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Eric Cheng

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We hiked up Lion’s Head in Cape Town, South Africa, for sunrise, and arrived at the top for an absolutely-beautiful morning. Clouds rolled over Table Mountain just across the valley (locals call clouds like this the “table cloth”), and a slight haze made for warm, dramatic morning light. I popped a DJI Phantom 2 w/Zenmuse ...

Morning flight with a DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter from rib at Duiker Island near Hout Bay, Western Cape, South Africa, with Animal Ocean Snorkeling and some friends. It was a beautiful morning—the first clear skies in days—but the wind started to pick up and was blowing around 15 knots by mid-afternoon.

A secluded inlet near Duiker Island outside of Hout Bay Harbour, Western Cape, South Africa, houses three poacher rowboats sitting on a bed of thousands of illegally-harvested abalone shells. Aerial perspectives like this one (shot with DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter) show the power that low-cost drones can give to conservation organizations. 

Yesterday, I hung out with the lovely Coco Rocha (oh-so-coco) and her husband, James Conran at their place in New York. Coco successfully completed her first flight with a DJI Phantom 2 Vision, and even managed to catch it out of the air, which is how most experienced pilots “land” their Phantoms. If you catch ...

Hanging out on the TV Guide Magazine Yacht at San Diego Comic-Con 2014 with the Game of Thrones cast! I love that the default reaction to a Phantom 2 is to wave at it and to do a little dance. Shot with Phantom 2 w/Zenmuse H3-3D gimbal, GoPro HERO 3+ Black (at 2.7K / 17:9 / ...

DJI Lightbridge local capture vs Google Hangouts On Air live broadcast. DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter with GoPro HERO 3+ Black and DJI Lightbridge. The Lightbridge ground end is connected to an Atomos Ninja Blade via HDMI cable (720/60p) for ProRes recording. The Atomos’ HDMI output is connected to a Macbook Air via FEBON USB grabber (720p ...

Woz decided that he was suddenly curious about the DJI Phantom, so we chased him and Janet around while they were on their Segways. Shot with DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter, Zenmuse H3-3D gimbal, GoPro HERO 3+ Black camera with Ragecams 5.4mm lens. Thanks to Jeff Cable for instigating! (Source: https://player.vimeo.com/)

A few buddies and I spent the early morning today flying at an abandoned structure near San Francisco. All of them had zippy mini-quads and were rocketing all around—and, inside—the structure. I wish I had a sport flyer, too, but I haven’t had the time to do a build. While they shot between support pillars ...

Last week, I went to Fakarava, a remote atoll in the Tuamotus in French Polynesia, as part of the Blancpain Diving Experience 2014. The south pass of Fakarava is the best place on the planet for seeing schools of gray reef sharks—there are upwards of 700 schooling sharks in the pass at any given time. ...