The Creation of Second Drone Vision Contest of the Both Sides Across Taiwan Strait, Hong Kong & Macao

ing the 40 years of Glorious Footprints of Shenzhen from the aerial photography."On December 18, the limited time creative stage of the 2018 Second Drone Vision Contest of the Both Sides Across Taiwan Strait, Hong Kong & Macao finals officially opened, with 20 professional aerial photography teams from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macao went to Shenzhen to pursue dream.

The biggest highlight of the limited time creative stage of this Drone Vision Contest is that the organizing committee has compressed the aerial photography and creative time to the limit, with only 72 hours. As we know, the filming of a movie often takes one or even several years, and the filming of most documentary short films can take at least several weeks. The teams in this Drone Vision Contest shall complete all the work of script creation, filming, and arrangement within 72 hours, which is so tricky. This greatly challenges the creative strength and collaborative ability of each team. 

On the first day of limited time creation, 20 professional drone vision teams fallen into two teams and rushed to famous scenic spots in Shenzhen such as the Geopark, Observatory, Xichong Beach, and Eastern Overseas Chinese Town for centralized aerial photography. In December, the autumn in Shenzhen was clear and refreshing, with 20 aerial photography teams flying freely in the blue ocean, winding mountains, or dense forests, and romantic exotic customs, displaying the fascinating and colorful scenery of Shenzhen.

20 aerial photography teams first went to Shenzhen Dapeng Peninsula National Geopark, which is a Mesozoic volcanic geological relic and typical coastal landscape. The park has a variety of rock types, and amazing coastal landscapes like beaches, gravel beaches, sea eroded cliffs, sea eroded pillars, and underwater coral reefs. 

Once you come to the Xichong Observatory, you can observe the first comprehensive astronomical observation center in China that combines astronomy and meteorology, science popularization and business, allowing you to imagine the mysteries of the universe. 

The aerial photography team rushed to Xichong Beach, which is Shenzhen's largest beach and one of the eight most beautiful beaches in China. The 4.5 kilometer long beach has fine sand like silver, and is reputed as "Eastern Hawaii." Far from the hustle and bustle of the city, here, in the embrace of the blue sky and sea, we can experience the most natural charm. 

The final stop is the Eastern Overseas Chinese Town, a world-class vacation tourism destination and the first "National Ecological Tourism Demonstration Zone" jointly awarded by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the National Tourism Administration. 20 aerial photography teams take a panoramic view of a shining city card in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao region.

The Contest Site Is as Fierce as a Battlefield, Everyone Wants To Be the Champion. During the process of aerial photography, 20 teams unleashed their own creative ideas and fiercely compete with each other with wisdom and endurance, so that they can create the best work in 72 hours. Surely, in the Second Drone Vision Contest of the Both Sides Across Taiwan Strait, Hong Kong & Macao, which is an annual event in the aerial photography industry, what we see is both the team contest, and the empathy and belonging of aerial photographers from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong Macao. 

On the homeward journey towards the glorious sunset, each participating team enthusiastically described their personal feelings about participating in this contest. They shared their own journey and precious experience like old friends. The bursts of laughter and laughter further manifested the confidence in the subsequent aerial photography creation.

Although 72 hour limited time creation is a challenge for the contestants, it's a sweet torture for the viewers, because good works are worth waiting for. Which work can win more favor from the judges on earth? Which team can break the cocoon into a splendid butterfly? December 21, appreciate the award ceremony of the Second Drone Vision Contest of the Both Sides Across Taiwan Strait, Hong Kong & Macao, let's wait and see!