{"id":5050,"date":"2018-12-30T14:28:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-30T20:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/?p=5050"},"modified":"2018-12-30T14:28:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-30T20:28:13","slug":"a-years-drone-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/a-years-drone-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"A Year&#8217;s Drone Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WOW! What a year has it been!<\/p>\n<p>I purchased a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dji.com\/mavic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DJI Mavic Pro drone<\/a> about a year ago and having a blast ever since! \u00a0The Mavic is a &#8216;prosumer&#8217; level drone, that is, marketed to consumers but has many professional level features.<\/p>\n<p>I originally hadn&#8217;t considered doing much painting from it, but can&#8217;t resist doing some. \u00a0First, enjoy the very best video segments of a year droning all over the beautiful California coast, painting with art groups, the high Sierras, deep blue Lake Tahoe, spectacular Big Sur, quaint Carmel, Horse Shoe Bend AZ, Springdale (Zion), and maybe a few biker shots!<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eD46APxo9KQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Some of my first flights was to do<a href=\"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/announcing-the-worlds-first\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> &#8220;The World\u2019s First Plein Air Drone Selfie&#8221; you can read about here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4688\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/announcing-the-worlds-first\/neffdroneselfiew\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/neffdroneselfiew.jpg?fit=864%2C689\" data-orig-size=\"864,689\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"First Drone Selfie, 12&amp;#215;16, oil on board\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;First Drone Selfie, 12&amp;#215;16, oil on board&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/neffdroneselfiew.jpg?fit=300%2C239\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/neffdroneselfiew.jpg?fit=864%2C689\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4688\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/neffdroneselfiew.jpg?resize=864%2C689\" alt=\"First Drone Selfie, 12x16, oil on board\" width=\"864\" height=\"689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/neffdroneselfiew.jpg?w=864 864w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/neffdroneselfiew.jpg?resize=300%2C239 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/neffdroneselfiew.jpg?resize=768%2C612 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Later on, I couldn&#8217;t resist doing another painting which I took from a video frame captured above Davenport, CA. \u00a0titled\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/176-above-davenport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;176&#8242; Above Davenport&#8221; you can read about here.<\/a><\/p>\n<dl id=\"attachment_4859\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 1296px;\">\n<dt class=\"wp-caption-dt\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4859\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/176-above-davenport\/neffabovedavenportw-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/neffabovedavenportw-1.jpg?fit=1296%2C858\" data-orig-size=\"1296,858\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"176&amp;#8242; Above Davenport, 24&amp;#215;36, oil on canvas\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;176&amp;#8242; Above Davenport, 24&amp;#215;36, oil on canvas&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;176&amp;#8242; Above Davenport, 24&amp;#215;36, oil on canvas&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/neffabovedavenportw-1.jpg?fit=300%2C199\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/neffabovedavenportw-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C678\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4859\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/neffabovedavenportw-1.jpg?resize=1296%2C858\" alt=\"176' Above Davenport, 24x36, oil on canvas\" width=\"1296\" height=\"858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/neffabovedavenportw-1.jpg?w=1296 1296w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/neffabovedavenportw-1.jpg?resize=300%2C199 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/neffabovedavenportw-1.jpg?resize=768%2C508 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/neffabovedavenportw-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C678 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.donaldneff.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/neffabovedavenportw-1.jpg?resize=1200%2C794 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-dd\">176&#8242; Above Davenport, 24&#215;36, oil on canvas<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>I am planning on doing more drone based paintings in 2019, so stay tuned!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have a Happy and Prosperous New Year!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WOW! 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