South Padre Drone

[Legdog]

Haven't posted here in a while so here we go.



Yes, flying over the water is nerve-racking but hey, at least the beaches were clean.

Shot by an old Mavic Pro 2. Bracketed photos.

[Artos]

Cool capture leggy...I haven't been to the island in decades & wouldn't recognize it. Never get further east than laguna vista.

[Pedernal]

Nice! thank you for sharing

[lanceodom]

Really cool photo. So many fond memories of SPI as a kid and young adult. I haven't been there in 20 years.

[Legdog]

I don’t get to Padre much myself. Besides all the hotels and condos I don’t recognize, I’m impressed with the cleanliness and all the palm trees they brought in. Although the palms may or may not be native, they add that tropical look that draws people.

What I don’t like is you can’t just drive over to the jetties without coughing up cash to get through a gate. That part blows.

[Artos]

I hadn't heard about the palms being planted...my understanding is the Sabal is the only native palm tree to this area.

[Mexico]

Great picture! Been too long since I've been down there.

[fish4food]

Awesome picture!

Probably a dumb question, what does “bracketed” mean? In regards to the photos.

[Legdog]

Awesome picture!

Probably a dumb question, what does “bracketed” mean? In regards to the photos.

Not a dumb question at all. Most cameras have a bracket setting that provides the photographer the ability to take multiple images at slightly different exposures. Once you combine the images in editing software like Lightroom, you get a more balanced exposure across the image. This is HDR or high def resolution.

The risk is if things move (like waves) you can get motion blur. There’s always a trade off.

[Texashookset]

Very cool pic bud. Lower Laguna is my new stomping grounds to fish the last 15 years (Port Isabel based) since giving up the crowds in POC but I haven’t been on the actual beach since college days 30 years ago. That pic sure does make it look nice.

[Shane]

Cool shot, Steven! Good to see you around again.

[fish4food]

Thank you! I’ll have to look at my setting on my DJI Mini 2 and see what all is available on it.

I took a few pictures in Destin that look good on my phone, no idea what they’d look like on a computer though.

[Legdog]

Here's one showing that rain is coming to central Texas.



Don't blink, this skyline changes every day.

[Sparkles]

Cool pics
Thanks for sharing.
I’ve always enjoyed your pixels, good to see you posting


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[Crazy Horse]

Thank you! I’ll have to look at my setting on my DJI Mini 2 and see what all is available on it.

I took a few pictures in Destin that look good on my phone, no idea what they’d look like on a computer though.

Had my first experience flying a drone (my BIL's DJI mini) 2 weeks ago in Siesta Key FL.
I'm hooked, but I want/looking at the DJI Air2S...

Great pics as always Leggy