My DJI Mavic Pro 2 arrived way earlier than expected. No sooner was it announced and I pre-ordered it on Adorama, and it was at my door within the week! I had been holding off getting a second bird for some time now, just waiting for the Mavic 2 to be announced. The potrability factor was something I desperately wanted, but I figured the second generation would have better image quality and would...
I've had a new project lately, bringing motion blurs and slow shutter work to the air with my drone photography. All it took was a few darker Neutral Density filters and I'm already thrilled my first few flights of this experimentation!
My drone works with a GoPro camera, so I don't really have the manual controls that other platforms might be equipped with. Understanding how to manipulate the...
Between the fog and rains, the hot weather of summer is here. I have a long to-do list of spots to drone, but in the dull gray days of winter I decided to wait until the grass and trees were green to hit a few spots. And while I still have a long list of things I want to accomplish this season, I was able to tick off a few things on an aerial tour of Jamestown just the other week.
I started over...
Two sunrise shoots in just a few weeks, I'm on a roll! On a sunny warm morning, I still slept through my first alarm, but as the sky began to lighten I got myself out of bed, grabbed my drone and headed out the door to explore the rocky coast in Newport.Different tides can expose different rock formations, and this particular morning with low tide and a bit of wave action, I launched off Ocean...
As summer quickly approaches, there are pros and cons to shooting sunrise. Big pro is it's warmer out. Even before daybreak you may only need a light jacket, which makes getting up in the dark much easier compared to when it's below freezing outside. By far the biggest con is the days are getting longer, and the sun is rising earlier. It's not even midsummer and already sunrise is at 5:30am. For...
