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Drone films SpaceX rocket launch and landing

23 Apr

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These days shots from a flying drone are a dime a dozen – when engagement shoots are being covered from a hovering photographic robot you know that the technology is ubiquitous. It’s getting increasingly hard to impress someone with images or video from drones. So it’s lucky that privately-owned SpaceX happens to own its own rockets because it gives them the ability to capture stunning video, like this launch and landing test of its Falcon 9 Reusable rocket. See video

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Bigger than life: Drone flight documents Alaskan ice caves

27 Mar

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The 12-mile long Mendenhall Glacier, located just outside of Juneau, Alaska may be one of the world’s most easily accessible glaciers. But the crew of Firefight Films takes you far beyond the parking lot. Billed as the first documented drone flight through ice caves, Firefight Films’ co-founders, Lion El Aton and Christopher Carson, outfitted a DSLRPros DJI Phantom with a GoPro HERO3+ Black Edition to venture beyond the physical limits of a human film crew. See video

News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Judge strikes down fine against drone photographer

14 Mar

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In a court case bound to have far-reaching implications for U.S.-based photographers looking to use drones or other model aircraft for commercial shoots, National Transportation Safety Board Judge Patrick G. Geraghty has stuck down an FAA suit against a photographer for his ‘reckless’ use of a drone. Model aircraft aficionados and photographers alike have reason to celebrate this ruling, though naturally the FAA has announced a decision to appeal. Learn more

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