Griffin Aerial team took a trip to Stead Nevada, to attend the Reno National Championship Air Races Final Flag. Having attended almost every year since our first trip in 1989, it was sad to see this great event...
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Canyon Lake reaches new low, since impoundment in 1968.
Images of Canyon Lake Texas as it reached the lowest lake levels since it was impounded in 1968. At 892.65 feet, it has surpasses the previous lowest elevation when the lake reached 892.68 feet on Sept. 9, 2009....
Continue reading...Canyon Lake Boat Ramp 17 – quick recon mission to find a usable boat ramp.
The question came up this morning on Facebook, about usable boat ramps around Canyon Lake. Living very close to one of the ramp, that I photo often. I grabbed the DJI Mavic 2 Zoom, and headed down to...
Continue reading...Sunset timelapse video over Canyon Lake – November 2022.
Another amazing sunset here in Canyon Lake Texas. I launched the Mavic 2 Zoom and configured it for a course-lock hyperlapse mission high (as I can legally fly) over the lake. Here is the result: It was a...
Continue reading...Storm that was not meant to be – Canyon Lake Texas (Nov. 4, 2022)
Billed as “The One” to kick off the fall season of storms and rain over the Texas Hill Country, stayed North of us. Instead it brought a devastating (at current count) 7 tornadoes across North Texas. The suburb...
Continue reading...Canyon Lake pre-storm – November 2022.
A photo shot by the DJI Phantom 4 Pro of pre-storm Canyon Lake, looking from the Hancock area, November 4, 2022. The National Weather Service has predicted a major storm will arrive in the area this afternoon, brining...
Continue reading...Sunset timelapse over Canyon Lake, Texas – October 28, 2022
It was an amazing Friday evening here at the lake. The weather was clearing, the sun was setting, and I wanted to try out some new Hyperlapse settings on the Mavic 2 Zoom. Using a slow speed (1.1...
Continue reading...Vacation Rental Amenities (pool) orbit video – example Real Estate shots
Aerial video has become ubiquitous in Real Estate marketing. Now it’s making it’s way into rental marketing as well. This example video was shot for a client operating a Rent by Owner summer property located near Canyon Lake,...
Continue reading...Guadelupe River Tube Chute – practicing tripod and restricted space flying
Practice, and training make perfect. Or at least prepared. Texas Hill Country is full of interesting, and challenging terrain. To keep flying skills honed, a pilot needs to challenge themself regularly. On this day I selected a spot...
Continue reading...New drone – DJI Mavic Phantom 4 Pro is here!
The Phantom 4 Pro from DJI offers a very stable platform from which to shoot photos and videos, up to 20MP and 4k at 60 frames per second, making action video look smooth and cinematic. This drone will...
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