Hello there fellow drone folks! I am Carlo aka Hive account@krios, I am a hivedev, photographer and adventurer. I am new to drone photography and yes I really did hurt myself in my first flight. But before I talk about it, in this blog post I wanted to show you my drone shots from The Breathe Taking Mt.Hehuan North Peak - Nantou, Taiwan. Read as long to enjoy the beauty of one of the stunning mountain ranges of Taiwan.

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In my two recent blog posts,The Breathe Taking Mt.Hehuan North Peak - Nantou, Taiwan and the Full Blown Adventure to the West Peak of Mt.Hehuan in Nantou, Taiwan I talked about my experiences in hiking Mt.Hehuan. I just bought my DJI Mini 4 Pro the day before my trip. I only have experience in photography but flat 0 in aerial photography or at least an experience in flying a drone.

Sunrise from the North Peak

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I and my friends started our climb at 4:00 AM to witness the stunning sunrise from the peak of the mountain. I made sure to capture this rare chance of sunrise as the weather in this area is quite unpredictable and it is mostly cloudy if not raining.

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Hehuanshan, also known as Mt. Hehuan, is a prominent mountain range located in central Taiwan. It is part of the Central Mountain Range, which runs down the spine of the island. Specifically, Hehuanshan straddles the border between Nantou County and Hualien County.

Stunning isn't it? I took this shot while I was standing at the North peak of the mountain. The weather is so good, and the morning lightning is just perfect without the need to use filters.

Here is another shot from the peak. You can see a few hikers either resting or taking pictures of the scenery and their achievements. Meanwhile, I am occupied flying my drone and enjoying the unique view that only I can experience. But of course I am sharing it everyone :)

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Below, I flew my drown to watch my friends while going down a very steep cliff.

How stupid am I you asked?

So, the evening before our hike we set off to watch the sunrise and we parked our car near the viewing deck. And there is a very excited guy that wanna capture the beautiful scenery with the winding road.

Above, you can see I am setting my drone to make a slow shot of the winding road ahead. It was a success but... I flew my drone in the parking lot but of course, I made sure that there were no people in my landing area. Even so, it was my first time and I did not know how to land my drone manually so I relied on the auto home.

Then when it was about to touch down, it was flying very close to the fence and it made me very afraid that it would hit the fence. I panicked. So I used my hand to grab it from below and put it upside down (because that is what I saw in YT). And that is how my drone cut my thumb in the process of saving it!

Lessons learned my friend.