Ah, nothing like a beautiful evening in the garden, right? Sun’s shining, birds are singing, and you’re sitting there, drink in hand, dinner on the table, feeling like you’ve finally got this adulting thing nailed. Just as I’m about to take a bite of my burger, I notice the sky doing its best impression of my high school mood swings – dark and brooding.
“Great,” I think. “Here comes Mother Nature, ready to throw a temper tantrum.” I can almost hear her saying, “Oh, you thought you could enjoy your dinner in peace? Think again, sunshine!”
As the first rumble of thunder rolls in, I do what any self-respecting, tech-obsessed dad would do: I run inside to grab my DJI Mini 3 Pro. Because if we’re going to get rained out, we might as well get some killer shots of the apocalypse, right?
Up goes the drone, slicing through the impending doom like a knife through butter. The sky’s turning all sorts of dramatic shades of gray, like it’s auditioning for a disaster movie. Meanwhile, my neighbors are probably looking out their windows thinking, “There he goes again, the guy who flies a drone every time a leaf falls.”
The first image snaps, and wow, it’s a keeper. The contrast of our serene little suburb with the angry, swirling clouds above is nothing short of spectacular. I’m talking National Geographic-level stuff here, people. The second shot captures the whole panorama – our tidy rows of houses and the ominous storm front making its grand entrance. It's like nature's way of reminding us who's really in charge.
As I bring the drone back down, the wind starts to pick up, and raindrops the size of golf balls begin their assault. Dinner's abandoned, we scramble inside, and I’m left with some epic shots and a soggy burger.
So, next time you’re basking in the evening sun, don’t forget to have your drone at the ready. Because nothing says “I’m a responsible adult” quite like ditching dinner to document the wrath of the weather gods. Just saying…
Shot with DJI Mini 3 Pro drone, edit with LR Mobile and Skylum Luminar AI.
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Nice! I love that second shot with the thunderhead looming over. Living dangerously with the flight that close to the storm, but often takes a little risk to get the great shots. Just missed this week's contest before I posted, but will be including for next weeks.
Live life dangerously, that's what we're going for! (not ;-) )
It was quite a hassle to get the thing landed again, as I really took of from the dinnertable in our garden, and had to land it there again as well, between the houses and the trees, with quite some wind blowing in the meantime :-) but got there safely!
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Those gust in those last few seconds of hover before landing can really take them off track. I've flown a few 20-30 mph windy days as well and know the challenge!
It only makes the feeling of accomplishment more and sweeter if you don’t crash it!! 😂😂😂
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More crazy contrasts again! Sunny burger time to rainy drone time! I'm glad that you seized the moment, got some spectacular shots, and even kept a sense of humor, even as your burger got a nice watering! 😁 🙏 💚 ✨ 🤙
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Humor always comes first! ;-)
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That's a very good thing, my friend! 😁🙏💚✨🤙
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Not bad, here we are having almost 43°C everyday now, from last 10-12 days
Ouch man! 43 really is a lot! An Indian friend of mine is seeing the same temperatures these days... Are you also living in India?
I am in Pakistan, neighbourhood of India
That explains indeed 😉
Yep!
Ouch sorry about that buddy.... A weekend with weather mood swings 😂😂 just when you were about to eat
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