Landscape photographer Jakub Polomski was recently in Iceland for two weeks this past July. The 4,000 km journey covered many of the country’s most popular destinations.
Landscape photographer Jakub Polomski (featured previously) was recently in Iceland for two weeks this past July.
The 4,000 km journey covered many of the popular destinations in Iceland including: Gullfoss, Þingvellir, Dimmu Borgir, Dettifoss, Myvatn, Vik, Geysir, Grindavik, Skógafoss, Jökulsárlón, Hvalfjörður, Flateyri, Kerlingarfjöll, Fláajökull, Skálafellsjökull, Fjallfoss, Berufjörður, Lakagígar, Látrabjarg, Berserkjahraun, Friðland að Fjallabaki, Álftafjörður, Vestfirðir.
During the trip, Polomski also brought his quadcopter to capture some amazing aerial photos of the breathtaking landscapes of Iceland. Below you will find some of the captures, but be sure to head to Behance to see the entire gallery.
Lily is the world’s first throw-and-shoot camera. All you have to do is throw it in the air to start shooting. The quadcopter flies itself and uses GPS and computer vision to follow you around. It is waterproof, compact and shoots HD pictures and videos. Check out the glossy demo video below.
The Hardware
Technical Specs
Battery: Built-in Lithium-Ion Battery, 20 min of flight time, Charging via 5A charger, 2-hour charge time Flight: Max speed 25 mph (40 km/h), Max altitude 50 ft (15 m), Min altitude 5 ft (1.75 m) Memory: 4GB micro SD provided, External memory card slot Waterproof: Rating IP67 (can take one meter underwater) Camera: Video Resolution: 1080p 60 fps / 720p 120 fps, Video FOV: 94º, Video Format: H.264 codec, .mp4 file format, Photo Resolution: 12 MP, Digital gimballing Image stabilization, Fixed focus Sensors: Accelerometer, Three-axis Gyro, Magnetometer, Barometer, GPS, Front-facing camera, Bottom-facing camera
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Lily have obstacle avoidance?
Currently, Lily does not have any obstacle avoidance capabilities. We have found that most outdoor activities do not need obstacle avoidance because Lily can follow the user’s path. But again, there are no guarantees that Lily will not hit anything while it is following you. If Lily is about to hit an object you can press the middle button on the tracking device and Lily will stop, hold its position, and continue to film you.
How much does Lily cost?
You can pre-order Lily today for $499 USD. After pre-sales are over, Lily will be priced at $999 plus applicable taxes and shipping. Ships February 2016
Will Lily videos have sound?
Yes, the tracking device has a microphone that records high quality sound. Lily automatically synchronizes audio from the tracking device with video it records.
Can Lily stream video?
Lily streams low-resolution live video to the companion app to help you frame your shots.
Adam Woodworth transformed an old Imperial Speeder Bike toy from Return of the Jedi into a fully operational, flying quadcopter complete with a POV camera for FPV racing. You can see the finished product in action in the embedded video below.
In an extensive post on Make Magazine, Woodworth says he used a 12″ speeder bike toy from the Hasbro Power Of The Force series. To make the speeder take flight Woodworth used four 7″ rotors, driven by 880kv 28mm motors and 3 bladed propellers, running on a 14.4v 2200mAh Lipo.
Woodworth says remote control is provided by a 3DRobotics PixHawk. The rider is made from pipe cleaners and old Nerf darts and the helmet can be swapped for an FPV camera that is mounted to a styrofoam ball. This allows Woodworth to race the speeder wearing video goggles!
Quadcopter enthusiast Olivier_C transformed his RC helicopter into the iconic Millennium Falcon from Star Wars using polystyrene and LED lights. The builder posted the step-by-step process on reddit and Imgur.
Aside from the cost of the actual drone and radio, which he estimates at 1000€, the remaining materials were incredibly cheap: 10€ for the 2 foam planks and 12€ for the front and rear lights. The paint was leftover acrylic he had lying around and he used a few sticks of glue for the glue-gun (source). Due to the weight of the materials, Oliver says the top speed is barely 35% of what the raw quadcopter can do (90km/h+).
Below you will find progress pics of the build along with videos of the finished product in action. You can see the complete gallery on Imgur and find out more information on Olivier’s other RC projects on RC Groups.
“Main material is this insulant, expanded polystyrene, in 20 and 30mm thickness. It’s heavier than classic EPP, but also much stronger, and easy to cut clean.” [source]
“This hook thing slides inside the carbon frame of the quad at the front, tight fit is required so the propellers are not hitting the foam. I went for 10mm of free space between the tip of the blade and the foam.” [source]
“The 2 lights at the front, serial, so each get only 6V instead of 12V according to specs. 12V was really bright, I don’t plan to fly this in pitch black night.” [source]
