Tag: ocean - Eric Cheng
Eric Cheng

Tag: ocean

I am fascinated by what waves and surge against rocks look like from the aerial perspective. Scale is often deceptive, and footage shot in real time can look like it is slowed down. In this case, I slowed down the footage even more by shooting with a DJI Inspire 1 quadcopter at 1080/60p (60 frames ...

Early-morning drone flights at Shelter Cove, Pacifica, with flying buddies Pablo Lema, David Merrill, Jerome Miller, Jason Short, and Carlos Fernandez Puertolas, June 8, 2014. [still pictures are here] All aerial footage taken with DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ quadcopter w/integrated, stabilized camera. (Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)

Early-morning drone flights at Shelter Cove, with flying buddies Pablo Lema, David Merrill, Jerome Miller, Jason Short, and Carlos Fernandez Puertolas,  June 8, 2014. We climbed across the cliff to get to Shelter Cove and were told later by Brian Lam that we could have just driven in (the street isn’t washed out, apparently!). Oh ...

On assignment in the Bahamas with a Phantom 2 Vision+

I’m back from an awesome 8 days scuba diving and flying the Bahamas for Bahamas Underwater Photo Week, a collaboration between Alert Diver Magazine, Bahamas Diving Association, and Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. In total, there were 4 photographers, 2 social media journalists, and a filmmaker covering the various parts of the Bahamas. I was responsible ...

Pura Tanah Lot is another one of the seven sea temples in Bali, Indonesia, and is located in Tabanan. Although the area around Tanah Lot is extremely touristy, only Balinese people can go into the temple itself. We arrived early in the morning to avoid the crowds. Shot with DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter, Ricoh GR ...

Pura Luhur Uluwatu is a spectacular Balinese sea temple in Bali, Indonesia. The temple sits on a sheer cliff, and guards Bali from evil spirits from the south-west. There is no way to see this temple from the “front” except by aerial vehicle. Shot with DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter, Ricoh GR APS-C camera, and Boscam FPV ...

I wrote a long post over at the Make Magazine blog called Drowned Drones: When a Multicopter Hits the Water. There are tons of hero videos of aerial exploits over the ocean out there, but rarely is the story told about what it takes to get that sort of footage.

Aerial footage taken in Tonga, September, 2013. Huge thanks to Julian and Ildi Cohen and the crew of the S/Y Bella Principessa for their hospitality (I used the catamaran as a launch platform). GoPro HERO3 w/polarizer on a DJI Phantom quadcopter with Zenmuse gimbal. (Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)