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Finding The Best Locations For Interesting Aerial Photography

The increasing availability of drones, coupled with shrinking camera sizes, is ideal for aerial photography. It is now easier than ever to pick up the right kit, head out on location and perfect your skills. Some like to work with top of the line UAVs and equipment for the best shots possible.

Still, there are many novices with cheap quadrocopters and GoPros that can create impressive images. This means increased competition for the best locations and the best angles. It is pretty much impossible to stumble across these shots by accident. The best aerial photos come from a game plan on precisely where and when to head out. This means careful planning and some helpful tools.… Read the rest

Aerial Photographs

Aerial Photographs: Types Of Photos, Environmental Uses, and Sources To Search

Aerial photography as a technique first emerged in France. Interestingly, however, two American citizens are responsible for the oldest surviving aerial photo taken in 1860. The photo was taken from a height of 630 meters and is a depiction of Boston.

Aerial photography is best defined as the art of taking photographs of the ground from an airborne platform including both traditional and modern platforms. For example, the earliest aerial photos were taken using balloons, kites, and fixed wing aircraft.

While these are still in use, new modern platforms are in use now including helicopters and drones which are quite popular among modern photographers.

A defining feature of aerial photos is their high degrees of radial distortion; straight lines may appear as curved lines. This means that the topography is slightly altered which in turn means that any measurements taken from the aerial photo have a significant degree of … Read the rest