Had the pleasure of shooting around California on a recent trip.   Was great to meet up with PureSQNut and Skyrider!

Here is the compile of my trip.   Was shot in the High Sierra, San Francisco (with PureSQNut), Santa Cruz (with Skyrider) Carmel and Cannery Row in Monterey.

Combination of P3 and Inspire 1.

Enjoy!



Jim

Great stuff Jim, very well done, but I am sure I don't need to tell you.
How long you staying on this side of the pond?

sthuemmel Posted at 2015-9-20 23:17
Great stuff Jim, very well done, but I am sure I don't need to tell you.
How long you staying on thi ...

Thanks!  Always love getting feedback, much appreciated!

Back in Oz now.  

Jim,

Did you have to get permission to fly over the highways, bridges and built up areas, if so did you have to provide any Pilot qualifications to get the permission as I am curious to know what they may have accepted as Pilot qualifications etc.   We couldn't do that in the UK if we didn't have full control of the operational area and permission to fly over people and vehicles etc. and certainly wouldnt get permission to fly at night without submitting full detailed propsals of flight, max altitude, duration, safety measures etc.

A guy who I believe may be from  the USA recently flew an Inspire in London City with pedestrians and vehicles within probably 10 feet of take-off , totally breaking UK Civil Aviation Laws.

Nice... One shot in there had me say "woooh". That one second shot of pulling back from the wind will. Man that was close!!

You should retitle it California Part I. You need to come back and the do the Sierra's, Southern California, there is just so much about that state. Part II, Part III, etc.

HI Jim

Nice footage and it looks like you had fun getting these shots. Sorry I missed you this time.... Maybe next time you come over we can connect!

Rich

Lovely work as always

I love your footages ...

Wow! One of the best aerial videos I've seen. Well done.

GB44 Posted at 2015-9-21 00:49
Jim,

Did you have to get permission to fly over the highways, bridges and built up areas, if so did ...

Hey GB,

Yeah, I saw the video of that guy, how illegal and stupid was that?!!!!

Yes, all guidelines were followed, respected all no-fly zones.   

RichJ53 Posted at 2015-9-21 02:56
HI Jim

Nice footage and it looks like you had fun getting these shots. Sorry I missed you this time ...

Sounds great, any time Rich!  

Your video was so great and mind boggling you got GB thinking you were flying over bridges and highway. You might have been, but the proof is definitely not in your video.

Jim that's awesome man! The music goes perfectly too!

jones5r Posted at 2015-9-21 13:00
Your video was so great and mind boggling you got GB thinking you were flying over bridges and highw ...

Thanks jones5r,   Heh, yeah, definitely followed the rules while flying, enough problems without me causing more!  

I am jelly. Great session.

Incredible footage, i will have to learn a lot from you Master....

Awesome color grading JIM! Come to Dallas, I would love to connect!

Greet video made by a master man, we have a lot to learn from you, by filming, editing saund and video.
Thanks Jim for posting that.

Raf

howie121218@gma Posted at 2015-9-22 01:47
Awesome color grading JIM! Come to Dallas, I would love to connect!

Heh, would love to!

jimhare Posted at 2015-9-21 16:00
Heh, would love to!

I noticed a seagull fly through at cannery row.  Did the seagulls try and interfere with the UAV?  We we filming for the Queen Mary and the seagulls kept trying to attack our Inspire.  

USUAVMedia Posted at 2015-9-22 10:17
I noticed a seagull fly through at cannery row.  Did the seagulls try and interfere with the UAV?  ...

yeah, sometimes they try to threaten the Inspire but I've found that they keep their distance in the end.  No close calls as I wouldn't want to harm any wildlife.

Thanks for sharing Jim, great work! Excited to be going to Cal next in a couple of weeks and working on getting a permit to film Bodie an old ghost town :-)

nofearmx@gmail. Posted at 2015-9-22 12:08
Thanks for sharing Jim, great work! Excited to be going to Cal next in a couple of weeks and working ...

That sounds awesome!   Will you be able to post some footage?

Beautifully done.
I love how you sliced and diced different sequences and got all the movement figured out in a good smooth rhythm
Fantastic

WOW! Jim Hare! AMAZING ! Wish I could do that - but not enough life left

jimhare Posted at 2015-9-21 23:07
That sounds awesome!   Will you be able to post some footage?

I am hoping right now in the process of getting a 2million dollar liability coverage to be allowed to fly on top of the permit fees lol... got to love california but it is a state park so you need permission from California Film Association. Time is ticking... hope it works

The final cuts look good Jim.  Looking forward to next time.

Brilliant as always, thanks for sharing Jim.

Real nice video Jim. You look like an eagle flying over the tops of those tall pines or whatever they were.
I lived in Monterey for a year while attending DLI and it is heaven on earth as far as weather and sites.

rfrye Posted at 2015-9-23 01:03
WOW! Jim Hare! AMAZING ! Wish I could do that - but not enough life left

Heh, you have more life in you than most of us rfrye, age means nothing when it comes to art!

nofearmx@gmail. Posted at 2015-9-23 02:32
I am hoping right now in the process of getting a 2million dollar liability coverage to be allowed ...

Sounds amazing though, hope it works out!

Great video Jim! Well done!

DJI-Dave Posted at 2015-9-23 16:16
Great video Jim! Well done!

Thanks Dave!

PureSQNut Posted at 2015-9-23 05:02
The final cuts look good Jim.  Looking forward to next time.

Thanks buddy, you have to come back to Sydney and we'll fly around here!

Very nice film! Thanks again for sharing!

Skyrider Posted at 2015-9-24 10:32
Hey Jim the video looks "GREAT"!!.........  It was nice meeting up with you in Santa Cruz,   Alice  ...

Thanks Skyrider!  Loved meeting you both and thanks again for lending me your P3 batteries so I could shoot even more!

jimhare Posted at 2015-9-23 16:08
Thanks buddy, you have to come back to Sydney and we'll fly around here!

absolutley!

There have been a couple of comments on my sister post in the P3 forum about regulations and no-fly zones.

Anyone want to start a conversation about what is and what is not against the rules in California regarding this footage?

From my perspective - no flying over "populated areas."   I guess this is a grey area to some people.   We didn't fly over congested streets, were always 390ft up, respected no fly zones and the rest of it.

Seems like at least we should be able to come to a consensus about the rules especially since we're all on the same side of the argument.

I have started a discussion on regulations and compliance if anyone wants to jump in -

http://forum.dji.com/forum.php?m ... 7&fromuid=21263