A high pass at the canal....



Taking a little break from walking the canal,   seemed like a nice time to take a flight along it,  unfortunalty these horrible pylons get in the way,   337ft in the way.  



Taken with Mini 3 Pro.

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DAFlys Posted at 5-25 01:09
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Very nice shot DA.    No doubt those wires carry lots of power through them but definitely a bit of an obstacle to drones, RC planes and kites.

DAFlys Posted at 5-25 01:09
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Nicely captured.  There's a string of those all the way up the Longdendale valley, by the reservoirs.
Quite a view-spoiler.

Nice framing and colors.

Blériot53 Posted at 5-25 04:03
Nicely captured.  There's a string of those all the way up the Longdendale valley, by the reservoirs.
Quite a view-spoiler.

Thanks mr b.  

I was surprised of the height.  I climbed to 337ft and I could still see I was facing the lines.   I then checked the os map but to my surprise it didn’t show the height just the pylons presence.

DAFlys Posted at 5-25 07:21
Thanks mr b.  

I was surprised of the height.  I climbed to 337ft and I could still see I was facing the lines.   I then checked the os map but to my surprise it didn’t show the height just the pylons presence.

Those are pretty big, for sure.

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-25 02:27
Very nice shot DA.    No doubt those wires carry lots of power through them but definitely a bit of an obstacle to drones, RC planes and kites.

Thats why I went over the top rather than under then.    In the past Ive walked under these types of lines and they have cut out my 4g and bluetooth connections.  

Blériot53 Posted at 5-25 10:47
Those are pretty big, for sure.

They carry the power over a main road that quite a bit higher than the fields the pylon stands in.   They've just been replacing the cables,  which might have made a good shot but I wouldn't want to distract the workers up there.  

Depp Posted at 5-25 04:24
Nice framing and colors.

thank you Depp.  

DAFlys Posted at 5-25 23:15
Thats why I went over the top rather than under then.    In the past Ive walked under these types of lines and they have cut out my 4g and bluetooth connections.

Good plan.  I've been around one or two high voltage power lines and no doubt that can cause issues with connections.  I think because of the possibility of hurricanes crossing Florida the majority of the local power lines are underground, however all the main feed lines coming from the electric producers are still above ground to the central hubs and then underground.

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-26 02:39
Good plan.  I've been around one or two high voltage power lines and no doubt that can cause issues with connections.  I think because of the possibility of hurricanes crossing Florida the majority of the local power lines are underground, however all the main feed lines coming from the electric producers are still above ground to the central hubs and then underground.

Have you seen the trick some do with a neon light stuck in the ground under the power lines

DAFlys Posted at 5-26 00:08
They carry the power over a main road that quite a bit higher than the fields the pylon stands in.   They've just been replacing the cables,  which might have made a good shot but I wouldn't want to distract the workers up there.

That was on my mind when I circled the cherry-picker with the guys replacing the weather vane.  I kept a good distance.

DAFlys Posted at 5-26 04:33
Have you seen the trick some do with a neon light stuck in the ground under the power lines

I've seen a few of those on YT.  Quite interesting how it works.

Blériot53 Posted at 5-26 07:40
That was on my mind when I circled the cherry-picker with the guys replacing the weather vane.  I kept a good distance.

There's a big cycle race here today,    we've just had fun trying got get them to move barriers as the roads are closed.  I may try and get a shot of the closed road later.

DAFlys Posted at 5-27 00:20
There's a big cycle race here today,    we've just had fun trying got get them to move barriers as the roads are closed.  I may try and get a shot of the closed road later.

It could produce some pretty interesting shots of the action.
The Tour de France passed our front door in 2015 - that was memorable.
And every 4 years the Paris-Brest passed by as well.

A nicely different shot DAF.

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-26 13:05
I've seen a few of those on YT.  Quite interesting how it works.

One day I will pull my finger out and go and try it for myself,  and I guess I should make it soon as the neon tubes here are slowly being phased out.  

Blériot53 Posted at 5-27 00:33
It could produce some pretty interesting shots of the action.
The Tour de France passed our front door in 2015 - that was memorable.
And every 4 years the Paris-Brest passed by as well.

Sadly I couldnt stay for the action,   we would have been trapped by the road closures until about 7pm,    the shots of the setup though did get a feature on the towns instagram.   

DAFlys Posted at 5-28 00:06
Sadly I couldnt stay for the action,   we would have been trapped by the road closures until about 7pm,    the shots of the setup though did get a feature on the towns instagram.

Not a bad result then, in the end.

sky wombat Posted at 5-27 19:50
A nicely different shot DAF.

cheers Bruce.  

DAFlys Posted at 5-27 23:39
One day I will pull my finger out and go and try it for myself,  and I guess I should make it soon as the neon tubes here are slowly being phased out.

HomeDepot and Lowes here still sale a limited few neons.  

Blériot53 Posted at 5-28 00:23
Not a bad result then, in the end.

Yes,  that was the hope.  They only made it to a story which I think expires after 24 hours but Im sure many would have seen it.

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-28 04:18
HomeDepot and Lowes here still sale a limited few neons.

Here the short ones are almost impossible to find so you have to use LED versions instead,    but they can have a waiting list to get them,  for my kitchen I had to wait 5 weeks as they had a back log of orders.

DAFlys Posted at 5-29 00:08
Here the short ones are almost impossible to find so you have to use LED versions instead,    but they can have a waiting list to get them,  for my kitchen I had to wait 5 weeks as they had a back log of orders.

They can longer be manufactured here but they are allowed to sell all that are already produced.  I did have to switch out the 3 footers in my garage/storage facility to LED.  They don't seem to be as bright though.

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-29 03:01
They can longer be manufactured here but they are allowed to sell all that are already produced.  I did have to switch out the 3 footers in my garage/storage facility to LED.  They don't seem to be as bright though.

I think it depends,  I swapped one in my kitchen and it was the same as the old one.  I swapped it as the neon tube was melting SHMBO'd chocolate.     I did a full set at the parents as they had a blown bulb we couldnt replace any other way and they turned out to be much much brighter.  

PS are you uptown date on IG?   I posted a couple IR shots recently you might enjoy.  

DAFlys Posted at 5-29 03:07
I think it depends,  I swapped one in my kitchen and it was the same as the old one.  I swapped it as the neon tube was melting SHMBO'd chocolate.     I did a full set at the parents as they had a blown bulb we couldnt replace any other way and they turned out to be much much brighter.  

PS are you uptown date on IG?   I posted a couple IR shots recently you might enjoy.

Aww shoot, thanks for the reminder on IG.  Now I'm back up to date.

DAFlys Posted at 5-28 22:20
Yes,  that was the hope.  They only made it to a story which I think expires after 24 hours but Im sure many would have seen it.

Your fame is spreading - or is that notoriety?

You got it composed great. I think the powerlines kind of add up to it, as they seem to be so straightly vertical in the picture. But have to agree on not really liking the pylon.

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-29 04:37
Aww shoot, thanks for the reminder on IG.  Now I'm back up to date.

thanks for the comments DT,   I only really meant for you to look at the non drone stuff.  

Blériot53 Posted at 5-29 09:51
Your fame is spreading - or is that notoriety?

They got a second feature on Monday too.  

DAFlys Posted at 5-29 23:54
They got a second feature on Monday too.

We'll be asking for your autograph soon

DAFlys Posted at 5-29 23:37
thanks for the comments DT,   I only really meant for you to look at the non drone stuff.

I was trying to review more than just the drone stuff on your IG but I got in a rush as my grandson was coming over and needed some help in updating the firmware on his robot we built last summer.  Appears the flash drive was getting ready to fail so we went to the back up flash drive and it updated right away.  So then we had to make a new back up flash drive.

HGDC84 Posted at 5-29 13:08
You got it composed great. I think the powerlines kind of add up to it, as they seem to be so straightly vertical in the picture. But have to agree on not really liking the pylon.

thanks HGDC84.  

Blériot53 Posted at 5-29 23:55
We'll be asking for your autograph soon

I may be doing a book cover,  theres an automotive booking thats in development and they want a cover  for it and they like the idea of a top down shot of a road with a car on corner,  so Im currently thinking about where the best road for that might be.   No pot holes required.  

DAFlys Posted at 5-30 22:35
I may be doing a book cover,  theres an automotive booking thats in development and they want a cover  for it and they like the idea of a top down shot of a road with a car on corner,  so Im currently thinking about where the best road for that might be.   No pot holes required.

The biggest challenge may be to find a bit of road where the tarmac is pristine

DowntownRDB Posted at 5-30 03:04
I was trying to review more than just the drone stuff on your IG but I got in a rush as my grandson was coming over and needed some help in updating the firmware on his robot we built last summer.  Appears the flash drive was getting ready to fail so we went to the back up flash drive and it updated right away.  So then we had to make a new back up flash drive.

No worries DT.      Must be the day for things to fail,   one of my monthly offsite backup disks failed too.   It's 10 years old so Im not that bothered,  hopefully the replacement will arrive today as long as it's not coming UP.S

Blériot53 Posted at 5-30 22:43
The biggest challenge may be to find a bit of road where the tarmac is pristine

Yes,.   Exactly.    And ideally I want some text on the road too.   

DAFlys Posted at 5-30 23:05
Yes,.   Exactly.    And ideally I want some text on the road too.

Like this, in Essex?  

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-56212695

Blériot53 Posted at 5-30 23:23
Like this, in Essex?  

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-56212695

Gosh I remember that.     I think it needs to be on tarmac though.