UAS innovation: ART!!!
The words AVIATION and ART are rarely used in the same sentence. Aerial photography has become a popular genre, but the fleet of fixed wing and rotor aircraft had limitations due to a number of factors (too large to fly near the object to be photographed, size and sound of the vehicle would alter the scene, etc.)
Uncrewed aerial systems (a/k/a drones) were heralded as being disruptive- instant delivery, surveillance, etc.) The list of UAS’s innovations did not initially include ART. Drones added access to novel perspectives for their range of imagery. The photographic textbooks explain that perspective can give an image distinctiveness by using angles, choice of focal length to increase or decrease the sense of perspective in a scene.
As exemplified by the following EuroNews article, these camera-mounted drones have attained a level of artistic recognition. The beauty, exposed by the unique perspectives a UAS can deliver, is exceptional. The “stick-and-rudder’ skills of these pilots have opened new dimensions to our vision of the world. Their positioning of these aerial lenses is as creative as the expression of a talented brush stroke.
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NOTE: as this Journal delves in the regulatory sphere, the last image is one added to reflect our editorial theme.
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Snug polar bears and lava dragons: Take a look at the jaw-dropping Drone Photo Awards 2024 finalists
By Theo Farrant
Published on 03/06/2024 – 12:30
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The nominated works were chosen from over 2,000 submissions from 113 countries for the world’s most prestigious aerial photography competition.
The Siena Drone Photo Awards has just revealed its shortlist of extraordinary aerial images for its 2024 edition.
This year’s nominees include everything from an adorable shot of two polar bears snuggled beside each other to the fiery outline of a dragon shaped by molten lava, taken during the 2023 volcanic eruption of Fagradalsfjall at Litli-Hrútur in Iceland.
The competition spans nine categories (PEOPLE, ANIMALS, NATURE, URBAN, WEDDING, SPORT, ABSTRACT, SERIES AND VIDEO), with five stunning images selected in each.
Here are a handful of our favourites:
‘Bucha, City of Death’ by Carol Guzy (PEOPLE CATEGORY)
‘Drifting in space’ by Gilad Topaz’ (PEOPLE CATEGORY)
‘Stay Where your Heat smiles’ by Silke Hullmann (NATURE CATEOGRY)
‘Ground vein’ by Xiaoying Shi (NATURE CATEGORY)
“pelicanos blancos” by Guillermo Soberón (ANIMALS CATEGORY)
‘A Polar Romance’ by Florian Ledoux (ANIMALS CATEGORY)
‘Elddreki / Fire Dragon’ by Jeroen Van Nieuwenhove (ABSTRACT CATEGORY)
‘Marching in the Salt Marsh’ by Raj Mohan (ABSTRACT CATEGORY)
‘Love from Above’ by Joanna Zdancewicz (WEDDING CATEGORY)
‘Apple dream’ by Tim Demski (WEDDING CATEGORY)
‘Village under snow’ by Hüseyin Karahan (URBAN CATEGORY)
‘Jiashao Bridge’ by Sheng Jiang (URBAN CATEGORY)
‘Minimalist action’ by Alex Berasategi (SPORT CATEGORY)
‘Boli Khela’ by Sanchayan Chowdhury (SPORT CATEGORY)
Winning photographs will be announced in Siena, Italy, on 28 September 2024.
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