Lake Miccosukee – Aerial America Collection
A Laurel Oak Quercus laurifolia canopy on Lake Miccosukee appear as a mosaic from 150 feet overhead. Clouds reflect from a small patch of water as American White Waterlily Nymphaea odorata pads and pond weed cover portions of the lake surface.
This image is a frame capture from one of my first video flights with a DJI Mavic Pro aerial camera platform after passing an exam and receiving my FAA 107 Unmanned Aircraft Remote Pilot’s License. I now join my son as officially licensed by the FAA to conduct commercial flights with drone cameras.
camera: FC220 | aerial platform: DJI Mavic Pro
focal length: 4.7mm | exposure: f/2.2 | frame clip from video
Purple Gallinule – St Marks National Wildlife Reserve Florida
A Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinica walks on American white waterlily Nymphaea odorata pads at Headquarters Pond in St Marks National Wildlife Reserve.
camera: Nikon D500 | lens: VR Nikkor 400mm f/2.8G IF-ED plus Nikkor 1.4x Teleconverter | support: monopod
focal length: 840mm | exposure: f/8 – 1/640th – iso 500
Black-necked Stilt and Tricolored Heron – St Marks National Wildlife Reserve Florida
A Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus chases a Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor through a marsh in St Marks National Wildlife Reserve.
camera: Nikon D500 | lens: VR Nikkor 400mm f/2.8G IF-ED plus Nikkor 1.4x Teleconverter | support: monopod
focal length: 840mm | exposure: f/8 – 1/1600th – iso 500
