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Achievement unlocked: Phantom 3 Advanced

August 27, 2015
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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 – helpful and they know their shit (unlike some other shops we could name). We ordered the Phantom on Monday, and today (Wednesday) I got a call that it arrived… I don’t think I’ve made the drive home faster ever (was that the sound barrier breaking that I heard?)

After signing paperwork that says I wont sue DJI or Stroud if I do stupid with the drone and hurt myself or others, we immediately started talking about all the stupid that could be done without hurting myself or others. I got home and read the manual, which nearly gave my wife a coronary (are you reading that? YOU???) and watching some of the videos on the DJI website, it was getting dark. I took the drone out in my yard, put it through some basics and had to call it a night.

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First impressions? Well constructed, handles extremely well – even for a beginner, photos looked good but low light leaves the jury still out. The iOS application seems pretty good, and I will try the droid app too. Can’t wait to get a good amount of time in the daylight to get used to it – then bring it on my crazy fall business trip schedule

I’ll be posting more information, photos and videos over the next few days…

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Spent the morning yesterday walking around SoHo and the East Village grabbing food, photos and flashbacks.

At least the Astor Place Cube is still there, and kids still spin it 'round (like a record baby).

#nyc #eastvillagenyc #ig_nycity #blackandwhitephotography #streetphotography #astorplace #bnwphotography #bnwmood #ig_blacknwhite #street #moody #monochromatic #architecturephotography #bnw_mood #bnw_captures #bnwphotography #bnw_one #bnw_demand #blackandwhite #bw #bnw_life #on1pics

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More fun with the Mavic 3 Pro and @steelstacks_pa. It's been a while since I actively flew drones and getting out (almost) every day to relearn the muscle memory to manually fly and shoot video at the same time. Yes - I know you can automate the flying but if you cant do it manually when things go wrong it can turn out REALLY badly.

I edited the video for online viewing in Adobe Premier Rush. I will probably end up moving back to Premier Pro unless someone has a better suggestion for editing and manipulating the video streams in post.

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Scratching an itch (but not the MacBook Pro) I love my MacBook Pro, and with the M2 Max chip using multiple monitors is a godsend. The problem is that with two huge monitors on my desk, having space for the laptop is a challenge. Luckily I have a couple Bambu...