Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Shark Fin Cove (Aerial Photography) - Davenport, CA

On 8/15/2016, I took my DJI Phantom 3 Professional Quadcopter out to Shark Fin Cove in Davenport, CA for a flight so I can take some aerial scenery photos and shoot some aerial scenery video. I shot aerial photos, aerial video, DSLR video, and DSLR photos on this trip. In this blog post, I will share with you the aerial photos I took.

Shark Fin Cove is known for it's iconic "Shark Tooth" or "Shark Fin" shaped rock that is slightly off the shore. While the beach is a big hard to get down to (pretty steep climb), it is worth it once you get down there. Some other names this beach goes by is Shark Tooth Beach, Shark Tooth Cove, Shark Fin Beach, and Davenport Cove. This spot is awesome for some amazing aerial photos and videos. If you are an aerial photographer or just a regular land-based photographer, I definitely recommend you to visit this beach. Please note it tends to be cloudy, windy, and cold at this beach (I've been there a few times). I recommend you pack and dress appropriately!

As mentioned earlier, I also took other photos and videos on this trip too. Here are the links to those:
Full Resolution Photos: If you want to see full resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. To view my best aerial photos for 2016, use this link. To see all of my Santa Cruz/Davenport, CA 2016 aerial photos, use this link.

Aerial photo of the Shark Tooth Rock shot right over the beach.

 Black and white process of the photo above.


Aerial photo of the cove/beach. On the right in the distance is Bonny Doon Beach in Santa Cruz, CA. Bonny Doon Beach sits on the boundary between Santa Cruz and Davenport. You can only get a shot from this angle from an aircraft. My quadcopter was flying over the ocean for this photo. The straight road you see on the top of the photo is State Route 1. The beach is located right next to it. 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Another aerial photo of the beach/cove but shot further out into the ocean. On the right in the distance is Bonny Doon Beach in Santa Cruz, CA. The straight road you see running diagonally through the photo is State Route 1. 

 Black and white process of the photo above.


A top down aerial photo of the cove/beach. This was as much of the scenery as I can get into the shot flying at the maximum legal altitude. 

Black and white process of the photo above. 

Aerial photo of the Shark Tooth Rock shot right over the beach. 

Black and white process of the photo above.

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As mentioned earlier, I also took other photos and videos on this trip too. Here are the links to those: