|
Quadrocopter still photos a success |
|
Written by davef
|
|
Friday, 29 August 2008 18:27 |
|
These photos are of the area around my house in Kelsall, Cheshire.
After standing in a field with three cows for company I decided to let her go. Despite it being overcast (low contrast lighting) and quite late in the evening (low light), I’m quite pleased with the results. Now for the rest of the weekend… Ill be off to find as many guinea pigs as I can to let me shoot their properties from the air.
I’m still not convinced about the camera (Pentax Option A30) as the noise levels are quite high and image detail is not that great, so for now ill use it for practicing and ‘learning my new craft’.
After attaching the stills camera underneath the Quadrocopter last week, I’ve pretty much waited all week for the high winds and rain to subside. This evening was the first opportunity to take it for a test flight.
To find all quadrocopter articles on this site click here.
|
|
Last Updated ( Thursday, 04 September 2008 15:53 )
|
|
|
Aerial Panoramas from Chester and surrounding villages |
|
Saturday, 21 June 2008 11:38 |
|
Here is a collection of aerial panoramas. Each panorama is carefully stitched and assembled from multiple images (8 – 35) photographed from a model aircraft flying between 1,000 and 3,000 feet altitude.
The locations contained within this collection include:-
- Kelsall Village
- Runcorn Model Aircraft Club flying site
- Sandy Lane and River Dee (Chester)
- The Groves and River Dee (Chester)
- Backford Country Estate
- Christleton Village (added 5th Oct 2007)
- Tarvin Village (added 5th Oct 2007)
- Ashton Hayes Village (added 5th Oct 2007)
More panoramas will be added when weather and flying locations permit.
|
|
Shots from the Runcorn Model Flying Club |
|
Written by davef
|
|
Saturday, 23 August 2008 20:51 |
|
Took my Quadrocopter to the flying club today, however, by the time I'd finished talking, the wind became too strong for me to fly it. Luckily I had my trusty camera with me. Click the images to see the photos.
Have a good un.
|
|
Last Updated ( Saturday, 23 August 2008 21:21 )
|
|
Model boats at the Runcorn Scale Model boat Club |
|
Saturday, 21 June 2008 11:38 |
|
Had a little trip out to see those people who sail with the Runcorn and District Scale Model Boat Club over in Runcorn. What an enjoyable few hours. I seemed to spend at least an hour sailing someone else's yacht. Really enjoyed myself. Anyhow, here are a few photos from the day. Anyone interested in contacting the club can find their web site here.
Another visit to the boat club a week later (Sunday 15th June) brought some more photos of these two delightful steam powered craft.
A collection of images of my Kyosho Seabreeze on it's maiden voyage. Can't wait for 'proper' sailing weather and decent winds. I'll attach the video camera next week from some 'in water' video footage.
|
|
British Superbike Championship 2007 |
|
Sunday, 24 June 2007 18:09 |
 Stunning bike action from the Superbikes as they thunder around the Oulton Park circuit at speeds up to 150 mph. Shots here from the Saturday practice sessions taken at Lodge Corner, Knickerbrook, Brittens and Hilltop. The cream of racing motorbike action.
|
|
Sunday, 24 June 2007 18:09 |
 For my first attempt at wildlife photography I bought a bird feeder and stocked it with nuts. After hanging it in a tree for a day and observing ‘small things’ feeding I set up the camera on a tripod to see what was arriving.
I expected that the birds were all sparrows, but was pleasantly surprised to find four different species of bird feeding from the feeder. The birds visiting include Greenfinch, Long Tailed Tits, Great Tits and Blue Tits. There is also a Bullfinch feeding from the ground under the feeder. I’m hoping that it will make the transition to the feeder or else ill be chasing the ground feeders at a later date.
I was surprised to see how much blue is in a Blue Tit, though I’ve never really been that close to one to observe before. I didn’t have a clue what was feeding from my garden so I visited the garden birds website to identify them. You can find their website here.
|
|
Aerial Photography National Meet at Llangollen, Clwyd. |
|
Sunday, 24 June 2007 18:09 |
|
It was just by a fluke that a chap in Norway found a video I posted on Youtube.com the week earlier and posted it onto the rcgroups.com forum. After joining in with other aerial photographers on the internet I learnt that an aerial photography meeting was being organised and that it was in my area.
As you’ll see from the photos the weather was not so kind to us, but we did get plenty of flying in across three sites. Ray Jones from the Clwyd Soaring Association was there as our guide and host and under his expert eye we were shepherded around the Welsh countryside like sheep under the watchful eyes of a local hill farmer.
Flying site 1
From our initial meeting place we were taken down a seemingly endless number of country lanes and single track roads to the first flying site. With the landowners permission (obtained in advance of the meeting) we launched off the side of a landscaped hillside overlooking one of many beautiful Clwydian valleys that abound the area. I was reminded of my slope soaring days (some 20 years ago) and that it was generally bad practise to launch a model into the sinky side of a mountain. I guess electric gliders and ding resilient airframes are beginning to make me lazy?
|
|
Read more...
|
|
|
