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L'entrée principale du parc du château de Richelieu, le camping et l'étang. 2006
Photo prise en ULM
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Aerial Picture of an uncontacted Amazon Tribe [+]
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Assuming the people in the photo are the Kawahiva, they've been evading Europeans since the mid 1700s. They know we exist and want nothing to do with us because outsiders have been assaulting them for hundreds of years.
‘Spirit of Altai’ Showcases the Expansive and Diverse Beauty of Siberia
Filmmaker Vadim Sherbakov has created a short aerial film called "Spirit of Altai," exclusively shot with DJI Air 2S drone that showcases the beautiful landscape of a West Siberian region in Russia.
Prior to the pandemic, Sherbakov generally traveled outside of his home country of Russia to capture incredible locations, but the last couple of years has changed his perspective and he has begun to focus on and appreciate the picturesque landscapes at his own doorstep.
Earlier this year, Sherbakov shared "The Noor" -- a short film dedicated to the raw beauty of frozen Baikal lake in the Eastern Siberia region of Russia. This time, Sherbakov has turned his drone to an equally as picturesque region in Altai in Western Siberia. In "Spirit of Altai," he swapped the vastness of ice for a diverse landscape that spans mountains, rivers, forests, deep blue lakes, and wavy roads.
Sherbakov had only seen images of the region and hadn't visited it before the shoot as it is a ten-hour drive away from his home. He tells PetaPixel that the region had been on his wish-list and it didn't disappoint when he got to experience it.
Though he is not a stranger to challenging shooting conditions, Sherbakov experienced some filming difficulty due to extremely strong winds in a couple of locations.
"I had six days to explore the region and not every day was great," he says. "Due to weather and particularly low clouds, we could not travel to one or two planned locations. Also, I got sick on the fourth day because of hyperthermia and missed an amazing morning shoot with low fog (once in a million opportunity as I have been told) but I didn't get upset since I think I went home with great material."
Sherbakov shot the film by himself whilst on a trip which was a part of a photo tour with ten other travelers. During the post-production stage, he teamed up with a composer to produce unique and authentic sound material.
This film is a positive outcome of an otherwise difficult situation. Because Sherbakov was not able to travel abroad due to pandemic restrictions, he is glad that he has been able to turn to appreciate what his own country has to offer. He also hopes that the film will showcase the grand beauty of the region and immerse the audience.
More of Sherbakov's work can be found on his website, Instagram, YouTube, and Vimeo.
Image credits: Photos by Vadim Sherbakov.
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The Winning Photos from the Hasselblad Masters 2021 Competition
Hasselblad has announced the winners of the 2021 Masters photography competition across 12 categories. The winning photographers gain the title of "Hasselblad Master" and receive a medium format mirrorless Hasselblad camera.
The Hasselblad Masters competition is regarded as one of the world's most prestigious professional photography competitions, and winners are selected through a combination of a public vote and a professional Hasselblad Masters Jury comprised of internationally renowned photographers and imaging experts. A full list of Jury members can be viewed on Hasselblad's website.
Hasselblad says that this year's competition was larger than previous years and expanded to 12 categories to include Heritage, which commemorated Hasselblad's 80-year anniversary. The 2021 competition received a record-breaking number of over 63,000 submitted images, double the amount of uploaded images compared to 2018. Entrants do not need to have taken the photos with a Hasselblad camera.
In addition to the title of Hasselblad Master and a new medium format camera, winners will shoot for a collaborative project that is then published on all Hasselblad channels and in a high-quality commemorative Hasselblad Masters book, which will also contain a special feature on each of the 12 winners along with a selection of their images.
“It was incredible to see the number of professional photographers, Hasselblad and non-Hasselblad users, that participated in the 2021 competition. Not only was this year’s competition extra special due to the celebration of our anniversary, there were more than 89,000 votes overall!” said Hans Cornet, Hasselblad Client Relationship Manager. “With the abundance of creative participants and unique submissions, this gave all the judges involved a difficult task in determining the Hasselblad Masters 2021 winners.”
Below are all the winning photos:
Aerial - Photo by Florian Ledoux 
Architecture - Photo by Albrecht Voss 
Art - Photo by Gavin Goodman 
Beauty Fashion - Photo by Ramon Vaquero 
Heritage - Photo by Marcus Bitsch 
Landscape/Nature - Photo by Honghua Shi 
Portrait - Photo by Marek Würfl 
Product - Photo by Paul Fuentes 
Project 21 - Photo by Yihao Wang 
Street Urban - Photo by Nikolay_Schegolev 
Wedding - Photo by Matthäus Machner 
Wildlife - Photo by Alice Zilberberg
The full gamut of 2021 finalists can be viewed on Hasselblad's website as well as all of the official rules and a full timeline of the competition from its acceptance of entrants through voting.
_Image credits: All photos individually credited and provided courtesy of Hasselblad Masters 2021. _
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9. Villa del Rosario, Colombia
The gorgeous town of Villa del Rosario is on the extreme western border of Colombia, right next to Venezuela. A primarily agricultural community, Villa del Rosario is also a burgeoning tourist spot.
from The World’s 20 Best Travel Photos Taken By a Drone Pilot
RE:BIRTH // ZEITGENÖSSISCHER ZIRKUS - DIE ETAGE
Dieses WE, FR/SA ist Abschluss von der Etage!
Ich hab nur ein Stück bisher gesehen, aber es sind bestimmt ein paar tolle dabei!
https://www.dieetage.de/event/rebirth/
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Photographer Paraglides Over West Virginia for Breathtaking Aerial Photos
Photographer Bernard Chen felt that there was more to aerial photography than drones and learned how to paraglide so that he could fly across West Virginia and capture the area in a new way.
Based in Northern Virginia, Chen grew up on a farm and developed a strong connection with all things nature. An adventurer and explorer at heart, Chen views his work as born out of the harmony between his fascination with the visual image and his wonder at the natural world.
"My photography allows me to explore and encounter the world around me," he tells PetaPixel. "I feel most connected with the natural world in those moments when I'm waiting for it to reveal something to me -- waiting for a cloud to move, the light to change, a breeze to lift or drop. I believe in discovery, wonder, and the infinite power of nature to surprise us."
Chen's story is similar to others who felt the same call to the sky, like photographer George Steinmetz who flew a motorized paraglider across Africa, or Alexandre Buisse who did the same in France and Italy.
It was this deep fascination with breathtaking landscapes that led Chen to buy his first drone in 2013 before they exploded in popularity. Although this opened up a whole new world for his photography, it didn't make as big of a turn compared to when he began spending time with adventurous people -- rock climbers, skydivers, base jumpers, and other adrenaline seekers.
"I would tell you if you want to improve your photography, befriend these kinds of active people, and they will show you a world you never thought was possible," says Chen. "Most landscape photographers wish to shoot from the top of the mountain or deep in a cave, and that group of active adventurers knows how to get you into that position for that shot."
The introduction to this active adventure world led Chen to backpack up Seneca Rocks, descend down in a cave in Alabama, jump out of a plane, and climb giant 300-feet redwood trees in California. All of which, unbeknownst to him at the time, prepared Chen for the future of flying across a place close to his heart -- Dolly Sods, Wilderness Area in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia.
"I thought skydiving would be my ticket to filming from the air. But that's a one-way ticket down to the ground, which doesn't match what I wanted to do," he says. "I started paying attention to this sport, which looked very exciting, and this is a sport I could see myself flying with a camera."
The process of essentially becoming a human drone took ten months of flying training at Almost Heaven Power Paragliding, West Virginia to gain over 130 hours of flight time. This commitment wasn't easy -- Chen's first seven attempts of free flight experience were not successful.
After spending some time contemplating what is mentally blocking Chen to succeed, he came back ready and launched successfully.
"I didn't want to stop; flying was exhilarating!" says Chen. "I went from a shaking body to a fantastic state of bliss in a matter of seconds. It was an incredible feeling of accomplishment."
Once he become more comfortable in his training, he started to experiment with a GoPro. Once he mastered that in flight, he added more cameras to his motor, eventually strapping his Sony A7R IV and Sony 24-105mm lens to his chest.
"Flying with cameras was finally coming together, but learning to take pictures while flying was not an easy task. Unlike drones, I'm always moving; any adjustments to settings have to be completed with one hand. Flying low gets you the best compositions and brings the most danger. Once I put all this together, I can start planning flights for some incredible locations, and Dolly Sods was at the top of my list of dream flights."
Although some might ask why Chen is going through all of this effort for aerial photography and isn't simply using a drone, his answer lies in what is accessible to photographers. In the United States, drones are limited to a maximum altitude of 400 feet, whereas flying can get Chen as high as 18,000 feet.
The ability to stay up in the air for two to three hours also opens up many avenues of getting interesting and picturesque images, while making the most of paramotor which doesn't require an airstrip to launch.
After accomplishing his dream of flying over Dolly Sods, Chen is looking forward to an Iceland flight in 2022 as well as expressed a desire to visit locations across Southwest and Alaska.
"I can see myself having three cine cameras mounted, recording different angles while in flight. It will be an experiment to see what works, but I like this challenge; it's what keeps me inspired to explore our beautiful planet."
More of Chen's work can be found on his website and Vimeo page.
Image credits: All images provided courtesy of Bernard Chen and used with permission.
#inspiration #travel #adventure #aerial #aerialphotographer #bernardchen #flying #landscape #landscapephotographer #paraglider #paragliding
Hello everyone! After months of working on it - I finally finished my official website - where you can find my digital artworks, t-shirt designs and photography - including this aerial photograph of Brighton Pier.
Everyone is more than welcome to take a look: https://johnnyrei.com
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Photographer Captures the Beauty of China’s Landscapes with a Drone
Photographer Florian Delalee has been exploring and sharing the beauty of China's landscapes from the air using a camera drone. His aerial photos feature a dazzling diversity in colors and textures seen across the world's 3rd largest country.
Delalee first got into photography at the age of 21 when he was sent by his employer from France to Shanghai, China. It was then that he decided to buy a DSLR camera and explore Asia during his free time.
Having now lived in China since 2010, Delalee has spent the past decade crisscrossing Asia, escaping from his professional industrial world to walk off the beaten path for photographic experiences.
"Every time, I try to improve my compositions and plays of light, notably at sunrise and sunset," Delalee tells PetaPixel. "I am very fond of National Geographic reportages and their ability to 'inspire globetrotters to continue to explore further,' directly echoing my own photography practice."
Delalee's aerial work these days is shot with a DJI Mavic Air 2, which he carries with his camera and lenses on hikes.
As countries tightened their borders during the COVID-19 pandemic, Delalee found himself forced to explore remote regions of China instead of traveling more widely abroad.
"With COVID-19 closing borders from many countries, I have no choice but to stay in China for professional reasons and travel extensively in remote places during the holidays," the photographer says.
His trips have taken him to the Great Wall, rice terrace fields, lakes, red forests, and more. Locations visited so far include Xinjiang, Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan, Jiangxi, Beijing, Guangxi, Anhui, Gansu, and Inner Mongolia.
You can find more of Delalee's work on his website, Behance, and Instagram. Some of his work is also available at YellowKorner through a network of nearly 80 fine art galleries around the world.
Image credits: Photographs by Florian Delalee and used with permission
#features #aerial #china #djimavicair2 #drone #floriandelalee #landscapes
