Rise Droneography

01/20/2026

Well, the auroras were a bust tonight, but I still had fun with some night sky photography. Probably not worth posting, but here it goes.

01/18/2026

Tulsa, Oklahoma, was officially incorporated as a city on January 18, 1898. Happy Birthday Tulsa!

01/18/2026

That's My Tulsa! Check out the cool artwork on the 'Davenport Lofts' building in downtown Tulsa.

01/14/2026

Here are my photos of the "Antonov An-124 Ruslan" aircraft as it came into Tulsa today. Apparently it is the world's largest operating transport aircraft in service. Designed in the 1980s as a strategic heavy airlift transport by the Antonov design bureau in the Ukrainian SSR of the Soviet Union.

01/14/2026

There was a lot of buzz this morning about this Antonov An-124 Ruslan plane coming into Tulsa International Airport. I was lucky enough to catch this photo as they flew overhead.

01/14/2026

Amazing sunset tonight. It took me a while to sift through all of the photos and pick my favorites.

01/14/2026

See Sand Springs

01/11/2026

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. -James 1:5 NIV

01/11/2026

Just for the fun of it... I took two of my favorite photos from today and did a 'Sky Replacement' in Photoshop.

DISCLAIMER: These are not AI generated. They are actual sky photographs taken by me (not stock photos) which I then merged with today's photos of the 138th Fighter Wing.

01/10/2026

Me and my 9 yr old camera body and measly 250mm lens felt very inadequate today, but it was a blast capturing these photos of the 138th Fighter Wing at Tulsa International Airport along with some very talented photographers.

Gnome FPV
The Drone Jedi
Jessica Dossey Photography
Audrey Lee Photography
Damon's Droneography
Michael Seger
Lacey’s Weather Hub
Kody's Drone World
Taylor Aviation Photography - And More
Undertulsa Photography
Ken Lytle Photography
Life-Action Photography

01/10/2026

What better way to start a Saturday morning than photographing the 138th Fighter Wing with a great group of people.

I got to meet some amazing photographers today and it’s always a great time talking about things that we are all interested in. Incredibly talented group right here. I hope I tagged everyone correctly so if I didn’t please let me know!

01/10/2026

Heading out the door, I saw this beautiful sky about an hour before official sunset - I had to get a drone shot. Unfortunately, I missed the actual sunset that produced some amazing colors.