I took the DJI up to 400 feet above ground level and had the GoPro 4 Silver set to 2 seconds intervals between each shot. Even though the screen blanks out every two seconds I’m still able to compose my frame and composition.
The next time I do night time photos I want to get closer to the downtown district area, possibly shoot some video too rather just concentrating on stills.
Every so often my wifey buys lumpia at her school, $20 for 70 pieces! This is the Shanghai style so they are not the larger rolls we are accustomed to but if you eat enough of these suckers it’s all good!
I took this photograph using my GoPro 4 Silver attached to my multi-rotor. I used the time lapsed mode at 0.5 second interval. The composition was all guessing since I don’t have FPV capabilities. If you look closely you can see at the entrance area of the cul’ de sac below.
I’m installing the Zenuse H3-3D gimbal for my GoPro 4 Silver. Part of the installation required installing a PCB inside of the Phantom II, fairly painless process. As it turns out, the circuit board had already been installed and did not require the upgrade.
I went out for some drone flying time at a local park. I had the whole area to myself when I first arrived but a half hour later a bunch of soccer moms and dads pulled up with their orange cones and started setting up downfield. I had to make sure I stayed away from the general area in case I lost control of the Phantom 2.
I added a the propeller guards until I maneuver the Phantom 2 with confidence. I figure it made economical sense purchasing the guards than replacing the props.
This years Christmas had one goal. To be with our grandson Josol first Christmas ever. We drove all the way from the West Coast just so we could share this special day with him. I took this selfie of us after the Christmas presents have been opened.
It’s been a standing tradition and record that overtime we come to New Orleans we order beignet’s from one of the local places. The most famous of them all is Cafe Du Monde located at the French Quarter and it used to be the one we always went to since we typically stayed at the French Quarters.
Now that we are staying in Gentilly for our visits we go to the Morning Call Cafe located down the street in New Orleans City Park. As far as the taste and quality it’s the same as CDM’s. I’m no expert but I do know when I’ve eaten less tasty beignet’s.
It was a long grueling drive to NOLA. The driving itself wasn’t difficult since we didn’t really have bad weather except for thick fog between Amarillo and Fort Worth Texas. The tough part was staying awake and alert after driving over 39 hours straight. We could have taken a hotel break but that would have meant less time to spend with Baby J! I’m not sure we are going to take the same aggressive schedule on the way back. It will depend on the weather and the wifey 🙂
I have to say taking the wifey’s BMW 330ci has been a great experience in traveling. It has the luxuries you need all in a car that can handle well and has a lot of power. There have been several cases where I had to jump on the acceleration to avoid slowing down traffic or being rear ended. The luggage space is not the biggest but plenty enough for two, even more if you use the rear seats.
I’ve only driven twice through Dallas on my way to New Orleans and both times I was put through a maze due to my GPS not being able to navigate through road construction in process. I guess this piece of the highway interchange has been going through a long renovation because it looked the same as did a few years ago. In any case I burnt at least 30 minutes trying to figure my way out of there.
