Fine Art Landscape Aerial Photography

Fine art aerial photography of many beautiful and scenic destinations throughout the US

046 - Superstition Buttes Sunset
The Buttes at the north end of the Superstition Mountain range are probably the most photographed part of the range. But the most common if not only perspective of the buttes os from the west looking east. I have wanted to get this perspective from the east looking west back into town for some time. Saw what looked like a nice sunset coming so go myself out to the east side.
Red Mountain Sunset from Salt River
During monsoon season in Arizona, I am always watching the western skies through the afternoon in case conditions might be right for nice sunset. If it looks like the sky will be sufficiently clear to the far west for the sun to shine up under cloud cover to my near west then we might get a sunset and I head out to find a shot. This was my first attempt at a drone based HDR sunset panorama using the DJI Mavic 2 Pro. As drones have evolved, using them as tools for high end still photography has gotten better and better. This is a combination of 3 frames, each frame compiled as an individual HDR image from 5 bracketed exposures. It excellent as a still photography tool because I can position the drone in just the right spot very quickly in order to get the composition that works best for me.
Brilliant colors at Tempe Town Lakes, AZ 2018
Wow! This sunset and the rainbow of colors reflecting off the clouds and onto the lake, along with the fun urban feel and Tempe bridge, made for the perfect sunset drone shot!