Artistic Aerials

Cargo ship arriving at the port in Jacksonville, FL on the St. Johns River.

On the east coast of Florida between Flagler Beach and St. Augustine is an area unlike any other beach in Florida. To capture this unique landscape I was only flying the drone about eight feet above the rocks even though it appears we’re looking down from a high altitude.

This is an aerial photograph of a beach on Florida's east coast south of St. Augustine. The reason the beach got it's name is obvious and the green water accentuates the color of the sand.

On the way back up the main river I got to spend 10 minutes in the middle of a pod of playful dolphin giving me a show. A group of 8 or so swam around and under me and were jumping like they thought they worked at Sea World.

To get this shot I flew my drone to the maximum legal altitude of 400 feet, which basically gave me a view of the building in the center out to the home plates. Next, I took a series of 9 separate photos to get everything I needed and then those images were composited into one single photo in Photoshop.

My idea was to get something a bit different than the typical downtown skyline photo. I wanted to show a bit more scope of the area as well as the new maze of bridges that are finally nearing completion. After several moves and test flights I decided on this spot and I think it worked out well.