I'd like to personally welcome you to the Scenes From Above Blog.  If you're here, then you've probably seen at least one of our websites:

www.scenesfromabove.com - This is the original site that was developed early in 2007.  It took me a while to figure out what domain name I wanted, as my original thoughts were entangled around true aerial photography, using radio controlled helicopters.  I originally wanted SCENE From Above instead of SceneS, because it was a play on words "seen from above", as in an overhead view.  Unfortunately, the domain name was not available... I've formed an "LLC", and Scenes From Above, LLC is the parent company for the other two sites below.  Anyway, about the time that I was getting started with developing the website, there was some interesting discussion going on at a website that I still frequent, known as RunRyder.  At www.runryder.com/helicopter/f25p1/, there is a discussion forum that centers around this very subject, aerial photography and videography, utilizing radio control helicopters.  Anyway, like I said, around the time that this was going on there was some interesting discussion in the forum... The FAA had just come out with a clarification stating "any unmanned aerial vehicle used for commercial purposes has to have a certificate of air-worthiness".  Unfortunately, for the many people that do this for a living, the FAA HAS NO criteria to determine what constitutes "air-worthiness" for radio control helicopters.  Here it is nearly a year later, and they STILL don't have this clarification nailed down.  So, at the time, I started looking into mast photography, and found that it provides a very similar view, and is much safer and easier to use.  So, after MUCH research, I found a telescoping mast to which I can attach a camera and elevate it to a height of nearly 50 feet.

As time goes on, I'm sure I'll discuss some more of the research and experimentations that went on with the photography, as I could go on and on...

www.ashtabulamarket.com - This site is developed to help promote the photography of Scenes From Above, but offering to list homes for sale in Ashtabula County.  This is not a "fizbo" (FSBO - For Sale By Owner) site.  It's geared to provide high quality photography for both the individual seller and the Realtor.

As I mentioned, I plan on documenting events and ideas here on my blog.  I'll try to keep it interesting, but we'll see just how well that goes!  Hope you enjoy it, and if you have comments or questions, please feel free to post.

I'll have a link from each of the sites to this blog, so if you're visiting any of the sites, feel free to drop by!