After 4 months and over 50 flights with my Phantom quadcopter, I decided that my aerial photography needed an improvement and I finally made the plunge into the world of FPV (first person view). Among the many challenges of aerial photography and videography with the Phantom is the difficulty in aligning the GoPro camera at […]
FPV, Kumba Cam, Phantom
The Boulder Parks and Recreation’s EXPAND waterskiing program is celebrating its 30th anniversary of helping people with disabilities. The program began with humble beginnings when Jim Ziegler first decided to share his time and his boat on Boulder Reservoir to get people out waterskiing who would not ordinarily get the chance. The program uses innovative […]
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UPDATE 7/31/2013: I didn’t win the contest, but I had a lot of fun trying and really appreciate all the publicity I got for the video! Please help me win a video contest being put on by DJI, the makers of my Phantom quadcopter! Just click on the link below and press the Thumbs Up/Like […]
kayak, Phantom
I spent this Memorial Weekend in Buena Vista, CO with a big group of friends. We all crashed at our friend’s house that is affectionately known as Dalton Ranch, and in between kayaking the Arkansas River, mountain biking, and BBQing, I got some flight time on my new Phantom quadcopter. I wanted to capture the […]
Arkansas River, Buena Vista, DJI Phantom, GoPro, Phantom, quadcopter
It appears as a UFO to the uninitiated and it is only somewhat of this world—it is a Phantom. The Phantom quadcopter produced by DJI Innovations is the first high-quality, medium-cost consumer quadcopter to come to market. There have been other high-end multirotor aircraft available for the past 5 or so years, but with costs […]
DJI Phantom, drone, GoPro, Phantom, quadcopter, uav
For the second Saturday in a row, I had some fun mounting my new GoPro Hero2 onto something unique in order to capture a cool vantage point. This time, I attached the camera to my stock Bixler remote control (RC) airplane and launched it into the wild blue yonder! If it seems like I’ve done […]
digital, GoPro, plane, videoI would have to say that recovering the balloon package is my favorite part of launching high altitude balloons. The whole process reminds me a bit of playing neighborhood baseball as a child. Inevitably, the ball would get hit into another neighbors yard or get caught in a tree or someplace inaccessible, and then a […]
balloon, gps, photos, SPOT, storiesThis morning will mark the third flight of the camera/SPOT balloon package to the edge of space in 2010. The flight is another education and public outreach (EPO) opportunity that is taking place in conjunction with the Boulder History Museum. They are working with a local middle school to film and produce a short documentary […]
balloon, mapping, SPOT, storiesMy interest in flying a tethered balloon with a camera system started back in July of 2006. Since then, I designed and built a sophisticated camera system, purchased a 7 foot diameter helium balloon, and have talked about flying it over Boulder to take aerial photographs. Almost 4 years have passed with enough yak shaving […]
balloon, digital, photography, storiesWhat to do on a windy April day in Colorado? How about flying a kite high above an office building with a camera dangling precariously on the kite line in a poor man’s attempt to take some cool photos? That’s exactly what Lars and I did yesterday in my first foray into Kite Aerial Photography […]
photography, stories