Last night, I drove out to Devereux Beach with both drone and camera in hand hoping to capture a nice Winter beach sunset.  I had started to become comfortable flying the Phantom 4 Pro and was now looking to start pushing its boundaries to see what I could do that was more creative.  At the same time, I didn’t want to miss out on shooting a nice sunset with the real camera.

I made it to Devereux beach with plenty of time to spare and set up the drone first.  I crossed the causeway and found the combination of water and surf below to be mesmerizing (that photo will be posted tomorrow morning).  As I brought the aerial camera back to me, I stopped and hovered 10 feet above the ocean and captured the Winter sunset reflecting off the gentle waves of the Atlantic.

I put the drone away and then shot towards the same light with my camera at the edge of the waves.  I couldn’t decide which shot was the better in the end and thought it would be fun to share both.  I’m curious to hear which you prefer.

Phantom 4 Pro

Flying ten feet over the surf at Devereux Beach to capture the last rays of the sun reflecting off the gentle waves

Canon 5D mk III

A Winter beach sunset at Devereux Beach with gentle waves coming ashore to form a white surf