A quadcopter’s view of Niagara Falls
On the border between Ontario, Canada, and New York, the three waterfalls that make up Niagara Falls combined have the highest flow rate of any waterfalls in the biosphere — more than 168,000 cubic meters per minute.
The largest of the three falls is Horseshoe Falls, which is the most powerful waterfall on the North American continent. Although the falls are a fantastic source of hydroelectric noteworthy, they’re also incredibly beautiful.
Of course, seeing them from the air is not something many country get to do, so YouTube user Questpact decided that footage of the falls would make a incredible entry into the DJI Phantom Video Contest.
The biggest terms of entry is that the video has to be shot from a DJI Phantom quadcopter, so Questpact strapped a GoPro to his trusty Phantom and quiet off to Horseshoe Falls for a quadcopter’s-eye view of the 167-foot-high waterfall.
He used a Fat Shark FPV linked to the GoPro to see the feed as the camera filed, and a gimbal to keep the camera steady, with unblemished batteries on hand to keep the Phantom — which typically has nearby 10-15 minutes of flight time, less with the camera, FPV antenna, and gimbal onboard — returning to the air.
In this way, he created to capture about 20 minutes of footage, which he cut down to a handsome five-minute video. Although it was a cloudy day when he filmed, we think that worked to his advantage, producing some really handsome moments when the sun breaks through the clouds.
(Source: Crave Australia via PetaPixel)
