Rise of the Drones
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The Dragon Boat festival takes place every year and hosts thousands of attendees and boat racers in the waters of False Creek, Vancouver. This year, it also featured a drone show, as you saw in the video. The venue was packed, and we all stood around waiting for the drones to turn up for what seemed like an eternity.
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Dragon!
The show was supposed to start at 9:30, but it didn't get going until 10 PM, when the sky was dark enough. I was in no way technologically and skill-wise prepared to capture a drone show in those light conditions, so like everyone else around me, I used my phone (Pixel 7) to record the aerial proceedings.
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City looking good
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At the end of the show, the drones spelled out the word PIXEL in block letters. Very cool. I was too slow on the draw, however, and only caught a bit of the L. 😌
I did no record every moment of the show, only a few highlights. It was a wonderful choreography, though not as extravagant as the one's I've seen online from Singapore and Dubai. I wish the sky had been darker, but it was already 10 PM, and I don't think many would be willing to wait until 11 PM. So, the photographs did not turn out that great. Given the low lighting, a tripod would've helped stabilize the image for crisper shots, but I didn't want to lug around heavy gear in the middle of a crowd. It was a fun experience nevertheless with plenty of lessons for this kind of environment.
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The sky at 10 PM is nuts in the northern hemisphere
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Wowww I've never seen anything like it! What a great show and the figures they put together are beautiful!
They were fun to watch. The festival features a lot boats and canoes, so it was fantastic seeing the drones create the dragon boats in the air. :)
It was great!!! Thanks for bringing it!
Keep up the good work. 👏
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