Articles & Other Musings

Articles & Other Musings

Francis E. Walter Dam - Phantom
Drone

Phantom 3: Francis E. Walter Dam

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

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

Phantom 3 Drone Selfie – “Drelfie”?

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

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Eastern view from above the house
Drone

Phantom 3: Video up to 400′

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

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Personal

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

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Phantom 3 Advanced: Box Contents
Photography

Achievement unlocked: Phantom 3 Advanced

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

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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 🙂

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

Budapest: Saint Matthias Church III

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

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

Barcelona: Park Güell

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

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A bronze statue at the Buda Castle Hill Area
Photography

Buda Castle: Public Art and Sculptures

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

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