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Straight down aerial photography

Apr 23 2026 | By: Zuckerman Photography

Here is another picture of the Bentonite Hills in Utah. This time the drone's 70mm camera lens was pointing straight down at the striking colors and design of the ancient volcanic ash that started its transformation into clay 150 million years ago. The Dji Air 3S was only 80 feet above the ground, and the settings were 1/80, f/2.8, and 800 ISO. What I look for in aerial photography is color, pattern, and design, and nature is full of photo opportunities that produce striking images from the air. What's interesting is that all of these artistic designs are invisible to land-based shooting.

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Apr 23, 2026, 5:05:23 PM

Barbara Vickers - Jim - What would the ground look like if I were standing in the middle of that blue patch? Is that water? Soil? Salt?

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