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Shooting with a Drone – Phantom 3 pro review
January this year I bought a DJI Phantom 3 Professional drone to take to Iceland and Norway. I had looked at different brands and models and I decided to buy the DJI Phantom 3 pro, mainly because it portability and its price. This drone is light, small and very easy to set up and fly. It is the perfect drone for beginners and at about $AU1,399 it is a great tool to complement anyone's camera gear…
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I bought the standard kit, plus an extra battery and a couple of filters (CP and ND) but I have hardly ever used them because of the vignetting that they produce.
Another drone I looked at buying at that time was the DJI Inspire. This is a much bigger drone, that costs double the price but the main reason why I didn’t select this product is because I would have needed another suitcase to carry it overseas. So it is not as convenient to travel with as its smaller brother the Phantom 3. Although the Inspire is heavier and bulkier it ha...

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Ignacio Palacios
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Ignacio is best known internationally for his travel and landscape work. He has been continuously travelling around the world since 1998 but since he came to Australia in 2008, he has focused on photographing landscapes and using digital imaging techniques to produce more creative and fine art work. His images have been published in international photographic magazines and books all over the world including National Geographic, Australian Geographic and Lonely Planet Guides. Ignacio has sold limited edition prints in exhibitions in selected galleries around Australia including some award winning images of Karijini National Park and from his latest project; Sydney Rock Pools. He has been a finalist and highly commended in important competitions such as the Head On landscape prize, Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year, National Geographic Traveller, the Veolia Wildlife Photographer of the Year and the NSW AIPP Epson Awards. In 2014 he won a LUX Gold (Spanish Professional Photography Awards) in the landscape and nature category in Spain.
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