It was a good day for another walk around the building at work. We had a few days of cooler temperatures and the sun shining down on me as I explored the edges of the parking lot felt good. A few co-workers were out walking laps and at first wondered who that guy was squatting in the weeds. They wondered if everything was alright but once they realized it was me with my camera they knew what was going on. I was able to find quite a few interesting subjects for the macro lens.
Hear Me Sing Olympus E-M1 Mark III, M. Zuiko 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/250s, f/2.8, ISO 200
I have been itching to get back out with the drone. Wednesday was going to be the day but I was hesitant due to the wind and my lack of experience. After talking to a friend at work who has been flying his drone for a few years I decided as long as the wind wasn’t greater than 20 mph I would give it a try, if only to learn how to control it in such conditions. I wanted to play in the Trenton Falls area along the West Canada creek, especially the Morgan’s Mill Dam section. I know, brave to be around water again, but I never said I was a smart person.
Luckily for me the drone is easy to fly. I didn’t get too crazy with it and I did end up learning more about controlling it. I played through two batteries worth of flight time (~45 minutes) and did manage to grab a few images. I still need to explore the manual controls with the camera as up to know I have left it on auto. Which, to be honest, bugs me as a photographer… LOL
I explored being a little creative with the video captures as well. That portion of the experience still needs a lot of learning on my part. I’m not as smooth with the controls as I would like and it shows in the footage I captured. I also need to find a software package I can learn that allows me to process the video like I can the images.
So, I give you a few different views of the Morgan’s Mill Dam area of Trenton Falls and the West Canada Creek. Here is a link to the video I put together (actually merged two separate clips into one output, look at me go!)…
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