I have enjoyed the use of my Mavic Pro for over two years now. With the ability to fold up to the size of a nalgene it has been the perfect aerial camera for me to take on outdoor adventures. The only thing I wish it had was a larger sensor to capture more dynamic […]
There aren’t that many nice days left around Portland so today I took the Mavic Pro, the Sony Action Cam and my mountain bike to Silver Star Mountain just east of Vancouver, WA to test out some new flying techniques with AutoPilot, Litchi and DJI GO 4. Some worked, some didn’t but I came home […]
Today I submitted my FAA waiver application to fly over moving vehicles and pedestrians. In doing so I supplied a wealth of supporting materials showing that safety is the #1 priority for TLT Photography when acquiring aerial data by UAV. Over the past few weeks I’ve developed a whole set of both safety and privacy […]
TLT Photography has chosen the DJI Phantom 4 Pro platform as it’s official platform for aerial acquisition. This platform is equipped with a 1″ sensor 20 megapixel sensor that can also capture video in UHD 4K resolution at an amazing 60 frames per second. 3 additonal batteries were also purchased for a total of 4 […]
One of the most sought after features from DJI is the ability to track objects while also changing altitudes. For safety reasons DJI has chosen to block this ability in their platforms. For this reason, I and other pilots who would like to use their platforms for tracking action sports such as skiing and mountain […]
Today the site logo was completed. I haven’t got the exact finished version yet but it will look nearly identical to this. Very creative design by the OctaLogo group of designers!
Took the Mavic Pro up a trail less traveled in the Columbia Gorge to check out it’s orbiting autonomous flight mode. This is not a maintained trail and there was a bit of a fourth class scramble up a narrow chute to get on the knife-edge ridge so Leo couldn’t make it to the top. […]