The Dragon Boat festival takes place every year and hosts thousands of attendees and boat racers in the waters of False Creek, Vancouver. This year, it also featured a drone show, as you saw in the video. The venue was packed, and we all stood around waiting for the drones to turn up for what seemed like an eternity.
*Dragon!*The show was supposed to start at 9:30, but it didn't get going until 10 PM, when the sky was dark enough. I was in no way technologically and skill-wise prepared to capture a drone show in those light conditions, so like everyone else around me, I used my phone (Pixel 7) to record the aerial proceedings.
*City looking good*
*At the end of the show, the drones spelled out the word PIXEL in block letters. Very cool. I was too slow on the draw, however, and only caught a bit of the L.* 😌I did no record every moment of the show, only a few highlights. It was a wonderful choreography, though not as extravagant as the one's I've seen online from Singapore and Dubai. I wish the sky had been darker, but it was already 10 PM, and I don't think many would be willing to wait until 11 PM. So, the photographs did not turn out that great. Given the low lighting, a tripod would've helped stabilize the image for crisper shots, but I didn't want to lug around heavy gear in the middle of a crowd. It was a fun experience nevertheless with plenty of lessons for this kind of environment.
*The sky at 10 PM is nuts in the northern hemisphere*▶️ 3Speak