Intersection X Brooklyn



Where life's road crisscrosses over each life path.

I've been meaning to get this shot for a while now. After, not updating my drone for over a year, I finally did the latest firmware update and headed out early to get this shot I've been meaning to take for quite some time. Looking forward to using my drone as much as I do my personal DSLR camera.

Jun 22, 2018

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