Air Traffic Control? by RodS
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While on our recent trip, I had the Mavic in the air a few times. This drone has a cool feature where you can push a button, and the drone will fly itself back to where it took off, and land in almost the exact spot it took off from. I thought this would be a great opportunity to grab a couple shots of it in the air.
It wasn't until later when I looked at the photo that I realized there was another "drone" flying formation with it - Nature's drone! I don't know how many times I've tried to capture a dragonfly in flight - who knew.... LOL
Then again....... It might be the T.N.A. Girls with one of Ranpha's creations.... Just keeping an eye on me, you know!
I'll have a few more photos from our trip, and maybe a couple more from the insulator show. I have a special image I'll upload tomorrow!
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Comments (28)
eekdog Online Now!
Thanks for sharing this cool photo of your awesome drone with great features. Your drone must be one of the expensive ones. Will be looking for more.b I can't tell on zoom with my phone what else that is.
anitalee
Nice shot
mtdana
Lol - must of thought your drone was competition! Cool feature, I would use it all the time!!!
auntietk
Hey! Take what you can get! LOL!
Yes, please, on the glass insulators. :)
misumu
Took me a second to realize you considered the Dragon Fly as Nature's drone, I call them flying twigs. Nice shot.
miwi
goldie
Great capture of the "drones." Good eye sight to discern the dragonfly...Looks like fun and sounds like it has somewhat the same technology that Musk's rockets use to deliver the booster rockets back to earth--just a guess...
RodS
The basic technologies are quite similar - use GPS to get within a few feet of the desired landing target, then downward-looking cameras to identify features on the ground stored in the memory of the Falcon 9 booster or Mavic drone. Of course the Falcon's systems are much much more robust. A 4-pound drone is one thing - a several thousand pound rocket full of explosive fuel is quite another!
It still amazes me watching those two Falcon Heavy boosters landing at the same time at KSC. It's like something out of Star Wars.
Leije
Cool to find a dragonfly in your capture !
GrandmaT
Awesome! Sometimes you just have to stop looking to get what you want.
Faemike55
outstanding capture, Rod. total serendipity! Looking forward to your other pictures
T.Rex
Dragon fly? I thought first another drone interfering with yours, then guessed an air plane. And then you come with the dragon fly. Hmmm... maybe it was a pterydactyl. You know, we're back in that dino season again! Keep up the good work! :-)
donnena
Super cool!!!
Richardphotos
great timing and capture.
Diemamker
For a second there I thought it was a UFO... but then again that wouldn't be to surprising... great capture!
RodS
Well, July 2 was 'World UFO Day...' ð Of course the drone was flying on June 27th! LOL
bakapo
congratulations on the dragonfly capture. this is a fun shot.
makennedy
A sweet capture indeed!
romangirl Online Now!
Awesomely cool!
Radar_rad-dude
Wow! That is amazing technology you are tapping into there, buddy! Glad you share your experiences with it for us to see!
Freethinker56
LUV it Rod ..Great fun to get a surprise in a photo ..You must get a few with the Mavic drone
Axeye
That's amazing! Great shot!
goodoleboy
Great steady hand in this shot of your drone. Is it camera equipped? Unless I used my variable LCD monitor to zero in on it I would have fallen over backwards.
misty7j3
Awesome photo Rod!!! I luv dragonflies!! 'lol'!! I luv your 'drone' too!!!
styletx
I love 'Happy Accidents.' Wonderful shot.
Wolfenshire Online Now!
That looks like a lot of fun.
Madbat
Yup, right now nature is making smaller drones, but they don't have cameras as of yet!
adorety
That's great! When I zoom I can make out the insect outline. Funny how pictures come out sometimes.
shadownet
Yes an Alien Drone was spying on you. We are watching. Ever since you human's got wise to our presence. Flying around at night in our strange crafts with our lights on not wanting to be seen (I told the others it was a bad idea and that no, we would not just blend it, with the rest of air traffic - but would listen?) At least they have taken my advice on using the drones now. Can't tell one from another. Your, ours, theirs. Those pesky Centurions. I wish they would find a new vacation spot. We came holidaying here first.
RodS
Hah! Mulder was right - the truth IS out there! ð
bucyjoe
where do you get these wonderful toys
RodS
Pretty much any hobby store has them, Best Buy, Microcenter, or directly from DJI (www.DJI.com). If you want a Mavic, you might want to wait a couple weeks. DJI is coming out with a new version that has even more whistles and bells. ðĪŠ