Whidbey Island, WA, and Surrounding - Pushjerk's PNDub Thread

Pushjerk · Jul 16, 2016

I dig this machine!

This thread will get a more polished intro, and I hope it can facilitate good discussion too on subjects from locale to tech. But in the mean time I'm just gonna use it as a dumping ground for the finer footage of the PNW that this lovely little machine is helping me obtain.

Pushjerk · Jul 16, 2016

Solo rocks in the wind!

Arrived to the flying location there, and the wind was pumping about 15 with gusts up to 20. Being only my second flight with solo, was a little anxious to send it up in those conditions. Needless to say, I was impressed! I feel like it handled the wind better than my Y6! None of the clips up there received any stabilization in post. Solo is just that smooth.

To give the reader an idea on wind speed, in the 4th clip above (flying backwards with the boat coming toward me), wind is coming from same direction as boat, solo is receiving no "down" input on the right stick - only drifting with the wind in fly:manual. Totally fun working on that shot.

Pushjerk · Jul 18, 2016

Planning a flight here in the coming weeks - a local lavender farm. Fingers crossed conditions will be good. The farm folks are stoked about the idea.

Anyone have any pointers for shooting farms? Any favored angles/motions for highlighting those perfect lines?

Pushjerk · Jul 19, 2016

So in preparation for lavender farm shooting, I did some quick cranking around in some farm land, experimenting with shots - as much as one battery will allow. Thoughts?

Pushjerk · Jul 27, 2016

Working with the kind folks over at Lavender Wind Farm in Coupeville, WA. Unfortunately, by the time we got in touch, much of the field had been harvested. But a few rows remained.

Pretty windy conditions, but Solo handled it quite well. Look for the bunnies!

And here is my wife's terrestrial take on it with our little ones:
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