Six-axis gimbal stabilization

[Zbip57]

 

[MS Coast]

Amazing work. Absolutely amazing animal.

Put your cursor on the hawk's eye as the video plays and watch how stable it is.

 

[Ralph thompson]

Great photography, many thanks. But I'm assuming you didn't take this from a drone, looking at the bokeh and flat profile I'm guessing you took it with a long lens and later from a balcony? Beautiful. Human technology has a long way to go to match nature. Thanks for sharing

 

[Zbip57]

I'm assuming you didn't take this from a drone...

I didn't take this at all, just stumbled onto it on YouTube. I was fascinated by how rock-solid stable this hawk can hold its head while hovering.

It's not merely rotation in pitch, roll, and yaw, but also displacement in x, y, and z-axis. The body and wings are moving all around, but the head at the end of its neck is nailed motionless to one spot in space.

 

[Ralph thompson]

OK thanks. Nature is quite amazing.

 

[GFields]

Awesome, thanks for sharing!

 

[BillzillaAus]

That reminds me of the famous Mercedes advert.

 

[Gagey52]

Great shot, hope he wasn’t eyeing of a drone?
Regards