Carson Mansion at Sunrise
Carson Mansion
Eureka, CA
06-17-24
I wanted to call this one "The Last Drone Shot". It was the last day of my Wyoming Road Trip. I'd awakened before sunrise, and loaded the rental SUV, ready to attack the 11 hour, 650 mile drive home.
When I was last in Eureka in 2021 I didn't get any drone shots of the Carson Mansion. The back side of the building is obstructed by a high fence, so I had wanted to get shots higher up. Sadly, I didn't get a good chance then. But now, I took a short detour into Eureka and found the area to be vacant of people. The sun was just coming up. And I sent the drone a short distance in the air.
The idea would be to circle the mansion, getting my shots of the rear of the building last, then packing up and heading back on the road.
Kismet had other plans. Or should I say I just wasn't looking too closely at all the things that could go wrong. The drone doesn't have side sensors, and although there was just the one palm tree on the Carson Mansion property, there were some tall trees in the yard of the lot across the street. I got two series of HDR images, then tracked the drone to the left to begin the circle of shots.
I neglected to look at the actual drone, which wasn't too far up or far away. I heard it's propellers turning, and I heard it crash into the trees across the street!
It was too early to rouse anyone, and nobody seemed to be rooming at the Bed & Breakfast where I crashed the drone. I left the drone in the yard, and continued home without her.
Thanks to the graciousness of the owners of the place where I crashed, the drone was retrieved and shipped back to me. At least the photo I got right before the disaster is a good one.
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Carson Mansion at Sunrise
Carson Mansion
Eureka, CA
06-17-24
I wanted to call this one "The Last Drone Shot". It was the last day of my Wyoming Road Trip. I'd awakened before sunrise, and loaded the rental SUV, ready to attack the 11 hour, 650 mile drive home.
When I was last in Eureka in 2021 I didn't get any drone shots of the Carson Mansion. The back side of the building is obstructed by a high fence, so I had wanted to get shots higher up. Sadly, I didn't get a good chance then. But now, I took a short detour into Eureka and found the area to be vacant of people. The sun was just coming up. And I sent the drone a short distance in the air.
The idea would be to circle the mansion, getting my shots of the rear of the building last, then packing up and heading back on the road.
Kismet had other plans. Or should I say I just wasn't looking too closely at all the things that could go wrong. The drone doesn't have side sensors, and although there was just the one palm tree on the Carson Mansion property, there were some tall trees in the yard of the lot across the street. I got two series of HDR images, then tracked the drone to the left to begin the circle of shots.
I neglected to look at the actual drone, which wasn't too far up or far away. I heard it's propellers turning, and I heard it crash into the trees across the street!
It was too early to rouse anyone, and nobody seemed to be rooming at the Bed & Breakfast where I crashed the drone. I left the drone in the yard, and continued home without her.
Thanks to the graciousness of the owners of the place where I crashed, the drone was retrieved and shipped back to me. At least the photo I got right before the disaster is a good one.
šŗ"The Best of 2023" on YouTube!