Flights of Fancy by William Daugherty
Seriously, do NOT watch the video if you get motion sickness.
After an expensive crash yesterday, I realized I need a lot more practice flying FPV in full manual mode, so I went to an open area and put in about an hour of practice. Afterward, I felt I deserved some “just for fun” flying. That’s the video. Later I shot the stills below.
Notice I kept getting closer and closer. Again, VERTIGO WARNING for the video!
As promised: some soothing sunset shots.
I’m hoping to do an aerial tour of the interior soon.
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Today is the YouTube premiere of my 2025 film “A Year at Langwood Farm”. Shot in 2024/2025, the film takes a long, loving look at the flora, activities, and some favorite trees and landmarks at the farm. This was a monumental effort that began two years ago and is a meditative snapshot in time. Much thanks to Colleen O’Neill for making this possible. Enjoy!
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Much thanks to Jess Ferrecchia for the heads-up. This was a really fun outing. The video (stills are below) starts off slowly with some nice shots of the falls at the covered bridge, then things get much more exciting!
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Some explanation is in order. When I arrived at the river, there was a mile-long stretch above and below the falls with a huge ice jam. I shot a couple of FPV runs up and down the jam, then I took some stills with a different drone. As I was packing up to leave, I suddenly heard tremendous cracking and crunching sounds. I looked over at the river and saw the ice floes flying by! I quickly launched another drone and took the last photo in the series, and the last two clips in the video. The final timelapse shot in the video shows what happened to all that ice that left the upper part of the falls. Fascinating!
Video is below stills. Last two photos are closest thing I got to before-and-after shots.
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The video has some really unusual footage in the latter half. Ice floes breaking against the rock was mesmerizing, and I was just floating above and around it. This deserves viewing in 4K on a big screen if possible.
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