A picture can tell a thousand words, whereas an aerial picture can tell millions. Enjoyed the view from above of this beautiful land of Santa Cruz beach. The waves, the landscape, and shadows from the morning sunray casting down was incredible. Thanks to DJI whom has made non-commercial drone available to all of us, to be able to enjoy our nature from a different perspective.

Great shot.
Must be very different to experience Christmas there

Montfrooij Posted at 2017-12-14 13:07
Great shot.
Must be very different to experience Christmas there

Yes sir, the breeze was chill but not extremely cold. You can definitely feel that people are enjoying the relaxing moment there as opposed to the bigger cities.

I agree a drone lets us go and see what we have from a new perspective.

Very nice shot, beautiful place.

Viking-Pilot Posted at 2017-12-18 03:45
Very nice shot, beautiful place.

Thank you, you need to be there to feel the vibe.

jcgoobee Posted at 2017-12-18 06:40
Thank you, you need to be there to feel the vibe.

Yeah I guess so looks great

Very nice picture

CA Mavic Pro Posted at 2017-12-29 03:29
Very nice picture

Thank you sir. Appreciate the kind words.

Very beautiful shot and nice framing!

dragonrider9 Posted at 2018-2-4 20:18
Very beautiful shot and nice framing!

Thanks so much.

That really is something! Lucky you!

GoldenSun Posted at 2018-2-5 11:23
That really is something! Lucky you!

Thank you sir. It's a blessing to be in that area to enjoy the sunrise.

Amazing Shot !!

Nebuchadnezzar Posted at 2018-2-7 03:31
Amazing Shot !!

Thanks Captain, do you have any cool traveling video to share?

I recorded there as well! That part of Santa Cruz is called West Cliff.

DanielTheRider Posted at 2018-2-7 07:39
I recorded there as well! That part of Santa Cruz is called West Cliff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyknUQu_Kyc

Nicely done.  I enjoy flying there since it's wide open and people in Santa Cruz don't really bother you and/or give you dirty look when they see you flying your drone.

jcgoobee Posted at 2018-2-7 10:19
Nicely done.  I enjoy flying there since it's wide open and people in Santa Cruz don't really bother you and/or give you dirty look when they see you flying your drone.

I know for sure it's an area that Santa Cruz allows people to fly drones. It's legal to fly there. I don't know if it's the only legal place but legal nonetheless. As a matter of fact while performing this flight, one lady figured it was smart to make a comment and says something along the lines of "That thing is excessively loud!" like as if it was a crime or that I didn't need to be doing that at that moment. I then proceeded with a response back with "Ok. What are you going to do about it?" She had no response of course. Just a dumb lady who felt as if she needed to voice her opinion and get involved when in fact she should've minded her own damn business. LOL!

DanielTheRider Posted at 2018-2-7 10:38
I know for sure it's an area that Santa Cruz allows people to fly drones. It's legal to fly there. I don't know if it's the only legal place but legal nonetheless. As a matter of fact while performing this flight, one lady figured it was smart to make a comment and says something along the lines of "That thing is excessively loud!" like as if it was a crime or that I didn't need to be doing that at that moment. I then proceeded with a response back with "Ok. What are you going to do about it?" She had no response of course. Just a dumb lady who felt as if she needed to voice her opinion and get involved when in fact she should've minded her own damn business. LOL!

haha... I hear ya. Can't win them all, can we? I've been there flying drones at least 4 to 5 times and never had any issues. Some did approached me and asked about the range and cost of the drone but nothing more. Oh well.... as long as we know that we're breaking the law, we're good, and it's none of others' business.