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Flying a drone around Iceland - Winter VLOG

2018-01-31 · Vlog or day in the life · Ali · recording, 6:03 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Other · mode: Demonstration and walkthrough · tags: Family

Ali, his mum and his brother spend five days in Iceland over the Christmas holidays, based in Reykjavik, taking day trips along the Golden Circle and the south coast, trying out their DJI Mavic Pro drone and filming waterfalls, hot springs and the Northern Lights.

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00:00:00 — Day one on the Golden Circle: drone shots and a blizzard

  • ★ On the Golden Circle day of the Iceland trip, Ali and his family aim to get as many cinematic and slow-motion shots as they can with the cameras and the drone. — 00:00:03

00:01:13 — Christmas Eve in Reykjavik and day two on the south coast

00:01:56 — Three waterfalls, naming the drone Hedwig, crossing at sunset

  • ★★ Ali plans to name the drone Hedwig, a name someone suggested after he posted on Snapchat; since the drone is dark grey, he hopes to find stickers to make it white. (hedged) — 00:01:56
  • ★ At sunset Ali films his brother in slow motion as he tries to drive the car across an obstacle on their route, and the number plate of the car falls off. — 00:02:45 · Taimur Abdaal

00:03:14 — Day three: sunrise in the mountains, hot springs, the Northern Lights

  • ★ On day three they find hot water springs, which Ali never thought would exist in winter. — 00:03:51

00:04:19 — Final day: rye bread baked in a natural spring

00:05:19 — An Icelandic painter, Frida, talks about her paintings

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Taimur Abdaal

Only in the description or credits: Ali Abdaal's mother · DJI Mavic Pro

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