Category Archives: Aerial photography/videography

Onward to Mahajanga, Madagascar

Posted on March 23, 2020 by Tom (Admin)

In my previous post I talked about our meticulously planned trip to see all four islands of the Comoros archipelago, which was so rudely interrupted by political violence…and so we shifted to Mahajanga, on the west coast of Madagascar. I’ve … Continue reading →

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Memories of Favorite Places: Ile aux Nattes, Madagascar

Posted on September 21, 2019 by Tom (Admin)

Off the eastern coast of the island of Madagascar stretches a 57-kilometer long by 5 kilometers wide island, covered mostly in green and dotted with thatched-roof villages. Ile Sainte-Marie (Saint Marie’s Island), or Nosy Boraha, as it is known in … Continue reading →

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Visit to Isalo National Park, Madagascar

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Tom (Admin)

Shortly before leaving Madagascar after having lived there for more than three years, I finally made it to Isalo National Park, which is one of the premier tourist destinations in country, and one I would have regretted missing out on. … Continue reading →

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Locust Swarm in Madagascar

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Tom (Admin)

Shortly after arriving in Madagascar a few years ago, we watched the BBC’s Planet Earth II episode in which a film crew found it amazingly difficult to track down a swarm containing more than a billion of the tiny, destructive … Continue reading →

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Whale Watching in Madagascar

Posted on October 14, 2018 by Tom (Admin)

Every June or July, thousands of humpback whales migrate thousands of miles north from Antarctica to have their young just off the coast of Madagascar. And finally we made it up in time to see them (September is best!) Not … Continue reading →

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Mauritius: Like a Slice of Southern India…and More!

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Tom (Admin)

We love Madagascar but from time to time we need a break – a change in scenery, a change in pace.  Mauritius is great for that.  It’s green, with a pleasant climate, and…nice.  Mauritius has come a long way in … Continue reading →

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Droning with the Dolphins

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Tom (Admin)

They were so majestic.  About a half-mile out, I would swim directly overhead a pod of dolphins swimming directly beneath me, maybe 7 or 8 meters down.  They’d swim slowly, all most like they were “letting” me keep up.  Then … Continue reading →

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Antananarivo’s New Road

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Tom (Admin)

Last year in November, Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo unveiled a new road, from the northwest of town to the airport.  Within three days, workers were filling potholes, and within a week, the road was closed. In the year since, there have … Continue reading →

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Mahajanga, Madagascar: Antsanitia Resort – View from the Sky

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Tom (Admin)

We’re doing much better at seeing the country to which we’ve been assigned early in our tour, rather than late, rushing, and ending up with a list of “places we wish we’d gone.”  Of Madagascar’s noteworthy destinations (really the list is … Continue reading →

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Trip to Nosy Be

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Tom (Admin)

I knew we had chosen the right place when the owner/manager greeted us in shorts and bare feet.  No snooty welcome drinks and wet towels here!  Although when I think back, I think there were actually welcome drinks and wet … Continue reading →

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When Madagascar played host to NASA

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Tom (Admin)

If you drive down the highway about 32 km southwest of Antananarivo, you may be surprised to see a giant white satellite dish next to some abandoned buildings not far from the road.  This is a relic of the American … Continue reading →

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DJI Mavic Pro: First Flight! (Antananarivo, Madagascar)

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Tom (Admin)

Finally, it has arrived! Back in mid-October, I heard that DJI, the company that manufactured the first drone I owned, was releasing a small, foldable drone with an integrated camera.  In other words, one that would allow me to carry … Continue reading →

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Madagascar: Solar Eclipse at the Pangalanes Canal

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Tom (Admin)

I got an email from somebody at some point, soon after we arrived in Madagascar:  there was to be a full solar eclipse, and we were invited to stay at the “Bush Camp” on the Pangalanes Canal, wherever that was. … Continue reading →

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Madagascar: Visiting the Tsingy de Bemaraha (Part 2)

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

This post is a continuation of my previous post, where I described out trip from Antananarivo to Morondava, and then north across two rivers and to the “petit tsingy” and a boat ride through the Manamobolo Gorge and the caves … Continue reading →

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Madagascar: Visiting the Tsingy de Bemaraha (Part 1)

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

Travel and Leisure has listed Madagascar as one of its 50 places to visit in 2017.  Since we’re talking about a country that would stretch from New York City to the tip of Florida, I’ll help narrow things down a … Continue reading →

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Madagascar’s Majestic Baobabs

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

I’ve been pretty quiet here on the blog – we have been hard at work on some crowdfunding initiatives, and in between, I have been editing some of the video footage I shot on our trip to Madagascar’s west coast. … Continue reading →

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Travels in Madagascar: in and around Ampefy

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

Ampefy is a little town about 100km west of Antananarivo, in a landscape dominated by volcanic landforms – many of the surrounding hills have the telltale conical shape of dormant volcanoes.  There are a few hotels in town, but we … Continue reading →

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Flying Solo over the Shenandoah

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

When I first saw footage taken on DJI’s new consumer drone, my response was, “MUST HAVE.” I’m now on my second camera drone, the 3D Robotics Solo, and I’m still in search of the elusive magical footage – soaring over … Continue reading →

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3DR Solo: Droning in the Snow

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Tom (Admin)

I love these camera-toting quadcopters.  Partly because it’s just fun to fly stuff around (yes, I’m still about 12 at heart) but mostly because of the new opportunities they offer for photography and videography.  After seeing the first few videos … Continue reading →

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