When This Man Flew A Drone Over The Ocean, He Captured An Incredibly Rare Phenomenon On Camera
When it comes to marine conservation and exploration, it can take a lot of time and patience to get the information you need. For one marine conservationist and filmmaker, he knew that he was going to capture something pretty magnificent if he kept heading out onto the Pacific Ocean. All it took was the use of his handy drone to photograph something special and share it with the world.
Drones
Drones are what are known as unmanned aerial vehicles. A human or a computer sends the signals for where the drone should go, when it should land, and what it should take images of.
The reason this technology has taken off, is because it is portable, easy to use, and has the ability to capture high-quality images and videos. Obviously, it has a number of other uses but when it comes to the marine world that is what it is used for.
The Inventor Of Drones
While drones seem to be popping up all over the place, they were actually invented in the 1970s. Abraham Karem, an Iraqi-Israeli-American inventor is the one largely responsible for inventing modern day drone technology. He attended the prestigious Israeli university called the Technion, which is Israel’s Institute of Technology.
After completing a degree in aeronautical engineering, he worked with the Israeli Air Force to build his first drone. He eventually left Israel for the United States, where he has continued to build drones. Currently, Karem is a subcontractor for General Atomics, and his original drones are what have been adapted into the more common drones used for photography.
Drone Photography
Drone photography was initially used by the military. Whenever there was a person of interest in a country that had drone technology, the military would deploy one to monitor the person. The first examples of drone photography came out of the 1980s, but now drones are used by anyone who can afford one.
As they are very portable, and equipped with high-resolution cameras they can fly into far off places that humans have trouble accessing. They are an especially handy tool for wildlife and marine photographers, who don’t want to scare off their subjects. This was very true for marine conservationist Captain Dave Anderson.
Meet Captain Dave Anderson
Captain Dave Anderson is well-acquainted with the Pacific Ocean. After all, he has spent his life zipping around it, and exploring the wonders hidden right underneath his boats. Captain Dave runs his own marine business, which offers tours or ‘ocean safaris’ as he calls them. Whenever he takes a group out for a tour, he brings his drone along with him.
He always tries to capture everyone’s glee when they spot their first dolphin or whale. We can understand that, it is a pretty magical moment if you have never seen one of these giant mammals before.