Blofeld’s Lair from the air
Filming and photographing at the mountain-top restaurant made famous by James Bond.
Blog posts about Drones and drone photography
Blofeld’s Lair from the air
Frozen lake at Corbières
Aerial video sequences of a frozen lake in the sunshine, near Fribourg in Switzerland.
Diemtigen Valley from the air
Aerial sequences of the quiet and peaceful Diemtigal Valley in Switzerland.
Lobhörner from Sulwald
The longest and hardest hike in Switzerland I've managed to date, captured in photos and video.
One of those vlog things
A first foray into the world of the video blog, or “vlog”, which I shot while hiking in the Alps a few weeks ago.
Tschingellochtighorn from Engstligenalp
Obstinacy got me past a viewpoint I had aimed for and gave me the opportunity to capture a wonderfully dramatic alternative image.
A new perspective – Faulensee
Short sequence of aerial views of Faulensee in Switzerland.
Improving low-light drone photographs
A quick tip on how to get better image results from your Mavic drone in low-light conditions.
Sandbanks peninsula, Dorset
A small community on the British coast, near Poole in Dorset, is a prime piece of land. Measuring just eighty-eight metres at its narrowest point, the peninsula is amongst the most expensive pieces of real estate in the world, after cities like London and Tokyo.
Using a drone subtly
Using a drone isn't all about “aerial photography”, but, for me, about the ability to get better angles for photos which are otherwise out of reach.
Aerial photography with the Mavic Air
After a lot of deliberation, a few months' saving, and a lot of review videos and articles, I decided to buy a drone.
A year with a drone in Switzerland
By Christian Cueni.
Raetia Prima – high-resolution aerial film of Graubünden
If you have a large monitor, use the options in the embedded video player to go full-screen and to switch to 4K (2160p) resolution. By Kevin Walker, via TechBlog.
Alpine Paradise – Beatenberg
Completely inappropriate to the season, but what the heck. A beautiful sequence of clips filmed – mainly with a drone – in and above Beatenberg, looking over the lake shores I call home. The film was made by Maximilian Eckmann whilst staying in a local holiday apartment.
Aerial sequence of Brighton’s West Pier
Filmed by Sam Moore of Visual Air, these are touching sequences of a structure which can't be much longer for this world.
The Grey League
Filmed in the beautiful South East regions of the Swiss alps, this film features many classic landscapes of the majestic country of Switzerland. We were based in one the oldest towns in Graubünden, Chur, with a trip into the clouds in Filisur and revealing one of the world heritage sites in the breathtaking Landwasser viaduct. The video also…
Filming from the air
Sitting at my computer this afternoon, I spot, out of the window, a yellow plane droning lazily around above the village. Not a full-sized plane but a metre-long radio-controlled model, with a GoPro camera attached, filming today’s glorious winter day on the lake. I couldn’t resist taking a few photos for the pilot and chatting for a few minutes…
Droning on
Talking of objects of desire… how about your own private “octocopter” for filming and for aerial photography? (This sequence filmed by facebook.com/FSAviationGmbh.)…