Eyes in the Sky
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Farmland in West Sacramento, by Eli Margetich
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The Citizen Hotel, by Eli Margetich
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Downtown Sacramento featuring the Golden 1 Center (far left), by Mark Newton
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The Ziggurat building, by Mark Newton
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The Barn in West Sacramento, by Anthony Occhipinti
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The East End Complex on Capitol Avenue, by Stephen Leonardi
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The Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building and the Jesse M. Unruh State Office Building, by Eli Margetich
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Capitol Park, by Eli Margetich
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Cesar Chavez Plaza, by Eli Margetich
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California State Capitol, by Brandon Miyasaki
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Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, by Eli Margetich
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The confluence of the Sacramento and American rivers, by Eli Margetich
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Lake Natoma, by Eli Margetich
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A kayaker on the Cosumnes River, by Mark Newton
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The I Street Bridge, by Brandon Miyasaki
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The Freeport Bridge near Clarksburg, by Brandon Miyasaki
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Farmland along the Sacramento River in Clarksburg, by Eli Margetich
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The Sacramento River water intake facility, by Mark Newton
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The Delta King in Old Sacramento, by Brandon Miyasaki
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El Dorado Hills Town Center, by Eli Margetich
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The Lake Clementine dam near Auburn, by Anthony Occhipinti
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A concert at Southside Park, by Eli Margetich
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The downtown Sacramento ice-skating rink in St. Rose of Lima Park, by Eli Margetich
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The CalPERS headquarters in downtown Sacramento, by Mark Newton
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Warehouse Artist Lofts in downtown Sacramento, by Eli Margetich
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The Broadway Triangle district in Oak Park, by Eli Margetich
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The Tower Theatre, by Brandon Miyasaki
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Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art in Davis, by Eli Margetich
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Raging Waters at Cal Expo, by Anthony Occhipinti
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The Sacramento River Cats game on June 17 at Raley Field, by Mark Newton
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The Sacramento Republic FC game on June 17 at Papa Murphy’s Park, by Eli Margetich
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The Tower Bridge is a favorite subject among drone photographers. This view of the local landmark was captured by Stephen Leonardi.
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The Tower Bridge, by Mark Newton
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The Tower Bridge, by Brandon Miyasaki.
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The Tower Bridge, by Eli Margetich
This is flight club. More than ever, drone photographers are lighting up Instagram feeds in cities across the globe with seemingly impossible perspectives of landmarks and landscapes. And with their cameras’ unmatched ability to capture “nadir imagery”—looking straight down while hovering in place—from as high as 1,000 feet, even the most familiar sights can be rendered in strangely beautiful ways. Prepare to fly over Sacramento and see it as you’ve never seen it before.
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This article appears in the August-September 2017 issue of Sactown Magazine.
