Succintly written...

 

The Nō Ka 'Oi Drone Guys are Larry Peyton - a drone hobbyist who produces high quality aerial images - and Cory Webb - a musician who writes original tunes for the videos.  They have embarked on a #NovaScotia #LighthouseProject: to capture all 175.

 

 

 

Nō Ka ‘Oi Drone Guys

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inspired by a Peyton family vacation, “nō ka ‘oi” is a Hawaiian term meaning “the best”.  It may seem more than just a bit pretentious to select such an identity, but nothing could actually be further from the truth. The choice of our name rather embodies a noble, altruistic rationale.

 

While spending time touring, hiking and speaking with locals in Maui, Larry garnered an admiration for the Hawaiian culture in general, but more specifically a particular philosophy: one should always respect, appreciate and love the land and sea – make it yours and claim stewardship for it - for only then will the land and sea offer the same to you.

 

Ultimately, that is the ideological focus of Larry & Cory’s project: employing the use of a drone to capture landscapes, coastlines and oceans in their natural, colourful states and to globally share the resulting videos so others may come to appreciate, respect and love that same land and sea.

 

The Nō Ka ‘Oi Drone Guys brand is not about us being the best, but rather us working to capture the best of where we live and visit: its terrain, beacons, coastlines and waterways.

 

 

 

 

#NovaScotia #LighthouseProject

 

The project‘s impetus was sparked while at his daughter’s provincial soccer tournament in Sydney, Cape Breton.  Looking for local landscapes to film with his drone, Larry’s research of the area resulted in him learning of Low Point Lighthouse in New Victoria, which was in close proximity to a scheduled Sunday morning game in New Waterford.

 

While capturing the lighthouse with the drone, two individuals happened upon the area and made their to the shoreline.  At the conclusion of the flight, Larry approached the males to answer any questions or offer any information about the drone and the video capture.  As it turned out, the males – a journalist with CBC Radio and a representative of the Low Point Lighthouse Preservation Society – were conducting an interview about how prize money, from the National Trust of Canada’s This Lighthouse Matters competition, would be used at the lighthouse.

 

Having unknowingly interrupted the interview, which was then temporarily terminated, Larry engaged in conversation with both males regarding the lighthouse.  During the discussion, it was disclosed that unless the breakwater was repaired, the lighthouse would soon be claimed as another victim of the North Atlantic Ocean.

 

The conversation awakened Larry to the plight of our coastal beacons, which inspired him visit all the lighthouses.  The idea was shared with Cory, who immediately embraced it.

 

And hence, the birth of the #NovaScotia #LighthouseProject: to obtain video footage, via drone, of every lighthouse in the province and globally share the video production, without compensation, to bring awareness to their condition and help save those lighthouses which can be saved, while obtaining some meaningful videography record of those beacons emitting their last gasps.

 

In essence, our hobby is an effort to save old technology with the use of new.

 

 

 

 

Larry Peyton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A proud Newfoundlander, Larry has an intrinsic appreciation for the rugged beauty of his home province and the Maritimes.  Enthralled with the visual perspectives and potentials of quadcopter video capture, he began operating drones in March 2015.  Larry has completed in excess of 300 flights of with a drone to capture video in Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Alberta, Florida, Maui and the Big Island of Hawaii.  Since June 2015, his video footage has been obtained with the use of a DJI Phantom 3 Advanced, though he still operates other UAVs for fun.  With the exception of audio recording, all video post-production tasks are completed by Larry, who is exceedingly passionate about producing quality visual art.

 

 

 

 

 

Cory Webb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A born and raised Nova Scotian, Cory is extremely proud of his province, and hence is focused on capturing its landscapes and lighthouses for others to appreciate.  During the drone flights, Cory maintains constant visual presence of the quadcopter while also providing navigational advice.  For video post-production, he either composes new music or records instrumental versions of original songs from “Saxby’s Gale”, a Celtic-punk band in which both he and Larry perform.  A musician since high school, Cory plays guitar, mandolin, bass and some percussive instruments.