Photo from Pt. Dume (Tony Stark/Iron Man Mansion)

[drawinglines]

Here are three photos I stitched together from a flight this week at Pt. Dume in Malibu, CA. This is the location that was used as Tony Stark's mansion in the Iron Man movies. I run a Phantom with a 2 axis gimbal and a GoPro Hero3 Black. I was flying about 200 yards over the ocean at an estimated altitude of 200ft (that estimate may be way off). I've been trying to get this shot for a week but the winds are pretty constant at the point. They were about 5kts when I shot this.

Larger photo here:

http://joshbolton.com/images/Pt-Dume-4-18-2013-Wide.jpg

 

[Sac D]

That's awesome looking.

No worries flying over the water for so long?

 

[drawinglines]

That's awesome looking.

No worries flying over the water for so long?

I was a nervous wreck flying over the water

 

[drawinglines]

Yesterday I "lost" the Phantom over the water. No clouds and a bright early morning sun made it "disappear" into the sky as it was climbing.

I was pretty worried but turned my transmitter off. This was my first time trying the "return home safe" function and it worked like a charm. I didn't see the Phantom until it was a few hundred feet directly overhead. Those were a long few minutes.

Here is a photo snapped from the peak of the Phantom being "lost".

 

[Sac D]

OMG. Did you try switching to GPS mode and HomeLock first?

Good thing RTH worked!

 

[Gizmo3000]

where's the house??

Great shot! Just imagine what it would have taken to get a similar shot just a few years ago.
(**** I shoulda gone to the beach yesterday).

aint RTH awesome!? (when it works)

 

[pwright]

Those are great shots!

 

[ads1212]

Nice shots. . How did you blur the white sure hitting the rocks?

 

[drawinglines]

Nice shots. . How did you blur the white sure hitting the rocks?

No blur added. The only thing i did with the photos was adjust the color a little.

 

[drawinglines]

OMG. Did you try switching to GPS mode and HomeLock first?

Good thing RTH worked!

Yeah, I tried both modes but never saw the Phantom. RTH was my last resort.