It was a beautiful day and it has been kind of a tradition to fly kites. We still have a kite that got stuck in one of the trees from a couple of years ago! It is always an awesome scene to see everyone in our front yard from kids to adults flying  kites. Unfortunately, the wind wasn’t as great as it has been in the past, but as you’ll see in the video, the kids had a fun time running around with the kites. I truly enjoy this celebration, because we make time to sing and praise God first. Like who does that at a party???? We do!!! Regardless if our guests are religious or not, it’s a fun time for everyone. There are kids playing basketball and others that are playing games like ladder ball or bean toss. A new activity was added to this year. Line dancing… The guest seemed to enjoy doing this and I wouldn’t be surprised if this becomes a tradition. All in all it was a wonderful day to celebrate Easter with all of our friends and family.

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I still remember filming this day like it was yesterday. After the DMV was hit with what was dubbed as “Snowmageddon”, I wanted to capture the breathtaking scenery from the skies. Before heading out, I created a list of landmarks in Southern Maryland. After planning out how to go about visiting each place, I grabbed my drone and GoPro for a little #EDventure

On the way to my first location, I made an impromptu stop at Little Flower School. There I saw people sledding down the big hill. Families spending time with each other having a good time. I decided to capture this moment. Then I went to Holy Face Catholic Church to capture some drone shots there. Sort of my pre-flight location to make sure everything was good to go. My next stop was Leonardtown Square. Took some more drone shots there. It was pretty neat to see the place empty – no cars – with only bulldozers clearing the roads. After taking some shots there, I headed over to Solomon’s Island. There I wanted to capture the famous Tiki Bar, Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, the bridge, and the general area. I was able to get most of the shots I wanted except for the bridge shot. I was running low on battery. There was actually another drone pilot there that took some shots too. I have yet to find his video of that day. If you find another “Snow Drone” video in Solomon’s Island, let me know. One thing I had to monitor closely this whole time was my battery life. Flying in cold weather really drains your battery and I wanted to save some juice for one more location. I had a decision to make. I wanted to go to Point Lookout, but I knew I was fighting daylight and the battery time I had left was less than a few minutes. I decided to just head over to Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church to get my final shots of the video.  I remember church goers witnessing me fly my drone  at this time. The plan was to fly through the trees towards the Mother Mary Statue water fountain in the middle of the pond and then do a reveal shot, but my batteries ran out.  That was pretty much my filming day. I managed to edit the video in one day and the rest is history.

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Until then #keepWinning.

-Winson

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One of the priest approached me one day sometime over a year ago to film the church. Due to the church’s location and proximity near the base, I didn’t have the confidence to do it. After all, the church is located in restricted area where you must be granted permission to fly regardless if it was recreational or commercial. Fast forward about a year later Winson Media became FAA licensed and granted permission to fly at IHM by the controlling agency.

It was a beautiful partly cloudy Memorial Day for most people which can be a nightmare for a drone camera operator as the clouds were creating shadows throughout the shoot. Choosing the right camera settings can be a pain when
the natural lighting comes in and out of a shot as the exposure changes. With patience I was able to capture some beautiful footage at this location. In one of the shots, I actually used the moving shadow from the clouds as it created a pretty sweet effect. Unfortunately, I was supposed to fly inside of the church, but I ran out of batteries. I will be heading back to the church sometime to do the interior drone shoot so keep an eye out for an updated version of this video.

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