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Eric Cheng

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Redwood trees are the tallest trees in the world, and can live for thousands of years. This particular species of redwood trees are only found in the coastal regions of Northern California and in Oregon near the California border. I read an excellent book called “The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring” by Richard ...

I’m going to order a HiTec 44167 X4 AC Plus 4-Port AC/DC Multi-Charger. I’ve already got a Turnigy 4x6S 400W charger, but it requires a DC power supply and doesn’t remember programming. It’s around half the price, so it’s a great value, but its fans also turn on and off in a strange way that makes ...

Coming from the Photoshelter webinar?

Hello, everyone. Thanks for listening to the Photoshelter webinar, today! If you’re coming here looking for information, here are some links that might be helpful: Getting Started Guide The Santa Cruz aerial surf video Polarizer solutions for GoPro 3 cameras on a gimbal Pitch control for your Phantom gimbal Behind-the-scenes FPV and case shots Phantom ...

I sent a Phantom through a hole in the canopy for some shots of the redwood forest from above. It was actually a little scary—no wind in the forest, but lots of wind above it. During one flight from a clearing, the Phantom lost GPS. The light on the back turned yellow, and no amount ...

Storify: dorkbotSF Aerial Imaging Talk, October 12, 2013

Storify: dorkbotSF Aerial Imaging Talk, October 12, 2013 The dorkbotSF aerial imaging talk was a hit, I’m told! If you are a tech geek in the SF Bay Area, you need to go to dorkbotSF. I’m so glad that people are so interested in aerial imaging with these little quadcopters. I hope to go back and speak ...

I’m doing an educational webinar Wed, Oct 16, with Allen Murabayashi of Photoshelter. Join us by registering at Photoshelter! (it’s free) I’ll be talking about how I got into aerial imaging, and will be giving suggestions for how you can get started, too.

I went back to the Sausalito Gate 6 houseboat co-op last weekend at sunset to get some more shots of the community. At least one building has been removed since I was there last time. What an incredible place.

Hanging out with Blind Jimmie Fulton, who was thoroughly jacked into FPV.

An aerial panorama of Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California. Shot with Phantom and GoPro HERO 3 Black w/Ragecams modification.