A Dark morning over the river....





Taken with Mini 3 Pro.


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Very nice. Like the green buoy

Depp Posted at 11-15 04:40
Very nice. Like the green buoy

The starboard buoy was happily flashing away,  I was lucky to catch it on.

DAFlys Posted at 11-15 03:41
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All aglow. Nicely colourful reflections.

DAFlys Posted at 11-15 03:41
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Dark in the sky but plenty of lights on the river and nearby land.  

Blériot53 Posted at 11-15 06:38
All aglow. Nicely colourful reflections.

Cheers Mr B,   funnily enough coming home last night we saw it leaving for its next adventure too.

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-15 13:31
Dark in the sky but plenty of lights on the river and nearby land.

I wanted to get closer but I had that 500+ battery installed and thought best not to risk it.  

DAFlys Posted at 11-16 01:20
Cheers Mr B,   funnily enough coming home last night we saw it leaving for its next adventure too.

SO much activity to film down your way. Much less variety around here.

Blériot53 Posted at 11-16 01:51
SO much activity to film down your way. Much less variety around here.

Depends,   you have the monopoly on landscapes up there.  

DAFlys Posted at 11-16 01:58
Depends,   you have the monopoly on landscapes up there.

Only the seasons change there, though
You have daily variations in local colour

Blériot53 Posted at 11-16 02:20
Only the seasons change there, though
You have daily variations in local colour

After a while it gets hard to find shots on your home turf though,  and then harder still when you travel to be there at the right time.  

DAFlys Posted at 11-16 02:26
After a while it gets hard to find shots on your home turf though,  and then harder still when you travel to be there at the right time.

So very true

DAFlys Posted at 11-16 01:32
I wanted to get closer but I had that 500+ battery installed and thought best not to risk it.

Probably a safe choice for sure.  

I found a dead deer (doe) on the backside of my property last evening. It had been shot.  Sadly, it's not deer season and when it is only bucks with antlers over 6 inches can be taken.  I think I'm going to have to start doing more surveillance flights over that part of the property.  I found lots of footprints back there and followed them for almost a half mile and then lost them at my property line.  So they crawled over a barb wire fence to get in.  I contacted Game & Wildlife and they came and picked up the deer's body and inspected it.  They used a metal detector in that area to see if they could recover a bullet but had no luck.  They did put up 5 trail cams in that area and 3 at the fence line where the hunter entered.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-16 06:24
Probably a safe choice for sure.  

I found a dead deer (doe) on the backside of my property last evening. It had been shot.  Sadly, it's not deer season and when it is only bucks with antlers over 6 inches can be taken.  I think I'm going to have to start doing more surveillance flights over that part of the property.  I found lots of footprints back there and followed them for almost a half mile and then lost them at my property line.  So they crawled over a barb wire fence to get in.  I contacted Game & Wildlife and they came and picked up the deer's body and inspected it.  They used a metal detector in that area to see if they could recover a bullet but had no luck.  They did put up 5 trail cams in that area and 3 at the fence line where the hunter entered.

We were blessed to spot some deer the other day when out on a walk.  It's a shame when they are needless hunted.  

DAFlys Posted at 11-17 07:00
We were blessed to spot some deer the other day when out on a walk.  It's a shame when they are needless hunted.

I was really sad when I found the dead doe.  It couldn't have been much over a year old.  It really makes me mad because I like having them on the property and keep plenty of food out for them.  Now I have idiots taking advantage of that just to bag a deer.  The Game & Wildlife officer told me to let them handle it but I can't just sit by and watch more deer get shot on my property.  I did tell him I would not actively pursue it but if it continued I'd solve it my way.  He knows I mean it as he has seen me at the pistol range on many occasions.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-17 08:18
I was really sad when I found the dead doe.  It couldn't have been much over a year old.  It really makes me mad because I like having them on the property and keep plenty of food out for them.  Now I have idiots taking advantage of that just to bag a deer.  The Game & Wildlife officer told me to let them handle it but I can't just sit by and watch more deer get shot on my property.  I did tell him I would not actively pursue it but if it continued I'd solve it my way.  He knows I mean it as he has seen me at the pistol range on many occasions.

Is it possible to install some sort of sensors and alarm system to notify you of movement coming onto the land.

DAFlys Posted at 11-18 00:56
Is it possible to install some sort of sensors and alarm system to notify you of movement coming onto the land.

I'm currently looking into something like that.  The company I spoke with are coming up with cost proposals.  One thing they pointed out was if I used cameras I might get a lot of false positives due to the amount of wildlife moving about.  So they are looking at trip wires, sensors, etc.  They've been out to the property twice to attempt to figure out the best system to install.  Best meaning expensive I'm assuming.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-18 04:54
I'm currently looking into something like that.  The company I spoke with are coming up with cost proposals.  One thing they pointed out was if I used cameras I might get a lot of false positives due to the amount of wildlife moving about.  So they are looking at trip wires, sensors, etc.  They've been out to the property twice to attempt to figure out the best system to install.  Best meaning expensive I'm assuming.

Yes,  that does sound expensive doesn't it.   Not sure how you'd could get around the false positives either although some PIR sensors used in house alarms can ignore dogs/cats so there might be something suitable out there.

DAFlys Posted at 11-18 05:53
Yes,  that does sound expensive doesn't it.   Not sure how you'd could get around the false positives either although some PIR sensors used in house alarms can ignore dogs/cats so there might be something suitable out there.

A workaround the false positives would be fantastic.  They are going to give me 3 proposals and list the cost and any Pros and Cons of each.  

Nice night shot!

Montfrooij Posted at 11-28 04:27
Nice night shot!

thanks Peter.   Sunrise is not too late.

DAFlys Posted at 11-28 04:47
thanks Peter.   Sunrise is not too late.

Too late ?
It would make it more easy for me.

Montfrooij Posted at 11-28 05:04
Too late ?
It would make it more easy for me.

Im home and onto the chores usually by the time it's risen,    the priority is the 10k steps at the moment.   Although the sun has come out now and I just took the Avata out for a few flights and managed to find a dead cow,    tried to flag down the ranger to report it and he just drove off so Ive emailed in the location and some pictures.  

DAFlys Posted at 11-28 05:06
Im home and onto the chores usually by the time it's risen,    the priority is the 10k steps at the moment.   Although the sun has come out now and I just took the Avata out for a few flights and managed to find a dead cow,    tried to flag down the ranger to report it and he just drove off so Ive emailed in the location and some pictures.

I have to go out to get some too. But first catching up.

Montfrooij Posted at 11-28 05:13
I have to go out to get some too. But first catching up.

I thought you did yours in the evening.  

DAFlys Posted at 11-28 05:21
I thought you did yours in the evening.

Too.
But also in the afternoon. Usually around noon.

Montfrooij Posted at 11-28 05:24
Too.
But also in the afternoon. Usually around noon.

Thats when I got t he bulk of mine at lunch time,   made a good excuse to leave the office for a bit.

DAFlys Posted at 11-28 05:31
Thats when I got t he bulk of mine at lunch time,   made a good excuse to leave the office for a bit.

Indeed. But when i'm working from home, it's often later.

Montfrooij Posted at 11-28 05:35
Indeed. But when i'm working from home, it's often later.

Hahaha. You need a wiggler.

DAFlys Posted at 11-28 05:43
Hahaha. You need a wiggler.

What is that?

Montfrooij Posted at 11-28 06:25
What is that?

Its a little device I used to make that you plug into a usb port,  and every few minutes it moves the mouse pointer a few pixels left and then back to the right,   it means that software like instant messaging never flags you as away or idle.

DAFlys Posted at 11-29 01:13
Its a little device I used to make that you plug into a usb port,  and every few minutes it moves the mouse pointer a few pixels left and then back to the right,   it means that software like instant messaging never flags you as away or idle.

Hahahahahahahahaha.
I'm getting paid by the minute (not)

Montfrooij Posted at 11-29 11:18
Hahahahahahahahaha.
I'm getting paid by the minute (not)

A long time ago I worked for IBM and we had to book our time in 15 minute chunks to each of the projects we were working on,   I cant express how miserable that was.  

DAFlys Posted at 11-30 00:48
A long time ago I worked for IBM and we had to book our time in 15 minute chunks to each of the projects we were working on,   I cant express how miserable that was.

Oh wow, that sounds bad indeed.

Montfrooij Posted at 11-30 11:12
Oh wow, that sounds bad indeed.

It was pretty miserable for some one thats a bit OCD about things like that,    others that smoked or had long lunches from time time just made it up without any remorse.  

DAFlys Posted at 12-1 00:25
It was pretty miserable for some one thats a bit OCD about things like that,    others that smoked or had long lunches from time time just made it up without any remorse.

Sounds like over management to me.

Montfrooij Posted at 12-1 03:12
Sounds like over management to me.

Oh yes,    there was one new hire on one team that was reminded that he shouldn't do any work unless there was a ticket for it,  so for anyone walk ups he asked them to raise a ticket,   at the end of the month,  the management took him to one side and complained he had closed 5x the amount of tickets as the rest of the whole team.    Luckily I wasn't involved with that team too much,  too mush inter personal squabbling for my taste.   

DAFlys Posted at 12-1 05:58
Oh yes,    there was one new hire on one team that was reminded that he shouldn't do any work unless there was a ticket for it,  so for anyone walk ups he asked them to raise a ticket,   at the end of the month,  the management took him to one side and complained he had closed 5x the amount of tickets as the rest of the whole team.    Luckily I wasn't involved with that team too much,  too mush inter personal squabbling for my taste.

Create work for the sake of KPIs.