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Sunny Sra

Sunny Sra

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I got to MV in the afternoon the day before...there was an hour-long wait to get to the pay station.. I made a U-turn and went to do other things (Mexican hat, Goosenecks etc) and came back in the evening. It was FRIGID with the wind. I hadn't slept much in the past 2 days as I went from Factory Butte to Moab to Shiprock and few other places in between. Driving was dicey due to all the snow and me in my car, getting everywhere took longer...oh ya..back to this photo...it was 12 degrees when i started flying, after being out for 2-3 minutes i just sat down on the passenger side and manned the drone...ahhh toasty...the day before the ipad died TWICE after it showed it still had 80% battery life...i had to fly blind using only the sound of the drone trying to land it near shiprock...another story for another day...

I didn't even bother going inside MV for sunrise ... single shot, DNG...

Rabbit and Castle Butte

Rabbit and Castle Butte

 
AlanLichty

AlanLichty

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I'm delighted that you froze your butt(e) off so you could get this image and share it with folks like me sitting in front of my monitor oblivious to the 12F you experienced :D

This is a neat view of MV with the snow cover.
 
JimFox

JimFox

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That sure turned out great Sunny! I have had a time or two where there was 6 or 7 cars lined up to get into MV, butt I don’t remember ever seeing an hour wait to get in.


In the end, it was all probably for the best. You may not have gotten this had you been able to get in.
 
Ben Egbert

Ben Egbert

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This is sure a different view of the valley. Do they allow Drones in the park? And what on earth is the crowd doing there this time of year? Way too cold to be on vacation.
 
Jeffrey

Jeffrey

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Now that's exciting! Finally a new perspective. Yeah, I too, was wondering about drone rules there. Of course, they're just rules......
 
Mike Lewis

Mike Lewis

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Great result, and fun to see some more drone images posted. I too would love to hear about how MV treats drones in and around the park...

In any case, despite your near frostbite experiment, this is a great capture, with the wonderful lighting and the snow adding a different look and some nice contrast to the red rocks. Love it.

ML
 
Sunny Sra

Sunny Sra

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Mike Lewis said:
Great result, and fun to see some more drone images posted. I too would love to hear about how MV treats drones in and around the park...

In any case, despite your near frostbite experiment, this is a great capture, with the wonderful lighting and the snow adding a different look and some nice contrast to the red rocks. Love it.

ML
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There are signs in the main area "NO drones", i never flew it from MV...this shot is from the hwy far far away from the main entrance. i think rules are diff for airspace.
 
Sunny Sra

Sunny Sra

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Jeffrey said:
That's interesting. My friends have flown in their paragliders over MV, and apparently it was legal if you paid them enough money. In fact, a lot of things are OK there if you pay them a lot of money.
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It's now legal to camp inside MV if you pay the fee...
 
Alisa

Alisa

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WOW. I love this! I was just there a few days ago and can't wait to process mine but trying to go in order... o_O
 
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