I have, ever since Dji introduced it’s first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (aka drone), imagined what I might be able to do, creatively, with this incredible tool. I had looked at one drone after another, always holding out for something smaller that still ensured optimum quality in the images and video. I almost ended up getting the Dji Mavic Pro when it first came out, then hesitated when then announced the Platinum version of that same airframe. I was even intrigued by the Dji Spark, primarily for its diminutive size, but the trade off in image quality was nit something I was willing to accept. Fast forward to Dji’s latest drone, the Mavic Air… it was everything I was looking for and more, so I finally committed to picking one up. Do I like it? Absolutely yes! As my good friend Bob Lussier told me after I bought it, “It’s a game changer!”
landscape
I really don’t spend enough time shooting landscapes, instead preferring URBEX or street photography. It’s not that I don’t enjoy landscapes, because I do. I just don’t do enough of it. I really need to do more because I do love the incredible beauty one encounters while exploring the outdoors. Look for more of that from me in the future.
Visiting Claude Monet’s home at Giverny in France, I encountered one of the most beautiful garden’s I had ever seen. I picture Monet having out there through the day, perhaps with his muse, first sketching out, and then painting a masterpiece. This is certainly a place I’d love to revisit, but this time linger perhaps for a few hours longer.
