Weather Photography / Flying, beside a huge storm cell, that nearly destroyed my drone- part 2

in #weatherphotography6 years ago (edited)

Continuing the story

A big fat raindrop, just fell on my face....
Immediately, a put the drone in S mode - sport mode (70Kh/h). This will give me a chance to go really fast and hopefully, get my drone home, before the real storm hits. As a responsible drone pilot, I was flying over the woods, so if the drone fails, it would probably crash/land on the trees. Going full speed with a DJI phantom 4 pro, I realize, I got another camera filming a timelapse.
Then the rain starts to pick up. More and more. F...k.

"The golden line"
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Zakynthos, Greece

Now, I got a bad decision to make. Drone or the camera? Daammm, but I need to save both of them. Luckily, I could see the drone and it was nearly home...only 70 m above me. I press the GO HOME button, so the drone will automatically come home, but not at full speed.
I put the remote control under my shirt and ran for the camera, thinking about, how I will lose both of them. Camera and the drone. :(

"The beginning"
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First photo of timelapse

"The core"
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Middle photo of timelapse

"The end"
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One of the last photos from timelapse
(Videos are coming soon...working on it)

When I reached the camera, it had only a few drops on the body and the lens. A little bit of luck, because the camera was protected from big tree and bushes. Camera saved. Quickly, I put the camera in my pocket (sony a6000) and ran back to save the drone.
I see the drone about 5m above the round, preparing to land. I ran fast. I mean really fast, like "The Flash". I grab the drone and at the same time, with the remote control, I turn the drone off. Yes, I have some skills:) Now I have the camera and the drone and its time, to find some shelter in the woods.Ha Ha Ha move of the century...
Huge storm is coming and I m looking for shelter in the woods. Bravo.
Don't be such a dumbass as me!!
Luckily I was ok, but let me tell you this. The scariest 30 min of my life, but that's a story, for another time.
This is what it got me into storm hunting.

All your support, will go for buying a new lens for weather photography, so I could bring you better photos and videos.
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If you missed the part one:
https://steemit.com/thunder/@marjanko/aerial-photography-flying-beside-a-huge-storm-cell-that-nearly-destroyed-my-drone

My first real storm hunt / supercell:
https://steemit.com/weatherphotography/@marjanko/weather-photography-the-hunt-series-supercell-in-austria-graz-12-6-2018-what-is-going-on-with-nature

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I love it!
Excellent photo!
Greetings from Venezuela...
@marjanko :)

Thank tou very much.🤗 Love, that you like it ❤️

Awesome shot! I like your job 👍😉

Thank you👊 It will get better ☺️ As the storm hunt is on in Eu :)

What beautiful photos! ! !

Thank you very much 🍀

Good story...and images. I will follow you to see the upcoming videos

Thank you my fellow photographer. I appreciate it. Hope, I get it all done till next week, so I can already start with @dtube


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That's scary but funny experience, at least you save them both.👍👍 (Cam and drone: "my hero" 😍)

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