Archive 2025 · Alaska
p.2 #1Alaska
Jim Dockery wrote:
I would tilt that one slightly down to the right.
I see what you mean. I am pretty sure the camera was fairly level, but the boat that we were shooting from was at an angle to the shoreline. Will see how I feel about it being level.
Jim Dockery wrote:
I would have ignored Marc.
That would have meant not getting the shot. Shall we say that the flight was a wee bit outside of VLOS. We are in a public form so let's leave it at that. Every last bit of juice on the M3P was needed to get there, spend a few minutes shooting, and then head back. The few guys who had M4Ps had a lot more juice and did not have to live quite so dangerously.
I also was distracted by other "shiny objects" on the way to this peak and spent precious minutes and juice shooting them. Did not include them in my OP but they are on my website and below
https://bboyanov.com/gallery/_data/i/upload/2025/10/12/20251012183300-95d58533-la.jpg
https://bboyanov.com/gallery/i.php?/upload/2025/10/12/20251012185203-a5861559-xl.jpg
https://bboyanov.com/gallery/_data/i/upload/2025/10/12/20251012190237-93ce321f-xl.jpg
I would tilt that one slightly down to the right.
I see what you mean. I am pretty sure the camera was fairly level, but the boat that we were shooting from was at an angle to the shoreline. Will see how I feel about it being level.
Jim Dockery wrote:
I would have ignored Marc.
That would have meant not getting the shot. Shall we say that the flight was a wee bit outside of VLOS. We are in a public form so let's leave it at that. Every last bit of juice on the M3P was needed to get there, spend a few minutes shooting, and then head back. The few guys who had M4Ps had a lot more juice and did not have to live quite so dangerously.
I also was distracted by other "shiny objects" on the way to this peak and spent precious minutes and juice shooting them. Did not include them in my OP but they are on my website and below
https://bboyanov.com/gallery/_data/i/upload/2025/10/12/20251012183300-95d58533-la.jpg
https://bboyanov.com/gallery/i.php?/upload/2025/10/12/20251012185203-a5861559-xl.jpg
https://bboyanov.com/gallery/_data/i/upload/2025/10/12/20251012190237-93ce321f-xl.jpg
Oct 15, 2025 at 04:09 PM
p.2 #2Alaska
Boyan,
When I grow up I want to take a trip with you..
I have always enjoyed your work, but you have really taken up a notch with these..
Great images, all of them. I also think the wide angle distortion works in this case.
Thanks for posting.
When I grow up I want to take a trip with you..
I have always enjoyed your work, but you have really taken up a notch with these..
Great images, all of them. I also think the wide angle distortion works in this case.
Thanks for posting.
Oct 15, 2025 at 04:55 PM
p.2 #3Alaska
Those are some pretty nice shiny objects. Well worth the time you spent for them. In hindsight, you ended up managing the supposedly impossible feat of getting to have your cake and eat it too. Not sure if the drone is the cake in this analogy, or maybe it's the images...
GroovyGeek wrote:
I see what you mean. I am pretty sure the camera was fairly level, but the boat that we were shooting from was at an angle to the shoreline. Will see how I feel about it being level.
That would have meant not getting the shot. Shall we say that the flight was a wee bit outside of VLOS. We are in a public form so let's leave it at that. Every last bit of juice on the M3P was needed to get there, spend a few minutes shooting, and then head back. The few guys who had M4Ps had a...Show more →
GroovyGeek wrote:
Jim Dockery wrote
I would tilt that one slightly down to the right.Jim Dockery wrote
I would have ignored Marc.Oct 15, 2025 at 08:46 PM
p.2 #4Alaska
Final addition to this thread, some drone photos. Full-sized images at
https://bboyanov.com/gallery/index.php?/category/past-year
#1 Gatekeeper
https://bboyanov.com/gallery/_data/i/upload/2025/10/20/20251020020821-62554eb0-la.jpg
#2 Blue world
https://bboyanov.com/gallery/_data/i/upload/2025/10/20/20251020022642-d76ea1c0-la.jpg
#3 The sun returns. After 3 days of fog, drizzle and rain the sun re-appears
https://bboyanov.com/gallery/_data/i/upload/2025/10/20/20251020031339-a50a7e14-la.jpg
#4 River of fire. I may have included this in the OP but this is a substantially reworked version
https://bboyanov.com/gallery/_data/i/upload/2025/08/05/20250805234716-6e7d1162-la.jpg
https://bboyanov.com/gallery/index.php?/category/past-year
#1 Gatekeeper
https://bboyanov.com/gallery/_data/i/upload/2025/10/20/20251020020821-62554eb0-la.jpg
#2 Blue world
https://bboyanov.com/gallery/_data/i/upload/2025/10/20/20251020022642-d76ea1c0-la.jpg
#3 The sun returns. After 3 days of fog, drizzle and rain the sun re-appears
https://bboyanov.com/gallery/_data/i/upload/2025/10/20/20251020031339-a50a7e14-la.jpg
#4 River of fire. I may have included this in the OP but this is a substantially reworked version
https://bboyanov.com/gallery/_data/i/upload/2025/08/05/20250805234716-6e7d1162-la.jpg
Oct 20, 2025 at 01:24 AM
p.2 #5Alaska
That's some remarkable country. It has been over two decades since I last visited Alaska (a long story...), but #11 reminds me of my first view of the Canadian mountains as I flew up there — they seemed to extend to infinity.
Oct 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
p.2 #6Alaska
Yes, the Juneau Icefield runs for around 100 miles. It is amazing to see up close from a helicopter. Alas I got very few memorable shots over 3+ hours of flying above it.
gdanmitchell wrote:
That's some remarkable country. It has been over two decades since I last visited Alaska (a long story...), but #11 reminds me of my first view of the Canadian mountains as I flew up there — they seemed to extend to infinity.
gdanmitchell wrote:
That's some remarkable country. It has been over two decades since I last visited Alaska (a long story...), but #11 reminds me of my first view of the Canadian mountains as I flew up there — they seemed to extend to infinity.
Oct 25, 2025 at 04:33 PM
p.2 #8Alaska
A dramatic look at mountains, glaciers, light, fog, and clouds. I felt the awe of nature!
Oct 27, 2025 at 08:06 PM
p.2 #9Alaska
sounds like an incredible trip - all this in 2 weeks is remarkable. Love the abstracts the most
Oct 28, 2025 at 09:13 AM
p.2 #10Alaska
thedutt wrote:
sounds like an incredible trip - all this in 2 weeks is remarkable. Love the abstracts the most
And half the time we were stuck in bad weather. I have not posted my favorite abstract here yet
https://bboyanov.com/gallery/_data/i/upload/2025/08/03/20250803042119-a802cbc4-la.jpg
sounds like an incredible trip - all this in 2 weeks is remarkable. Love the abstracts the most
And half the time we were stuck in bad weather. I have not posted my favorite abstract here yet
https://bboyanov.com/gallery/_data/i/upload/2025/08/03/20250803042119-a802cbc4-la.jpg
Oct 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
p.2 #11Alaska
great performance. I like nr one. No matter how you did it, I love what you acchieved. congrats.
Bob
Bob
Nov 06, 2025 at 04:18 PM
p.2 #12Alaska
Spectacular photographs. Apparently you had some adventures getting them, too.
The flowers in #3 are Moss Campions. I'm guessing you were victimized by a spell checker.
The flowers in #3 are Moss Campions. I'm guessing you were victimized by a spell checker.
Nov 10, 2025 at 02:12 PM
p.2 #14Alaska
Wow, what an amazing trip and fantastic photos. Each one of them great. Bravo!
Nov 10, 2025 at 03:55 PM