This Father’s Day, Bob didn’t get socks or a tie. Nope—he was handed something far more exciting: the DJI Neo in his own words, ready to launch into a new photographic frontier. After years of snapping life at street level, Bob decided it was time to take his photos to new heights—literally.
Where better to try it out than Richview Park? With its wide-open soccer fields, distant tree lines, and views of high-rise apartment blocks that stretch into the sky like modern cliffs, it was the perfect place for Bob’s maiden drone voyage.
He stood on the edge of the field with the remote in one hand and mild anxiety in the other. “I hope this thing doesn’t end up in a tree,” he muttered, half-joking. With a little encouragement (and one YouTube tutorial playing quietly on his phone), the Neo lifted off with the smooth hum of propellers. Bob was officially flying.
First up: photo mode. Bob wanted to see what kind of still images the drone could capture. From up high, the playground looked like a toy set, the walking trails like paths on a board game. He hovered over the goalposts, capturing images of the soccer field stretching out like green patchwork stitched between apartment towers and suburban rooftops.
One of his favourite shots? The view toward the apartments rising behind the tree-lined park, with dramatic clouds hanging overhead like a backdrop in a theatre. “Looks like a still from a documentary about suburban life in the 1970s,” Bob said proudly, reviewing his shots on the screen.
By the end of the flight, Bob had taken more than 20 stills and resisted the temptation to chase any squirrels or dive-bomb benches. He landed the drone safely with all limbs (and propellers) intact.
Back at home, while uploading the photos, Bob couldn’t help but grin. “This drone thing… might just be a new chapter,” he said, sipping coffee and already planning his next sky-high shoot—maybe over a festival crowd or along the waterfront.
And just like that, Father’s Day turned into Lift-Off Day for Bob.
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