A busy bank holiday day at the Castle....





Taken with the Mini 2.




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DAFlys Posted at 4-17 00:49
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Great shot!

DAFlys Posted at 4-17 00:49
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Very impressive shot DA.    Nice to see a few people at the castle.  

Hello there DAFlys. Good day and thank you for posting another fantastic aerial photo that you have captured. Great work and keep flying. .

Geez - full like Majorca!

DowntownRDB Posted at 4-17 02:49
Very impressive shot DA.    Nice to see a few people at the castle.

Yes,   I was surprised a little to see it,  especially at that time of day (late afternoon).   I checked yesterday and it was about the same,   Although yesterday I did have to dodge this chap.

Depp Posted at 4-17 22:21
Geez - full like Majorca!

lol,   Not quite that bad Depp,   But I bet parking was interesting.

VideoLife Posted at 4-17 01:41
Great shot!

cheers VideoLife.   

DAFlys Posted at 4-17 00:49
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Nice clear shot.

DAFlys Posted at 4-17 23:24
Yes,   I was surprised a little to see it,  especially at that time of day (late afternoon).   I checked yesterday and it was about the same,   Although yesterday I did have to dodge this chap.

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Not a snake fan so I would have avoided that snake also.  

Curious, is that a poison variety?

DAFlys Posted at 4-17 00:49
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Nothing like a bit of sunshine on a Bank Holiday to bring 'em all out of the woodwork

Blériot53 Posted at 4-18 07:38
Nothing like a bit of sunshine on a Bank Holiday to bring 'em all out of the woodwork

Very true Mr B.   

Question?  The sling bag you use for the drone, does it double up at being a bum bag too?

DAFlys Posted at 4-18 07:41
Very true Mr B.   

Question?  The sling bag you use for the drone, does it double up at being a bum bag too?

The LowePro for the Mavic2 you mean?   Apart from the carry handle, there a clip on either side for a shoulder strap, but nothin on the back for a bumbag attachment. With all the kit in, it would be a bit heavy and cumbersome as a bumbag.  So, NO is the short answer.
When I go out fully kitted up (2 drones, Pocket 2, GPS for Geocacheing) I carry a rucksack.
That's how I went out this morning.  The extra load on my back gives a good workout on the hilly sections too.

Grimtheviking Posted at 4-18 03:17
Nice clear shot.

cheers Grimtheviking.   

DowntownRDB Posted at 4-18 05:18
Not a snake fan so I would have avoided that snake also.  

Curious, is that a poison variety?

Yes,  thats an adder,  its the only poisonous naturally wild snake we have,   they can also swim which is scary.    Luckily he was only a small one and I didnt stand on him.

Blériot53 Posted at 4-18 08:02
The LowePro for the Mavic2 you mean?   Apart from the carry handle, there a clip on either side for a shoulder strap, but nothin on the back for a bumbag attachment. With all the kit in, it would be a bit heavy and cumbersome as a bumbag.  So, NO is the short answer.
When I go out fully kitted up (2 drones, Pocket 2, GPS for Geocacheing) I carry a rucksack.
That's how I went out this morning.  The extra load on my back gives a good workout on the hilly sections too.

thanks Mr B,   I just really fancy a bum bag for the mini2 for some reason.   But then Im like a women when it comes to bags.

DAFlys Posted at 4-18 23:25
thanks Mr B,   I just really fancy a bum bag for the mini2 for some reason.   But then Im like a women when it comes to bags.

I thought SHMBO carried all your stuff anyway.  Let her choose

Blériot53 Posted at 4-18 23:35
I thought SHMBO carried all your stuff anyway.  Let her choose

She's doesnt carry all the stuff but she does take what she thinks is the mini is I have the DSLR rucksack.

DAFlys Posted at 4-18 23:58
She's doesnt carry all the stuff but she does take what she thinks is the mini is I have the DSLR rucksack.

DAFlys Posted at 4-18 23:07
Yes,  thats an adder,  its the only poisonous naturally wild snake we have,   they can also swim which is scary.    Luckily he was only a small one and I didnt stand on him.

Glad you didn't stand on him also.  I wasn't aware that they could swim.  

We have a few snakes that can swim and that is why I avoid diving in swampy looking places.  Well snakes and alligators also.

DowntownRDB Posted at 4-19 04:24
Glad you didn't stand on him also.  I wasn't aware that they could swim.  

We have a few snakes that can swim and that is why I avoid diving in swampy looking places.  Well snakes and alligators also.

Id never considered them swimming until two swam past me.   I see that alligators are no longer trendy in Florida for pets,  its all about the anaconda's now.

DAFlys Posted at 4-19 22:32
Id never considered them swimming until two swam past me.   I see that alligators are no longer trendy in Florida for pets,  its all about the anaconda's now.

I've seen lots of news articles about people buying snakes for pets at home.  Then, they grow too large so they get turned lose in the swamps.  From there they just multiply and multiply and grown to record sizes.  Some of the large ones they have captured in the Everglades are of tremendous size.  

Nice capture!

DAFlys Posted at 4-17 23:24
Yes,   I was surprised a little to see it,  especially at that time of day (late afternoon).   I checked yesterday and it was about the same,   Although yesterday I did have to dodge this chap.

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Oops.
That would scare me a bit.

DowntownRDB Posted at 4-20 03:45
I've seen lots of news articles about people buying snakes for pets at home.  Then, they grow too large so they get turned lose in the swamps.  From there they just multiply and multiply and grown to record sizes.  Some of the large ones they have captured in the Everglades are of tremendous size.

Now that sounds very scary,   At least our little snakes are a metre long tops.   

Montfrooij Posted at 4-20 04:53
Nice capture!

thanks Peter.   

Montfrooij Posted at 4-20 04:53
Oops.
That would scare me a bit.

I think you get used to them a little bit,  they also have a lot of signs up warning you about them.   As long as you look where you are going they dont bother you,  they only care if you stand on them.  

I saw a photographer just after I came across him and told him where it was and he hurried off to see it.

DAFlys Posted at 4-20 23:20
thanks Peter.

My pleasure!

DAFlys Posted at 4-20 23:21
I think you get used to them a little bit,  they also have a lot of signs up warning you about them.   As long as you look where you are going they dont bother you,  they only care if you stand on them.  

I saw a photographer just after I came across him and told him where it was and he hurried off to see it.

We encountered a venomous snake once (more than once, but on the same place)

DAFlys Posted at 4-20 23:14
Now that sounds very scary,   At least our little snakes are a metre long tops.

Take a look at the record holder from Florida.  18.8 feet.

Montfrooij Posted at 4-21 00:16
We encountered a venomous snake once (more than once, but on the same place)

Thats the only wild poisonous snake we have here.

Montfrooij Posted at 4-21 00:15
My pleasure!

DowntownRDB Posted at 4-21 04:04
Take a look at the record holder from Florida.  18.8 feet.

oooh,    what it wrong with these people?

DAFlys Posted at 4-21 23:15
Thats the only wild poisonous snake we have here.

We have some small adders here.

DAFlys Posted at 4-21 23:45
oooh,    what it wrong with these people?

Exactly what I was thinking when I saw that picture.  

Montfrooij Posted at 4-22 00:06
We have some small adders here.

They are not all that common here either.  but this park is known for them,  later in the summer there will be idiots out there collecting them for pets

DowntownRDB Posted at 4-22 15:12
Exactly what I was thinking when I saw that picture.

Perhaps its because they are rare here but I do find them very intimidating.  

Nice shots for the castle :-)

As for the snakes, my friend used to have one and I even got a closer look, but that wasn't a poisonous one. It was okay, had a nice-looking pattern on its skin and didn't seem to be threatening at any way. But as for the ones in the nature and the poisonous ones, I'd rather leave them alone.

DAFlys Posted at 4-23 00:45
Perhaps its because they are rare here but I do find them very intimidating.

I find them to be very intimidating.  Weird as how I'm afraid of snakes but not sharks.