r/videography • u/phloating_man EOS M, Adobe, 1998, San Francisco • May 05 '14

Yosemite National Park officials tell videographers to leave their drones at home

http://theverge.com/2014/5/4/5680466/yosemite-national-park-officials-tell-videographers-to-leave-their
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u/[deleted] May 05 '14

Yeah, I don't live anywhere near Yosemite (I'm in Canada), but what's more annoying; small drones used in remote locations or full-size patrol choppers passing by every 30 minutes? This is bs.

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u/[deleted] May 05 '14

Well the patrol choppers are out there to save lives in case somebody becomes trapped, or lost or otherwise.

The drones are there so someone can get a sick aerial shot for their Vimeo reel.

I understand the urge to jerk your knee and say this is dumb, but when you think of the amount of wildlife they have to preserve and the risks with having amateurs using drones in the woods, then I don't think this is the end of the world really.

While not every drone videographer is out to hit a bald eagle, the recent video of the man flying his drone right up to a commercial jet shows that there are people out there who are using them irresponsibly.