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- Thread starter Jeffrey
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Douglas Sherman
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You found it, Jeffrey, and it's spectacular.
This is totally cool Jeffrey! At first glance one might think it's a macro of an agate. To even try and ponder though for a minute how such beauty came about on the desert floor like this is amazing.
Any idea of a scale on this? How large of an area is being captured here?
Any idea of a scale on this? How large of an area is being captured here?
Bart Carrig
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Very cool, Jeffrey. I'm anxious to hear about it as well.
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AlanLichty
Moderator
Damn - you are sending me back to my piggy bank to shake it to see if I can afford a drone yet.
Kudos for having a clue to send your drone up for such a scene and job well done on executing it. Fantastic result - I love it.
Edit: Do you have data on what altitude above the ground was required for this view?
Kudos for having a clue to send your drone up for such a scene and job well done on executing it. Fantastic result - I love it.
Edit: Do you have data on what altitude above the ground was required for this view?
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Fantastic just as I expected it to be. Is this from the first day up cow dung road?
Jeffrey
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Yes, Ben, from the second stop a little further up the road from Mars.
Jeffrey
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Alan, A lot of the time I was around 400' up. My range was generally from 250 to 500', aside from the ascent and descent. The mounds and hills were from 100 to 200' feet tall, so the height over the formations may have been around 200', but 400' above the take off spot on the lower flat areas.
BarryHamilton
Founding Member
Excellent! Reminds me of the textures and patterns in agate.
Jim Dockery
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Fantastic! You are really psyching me up to get down to UT with my drone. Do you also have on the ground shots for comparison of that area?
Jeffrey
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Jim, over three days, I did six flights. I was quite successful capturing many good images that I had hoped for. I'll be posting one a day here for a while.
This is the general type of ground view when near the formations. Getting up and over and looking down is a terrific experience.
Just look for bentonite hills which is a general name for this type of formation.
