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Corn harvesting season.

Corn harvesting season.
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cameraFC300S

settings Aperture f/2.8 ISO 100 Shutter 1/661 Focal Length 361/100 

upload_dateSep, 2017

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Contest Finalist in Drone Lovers Photo Contest
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Outstanding Creativity
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Behind The Lens

Location

On a farm in the Northern Neck of Virginia.

Time

This was captured when you are not supposed to be taking photos, the middle of the day.

Lighting

I had been photographing them working most of the morning, using my DSLR when the light wasn't as strong, then switching to the drone when the light was stronger as I wanted to freeze the action (though I would love to be able to do this with some motion blur, but my flying skills are nowhere up to the task).

Equipment

This was shot with a DJI Phantom 3 Advanced, which I had a love/hate relationship with that day (more on this in a second).

Inspiration

I have always admired my brother in laws for what they do. Its extraordinarily hard work that isn't appreciated as much as it should be. In this shot, I wanted to show the coordination that makes it all happen ... as one drives the combine harvesting the corn, and the other constantly rides alongside to capture the harvest. Then they part ways, with the tractor depositing its load in the nearby 18 wheeler. Then they join back together before the combine fills up. I love clever efficiencies.

Editing

The primary thing I adjusted was making the rows of corn perfectly parallel to make nature look a little more orderly and controlled.

In my camera bag

I have since given up my DJI Phantom 3 for a Mavic 2 pro. Otherwise, I cannot leave without my Canon 5DSR and the 11-24 and 100-400 II (and a Canon 7D Mark II as a backup ... ALWAYS have a backup)

Feedback

Don't fly in front of a moving vehicle on a fixed path. Earlier, I flew in front of the combine and the DJI app crashed. The drone just hovered in place - I watched in terror from a distance as the combine approached and I was out of control of the drone. I was terrified my brother (in law) would assume I would just move the drone out of the way at the last minute and would not worry about its less than ideal place its path. I envisioned the drone hitting the combine, falling into the feeder in the back and destroying it (destroying the insanely expensive combine ... not worried about the wee little drone). Thankfully, my distance made it look like the drone was in harms way and the combine went by harmlessly. I was able to reconnect before the combine came by for the more problematic second pass ... and get it out of the way. No more flying in front of expensive machinery for me.

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