out from the Mid-coast region.

Along with scenic photos, the collection also includes aerial photos from a 2010 celebration marking the reopening of the Cribstone Bridge linking Orr’s Island and Bailey Island.

While many businesses in the area have struggled to adjust to the closure of Brunswick Naval Air Station, Jones said the change has meant much less air traffic over Brunswick, making the work of aerial photography a little easier.

Before, “you couldn’t stay around the base much,” Jones said.

The reception will run from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at the offices of the Harpswell Heritage Land Trust, 153 Harpswell Neck Road, also known as Route 123.

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