Johns Hopkins – Matthew Petroff

Snowy JHU Aerial Photos

Matthew Petroff — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 00:03:40 +0000

These photos were taken at Johns Hopkins’ Homewood Campus from a quadcopter the day after a snow storm.

The full set is on Flickr.

George Peabody Library

Matthew Petroff — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 19:29:01 +0000

During intersession, I took a class at the George Peabody Library that afforded me the opportunity to extensively photograph the gorgeous building. Designed by architect Edmund Lind and completed in 1878, the building is considered one of the most stunning libraries in North America. It houses part of the special collections of Johns Hopkins University’s Sheridan Libraries. Here are a selection of those photos.

Here is the complete set on Flickr.
Also, here is a panorama of the building.

Quadcopter in the George Peabody Library

Matthew Petroff — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 22:18:29 +0000

During intersession, I’m taking a class at the George Peabody Library. The librarians were nice enough to let me fly my quadcopter in the library.

Last Moments of Blue Jay 3

Matthew Petroff — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 17:00:52 +0000

After a number of previous successful test flights, Blue Jay 3 careened out of control with 1.75kg of payload, its wing snapped mid-flight, and it crashed into the ground at relatively high speed, splintering and cracking the fuselage. Fortunately, it didn’t hit anything or anyone on the way down, and Blue Jay 4 is still in one piece. The exact cause is unknown, but it appears to have been loss of aileron control after the wing warped, sending the plane into a sharp left turn. The force broke the left half of the wing off where it was attached to the fuselage.

Flickr

Blossoms in Baltimore

Matthew Petroff — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:07:05 +0000

Due to the unseasonably warm weather this year, the trees are blossoming in March here in Baltimore.

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