
Pick A Lane
Description: Where The 23 meets The 101, you need to pick a lane. Location: Ventura County, California, USA, North America Photograph copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved
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Description: Where The 23 meets The 101, you need to pick a lane. Location: Ventura County, California, USA, North America Photograph copyright Peter West Carey. All rights reserved
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: Timing is everything with photography. And that timing often relates to light. In this case, I have flown and photographed this scene probably a hundred times over the last decade, Continue Reading →
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 →