Hi guys

Well, it all went off like clockwork. No traffic. Viewing spot on exact centre of totality. Clear blue skies and not too many people.
I managed to get the Mavic up in the air 5 minutes before totality and left it flying throughout, capturing the moon's shadow racing across the Wyoming plains at over 1,600 mph.
A Go Pro hero on the ground captured the sounds and the overall view of the entire eclipse.

It was an unbelievably beautiful experience and I hope I've managed to capture some of it here.  Happy viewing guys

Ian in London, in Wyoming....

Very cool... thanks for the share Ian! It was not as eventful from here in Arizona.

Nice video, how high was your Mavic shot?

Hummingbird.UAV Posted at 2017-8-22 06:02
Nice video, how high was your Mavic shot?

Thanks fella
Fortunately, the road and hillside were already quite high relative to one side of the land, so I flew along to the escarpment which suddenly gave me a good 1,000 foot view, despite only being around 300 feet above high.
All the plains there are around 6,000 feet elevation; it's great in summer but pretty snowy in winter.

Ian

Great job well done

hallmark007 Posted at 2017-8-22 16:38
Great job well done

Thanks fella!

Dirty Bird Posted at 2017-8-22 16:31
Excellent job Ian!

Cheers dirty bird!

Ian - I always look forward to your videos and posts in the Mavic and Spark forums.

Absolutely great stuff!  Still in the States or back home in London?

Thanks again

Nikon 1 Posted at 2017-8-23 16:19
Ian - I always look forward to your videos and posts in the Mavic and Spark forums.

Absolutely great stuff!  Still in the States or back home in London?

Cheers fella!  Nice to hear!  I'm in Moab at the moment having plenty of fun. Got a few more days yet....
IG is  ian_in_london if you want to follow the madness

Cheers

Ian

Very well done!

I'm surprised at how well the GoPro captured the eclipse from the ground. Did you have any kind of filter on it?

Top job cheers and thanks for sharing

Ray_Dunakin Posted at 2017-8-23 23:37
Very well done!

I'm surprised at how well the GoPro captured the eclipse from the ground. Did you have any kind of filter on it?

No more surprised than me!  I'd only had the Go Pro a few weeks; I simply put it on the ground pointing up and pressed record and left it.  No filter and no post-production to that video.  That literally is what it recorded....  Ian

Great work! Thanks for sharing, Ian.

Very awesome, thanks for sharing !

DJI Thor Posted at 2017-8-27 18:17
Great work! Thanks for sharing, Ian.

Thanks Thor!  This is the reason I bought the second Mavic after the first one's gimbal failed part way through my trip.  I think it was worth it
Cheers,

Ian

Nice video indeed. Beautiful sight!

Wellsi Posted at 2017-9-3 00:32
Thanks Thor!  This is the reason I bought the second Mavic after the first one's gimbal failed part way through my trip.  I think it was worth it
Cheers,

Oh, really thank you for your support for it. We will do our best to help things out. Appreciate your patience. And hope you enjoy your time.

Great video Wellsi,
Congrats.