I'M BEING PUBLISHED!

BillyTexas · Oct 24, 2016

So...I got into drones a couple of years ago. My first larger drone was a Quanum Nova from Hobbyking with a gopro gimbal and a hero 3+ black. So one day in 2015 i was in Louisiana visiting my cousin, had my dog with me and flew my drone. My dog loves to chase the drone forever! She was jumping up at it feverishly trying to get it, and she can really jump. So of course i was rolling and just pointed the camera straight down. The video camee out great!. I also took a frame grab at her highest point and her mouth was wide open. Then i found a site called dronstagram.com, Instagram for drones and submitted the picture. Not to long after that they asked permission to use the image at a trade show in France to which i agreed. Now i got an email today letting me know they are publishing a book and they chose my picture to be in it! I am so excited! So does this count as "being published"? Anyway i get a free copy when it comes out in spring of 2017.

Bill W.

Brandon Lowe · Oct 24, 2016

BillyTexas said:
So...I got into drones a couple of years ago. My first larger drone was a Quanum Nova from Hobbyking with a gopro gimbal and a hero 3+ black. So one day in 2015 i was in Louisiana visiting my cousin, had my dog with me and flew my drone. My dog loves to chase the drone forever! She was jumping up at it feverishly trying to get it, and she can really jump. So of course i was rolling and just pointed the camera straight down. The video camee out great!. I also took a frame grab at her highest point and her mouth was wide open. Then i found a site called dronstagram.com, Instagram for drones and submitted the picture. Not to long after that they asked permission to use the image at a trade show in France to which i agreed. Now i got an email today letting me know they are publishing a book and they chose my picture to be in it! I am so excited! So does this count as "being published"? Anyway i get a free copy when it comes out in spring of 2017.

Bill W.

That is great. Can you share the photo?

Rayray · Oct 24, 2016

That is too cool, Bill. Doggone right that is being published. Good news.

BillyTexas · Oct 24, 2016

Brandon Lowe said:
That is great. Can you share the photo?

Here is a link to the picture on Dronestagram.

Louisiana | Dronestagram

Bill W.

Jan Verhagen · Oct 24, 2016

Wow..... so nice..... love your picture.

BobW55 · Oct 24, 2016

Can I have your autograph?

Buddy Collins · Oct 24, 2016

Great pic!

Chewman · Oct 24, 2016

BillyTexas said:
So...I got into drones a couple of years ago. My first larger drone was a Quanum Nova from Hobbyking with a gopro gimbal and a hero 3+ black. So one day in 2015 i was in Louisiana visiting my cousin, had my dog with me and flew my drone. My dog loves to chase the drone forever! She was jumping up at it feverishly trying to get it, and she can really jump. So of course i was rolling and just pointed the camera straight down. The video camee out great!. I also took a frame grab at her highest point and her mouth was wide open. Then i found a site called dronstagram.com, Instagram for drones and submitted the picture. Not to long after that they asked permission to use the image at a trade show in France to which i agreed. Now i got an email today letting me know they are publishing a book and they chose my picture to be in it! I am so excited! So does this count as "being published"? Anyway i get a free copy when it comes out in spring of 2017.

Bill W.

Good stuff Billy T !!

BillyTexas · Oct 25, 2016

Thanks everyone! I am looking forward to getting the book. Yall should consider joining Dronestagram.

Bill W.

Dariusmixich · Oct 25, 2016

I see the shadow of the drone being more of a Phantom than an H? Nothing wrong with it

Here's a similar pic of my dog.

BillyTexas · Oct 25, 2016

Dariusmixich said:
View attachment 3827 I see the shadow of the drone being more of a Phantom than an H? Nothing wrong with it Here's a similar pic of my dog.

Yes this was taken a year-and-a-half ago which is before the H was ever released

Bill W.

PatR · Oct 25, 2016

I think it counts as being both published and recognized. I would prefer the latter if I only got to choose one.

vader1701 · Oct 30, 2016

That's pretty cool, I am new to instagram and I just got the dronestagram app, cool stuff

Cranky Trapper · Nov 3, 2016

BillyTexas said:
So...I got into drones a couple of years ago. My first larger drone was a Quanum Nova from Hobbyking with a gopro gimbal and a hero 3+ black. So one day in 2015 i was in Louisiana visiting my cousin, had my dog with me and flew my drone. My dog loves to chase the drone forever! She was jumping up at it feverishly trying to get it, and she can really jump. So of course i was rolling and just pointed the camera straight down. The video camee out great!. I also took a frame grab at her highest point and her mouth was wide open. Then i found a site called dronstagram.com, Instagram for drones and submitted the picture. Not to long after that they asked permission to use the image at a trade show in France to which i agreed. Now i got an email today letting me know they are publishing a book and they chose my picture to be in it! I am so excited! So does this count as "being published"? Anyway i get a free copy when it comes out in spring of 2017.

Bill W.

Fantastic!