Drone Film of Bardarbunga Eruption...Iceland



The emergence of camera-equipped drones has allowed photographers and film directors to capture some spectacular aerial images all over the world. Here's a great example: Eric Cheng, director of aerial imaging for drone maker DJI, and photographer Ragnar Th. Sigurdsson recently used a DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter mounted with a GoPro and wireless video transmission system to film some amazing footage of a fissure in a lava field in Iceland, north of the Vatnajokull ice sheet between the Bardarbunga and Askja volcanoes during a recent eruption. Cheng and Sidurdsson drove about 15 hours from Iceland's capital Reykjavik last month to get within 1.2 miles of the eruption, hiking an additional half-mile to get the right shot. “One of the policemen came over to us and said, ‘We checked the rules, and vehicles can’t drive closer,'" Cheng told Wired. "'However, you could theoretically walk closer. I have to inform you that we officially do not recommend this, because it’s dangerous.’” They got so close, in fact, the front of the GoPro melted.