
Shadow Baseball
Description: You get unique perspectives when you fly a drone. Shadows become people! Location: Santa Clarita, California, USA, North America Photograph Copyright 2023 Peter West Carey.
EXPLORE – INSPIRE – EDUCATE
Description: You get unique perspectives when you fly a drone. Shadows become people! Location: Santa Clarita, California, USA, North America Photograph Copyright 2023 Peter West Carey.
Description: I don’t fly as much as I used to and this would be one of the things I miss about so many flights: chance encounters with natural beauty. In this Continue Reading →
Description: This post might get a little too deep into the joy of being behind the camera, so if that’s not your thing, just click on through. I love that a Continue Reading →
Description: Just beneath the surface at low tide, sandbars reveal Nature’s idea of beauty with waves and sand. Location: Whidbey Island, Washington, USA, North America Camera: CDJI Mavic 2 Photograph Copyright Peter West Continue Reading →
Description: Timing and using apps like The Photographers Ephemeris or Sun Surveyor helps to place the celestial bodies where you want them. But in this case, I got lucky and had Continue Reading →
Description: My drones have a mode I don’t use enough, but always love the results. It’s the vertical panorama mode that takes three vertical pictures automatically and then stitches them together Continue Reading →
Description: If the angle isn’t right for a nice waterfall rainbow, get a little higher. Koosah Falls and the waterfall trail are worth the effort when you’re in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains. Continue Reading →
Description: I’ve been getting out more to explore around LA and that has lead me to Pasadena and its beautiful city hall complex. Location: Pasadena, California, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Continue Reading →
Hot off the press, just released this morning: Above, Around, Seattle! If you enjoyed Above, Around, LA, Episode 2 is sure to please. Covering hot spots like: Alki Montlake Cut Continue Reading →
Description: Taken from the point of view of a drone hovering 300′ above Queen Anne Hill in Seattle, the waterfront bathed in evening sunset glow. Location: Seattle, Washington, USA, North America Camera: DJI Continue Reading →
Description: Some days the air quality and visibility is sublime. Location: Olympia, Washington, USA, North America Camera: DJI Mavic 3 Cine Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Learn Continue Reading →
Description: Just before the hail came, I chanced flying the drone for a better view of the thunderstorms I saw sweeping across Idaho today. Location: Idaho, USA, North America Camera: DJI Mavic Continue Reading →
Description: Is it a Brocken Spectre if it is only the drone’s shadow (and some trees)? Location: Hoback River, Wyoming, USA, North America Camera: DJI Mavic 3 Cine Photograph Copyright Peter West Continue Reading →
Description: From high up in the Santa Susana Mountains on the West edge of LA, the view looking down on the San Fernando Valley on a crystal clear day is incredible. Continue Reading →
Description: The junction of Interstate 105 and Interstate 710 (The 105 and The 710) along with the LA River below is one huge amount of concrete. Location: Los Angeles, California, USA, North Continue Reading →
Description: One advantage the Mavic 3 has over the Mavic 2 is the pitch up angle. I don’t have the actual stats, but I can tell you the ability to capture Continue Reading →
Description: Tonight’s adventure took me downtown to test out the night capabilities of a new drone. I purchased the Mavic 3 Cine to replace my older Mavic 2 Pro. That drone had Continue Reading →
Description: Looking at this photo, can you tell which side is the US and which is Mexico? Sure, if you know that I live in the US, it is safe to Continue Reading →
Description: Filtering through old photos brings me to favorites from years past, like this ever-pleasing view of Yosemite Valley and Mono Lake from a commercial airplane. How many geographic and geologic Continue Reading →
Description: This year’s wildfires all along the West Coast, including British Columbia, left a haze for months on end. The view I love so much when returning to Washington, Mounts Rainier Continue Reading →
Description: Paso Robles is our ‘local’ wine country here in Southern California. While three hours North of LA, it’s a lot closer than Napa. And the wine, back when I drank Continue Reading →
Description: Not to be outdone by all those Alaska Layers yesterday and the day before, Olympic National Park on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula holds its own. Title: Olympic National Park Layers Location: Continue Reading →
For those curious about flying drones and making money…..I’m not fully onboard with releasing actual sales figures. BUT!! I will tell you what has sold in the first three months Continue Reading →
Description: Sure, I’m only allowed to fly my drone 400′ above the ground (except in some cases near buildings), but it still feels like being up in the clouds. Title: Amongst Continue Reading →
Description: Let’s wrap up this week’s worth of aerial photographs of Los Angeles with a far off shot. In this case, from the Hollywood Hills. If you want to see this Continue Reading →
Description: Now that we have the North, West and South sides of Downtown LA covered, it’s time for the view from the East at sunrise. Or a little thereafter. If you Continue Reading →
Description: Are you getting tired of aerial images? I know I’m not and I’ve been having a blast shooting them. Maybe not truly a ‘blast’, but it has been rewarding work. Continue Reading →
Description: Raise your hand if you’ve heard of Pierce College. I didn’t you had. It’s a small college locally in the San Fernando Valley offering AA degrees and transfers to 4 Continue Reading →
Description: Unlike yesterday’s photo of the sunrise behind LA, I didn’t have to get up so early for this one. Thanks to the lower and less intense light in the Continue Reading →
Description: Getting up early pays off again! I’ve been shooting more drone video footage and this is screen grab, if you will, from one of those clips. If you want Continue Reading →
Description: Yesterday’s rain storm in LA (1.6” in 24 hours) had a small break just after sunrise, allowing an excellent opportunity for flying a drone. Even better, a time lapse Continue Reading →
Description: I’m falling in love with aerial panoramas again, so expect to see more in the future (months). This image is of Castle Crags, just outside the state park for Continue Reading →
Description: Oh no, not today. Today you have to tell ME what the description is. What exactly are you looking at? The Comments section awaits your storied answer. The image is Continue Reading →
Description: I have had the idea for a “reflections” project in my head for a while. About 10 years. Maybe I’m finally getting around to starting it. Title: San Fernando Valley Continue Reading →