I spent the weekend at Figure Eight Island a couple of weeks ago and had a great time! Here's a photo of the surf from my drone.
Check out the first photo I posted of Figure Eight Island for a little background and to watch a behind-the-scenes video of how I edited the photo.
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone.
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Before Southpark was a television show, it was a neighborhood in Charlotte. And a pretty solid neighborhood at that. This photograph is taken by drone directly above our house, looking over to Southpark Mall.
A bit of trivia: Charlotte has two nuclear powerplants located within 20 miles of the center of the city center (thanks to Duke Energy). See that plume of steam on the horizon just next to the sun? That is the Catawba Nuclear Station in action.
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone.
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The Wild Dunes Yacht Harbor is a private harbor located adjacent to the Isle of Palms Marina. It's a great place to go for a morning walk or bike ride. On this particular morning, the water was still and the morning haze had yet to burn off, making it particularly peaceful. I'm still not sure what the parasail boat was already doing offshore but I'm guessing employees were giving each other rides before their day got started.
Nothing says summer to me like a stroll around the Isle of Palms Marina and Wild Dunes Yacht Harbor. It seems a fitting photograph to post with the forecast hovering around freezing in Charlotte this week. Here's to dreaming of warmer days!
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone.
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The iconic "Underground" signs in London are the gateway to one of the easiest to use metros in the world.
London's Underground signs may not be as artsy as counterparts in Paris or Barcelona but they are no less recognizable and they're as British as Jeremy Clarkson rolling over a Reliant Robin. (You're welcome if you haven't seen that clip yet).
This is a detail from the façade of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris. The façade is an embarrassment of riches, covered in statues and sculptures, all telling a collective story.
The aptly-named, "Gallery of Kings," sounds like it was pulled straight from an Indiana Jones movie. It is a series of sculptures representing each of the twenty-eight generations of kings of Judah.
If you are ever fortunate enough to visit Notre Dame, take a few minutes to enjoy the splendor of the exterior before fighting the masses for a look inside.
This photograph was captured with a Nikon D90 and that terrible "masses" pun was entirely unintentional so I'm leaving it in.
Today's the day! Super Bowl 50!
Good luck to the Panthers. Charlotte is ready for a big win!
I took this photo on the same flight as yesterday's photo of Historic Savona Mill. This is looking at Uptown Charlotte and Bank of America Stadium from above Savona Mill in Wesley Heights. Haven't heard of Savona Mill yet? It's going to be the new Atherton Mill and home to Blue Blaze Brewing!
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Charlotte's historic Savona Mill is soon to be home to Blue Blaze Brewing! If you are a Charlottean, be sure to sign up to be invited to the big grand opening party!
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Here's a little East Coast photo in honor of our Panthers heading to the West Coast for Super Bowl 50!
Figure Eight Island is a beautiful, exclusive beach community just outside of Wilmington, North Carolina. We visited the island for a friend's bachelor party and I managed to get in quite a few flights.
Stay tuned for more photos and maybe even some videos from Figure Eight in the future!
I've decided to do something a little different with today's post and give you a peek behind the scenes of creating today's photograph.
Check out my YouTube channel to see the transformation of this photograph from my camera, through Lightroom, and on to the Web. Consider it a beginners Lightroom tutorial. Let me know if you enjoy seeing the step-by-step process that I take in getting a photo ready for primetime and if you do, I'll record more of my editing sessions. If you've never used Lightroom before, you will be shocked at how simple (and fun) it can be!
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone.
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Charlotte goes by many names. Most people have heard of "The Queen City" or even "The Hornet's Nest."
But Charlotte is also called "The City of Trees." This photograph makes it pretty clear that we've earned that nickname!
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone.
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The Luxor Obelisk sits at the Place de la Concorde in Paris. It was originally located at the entrance of the Luxor Temple in Egypt and was gifted to France by Mohammed Ali Khedive of Egypt.
I find it hard to believe it was simply given to France. I'm sure there's a much more interesting story out there but it is a stunning work of art nonetheless. It is crafted of yellow granite and glows like gold when the light hits it just right on an overcast day.
This photograph was captured with a Nikon D90.