Catch These Aerial Views of Tarpon Springs

If you're looking to end the work week on a positive note, take a look at this YouTube video by William Welch.

The four-minute video is a reminder of the beauty of home, from the striking aerial views of St. Nicholas Church to the boats at the sponge docks.

The video was taken from the air, and in the credits you can see how these unusual shots were taken.

Camerman William Welch describes himself as the "quadcopter" pilot, suggesting that he perched a camera in a drone that he made from a DIY kit. This flying camera took these breathtaking photos.

(Update: Welch affirmed in an email Thursday that "I have a quadcopter, radio controlled, that carries a video camera. Although that video is not bad, I plan on doing it again with a better stabilization system to have even better video.")

Here's what Welch wrote about his unusual bird's eye view of Tarpon Springs:

A montage of Tarpon Springs Florida showing the beauty of the Greek sponging community on the Gulf coast. Includes St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, Spring Bayou, where the Epiphany Cross dive takes place, The Sponge Docks, and the fishing fleet.
Time to step up the game to a better computer as the original video is so far superior to this rendering. Windows needs to go as all my Apple Mac friends would agree I'm sure.But until then, I'll keep plugging away with this machine. The jumping skipping and jello does not appear to be in the original footage so I have to assume it is this pos laptop not able to render smoothly.

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