Recent content by rickmurray1989

I will continue my professional photography and writing business. I will not invest in any more drones.

Once again, severe weather has returned to Middle Tennessee. Fortunately, we have not had any tornados, so far, but the stormy skies tonight resembled a mushroom cloud...

I have thought about that. However, I have a sense of ethics that prevents me from transferring my potential misfortune to someone else.

Given that Congress didn't care about ticking off 180 million TikTok photos when they enacted the ban this week, I am even more concerned about the probably forthcoming grounding of my fleet of aircraft. I am reading everything that I can about the issue, but I don't see any way in which most of...

Thanks! Right after I caught it, the clouds moved in en masse...

The full "Pink" Moon rises over Old Hickory Lake tonight...

Thanks, buddy!

One of my favorite things to do is to capture unique aerial and astronomical phenomena. Tonight, I was able to capture the rising of the full "Pink" Moon over Old Hickory Lake at the same time that the Sun was setting...

The zoomed video is based upon electronic zooming, not optical. Neither support lossless video nor still zooms.

One last one... this time from 150 ft. AGL from my Air 3...

Here is another one that I liked...

Here is one that I just finished. It is a composite of the entire event in Metropolis, IL.

In August 2017, I had the privilege of photographing the total solar eclipse over the city in which I live, Hendersonville, TN. I photographed all phases of the event through multiple telescopes and cameras, but I didn't get any aerial views, despite having my then current Phantom 3 Pro on...

I charge my drones with either a 60 watt or a 100 watt charger. None of them have been damaged.

IF the weather cooperates... IF... I am planning on going to Paducah, KY to photograph the eclipse. One of the things that I want to accomplish is a 360° pano during totality. Given the fact that I will be operating several telescopes simultaneously, I don't know if I will be able to pull it...