Conowingo Dam, MD

On a VERY cold April morning I made my way to Conowingo Dam and captured this stitched image with Phantom 4. Due to time restrictions of this particular morning (kids have to go to school) I was only able to have the drone in the air for about 10 minutes. Actually staying for longer would be difficult as it was freezing anyway. Flying while wearing gloves is difficult and dangerous so I don't do...
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North East, MD

This was a gloomy, rainy, sleepy day in our home town. The forecast wasn't giving any hope for a change in the evening and around 5pm I thought there would be no drone in the air. However, thing started changing dramatically around 6:30pm. What appeared to be a thick cloud cover gave way to clear sky and eventually the sun found it's way through. I decided to fly right from the backyard of our...
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Delaware City, DE

Planning my morning trips to the locations I always try to make sure I arrive right before the sunrise but sometimes things don't work out exactly as planned. On my way to Dealaware City this morning I could see the sun rising from the car as I was headed directly East: I was feeling so anxious to get to the point where I wanted to take the planned photo thinking that maybe I am already too...
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The Ultimate Philadelphia Aerial Video

Very soon after I got my hands on a DJI drone I knew it would be my new "thing". The aircraft was Phantom 2 with a zenmuse gimbal ready to take a go pro on board. With help of my friend Marcin we installed a Hero 3 on board and got the thing in the air. I knew nothing back then about flying quadcopters (or any copters at all for that matter...) but after reviewing the footage from that first night...
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Solomons, MD

I haven't lived in Maryland for long. Not even a year actually. My permanent residence in USA started in New Jersey. Then I moved to "downstate" New York for about four years. Then came time for Philadelphia, where during my last year in the city I started my adventure with drones and created Fly like an Eagle. In the middle of 2015 myself and my wonderful girlfriend Blonnie moved to MD. Prior to...
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Point Lookout, MD

My exploration of Maryland shores for aerial photography continues with the arrival to Point Lookout State Park. We had only 48 hours to scout out the area and most of those were unfortunately filled with rain. Thanks to today's technology you have your own weather lab available at the tip of your fingers and sometimes it does tell you there's a slight chance for clear skies around sunrise time. I...
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Chesapeake City, MD

Apart from its really cute area with colorful homes and a pretty boating marina one thing Chesapeake City has going is the bridge. If you get there early enough to observe the sun rising you can get shots like the one below. Then get on the other side of the bridge and hover your drone over the bay to capture the angle shown in the picture above. Good place to fly from is the parking lot right by...
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Baltimore Waterfront

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Havre de Grace, MD

The first time I visited Havre de Grace was for a wedding shoot in 2006. Since then I passed by that location countless times going up and down I95. Now, almost exactly 10 years later I re-visited the little park with a small light house. If you get there by sunrise no matter the time of year you should be completely alone. I imagine this must be a popular spot during other times of day and maybe...
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Hart’s Chapel Hill

This picturesque location in North East, MD has been artist's inspiration for quite a while. The view from this hill has been described by Geraldine McKeown as "one of the most scenic locations in Cecil County, Maryland. The vista depicts the rich farmland of the Elk Neck Peninsula sweeping down to the shores of the Elk River near Turkey Point." The shot I took (stitched using 10 hdr photos) shows...
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