Yesterday I wrote a little post on the first drone photographs I ever took. I mentioned the lack of confidence I had with the drone and how it impacted the ways I took photographs with it. Often terrified of really letting the drone fly off and gain height out of fear of losing it and thus the money spent on it. Though two years later I've really gained some confidence with it. I felt like getting out today with a break in the snowy weather; the air was really still and just perfect for flying the drone. Though the sunlight had already mostly left at this point.
One thing I really want to do now I have more confidence with the drone is fly it up higher. To get much higher perspectives of various environments that you just can't really get without the drone. Sometimes I fly what I feel is relatively high up, but rarely enough to really see the horizon and scale of the land around. Of course there are many rules and regulations regarding this sort of flying, so finding the right enviornments that support it will be the first challenge.
Flying it high up is insanely fun though, especially when the air is still and the battery life can be put to the maximum. This short flight I did was around the countryside as the sun was setting. I got out into the fields a little too late to capture the colours of the sunset, and just caught enough of the remaining light to capture the photographs. A few minutes later and I wouldn't have had enough light for either flying or getting any good images.
Spring is around the corner and the air should become more still as the nicer, warmer weather rolls in. I'm really excited this year to make more creative videos with the drone; something I felt a bit less encouraged to do over autumn and winter with less colour and light, as well as lots of rain to make photography a bit more challenging beyond just capturing sunsets. Those get a bit boring after a while and my creative side really craves some fun!
