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How to mount a Ricoh Theta m15 spherical camera to a DJI Inspire 1. The Ricoh Theta m15 is a $300 360º spherical stills and video camera. It is designed to be fun to use (it reminds me of the memory eraser in Men in Black), and has only 3 buttons: take a picture, turn on/off, and ...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2nUN0srOQ4?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=https://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=250&h=141] A few days ago, Romeo, Lisa and I went to the Ritz Carlton in Half Moon Bay to do some aerial, spherical-video flights using a Ricoh Theta m15 mounted to the back of a DJI Inspire 1. The resolution in video is pretty terrible, but it is good enough to give us an idea ...

Aerial image of the famous Blue Lagoon just outside of Reykjavik, Iceland. The Blue Lagoon is pretty neat, but I enjoyed the Mvatn Nature Baths more. There were barely any people at Mvatn, whereas the Blue Lagoon feels like a theme park. If you visit Iceland, get away from the Blue Lagoon and go explore the country! ...

In 1973, a United States Navy DC-3 did an emergency landing in the black sand near Solheimasandur (Sólheimasandur), Iceland. The internets say that the crew survived, and as of today (May 14, 2014), the fuselage is still there, attracting adventurous tourists who are willing drive off road a bit. I’ve seen a few plane wrecks underwater, ...

Seljalandsfoss waterfall in South Iceland. Aerial shot taken with DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter and Ricoh GR camera.

Aerial image of Flaajokull Glacier (Fláajökull), Iceland. DJI Phantom 2 w/Ricoh GR camera. Man, I’m loving having a flying camera in Iceland!

I spent yesterday afternoon and early this morning watching icebergs flow out of Jokulsarlon Glacier Lagoon (Jökulsárlón) near Vatnajokull, Iceland. The glacier calves into a lagoon (you can hear the crack way out in the distance), and at each outgoing tide, icebergs flow out into the ocean and are pushed onto the black-sand beach by ...

Hverarondor Hverir at Namafjall (near Lake Myvatn in Iceland) is an incredible place to visit. The geothermal steam vents are extremely active, and all of your senses are overwhelmed when you get close to them. I shot aerial video of them in the early evening, yesterday, but really wanted to come back to get a ...

While my wife was out for a run this morning, I put my Phantom 2 w/Ricoh GR camera up into the air and snapped a few shots of the pseudo-craters in front of the hotel. The Lake Myvatn area in Iceland is know for these amazing formations, and I’m glad I had a few minutes to ...