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firemunkee wrote:
How did you get that shot that is super cool! Looks like a birdseye lens was used as well?
Thanks, it's a DJI Phantom 1 with a basic Gopro hanging of the bottom. I'm having fun trying not to crash it. Good thing there was ice out there Monday as LW would have owned a new drone if it was water :-)
If you guys want to see more pics, I posted some here:
http://www.beaverdamcreekreservoir.com/?p=259
I'll see if I can get the footage from Tim's drone, he did the flyover in November when the level was at its lowest.
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Nice work Dan.....
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awesome pictures. Im amazed how little there is for fish to hang out near. very few rocks,trees and such..
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HokieDJ wrote:
Is it possible to get access to that drone video? I would love to explore and take mental notes on the landscape before it gets filled up again.
I talked to Tim, no video, just stills, here is what he forwarded on to me, hope it helps.
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bart2puck wrote:
awesome pictures. Im amazed how little there is for fish to hang out near. very few rocks,trees and such..
Yep, knowing the locations of what little structure there is, is crucial there. I'm hoping that if there is some sort of restoration and improvements done with the help of DGIF, they do something with regards to vegetation because there really isn't any. I think they'd have to slowly bring the level up to allow the plants to get established enough that they wouldn't die off due to lack of light if the water clarity was low before the plants were able to help keep the water clear.
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I've never fished Beaverdam Reservoir before, but after looking at these pics I want to go up there just to fish that bridge! How deep is that spot when the res is full?
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In my experience the bridge isn't productive. I've only managed to catch a bluegrill using an earthworm.
There is far more interesting and productive structure elsewhere.
When full
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I used to catch smallies off that old rock wall all the time. I hope a few survive this.
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NOVAhunter wrote:
I used to catch smallies off that old rock wall all the time. I hope a few survive this.
Great structure...I hope they do as well.
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T. wrote:
In my experience the bridge isn't productive. I've only managed to catch a bluegrill using an earthworm.
There is far more interesting and productive structure elsewhere.
When full
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Great shot, thanks!
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5th one down, on the right side just above the water, is that a house foundation?
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NOVAhunter wrote:
5th one down, on the right side just above the water, is that a house foundation?
Could be. In the cove south of there by the bridge, I know for certain of a foundation.
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Is the rock wall that line of rocks after the bridge? I always thought it was somewhere on the cove to the right of the dock.
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The rock wall is towards the top of the last picture running across the shallow flats.
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Mad skills with that drone, sir! Love the pics!
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Where's that in relation to the dock?
T. wrote:
The rock wall is towards the top of the last picture running across the shallow flats.
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HokieDJ wrote:
Where's that in relation to the dock?
T. wrote:
The rock wall is towards the top of the last picture running across the shallow flats.
1/2 mile to the north.
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I just got a cheap quadcopter with a camera. Should be fun to experiment with. Seeing these pictures was actually part of the inspiration. I will post if I get any fishing related videos/pics. Scared to go over water though. It definitely isn't waterproof (although they do make one now that is called the Mariner that will float and take off from water....$1000).
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Don't fly it near the White House! ........guy did that this week with a quadcopter and is deep doo doo.
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Greg,
Looking into getting into this as well. What did you find? any tips, which brands are best? Dan's buddy seems to have some top notch stuff, and I don't know if i want to spend that much money yet
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GregF wrote:
I just got a cheap quadcopter with a camera. Should be fun to experiment with. Seeing these pictures was actually part of the inspiration. I will post if I get any fishing related videos/pics. Scared to go over water though. It definitely isn't waterproof (although they do make one now that is called the Mariner that will float and take off from water....$1000).
Maybe you can add foam on the feet so that it can float if it goes down over water? Not sure it would be able to take off, but at least it would sink.
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GregF wrote:
I just got a cheap quadcopter with a camera. Should be fun to experiment with. Seeing these pictures was actually part of the inspiration. I will post if I get any fishing related videos/pics. Scared to go over water though. It definitely isn't waterproof (although they do make one now that is called the Mariner that will float and take off from water....$1000).
Which one did you end up with?
I'm tempted to pick up one of these for fun:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KI03U8Q
Seems to get pretty good reviews from Amazon and some of the heli forums.
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Unreal how cheap they are. They are likely to be restricted going forward with the White House incident.
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Now I want one.....
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Dan, that is exactly the one I got. $60 can't be beat. I got it a few days ago. It is actually the exact model that flew into the white house lawn. Too cold and windy to fly it outside. So I flew it in the house (shhhhh don't tell my wife!) bumped into a few things, knocked the prop guards off a few times. No damage at all (to the copter OR the house). But the house is too confined for an amateur like me to learn to fly. The Syma X5C seems to be the cheapest with a decent camera. What it is missing is the capability to transmit the picture real time during flight. You can only record on a micro SD card on the copter and hope you were pointing the right way for the shot you want. The cheapest copter that transmits real time pics is about $160 bucks (Hubson Quad Copter w/ FPV camera ($156)). The really good one I want is the Parrot Bebop ($500). You can fly it via your ipad or other smart phone using an app. It has HD real time video and flies via GPS. You push a button to take off and it automatically takes off and hovers at about 4 feet. Push it and it returns to that exact spot. Also, you can set a "Home" location and if you lose contact with it, it will return there automatically. I think it is almost too easy to fly. BUT, not ready to spend $500 yet. The best ones out there are about $1000. There is a waterproof quadcopter that uses a GoPro camera. It is amazing but BIG. About 3 times the size of the Syma X5C and sounds like a real helicopter taking off.
ANYWAY....I am planning to bring this with me on a couple trips this year (THE DRAGON) and experiment a bit with it. Seems like I could get some really cool videos. If I lose it, it is only $60 I lose. First step is to get warmer, calmer weather so I can learn to fly the dam thing! Since there is a bit of interest, I will post and let you know how my experimentation goes. But that won't start till I can feel my fingers after being outside for more than 10 minutes.
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