2nd DJI Phantom 3 Professional Flight - February Vlog

That is right guys! I recently got a UAV for aerial photography, videography, and also for flying around for fun. Hopefully this machine will help me take some great photos and videos from a new perspective. This vlog was shot on 2/29/2016. This was the second flight I have ever done on any UAV so I really apologize for the lack of quality in the smoothness of the video and in exposure. I was mainly just flying it for fun and to get some practice flying this thing for the video, so I shot the video without any goal in mind. The park I filmed at is called Pleasanton Sports Park in Pleasanton, CA. I flew there because there are really big grass fields with nothing to crash into.

Blog post from my flight here.

Note: The reason this got published in April now is due how much stuff has been going on in my life. During March, my old computer broke, my wisdom tooth grew out and got infected, and I had to spend time building a new computer. It delayed things by a lot. I still hope you enjoy it though!

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Aerial selfies from my practice drone flight!

I went to Hansen Park in Pleasanton, CA today to practice flying my DJI Phantom 3 Professional. Today, I was practicing my low altitude obstacle avoidance skills (I made sure it is high enough to not hit anyone) and also FPV flying in the event the drone flies out of my line of site. Anyways, there were a few kids playing soccer there (I did my best not to fly over where they were playing, but the park was mostly empty), and all I hear for the whole flight were the following:

• OMG Is that a drone?
• Where is the drone?
• How is she flying that far? Can she even see it? Of course she can, it has a video feed from the camera on board. (I didn't fly it that far even. XD Kids and their imagination...)
• It looks like it's going crash!!!
• Holy shit, that thing flies high! It is over the trees! (I flew at the max 120m legal altitude for a tiny bit, so yeah it is pretty high.)
• Oh wow, she landed that thing back on the tiny landing pad!!
• And the coaches nearby are like, PLEASE IGNORE THE DRONE!

It was fun hearing them shout at each other over the drone with me being the center of attention. Anyways, towards the end of the flight, I saw from my FPV how nice my hair looked today, so couldn't help but take two selfies with the drone before calling it a day. I'm still learning and practicing how to pilot this thing so when the time comes, I can shoot some really good photos and videos with it. I have no idea if I have mentioned this on the blog yet before, but I do have a short scenery film in mind for Treasure Island sometime in the future. If I want to make smooth videos for that, I still need a lot of practice before it will happen.

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 random 2016 aerial photos, use this link.

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My second drone flight!

If you saw the blog post I posted yesterday, you will know I got a new DJI Phantom 3 Professional Quadcopter!! This was a Christmas gift from my parents. So, expect new and exciting aerial photography from Sunny! :) These photos on the blog post will not be on my portfolio or anything as this was just a casual shoot with the quadcopter. I was mainly just practicing how to fly this thing, my focus wasn't photography. I just shot off a few random photos for fun and as a special treat today, I also shot video for vlogging (this will come up later this week if I finish processing it). The photos were shot in RAW and processed in Photoshop. Trust me, the JPEGs straight from the camera was pretty below average, however the RAW data is good! I was able to get a ton of detail out of that.

What are the results today? I brought a blanket as a helipad for this thing. It made take off easier and made sure nothing touched the camera gimbal while the quadcopter was grounded. Also I managed to successfully land the drone on the tiny piece of blanket, not once, but twice today! Yes, I'm starting to get the hang of how to land this thing on a very small target. That was a success. I'm also learning a tiny bit on how to fly FPV so I can fly it a bit further while it is up really high in the air.

The photos (again) are shot at Ken Mercer Sports Park in Pleasanton, CA.

Full Resolution Photos: If you want to see full resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos, please contact me here. To view my best aerial photos for 2016, use this link. To see all of my random 2016 aerial photos, use this link.

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My first drone flight!

That is right folks! I got a new DJI Phantom 3 Professional Quadcopter. This was a Christmas gift from my parents. So, expect new and exciting aerial photography from Sunny! :) Piloting this thing will be fun. These photos on the blog post will not be on my portfolio or anything as this was just a casual shoot with the quadcopter. I was mainly just practicing how to fly this thing today, my focus wasn't photography. I just shot off a few random photos for fun. The photos were shot in RAW and processed in Photoshop. Trust me, the JPEGs straight from the camera was pretty below average, however the RAW data is good! I was able to get a ton of detail out of that.

Results... Return to Home works well... Automatic landing works well... Signal at 120m altitude (maximum legal height in the US) was great... Manual landing, I need to practice. I tried to land the thing manually once and sorta screwed it up. I flew it down, and because I descended a bit too fast, the air got a bit turbulent as the quadcopter hit the ground (at around 1-2 feet) and started wobbling from the back draft of air getting forced up from the uneven grass. I did get it down to the ground however, but that is where I messed up. I should have kept the throttle down for a bit for the motor to slow down before giving it a CSC to cut power to the motors. I did not do that and ended up toppling the quadcopter over where it proceeded to rip grass and dirt out of the ground. No damage, but I did get grass juice and little bits of grass on the quadcopter (mostly on the propellers). LOL That came off later easily with a wet paper towel.

Photos where shot at the Ken Mercer Sports Park in Pleasanton, CA. There are a ton of open grass area with little people here and without much trees to crash into. I thought it was a pretty good place to do my first flight and to practice at.

Full Resolution Photos: If you want to see full resolution photos of any of the photos you see here, use the following links. If you wish to purchase prints of any of the photos (other than the photos of me), please contact me here. To view my best aerial photos for 2016, use this link. To see all of my Pleasanton, CA 2016 aerial photos, use this link.

Here is a photo of your drone pilot... Sunny! I had my glasses on as I'm nearsighted and I figured it would be better I have a clear view of the quadcopter while in flight. They are transitions so it darkened itself while outdoors.  

 I know out of safety reasons, you should never flyover anyone or yourself, but... I had to do a top down shot like this. :D

A photo from an altitude of 120 meters above ground (the maximum legal altitude permitted in the US). The photo is of the Ken Mercer Sports Park (as you can see it is a huge park) and also Shadow Cliff Regional Park (which should be somewhere on the right in the distance). 

Another aerial photography shot of Pleasanton, CA (with Dublin, CA off in the distance). This photo was also shot at 120 meters above ground. 

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CES 2015 - Las Vegas, NV (Part 1)

I went to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, NV this year! There was so much cool electronic gadgets to see. I went on the last two days of the convention (Thursday and Friday). I obviously didn't get through all of the exhibits. I got so carried away looking and playing with the cool electronics, that I forgot to vlog and take photos for a lot of the stuff at the convention. Even with that, I still have a pretty good collection of shots to show you that I took at the convention. I hope you enjoy viewing the photos. The photos will be split into four blog posts. If you haven't watched my vlog yet, you can do so here. In the vlog, you can see some of the products in the photos here in action. Obviously, I can't animate a photo! :)

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Parts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 

Here is part 1 of the photos from the event. Coming up in this blog post: Happy Plugs (Take a guess at what this is. LOL), person dressed up as Elvis, headphones, camera tripods, drones, 4K gaming, and much more!

One of the first shots I did at the convention. A wide angle shot of the convention center. 

Happy Plugs earphones! Did you guess that? :)

Nitecore flashlights. These are great flashlights. I got to test them out at the convention. They packed a punch! Really bright in such a small form factor. The flashlight in the center of the photo was the brightest one they had on display at the convention. It was really cool to see! The company sells the flashlights on Amazon. If you are in need of a bright flashlight, definitely go check them out. I am actually considering on getting one right now. Will definitely help out in my photography. 

They had a guy dressed up at Elvis singing at the convention. Decided to get a few shots of him. 

Another photo of the guy dressed up as Elvis. 

This is the MEElectronics stand. I wanted to get a photo of their headphones because I own a pair myself. It is those crystal ones you see on the left. They are shiny, pretty, and the sound quality is good. You can check those out here. Only issue I had with those is the housing around the plug coming loose, but I contacted the company, and they are currently shipping me a replacement. This is a trustworthy company that stands behind their products!

Virtual reality goggles. 

Here is a portable power bank with a built-in car charger. This I feel is really handy. Sadly, I forgot to get the company name. I already have 2 battery banks anyways. They last long enough for me to get home and charge, plus I've got quite some stand alone car chargers in my cars. While a handy idea, I don't really need one of these. I can see how some others might find these handy though.

Several models of carbon fiber tripods made by WB Products Group. 

The Digital Imaging/Photography section of the convention. 

Demo of some quadcopters (drones). 

Another photo of the quadcopters (drones). 

Here is a photo of the news media at the convention. 

Here is a photo of a quadcopter (drone) and a remote. 

The stand for IPv6... If they offered lanyards I would totally wear it. If you guys don't know, I'm quite the computer geek too. LOL I picked up one of those bumper stickers. 

4K gaming demo from DisplayPort. 

DisplayPort's giant chair. 

I forgot the name for this company, but they are making an electronic wallet (similar to Apple Pay and Google Wallet), except this a separate device. This electronic wallet only has one purpose and will last a very long time on each charge. 

A photo of the Happy Plugs exhibit. My friend and I thought the name was funny. LOL

These are all the photos for today. I have more CES 2015 photos next time (Canon, Nikon, Polaroid, etc...). Please don't forget to share the blog post with your friends and family members! Also, if you want to get notifications when I post up more photos, "Like" us on Facebook or follow me on Twitter and Instagram. These links can also be found on the top of the right sidebar.

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