The images are interesting because of the unusual viewpoint, and the technology itself is interesting but let's be frank about your (admittedly early) results. They are interesting, but I have seen you produce vastly better images when standing on your own two feet. My feeling about drones is that they will turn out to be a short-lived phenomenon where photography is concerned. I think most owner/operators will quickly tire of the constant elevated viewpoint, and the viewers/consumers of the images will tire even more quickly.
I can see great possibilities for science - geology, archaeology, agriculture - all the land sciences - and of course for crime, but for photography? The best I can say is that I'm not sure.
Do you have a live video feed? If not, how do you decide when to shoot?
I do have a live video feed and I can choose when to take a picture and where to point the camera.
The images so far are certainly not phenomenal, I am the first to agree, but it's very early days and for the moment I am more concerned with keeping control of the drone and figuring out the overall operation.
When this will be more ingrained I will have more time and brainpower to dedicate to the photographic process.
I have come to realize that the seemingly effortless act of taking pictures is actually a complex series of technical and creative decisions and at the moment I feel like I am not firing on all cylinders, so to speak.
As for aerial photography being a short lived fad, I disagree.
As with all types of photography there will be soon the cliched stereotypes, yes, but the fact remains that being able to move the camera in 3D instead of essentially 2D opens up massively the opportunities.
