Hanging Around The House

52 Frames - Week 36 - Shoot From Above

This week is a streak-saver for sure. My first plan, a photo from an airplane, fell apart with a last-minute change of plans for our trip to Europe. The second idea fell apart when I discovered my drone controller cable was not compatible with my current phone. This last (and lame) idea...shooting above an ant hill...at least keeps the streak alive.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f5.6 | 1/500 | 40mm equiv | ISO 800

Photographed 9/5/25

Down For The Count

52Frames - Week 6 - Shoot From Above

I had high hopes for this week's challenge, including the possibility of breaking out the drone.  However, Type A flu caught me big time and the spiking high fevers kept me confined to the condo the entire week.

I toyed with the idea of flying the drone above my bed but opted instead for this streak-saver shot in one of the few moments of awakedness.

Apple iPhone 15 Pro @ f1.9 | 1/15 | 2.69mm (23mm equiv) | ISO 2000

Photographed 2/8/24

Trail Ride

52Frames - Week 24 - Shoot From Above

EC: Use A Drone

Des Plaines River Trail

Vernon Hills, IL

All this week, I intended to make a photo using my drone.  An early week Covid scare (turned out as false positive) and high winds pushed me to the last day of submission to being able to fly.  Not wanting to take a chance of losing the drone (and the SD card with my submission), I did a very conservative flight at a trail bridge I ride over often.

I guess one could consider this a streak-saver 😜.

DJI Mavic Mini @ f2.8 1/160 4.49mm (24mm equiv) ISO 100

Photographed 6/19/22

Isla Mujeres

52Frames - Week 5 - Shoot From Above (Extra Credit: 30 Stories High)

Climbing out, this conveys the 11 days of perfect weather we had in Cancun this year.

Taken 1/29/20