Photoshoot and Beyond
At least as much as anyone, I’m intrigued by drones. I’ve always wanted to be a pilot, I’m reading a book on the Wright Brothers right now, I fly every chance I get, and if I ever have a first born son, I’m torn between naming him Bernoulli or Orville. I’m crazy about flying, but […]
Most consumer drones top out at a maximum speed of around 50 MPH, give or take a dozen. While impressive, these drones don’t hold a torch to Gemo Copter, the drone with the fastest lift-off time in the world, breaking the Guiness World Record by climbing 326 feet in 3.87 seconds. Designed by a team […]
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Three years ago, DJI introduced the world to its Phantom drone. Since then, DJI has become a brand synonymous with drones, both amateur and professional, for those wanting to take their photography and cinematography to the sky. Today, the Chinese UAV …
Three years ago, DJI introduced the world to its Phantom drone. Since then, DJI has become a brand synonymous with drones, both amateur and professional, for those wanting to take their photography and cinematography to the sky. Today, the Chinese UAV …
Done and nature don’t always play nice together. We’ve see drones being attacked by chimpanzees, eagles and lions, but this is the first time we are seeing a drone being knocked down by an antelope. According to KGW photographer Travis Higgins was flying a drone in Clarendon, Texas when he spotted a Pronghorn Antelope resting and minding its own […]
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While watching a drone buzz through the sky might still be an impressive act to watch, I don’t think any of us could be as excited to see a drone fly as these schoolchildren from rural Uganda. Shot by Mark Brandon Smith, a gentleman who was working in northwestern Uganda with non-profit IMOutreach.org, the one […]
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DIY Drones are wonderful and powerful tools designed with some of the best gimbal systems around. While the gimbals are obviously useful when flying throughout the skies, it’s equally good on land…so long as you can somehow hold your drone. Enter the DIY 3D-printed handle for DJI’s Phantom 3 drone. Created by Thingiverse user Zoti […]
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