Recent desert/mountain trip

[Ray Dunakin]

Sunday night I drove out to the desert again for another brief overnight campout and a chance to get some more practice with my Mavic Pro camera drone. It's going to take me a while to get the video footage edited, but in the meantime here are some stills...


Some aerial photos of my campsite:

On the trail:

This part of the desert has an isolated stretch of old Highway 80 that was cut off and abandoned when the freeway was built:

Crash-landed my drone on some rocks, when a call came in on my phone during a crucial moment and interrupted the landing. I have to remember to switch my phone to "Do Not Disturb" mode when flying the drone. Surprisingly, the Mavic survived with only a few tiny scuffs on the blades:

After leaving the desert, I made a couple stops in the mountains to do some more flying. First stop was to get aerial shots of a pair of long, tall freeway bridges crossing a scenic valley:

Also got some aerial shots of forests and meadows:

And here's me and Megaweapon, in a shot taken with the Mavic:

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[GlenT]

Looks like a great place to explore and fly.

 

[Blucenturion]

Fun time, looks like. Thanks for sharing. You will love having some ND filters on that lens. They will bring down those highlights considerably.

 

[sonof40]

Thanks for sharing Ray. What state are you in?

 

[Ray Dunakin]

Thanks for sharing Ray. What state are you in?

California. San Diego, to be specific.

 

[sonof40]

Cool. I just got back from the Lone Pine area. Let me know if you want to meet up sometime. I'm in NorCal though.

 

[Ray Dunakin]

I just finished editing and posting the first video from last week's trip. This one features scenes from the mountains east of San Diego. As always, I welcome any advice or suggestions for improving my videos.

 

[Ray Dunakin]

Here's another one from last week's trip, featuring my 4Runner "Megaweapon" exploring trails and an abandoned road, in a boulder-filled desert landscape. Watch for the jackrabbit at 0:35!