There's something really peaceful about flying the drone up over the forest. You actually can see the forest for the trees! This was late in the afternoon and I love the way the trees cast long shadows on the ground, making the forest appear both more and less dense at the same time.
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone that just happens to be on sale $260 off at the moment!
This photograph of the Intracoastal Waterway was taken from the back deck of the house we were staying at on Figure Eight Island. The sun absolutely set the entire marsh on fire as it crawled below the horizon.
This photograph was captured with a Sony NEX-7.
We stayed at a tremendous beach house out at Figure Eight Island. Because it was the off-season, it seemed like we were the only ones on the island. After the sun went down, I took a quick flight for some night photographs of our house all lit up. There are probably six or seven houses in this photograph but with little light pollution, no moon and few other lights on across the island, all you see is our place. Everybody else is in the kitchen about to eat so that lone figure on the desk is yours truly. This is one of the unique selfies I've every taken... chiefly because I wasn't even thinking about how much I would stand out when I took it.
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone that just happens to be on sale $260 off at the moment!
If you ever plan a trip to Brussels during the summer, try to schedule it during the Ommegang weekend (typically as June turns to July). We had no idea what Ommegang was and were absolutely amazed as we stumbled upon it after dinner one night. It's a medieval procession through a medieval town, ending in a spectacular show at the Grand Place (the central square of Brussels).
These stilt walkers were so high that other men on stilts would walk right between their legs.
This photograph was captured with a tiny Canon Digital IXUX 30.
If you find yourself in London on a Sunday and you aren't in church or at The Church then you should make your way down to Borough Market. It's one of the best markets on the planet and once you're done, the stroll along the Thames past Shakespeare's Globe Theater, the Tate Modern and the London Eye can't be beat.
This photograph was captured with a tiny Canon Digital IXUS 30.
The tidal marsh separating Figure Eight Island from Wilmington is massive and really lights up at sunset.
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone that just happens to be on sale $260 off at the moment!
My office in Third Ward has one of the best views of the city. It only gets better a couple hundred feet up. I was working late and noticed a purple glow emanating from the city like a science fiction movie. I took a quick break from my commute home to send the drone up for a couple of shots. Stay tuned for more shots from this night in the future!
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone that just happens to be on sale $260 off at the moment!
The storm was just rolling in as I put the drone up in the air to capture a few photos of my kids playing in a gazebo field at Chetola Resort. The weather can change on a dime in the North Carolina mountains and they didn't disappoint on this particular day as the black clouds parted just enough to let the sun blaze through. It was already late in the afternoon so the sun cast long, soft shadows across the green field. I think if Thomas Kincade owned a drone, he'd probably be pretty happy with this shot.
This photograph was captured with a DJI Phantom 2 drone with a GoPro Hero 4+ Black camera.
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I wish I could tell you this photograph is from South Asia but if you look closely, I'm sure you'll find a Mickey Mouse pattern that has been bred into the coat of this tiger somewhere. Don't get me wrong, though, the "zoo" portions of Disney's Animal Kingdom are fantastic and put most zoos to shame. Monkey Island, in particular is really fascinating. You get the distinct feeling that you are there to entertain the monkeys rather than the other way around.
This photograph was captured with a Nikon D90.
Edit: replaced "African bush" with "South Asia" after two readers reminded me that I'm an idiot and tigers don't live in Africa.
Another edit: Mike McBride says everybody should visit Tiger World and I agree!
Nothing says British imperialism quite like The British Museum in London. The "artifacts" from great British explorers are simply amazing. It's almost too good to be true. So good, in fact, that you quickly realize many of the "donations" found their way home to London under cover of night. Cloak and dagger-type stuff long before MI6 ever existed. The coolest thing about the museum is that it embraces that history. One of the first rooms we visited seemed like it was torn right out of an old explorer's diary. Not everything has a terrific story behind it, which is sort of the point. These explorers voyaged to parts unknown and brought back everything they could get their hands on because the last thing they wanted to do was leave behind some insignificant little bird only to find out a century later that it was the cure to the next Plague.
The British Museum is a must-see for any tourist of London. It's fantastic! I have to admit, though, that at the end of the day, the objects filled me with slightly more sadness than wonder because it just didn't seem right that they were trapped in this beautiful, environmentally-controlled building rather than outside on soil half-way around the world where they really belonged.
This photograph was captured with an iPhone 4s.