Drone and Aerial Photography
Social Distancing on the Beach
Sunset on Venice Beach, Florida before social distancing was a thing. People need to be safe and continue enjoying nature.
Capture of a sand volleyball game in the City of Atlanta at Piedmont Park.
View of Atlanta skyline from Piedmont Park.
Downtown Atlanta Winter 2020 Skyline
Skyline of Downtown Atlanta in the Winter 2020.
Downtown Miami Florida at Dusk
Here is another aerial view of downtown Miami with the American Airlines Arena in the foreground. The lights in this city are just beautiful!
Reflections on Lake Gunn in New Zealand
Anyone can buy a drone, fly it and be happy with the shots. But, I try to take it to the next level. Do things right and maybe good things happen. When I mean do things right, I mean applying for your concession from the Department of Conservation so you could fly your drone over public lands in New Zealand. Sure, you are limited to where you can fly, but when you see something like this, who cares!? This is Lake Gunn which is on the way to Milford Sound. This is a panoramic from three pictures stitched in Adobe Lightroom, then processed in Aurora HDR and final touches in Adobe Photoshop.
Miami South Beach Aerial Panoramic
This gourgeous sunset panoramic over Miami was created from 12 pictures which were blended together. In the distance is downtown Miami. In the center is Port Miami. To the left is home to many rich and famous, Fisher Island. Finally to the right is the South Pointe area of South Beach (Miami Beach).
I took this 9-photo panoramic on an extremely windy day just off the coastline of the Glenorchy-Queenstown road under a concession I applied and was approved for through the Department of Conservation in New Zealand. This is Lake Wakatipu and the road is likely one of the most beautiful roads to drive in the world.
Downtown Miami Aerial Panoramic
Downtown Miami Aerial Photograph - large-scale prints available. Original photo dimensions 250" x 84" and photo is over 100 megapixels. Legally taken photograph by an FAA certified remote pilot.
Aerial Panoramic of Miami, Florida
Taken at just under 400 feet, here is the first of many panormic views of Miami, Florida.
I finally got to head over to the famous Princess Juliana International Airport on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. The airport is located on the Dutch side of the island in the country of Sint Maarten and you can watch planes coming in and taking off throughout the day. The blue color you see under the wing is actually a reflection of the water on the beach the jets fly over! This is the underbelly of Air France's Airbus 340-300 coming in for a landing just over my head.
I guess I sat on the right side of the plane - literally - for this spectacular view during landing in Queenstown, New Zealand.
Downtown Sydney - Looking West
Another view from the Sydney Tower Eye in Sydney, Australia.
Aerial photo of the Grand Canyon of the Pacific
Waimea Canyon State Park is known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific. It is located on the island of Kauai in Hawaii. Visitors can only access about twenty percent of the island by car. The rest of the island must be explored by hiking it, boating or kayaking it, or flying over it in a helicopter.
Manawaiopuna Falls - aka Jurassic Falls
So happy to have had the opportunity to book a private helicopter to take me all over Kauai. One of the most well-known places is this hidden gem which was featured in the 1993 movie Jurassic Park.
Deering Estate in Miami, Florida
Located along the edge of Biscayne Bay, the 444-acre Deering Estate at Cutler is an environmental, archeological and historical preserve. From canoe tours to butterfly walks and guided nature hikes, the Deering Estate has diverse activities for the whole family to enjoy. The Estate offers daily tours of the historic houses – the Stone House and Richmond Cottage, as well as tours of the lush natural areas where fossil bones have been found as far back at 50,000 years. The Estate is part of the Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Space Department, which manages the Estate on behalf of the State of Florida. SOURCE: http://www.deeringestate.org/
Here is an aerial view of the 7-mile bridge in the Florida Keys. Photo was taken at about 120 feet above ground level. From Wikipedia: The Seven Mile Bridge is a famous bridge in the Florida Keys, in Monroe County, Florida, United States. It connects Knight's Key (part of the city of Marathon, Florida) in the Middle Keys to Little Duck Key in the Lower Keys. Among the longest bridges in existence when it was built, it is one of the many bridges on US 1 in the Keys, where the road is called the Overseas Highway. There are two bridges in this location. The older bridge, originally known as the Knights Key-Pigeon Key-Moser Channel-Pacet Channel Bridge, was constructed from 1909 to 1912 under the direction of Henry Flagler as part of the Florida East Coast Railway's Key West Extension, also known as the Overseas Railroad.
Aerial Photograph of Singapore Flyer
This photo was taken while flying over the Singapore Flyer at approximately 600 feet (200 meters).