Scotland

[reuben.ahmed]

Here are pictures from my recent Scotland trip. I took my drone with me, but I haven't edited the video yet.

[reuben.ahmed]

[Beaker]

Those are awesome. I am jealous.

[Benton]

Beautiful shots. Thanks for sharing.

[reuben.ahmed]

Thanks, here's the edited video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZV31fEVSEU

[crispy]

(09-26-2015, 09:41 PM)reuben.ahmed Wrote:

Whats the filter/app do you use to get this effect?  By the way awesome pics.  As Beaker said, I'm jealous, always wanted to go.

[StLucieBengal]

Great stuff. Thanks for sharing

[*Awful Llama*]

Wow, those are some amazing pics. Any trouble getting a drone into a foreign country? Obviously not, just curious of you got any flack at the airport.

[Bengalzona]

Nice!

I hope to go someday.

[reuben.ahmed]

(09-27-2015, 11:23 AM)crispy Wrote: Whats the filter/app do you use to get this effect?  By the way awesome pics.  As Beaker said, I'm jealous, always wanted to go.

That one was definitely filtered a little too far, lol! It looks like GTA5. But for every picture, I tried to capture the awe I felt when seeing it in person.

I used an application called Photomatix Pro. It is absolutely worth it. It has many pre-set "tone mapping" filters you can apply. Not every scenario does it come out well, but half the pictures above have some HDR filter applied and came out great! Really a great tool in conjunction with a decent camera (I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S5 phone).

Thanks!

[reuben.ahmed]

(09-27-2015, 07:22 PM)Awful Llama Wrote: Wow, those are some amazing pics.  Any trouble getting a drone into a foreign country?  Obviously not, just curious of you got any flack at the airport.

I flew out of Cleveland, to JFK, directly to Edinburgh. No problems at all there, nobody checked my luggage, BUT I did get my hands screened and patted down from JFK to Edinburgh.

Coming back, from Edinburgh to JFK, no issue. From JFK to Cleveland, the TSA guys said no drones are allowed in NY, we're going to have to confiscate it. They waited for me to get mad before telling me they were pulling my leg (if you guys read my posts during Bengals game, you know I have a short fuse lol) - I said you guys can't take my drone and sell it on Ebay! 

There are very few drone cases that are fit and advertised for "carry-on" size limits. The puddle jump from JFK to CLE's plane was small and the overhead bin...was smaller than advertised - the drone case got stuck in there (lol). They had to send a maintenance person to get it out, and the pilot got very mad at me. Gee..I told him maybe you should change the bin in the airport then, because it fit in there. He said now we're going to be late for Miami, thanks. I said well that's what they get for stealing Lebron for a few years of his prime. Haha!! 

He did not laugh.

[reuben.ahmed]

Because they drive on the left side of the road (with steering wheel on the right), their used car prices are much much cheaper than ours in USA. Basically everyone is driving BMW/Lexuses/Mazeratis/etc. in Edinburgh. And they drive fast. It seems like a really cool place to live. I think a used BMW here for 25K is going for 3-5K over there (lol). I thought about importing one, before remembering the steering wheel is on the wrong side.

[*michaelsean*]

Cool pics. What part of Scotland were you in? What's the place that looks like a castle? (7th and 8th pics)

[*michaelsean*]

I guess I could have figured out what city has I glanced at the video first.

[WhoDeyWho]

Nice photos. A drone opens up a ton of photo ops. Will have to consider adding one to my arsenal. Good job!