More Phantom Photos – then a crash

Sunset over the Pocono Mountains at 400' - Phantom 3 Photography

The tree jumped out in front of me … honest officer Flying the Phantom UAV around after work, playing with the controls, got a bit more comfortable so I took it up between 350 and 400 feet and out into the forest somewhere around 500 feet. Got a couple good images, which I cleaned up in […]

Phantom 3: Francis E. Walter Dam

Francis E. Walter Dam - Phantom

Francis E. Walter Dam This morning, I got up and headed out to shoot some video and get some more flight time on the Phantom. Most of the parks nearby had activities going on, so I headed out to a quiet spot I ride my motorcycle to now and then for some ‘down time’ – […]

Phantom 3 Drone Selfie – “Drelfie”?

I took a selfie of me on my back deck with the drone

I’m lookin’ at you lookin’ at me lookin’ at you… Still learning how to fly the Phantom and control it with fine grained actions. I took the bird up to the FAA limit of 400′ above ground, and then came down in a nice tight spiral till I stopped right in front of me and […]

Phantom 3: Video up to 400′

Eastern view from above the house

Phantom 3 – What went up … … didn’t crash 🙂 As posted earlier, I picked up my Phantom 3 the other day, and lo’ and behold, I have a vacation day today – funny how that happens 🙂 Today, I went to try and fly at Beltzville State Park, as I found a page at the […]

Phantom 3: First Flight

First Flight @ Home So, I got a chance to take the Phantom 3 out before the sun went completely down and took a quick video from about 225 feet over the house and a bunch of photos at varying heights … Not a cinematic masterpiece by any means or stretch of the word, but […]

Achievement unlocked: Phantom 3 Advanced

Phantom 3 Advanced: Box Contents

Phantom 3 Advanced: Boys and their toys … Ok, I fully admit it, I have a need for gadgets… and I just got one of the best gadgets I’ve had in a while 🙂 I picked up the Phantom 3 over at Stroud Photo in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania; a great shop and the people are amazing […]

Happy National Dog Day!

Dog Days of Summer Today is National Dog Day and we interrupt your regularly scheduled photoblog to wish the two best dogs in the world, my furkids, a happy National Dog Day!  I know its a bit ridiculous, but to be honest, I don’t really care 🙂 These to crazy dogs have personalities that are completely different, […]

Budapest: Saint Matthias Church III

St. Matthias Church in Budapest, Hungary at Castle Hill.

Mátyás-templom (Saint Matthias Church) I’ve posted other photos of Saint Matthias Church in my Budapest photo gallery, but I really did like the way this image came out. This building has had a long, somewhat crazy, history. Tradition holds Saint Stephen founded the church as the Church of Mary in 1015 AD, and this original […]

Barcelona: Park Güell

A shot of the entrance of Park Güell in Barcelona - a park designed by Gaudi in Barcelona, Spain

Gaudi’s Park Güell – Barcelona While in Barcelona, we tried to visit a couple different Gaudi landmarks, and were hoping to walk around Park Güell and take some photos. Unfortunately, we made a critical mistake – not buying tickets in advance. We were able to walk around the outside of the park, and a small open area, […]

Buda Castle: Public Art and Sculptures

A bronze statue at the Buda Castle Hill Area

Buda Castle – Sculptures and Artwork Walking around on my last day in Budapest, within the Buda Castle District, there are dozens of outdoor bronze statues and sculptures. I never did find out the name of this one, but it appears to be Saint/King Matthias based on the other artworks in the general area. I need […]