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EDIT (July 25, 2017):

Welcome to the official drone photography IMAGE thread.

For drone DISCUSSION, please go here:

https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1501189

Thanks...

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Howdy fellow FM-ers...

I have been a general aviation pilot for a few decades, and have very much enjoyed the view from up there. But taking pictures thru the usually scratched windows didn't work well.

On commercial aviation flights, I typically have a camera nearby and my nose sometimes pressed up against the window.

Yeah, I'm a lost cause.

Anyway...

When "drones" came along a few years ago, I saw a way for my flying and photography passions to merge, without having to hire a helicopter for $1000 an hour. My love of flying and photography could come together beautifully in one fairly small package that can be put in a backpack and taken pretty much anywhere.

So...

I decided to start this "Official Drone Photography" thread. I'll post a couple images here right now, and invite others to do the same.

Rules? Well, let just say it should be a shot that practically speaking, couldn't be taken with anything other than a drone. But let's just have fun with this. Try to give fellow FM-ers who have seen those "buzzy toys" flying around, a taste of what they can do photographically, in the spirit of FM.

The drones I use are a home-made hexacopter (6 blades), as well as a DJI Phantom 3 Professional, as well as a 3DR Solo. The Hexacopter and the Solo use a GoPro, which in my case, is a Hero 4 Silver.

As decent as these small sensors can be sometimes, esp for posting to the web, and while of course subject/lighting/composition are king, I'd like to start flying with a larger sensor at some point...an RX100, GM1/5, or even better, a Ricoh GR2...those cameras chosen for a combination of image quality vs size/weight, so I don't have to build or buy a larger drone, which wouldn't be nearly as easy to travel with as the Phantom and Solo.

With that said:

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Official drone photography IMAGE thread. (Not primarily for discussion, see post #1)

ReyGay wrote:
Sharing a few from my DJI P4P.

These are great!! Beautiful job on the edits...

I have the Mavic Pro... and so tempted to get the P4P for the bigger sensor. In the end the size of the Mavic Pro still wins out for me.

I'm hoping the new Mavic has the 1 inch sensor.

May 29, 2018 at 02:01 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Official drone photography IMAGE thread. (Not primarily for discussion, see post #1)

The bridge that connects TN and AR over the Mississippi River....
Mavic Pro

Jun 02, 2018 at 07:30 AM

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Mavic Pro

Jun 22, 2018 at 02:33 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Official drone photography IMAGE thread. (Not primarily for discussion, see post #1)

A quick shot with Abbey trying to catch the Mavic Air

Abbey trying to catch the Mavic Air Drone by A & R Photography, on Flickr

Jun 24, 2018 at 03:32 PM

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Morro Bay, CA, DJI Spark

Jun 29, 2018 at 06:04 AM

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A couple this morning with the Mavic Air of our self made pond

The pond with the DJI Mavic Air by A & R Photography, on Flickr

The pond from above with the DJI Mavic Air by A & R Photography, on Flickr

Jun 30, 2018 at 08:09 AM

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Morro Bay, DJI Spark

Jul 06, 2018 at 10:00 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Official drone photography IMAGE thread. (Not primarily for discussion, see post #1)

I'll be 80 next month and recently bought my 2nd drone (Mavic Air). First one was the Yuneeq Q500. I'm having a blast with my son, an airline pilot, who enjoys it as well.

Jul 06, 2018 at 11:45 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Official drone photography IMAGE thread. (Not primarily for discussion, see post #1)

DJI Spark.

These shots were taken at Point McCurdy...which is maybe 5 miles northwest of Port Townsend, WA:

https://www.google.com/maps/@48.1290451,-122.8415753,13.99z

The particular beach is called "Glass Beach"...an area containing lots of "beach glass"... beach glass is small (fingernail-sized and smalled for the most part), tumbled/smoothed pieces of glass, scattered about the beach...this particular beach is more famous than other glass beaches for the quantity of glass that can be found, due to the beach being near an old trash dump from decades ago. Beach glass can can be found on almost any beach, but some are definitely better than others. This beach was a bit of a walk...2.6 miles each way from the nearest parking lot.

In the photo with the beach on the left, the mountains of Olympic National Park can be seen in the distance. This is a really beautiful part of the country.

Jul 24, 2018 at 04:58 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Official drone photography IMAGE thread. (Not primarily for discussion, see post #1)

Farm sunrise

Jul 29, 2018 at 09:16 AM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Official drone photography IMAGE thread. (Not primarily for discussion, see post #1)

Me again...

From the last weekend...

Cheers
Chris

Aug 02, 2018 at 12:36 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Official drone photography IMAGE thread. (Not primarily for discussion, see post #1)

And two more with the P4P...

Aug 02, 2018 at 01:14 PM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Official drone photography IMAGE thread. (Not primarily for discussion, see post #1)

Nice images Chris.

Is that Colorado?

Aug 02, 2018 at 01:24 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Official drone photography IMAGE thread. (Not primarily for discussion, see post #1)

wsalopek wrote:
Nice images Chris.

Is that Colorado?

G'day!
Thank you so much!

It's Switzerland. Close to the "Col de la Croix", Vaud. Exept the curvy road from above. This one is from Vallais.

Cheers
Chris

Aug 02, 2018 at 09:29 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Official drone photography IMAGE thread. (Not primarily for discussion, see post #1)

Montano de Oro State Park, Central Coast of California, DJI Spark

Aug 31, 2018 at 07:56 PM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Official drone photography IMAGE thread. (Not primarily for discussion, see post #1)

I had a drone for three months now and it certainly gives new perspective for photography. Shot with Powervision Powerye in Finland and Faroe Islands.