Eye in the Sky [explored]

First trip in quite some time and I'm not sure there is a better place for renewing my photographic wanderlust than Iceland. Recently Kevin Benedict and I spent several days wandering the south coast of Iceland photographing pretty much everything that doesn't move and then some.

 

We also brought along a new tool - our very own top-down eye in the sky! I have long admired the aerial views of the braided glacial rivers snaking their way across the black sand deltas, but have been reluctant to jump on the drone bandwagon. In truth, I'm not really sure why other than some combination of technological obstinance, cost, and not wanting to add more weight and bulk to my already hefty camera bag.

 

We finally decided this was the trip we had to include a drone, and both the size and cost have come down considerably to the point where between a phone and a drone I'm now wondering why exactly I'm stuffing my bag with 20 pounds of obsolescing DSLR gear. In any case, after a few days of procrastinating, a couple of hours of reading and setup, and a few minutes of basic flight training, we were launching our drone in to the treacherous North Atlantic winds praying not to lose it. We not only did not splash our drone or lose it to the clutches of Njörd (Norse God of Wind), but got off some pictures of exactly what we'd hoped and watched in amazement as the little critter auto-piloted its way back to us and landed itself right in front of us.

Done