Nice ice. Where is Belle Isle?
There is a book of images all shot from commercial planes. The author recommends shooting wide open to blur the window. With our small sensor cameras this is hard, but we can also use the window as part of the image instead.
Best,
Mitchell
My best guess of the location is close to where the northern tip of Newfoundland comes close to the Labrador mainland and eastern Quebec, off the mouth of the St Lawrence. A little further along you reach Prince Edward Island, which reminds me of New Jersey. I didn't realize they have such an arctic winter up there. Maine was also iced up on this trip. I used f/4 for these, since that gives the highest resolution.
The book is called "Window Seat," and has some lovely images. Amazon carries it. Sitting behind the wing means looking through the jet exhaust, but at 38,000 feet in wintertime it is less of a problem. The seats ahead of the wing seem to be all business class on long flights these days.
scott