One Thing About Photography,

is that there are always new cameras and other accessories to lust after,

the latest toy is a flying drone with a camera attached, the one pictured here is the DJI Phantom 2 Vision, I will not go into the machine itself, but it does open up a completely new sphere of photography,

 where you can literally get a birds eye view,

almost every picture or video you take will be unique, already there is a Dronestagram web site where you and other like minded enthusiasts can upload your images, also the National Geographic of France is running a drone photo contest, but if you want to buy and fly one you had better be quick, in the USA the National Park Service has banned drones from all of the areas under its jurisdiction, meaning that drones cannot be launched from, landed in or flown over the land or water overseen by the agency, which manages 84 million acres of land and 4.5 million acres of oceans, lakes and reservoirs, which is a shame as some of the pictures from these areas would be truly stunning, 

as an aside I can see a problem with someone or property being injured or damaged so I guess a enterprising insurance company will find a way for you to be insured against such an eventuality, next question would I like one? you bet! there is even a company selling them over here in Thailand, DJI Thailand, if only I had the money.