Flights of Fancy by William Daugherty
After my FPV flight ended in disaster, I collected myself and flew some more traditional cinematic style. Perhaps not as exciting as the other stuff, but quite beautiful in any case.
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In all the years I’ve been visiting then living in the Upper Valley, I had never visited Bellows Falls before today. That is truly my loss. What a gem of a little town! The video focuses on the river, dams, and the canal, while the photos are a broader survey, including the center of town, Basin Farm, and even that famous train tunnel that goes under the hotel!
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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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The stills were shot with the Air 3 and the video was shot with the little Neo.
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…and a bonus sunset photo from Plainfield!
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I’ve had this on my list for years. And the sun came out for my last shot!
Video is below stills gallery.
Proximity to the airport makes this a highly restricted area (50′ AGL), but I figured it was worth a shot. The man-made stuff is OK from this perspective, but the river sure is pretty.
Still time to get your Drone Art Christmas Gift for anyone who loves the Upper Valley!
