2019-01-31 Yerba Buena Road

[DarthSLR]

The last day of January was unusually rainy in the typically Sunny Socal, but the rain stopped after lunch.
As I was driving home I could not stop admiring some nice clouds over the Santa Monica mountains.
I called my wife to tell her I'll be an hour later than normal and took off onto the winding Hwy 23 South.
I stopped at the highest point of the Yerba Buena Road a flew off a couple of batteries.
If you followed my previous posts, this is a couple mile prior to my previous RTH point near Mishe Mokwa trailhead, with a view to a different valley.

One obvious point of interest was the radar station at the end of the S. Bardman Ave.
I was admiring the facilities for many years but never had a chance to get close. This time I got to get *really* close
The station was about two miles away, but with no obstruction in between, the connection was perfect. And I was able to use the Sport mode on the way back, which made the return fast.

Below is some content I was able to shoot with my Mavic 2 Pro (which I happened to have in the car with me).

A couple of shots of the road itself. If you squint hard enough, you can see my car, and maybe even yours truly next to it

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2019-01-31 Yerba Buena Road - Nikolai Sklobovsky

 

[stapenhillphoto]

Nice shots. Are those straight out of the AC? Looks like the Mavic 2 takes nice shots!

 

[Charles De Mar]

I love flying in that area. I was looking to get out around the same time, but on the north side of the mountains but my wife had other plans for me. Great footage.

 

[Treeofliberty]

Spectacular stills. The first rule of photography is to bring a camera, and you were ready to take advantage of that gift. Great eye for composition.

 

[DarthSLR]

Nice shots. Are those straight out of the AC? Looks like the Mavic 2 takes nice shots!

Thanks!
M2P is a king of the under $2K UAVs camera-wise.
Shot in RAW, processed in ACR.

 

[DarthSLR]

I love flying in that area. I was looking to get out around the same time, but on the north side of the mountains but my wife had other plans for me. Great footage.

Thanks!
The road I drove collapsed yesterday. I was tempted to go that day, too, but decided not to. Some other poor chap and his car went into that sinkhole...

 

[DarthSLR]

Spectacular stills. The first rule of photography is to bring a camera, and you were ready to take advantage of that gift. Great eye for composition.

Thank you! There is a saying: "the best camera in the world is the one you have on you"