71 Years Later.........

As some of the regulars may know I like to take old aerial photographs and try to reproduce them.   This is a shot of the local park and how it was 71 years ago when house boats were moored up,  this water way has now become reclaimed land.



Taken with the Mini 2.




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Hello there DAFlys. Good day and thank you for sharing these interesting information and this cool photos with us. Great work and have a nice day. .

DAFlys Posted at 6-19 23:35
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Great comparison. Quite a change in the 71 years.

DAFlys Posted at 6-19 23:35
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Wow, excellent comparison.    Really interesting to look back over the years and see all the changes.  

Interesting. Took me quite some time to match them up.

Great approach to history, interesting to see the changes! And I'm thinking about how (relatively) easy it is nowadays to take such a photograph; compare this to the technical effort a photographer in the 1950s had to take when helicopters were not widely present. You had to snap your photos out of an airplane's window and make sure to avoid camera shake (with far lower film sensitivity).

TaBarang Posted at 6-20 06:22
Great approach to history, interesting to see the changes! And I'm thinking about how (relatively) easy it is nowadays to take such a photograph; compare this to the technical effort a photographer in the 1950s had to take when helicopters were not widely present. You had to snap your photos out of an airplane's window and make sure to avoid camera shake (with far lower film sensitivity).

Cheers TaBarang.  In this case I’m pretty sure it was originally taken from the church tower, but in other ones I’ve done they definitely had to use planes to get the original shot.  

Interesting perspective, thanks for sharing this.

DowntownRDB Posted at 6-20 02:40
Wow, excellent comparison.    Really interesting to look back over the years and see all the changes.

thanks DT.   I do like making these shots.

Depp Posted at 6-20 04:34
Interesting. Took me quite some time to match them up.

Cheers Depp,  the stream in the middle is for me the focus point.

AeroNW Posted at 6-20 10:00
Interesting perspective, thanks for sharing this.

cheers AeroNW.  

Blériot53 Posted at 6-20 00:18
Great comparison. Quite a change in the 71 years.

Cheers Mr B,   initially I assumed it was longer ago,  it was only when I went back to get the date of the photo when I realised.   I found another photo taken I believe from the same spot but in the other direction.  

DAFlys Posted at 6-20 22:42
Cheers Mr B,   initially I assumed it was longer ago,  it was only when I went back to get the date of the photo when I realised.   I found another photo taken I believe from the same spot but in the other direction.

There are a few round here that I must get to one of these days. Another item on the "to do" list.

Blériot53 Posted at 6-20 23:01
There are a few round here that I must get to one of these days. Another item on the "to do" list.

Maybe a good one to test the Mini3 with.

DAFlys Posted at 6-20 23:11
Maybe a good one to test the Mini3 with.

Yes, the zoom feature would come in handy.

Blériot53 Posted at 6-20 23:28
Yes, the zoom feature would come in handy.

You can also now set combinations up for that the scroll wheel,  so you can set C1 + wheel to adjust exposure for example.  

DAFlys Posted at 6-20 23:41
You can also now set combinations up for that the scroll wheel,  so you can set C1 + wheel to adjust exposure for example.

That's where it gets complicated for me

Really interesting comparative shots DAF.

DAFlys Posted at 6-20 22:40
thanks DT.   I do like making these shots.

You're very welcome.    Always very interesting to compare current with the past.  

DAFlys Posted at 6-20 23:41
You can also now set combinations up for that the scroll wheel,  so you can set C1 + wheel to adjust exposure for example.

Everything went like clockwork. From unboxing to full charge on the RC and drone took about 75 minutes.
I let things cool for a while (though no heat detected) and then began the registration process and firmware update. The whole process took less than 30 minutes, and although the drone did get warm (not hot) wafting cool air through it with a manual fan did the job just great.  Ready to Rock,n,Roll  

DAFlys Posted at 6-20 23:41
You can also now set combinations up for that the scroll wheel,  so you can set C1 + wheel to adjust exposure for example.

From the maiden flight of the Mini3 a hidden pond for you

sky wombat Posted at 6-21 00:51
Really interesting comparative shots DAF.

Cheers sky wombat.   

Blériot53 Posted at 6-20 23:49
That's where it gets complicated for me

You'll get there Mr B,  Ive now got just over 250 miles on the mini3.

DAFlys Posted at 6-21 22:01
You'll get there Mr B,  Ive now got just over 250 miles on the mini3.

Did a few Kms last evening - luckily as it turns out. We're fogged in this morning

DowntownRDB Posted at 6-21 05:41
You're very welcome.    Always very interesting to compare current with the past.

I have another one I need to go and do,  and sadly its from the same place as this one just a different direction.

Blériot53 Posted at 6-21 07:25
Everything went like clockwork. From unboxing to full charge on the RC and drone took about 75 minutes.
I let things cool for a while (though no heat detected) and then began the registration process and firmware update. The whole process took less than 30 minutes, and although the drone did get warm (not hot) wafting cool air through it with a manual fan did the job just great.  Ready to Rock,n,Roll

Excellent,   Did you remember to label it?   Ive put mine inside above the battery along the centre plastic strip.

Blériot53 Posted at 6-21 11:51
From the maiden flight of the Mini3 a hidden pond for you

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Very nice Mr B,   you didn't hang about getting that up in the air.  

DAFlys Posted at 6-21 22:19
Excellent,   Did you remember to label it?   Ive put mine inside above the battery along the centre plastic strip.

   I'll do it now  

Like a kid at Christmas - impetuous

Blériot53 Posted at 6-21 22:15
Did a few Kms last evening - luckily as it turns out. We're fogged in this morning

Fog?   Send up the drone,  Fog shots can be epic.

DAFlys Posted at 6-21 22:28
Very nice Mr B,   you didn't hang about getting that up in the air.

Couldn't wait for this morning   Good job as it's foggy now.

Blériot53 Posted at 6-21 22:28
I'll do it now  

Like a kid at Christmas - impetuous

As its foggy you have an excuse than,   its glorious again here.  My only complaint is the light is so harsh for nice photos.  

Blériot53 Posted at 6-21 22:32
Couldn't wait for this morning   Good job as it's foggy now.

Id still be sending it out in the fog myself.

DAFlys Posted at 6-21 22:32
Fog?   Send up the drone,  Fog shots can be epic.

I did - got to 80ms before it broke through.  Only just got back so haven't reviewed the footage yet.
One thing - when it came back down the sensors must have fogged up, as it couldn't detect the ground for landing and did a gentle bounce - which I caught with some up stick, then brought it gently down to land (tarmac surface, no harm done.)

DAFlys Posted at 6-21 22:35
As its foggy you have an excuse than,   its glorious again here.  My only complaint is the light is so harsh for nice photos.

A case for filters?

DAFlys Posted at 6-21 22:35
Id still be sending it out in the fog myself.

I did, see my earlier comment

DAFlys Posted at 6-21 22:17
I have another one I need to go and do,  and sadly its from the same place as this one just a different direction.

Sounds like another cool project.  

Blériot53 Posted at 6-21 22:38
I did - got to 80ms before it broke through.  Only just got back so haven't reviewed the footage yet.
One thing - when it came back down the sensors must have fogged up, as it couldn't detect the ground for landing and did a gentle bounce - which I caught with some up stick, then brought it gently down to land (tarmac surface, no harm done.)

How do you like the lack of "legs" on the Mini 3 Pro?  I'm afraid the props are going to get nicked easier than on the Mini 2 for sure.  Because it sits so low I'll be hand launching and recovering.  Which is my norm as I live on a boat.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 6-22 05:44
How do you like the lack of "legs" on the Mini 3 Pro?  I'm afraid the props are going to get nicked easier than on the Mini 2 for sure.  Because it sits so low I'll be hand launching and recovering.  Which is my norm as I live on a boat.

I can't hand launch or catch.  It is low to the ground and I was a little concerned - particularly if it should be a windy day.  I think a landing mat is going to be De Rigueur.

Blériot53 Posted at 6-22 06:25
I can't hand launch or catch.  It is low to the ground and I was a little concerned - particularly if it should be a windy day.  I think a landing mat is going to be De Rigueur.

Living on a boat I really had no choice but to learn.  I used a whole battery on my old Mavic Air 2 practicing this method until I got it down.  I do keep my hand palm up and at least just above head level high in case of a last minute gust of wind...don't want to lose an eye from the props if I was trying to catch it shoulder or head high.  Had a few scares during my self training period when I tried to reach up and grab it instead of letting it just keep coming down and land in my flat palm.  Now it just comes natural.  I do have a landing pad but can't use it unless ashore.  Once out on a weekend trip I did use my hard case for taking off but hand landed.