Boston the Empty City

[@greglemieux9809]

Love it,🔥🔥🔥🔥 I love my Boss town. BOSTON.🔥💯😲😲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@zjaz8000]

Love it! I love Boston! What a gorgeously beautiful city! There’s a seemingly natural balance that the city possesses that few other cities have. Fantastic work, my Friend! Please, more of this of Boston and in a more expansive and extensive and varied form when she's back on her feet thumping and pulsating again! Show Boston to the world! I must add that not only did you produce a fantastic video but a more perfect and and a more fitting sound track could not have been selected!

[@reckersworld9351]

I lived there for almost 20yrs and it's hard to imagine what that would have been like to see in person. Eerily reminiscent of when they told everyone to shelter back when they were hunting for the marathon bombers.

[@seanhickey7881]

Think Sunday morning, but 100x quieter, with ZERO cars on the road. I worked overnights during the pandemic and you could hear a PIN DROP outside. It was bizarre.

[@SchuylerOrtega]

@@seanhickey7881 kind of nice if it were empty for a better reason. You can’t legally fly over people or cars so I was excited to fly places normally not possible

[@scottsawyer3354]

My go-to to enjoy Boston!!! What a time it was... perfection beyond belief.👊

[@bonniedowling2159]

Beautiful photography! It must have taken a huge amount of time to bring this all together. Love it.

[@seafoodcharlie3710]

Awesome video; thanks for posting! Lived in North Quincy and worked at One Financial Center for a couple of years right out of college. Not nearly enough time to take in all of what Boston offers. 👍

[@nguyentony_]

Such a surreal experience.. Greetings from Europe!

[@rowleyma]

I remember about that time walking near Mass Ave. and Boylston St. and there was a group of wild turkeys hanging out in the middle of the intersection, not moving!

[@widgget]

Beautiful work. Thank you for sharing.

[@EddieMakesArt]

Great job! The city, though empty, looks amazing.

[@nicolasp3928]

Damn, I miss Boston. Lived there 25 years before moving back to Colombia.

[@SchuylerOrtega]

It’s a great city, come visit

[@ΒΞΔΝ]

We miss you too!

[@adnantahirusa]

Very nice. I love it. You captured my favorite city beautifuly. Thanks for sharing.

[@SchuylerOrtega]

Adnan glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching

[@ThaBlackCobra]

Amazing video! Made me want to pull out my drone again. Thanks for sharing.

[@fernandosantospintadosanto7361]

Love city

[@frannybrit]

In the future when they make documentaries about covid 19 for history buffs this video will be worth money !

[@SchuylerOrtega]

Thanks for the kind words. I was happy to capture these unique empty scenes

[@researchDarren]

This is some 🔥🔥🔥! Incredible🙌🏿 master of space and movement!

[@ZackChen]

New subscriber here! A great video, it's beautiful, we only stayed on the Cambridge side for drone videos, thanks for sharing!

[@SchuylerOrtega]

Thanks Zack

[@damn_chilean]

breath taking

[@thescoot]

Amazing video. Should try to recreate some of those same shots today and dissolve them together.

[@SchuylerOrtega]

I had thought about that... main issue is most of these places I had increased altitude allowance for a period of time and you can't legally fly over people or moving cars... which is why this was a very unique chance to fly during the pandemic

[@tomassander7382]

love Boston, greetings from Chile

[@SchuylerOrtega]

Hello and greetings from Boston

[@amyropple6548]

beautiful

[@AlexLepoutre]

Hauntingly beautiful, Schuyler. Well done.

[@SchuylerOrtega]

Thanks Alex! This was something I really wanted to put together to freeze this point in time. A lot of paperwork ahead of time!

[@johnmurphy5064]

So surreal and I’m finding time to be all a blur since March 2020.

[@Goodatlast-wv5zy]

They need to do something about the traffic in Boston. We are tired of getting off work at 5PM and having to wait until 7PM to drive out of the city.

[@SchuylerOrtega]

Not when this was filmed! But yes agree, normally traffic is a major issue

[@ZTomiboi]

So eerie. Great job.

[@davidstewartproductions]

EPIC! Amazing and eerie at the same time!

[@SchuylerOrtega]

David Stewart Productions thanks for the compliment!

[@improperbostonian6722]

Nice eye for angles right locations, Can't wait to get back to the North End for an Italian grinder!

[@researchDarren]

3:01 gives me chills

[@SchuylerOrtega]

I’m so satisfied with this one and capturing these crazy times

[@abdulnasir2218]

Incredible and amazing

[@SchuylerOrtega]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@AdamHillikerLikesRobots]

So pretty. And eerie.

[@SchuylerOrtega]

Thanks Adam. Definite a strange feeling early in the morning. Feels like a movie set.

[@tonykostopoulos6242]

One of America’s great cities. Good people there. I’m laughing watching this because there’s ample parking which, as you know, Boston has no parking ever. Love this video. Makes me crave a north end grinder.

[@vidyabharti8300]

It become my dream place to see one day

[@rzfpv2823]

Bravo sir. Wow that is incredible work.

[@SchuylerOrtega]

Thanks for the kind words

[@crazychicSHENA]

My hometown beauty but expensive and with COVID-19🦠😷not helping metropolitan Boston but we'll be fine in the end😇

[@justinxie9988]

COVID-19 will probably make it cheaper in the long run as more people “tele-commute” to work and live outside the city.

[@jaimediazo7480]

hermoso trabajo commovedoramente hermoso

[@benzhang8916]

Amazing!

[@GiffysChannel]

were are all the electric unicycle riders?

[@ineedtostopwatchingyoutube5211]

In a city of 5 million people you would think that a few more people would be breaking the rules to take a bike ride and soak in the solitude. It's a bit eery how, with nearly a million in the city proper alone, I didn't even see ten people walking or biking in this video. Like it's in the Twilight Zone.

[@SchuylerOrtega]

It was early but yeah Boston was very quiet. This was during the mandatory lock down

[@mark.zarlengaa]

Looks Stunning of Photography and Videography! but Its not really a empty major city, like at all.

[@globalfoodiegal]

This is fantastic, thank you. My husband, Jim Skerry, shared it with me. Now I’m going to post it everywhere.

[@SchuylerOrtega]

Denise Dube give Jim my best. Happy to share this unique look at the city.

[@globalfoodiegal]

@@SchuylerOrtega your photography and editing skills are incredible.

[@kailyyne3811]

Very pretty! My dream live in this state!

[@thisisnotjustaphoneitsmyph3328]

It looks surreal

[@SchuylerOrtega]

It truly was

[@BrianKenyon]

Great work. What did you shoot with and what app did you use for clearance? Also in particular what areas of Boston were the hardest to get clearance for?

[@SchuylerOrtega]

For many of the shot I gave airspace authorizations in place for a calendar year at increased altitude or in no fly zones. Lots and lots of paperwork to get all this in place. Happy to explain more if you want to email info(at)SchuylerPhoto.com

[@MagnumWPI]

Amazing... Schuyler, let’s hope you never make a sequel.

[@SchuylerOrtega]

MagnumWPI agreed! Unless it’s this weekend.

[@artxcel]

Epic

[@virginiadehn5401]

WOW AMAZING

[@jaro2450m]

Nice job

[@sonodearecordings1016]

Amazing video!

[@johnkindstudios]

Hey would it be possible if I used your footage for a film project I'm working on for school? This would be great for the intro and b roll. Please let me know if that could possible, thanks!

[@SchuylerOrtega]

John please send me an email at info (at) SchuylerPhoto.com

[@EdwardMoniganIV]

This is so cool! Would I be allowed to put this in a montage I am making?

[@SchuylerOrtega]

Shoot me an email at info(at)SchuylerPhoto.com

[@merctrader]

Wow! How did you get shots of empty streets/city like that? 5AM ????

[@SchuylerOrtega]

It was early but also the peak of the COVID lock down period on the city.

[@welcomeproductions6397]

Hey Schulyer, I'd like to use a snippet of this in a project. Ok with a courtesy credit?

[@SchuylerOrtega]

Hello. Please shoot me some information at [e-mail]

[@tedhouse265]

This reminds me of need for speed most wanted 2012

[@hookahguru]

yes, and no. I've been out almost every day cos I take my Kaly eboard to and from work and it's crowded. Not like before not a ghost town. I go down Boylston, Comm Ave, cut thru the common, and even the esplanade and it's NEVER that dead. Great shots though man!

[@SchuylerOrtega]

David Puffer week days are definitely busier than weekends. Time of day matters also.

[@cydneyscott7279]

@@SchuylerOrtega Yes, I wondered what time of day these were shot. Sunrise I would guess?

[@SchuylerOrtega]

Cydney Scott yeah it was early both days. 6-9am time frame

[@eNeVeFamily]

Is it possible to legally fly a drone in Boston? I'll be around for a weapon and would love to get mine in the air but all of Boston, is within 5 miles of an airport.

[@SchuylerOrtega]

eNeVe Family 100%. Are you a hobbyist? Register your drone with the FAA, put the number on the outside of your drone and use a site or app to request airspace authorization. Boston Logan actually has an 8 mile radius around it for controlled airspace but it’s large enough it’s LAANC enabled. Google LAANC but that’s what makes flying legally possible to altitudes above ground set by Logan, for day time flying only. Shoot me an email if you have question, info (at) SchuylerPhoto.com

[@eNeVeFamily]

@@SchuylerOrtega I truly appreciate the information.

[@RafaelMartinez-es6we]

Beauty and Sadness..what else is there, to improve High Quality Photography? God's mother nature. Lets be sharp and Good.. while we can. At least we are able to see and focused each other..at a distance. Don't overexposed your feelings...we all have same background and..actually kodachrome, doesn't exist Anymore. God Bless all. Gpà.

[@acp8760]

It was so good for our environment though now we are back to pre pandemic smog/pollution levels😳.

[@bravofamily4090]

Wait a minute, Boston's not an empty city, but good job.

[@michaelesq.atpcfii.9862]

Its empty because it's likely 6am on a Sunday morning.

[@SchuylerOrtega]

It was early but definitely significantly less crowded than normal. This shot over 3 days.

[@omegamale7880]

My favorite place is the Baasten Gaaaaden.

[@ilisonikolituiviti1021]

Does anyone lives there?👻👀

[@pgmccarron]

Lots of top of buildings and seems to be filmed at about sunrise IMO

[@Riikyy]

Hey great photos! Is it ok if I use it for an ad?

[@SchuylerOrtega]

Hey Riiky, shoot me an email at “info (at) SchuylerPhoto.com” if you’d like to discuss licensing some footage

[@RSTI191]

Looks apocalyptic..

[@SchuylerOrtega]

Felt it too! Very strange times in a city that I hope we never repeat.

[@RSTI191]

@@SchuylerOrtega I grew up there, I know how busy it can be..

[@michaelpetraglia7419]

Can I purchase some footage from you?

[@SchuylerOrtega]

Yes sir. Shoot me an email at [e-mail]

[@michaeldemarco7882]

I saw my Drug Dealer standing on the corner

[@fdr8343]

The empty city?

[@Hellobyleosmilo]

Wdym empty

[@manuelreyes6723]

hi! How can I contact you?

[@litlemonkeyful]

Hey I was wondering like what are the rules and regulations of flying around in Boston I’d like to find out thank you.

[@SchuylerOrtega]

Simple question, large answer. All of Boston proper is within 5 miles of Logan so you need airspace approval everywhere. There is a grid system over the city and you can request up to the max height in each grid with little effort using an app like KittyHawk (the grid system is called LAANC if you want to Google it). If you want to fly above that height or in a grid that is a no fly zone (aka 0 altitude) you need permission from Logan and it’s a little bit longer process. I had increased altitude for every location in my video and a few are no fly zones (like near the Zakim) but I have authorizations for there as well.

[@joekeith8832]

you forgot to include the derelict homeless wandering junkies out everywhere