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Looking forward to these and making it a busy end to the Month of March Blog 62 - Changes to the Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2019 come into force on 13/03/19.
Primarily this extends the airfield restrictions. Please refer to CAP1763 which provides full guidance In simple terms there are Flight Restriction Zones (FRZ) will change and new Runway Protection Zones (RPZ) will be introduced. Runway Protection Zone will be from the end of the runway out to 5 kilometres and will be 1 kilometre wide and extend from each runway threshold into the approach to that runway. Restriction Zones be either 2 nautical miles or 2.5 nautical miles radius depending on runway length. The flight restriction zone is active at all times and applies to all small unmanned aircraft of any mass (even very small toys). To fly drones in the FRZ you will need permission from the Airport and or the ATC. A map detailing the flight restriction zones at each protected aerodrome in the UK can be found at www.dronesafe.uk . Blog 61 - DJI Mavic 2 Pro has landed, and have a few hrs of flight only but the quality difference in the camera and drone itself is remarkably better.
For the Mavic 2 Pro, DJI partnered with high-end camera-maker Hasselblad to build a camera with a one-inch sensor. That’s four times larger than the image sensor on the 1st model and the zoom version. New front, rear, top and bottom sensors giving the Mavic omnidirectional obstacle avoidance, it has a larger battery giving you a maximum flight time around 31 minuets and a top speed of over 45mph The Pro can also shoot 10-bit 4K Dlog-M at 100Mbps. That’s basically like shooting RAW video. Footage can be filmed in 4K at 24, 25 or 30fps, 2.7K at 24, 25, 30, 48, 50 or 60fps or 1080p at up to 120fps (which plays back in a smooth slow motion), with a choice of MP4 and MOV formats and H.264 and H.265 encoding. It’s quieter than the original Mavic Pro as well, sounding a little less like a swarm of angry bees. In addition I picked the new DJI Smart Controller that will look at separately, will carry out further review of the Mavic 2 in three months once I've got a few more flying hrs out of it. First Flight Images Picked up the Benro Mach3 TMA38CL Carbon Fibre Tripod at NEC Photography Show in 2018 after looking for a replacement to my old heavy aluminium Manfrotto 190 tripod, that was heavy probably down to the its weight in sand in each leg, I had it mind just go for a carbon fibre Manfrotto of the same more modern version.
Having looked Manfrotto I was really not that impressed with the build quality and certainly did not look as well made as my old original one, so the great thing about the show is the amount of tripod manufactures, so spent hrs looking at everything, then went home read reviews and on several and went back and purchased the following day. My criteria was mainly landscape, but something that would be carried not massive distance so it had to be carbon, cost as i had a budget, weight it can hold with lenses etc and the main reason for a replacement was height of tripod having used a short version tripod on uneven ground i actually wanted a taller tripod. The Benro Mach 3 range seemed ticked most of the boxes, apart from twist lock but that was something I would learn to get used to (Its quarter turn but still manage for one leg to collapse) this isn’t the lightest tripod either but doesn’t budge in heavy wind and that something you have to consider. The show deal was basically Tripod with the Benro V3E Triple Action Ballhead came free was about £350.00 and is cheaper now i think. I did look at tripods that cost twice the cost of this just out of curiosity but glad i made the decision overall really very pleased and have certainly thrown it about. Key Features
Blog 59 - Croome Court on a very cold day, Croome is a mid-18th-century Neo-Palladian mansion surrounded by extensive landscaped parkland near Pershore in south Worcestershire, The mansion and park were designed by Lancelot "Capability" Brown for the 6th Earl of Coventry, and were Brown's first landscape design and with commanding views over the Malverns. The parkland was nearly lost, but now owned and managed by the National Trust.
On one of the coldest days i have photographed luckily no wind as it was -8 on the car display as arrived in the dark, with head torch on and frosty ground I did short walk across two fields to this beautiful location, I had previously visited on a busy Sunday for a walk and obligatory tea and cake this place holds many stories including a secret wartime airbase, as walked the ground we followed the man made lake with view to the house, took a shot with my phone and made a mental note to return for an early morning shoot. So at 7.00am was ready sun was coming up with very clear sky was hoping for a bit mist but didn’t happen, it was a beautiful morning and one that enjoyed more just being there watching nature wake up than the actual photos I shot. well worth a visit Blog 58 - Birmingham Jewellery QuarterSaturday with @igersBirmingham for a instameet around the Jewellery Quarter this was to celebrate its architectural heritage they had teamed up with the JQBID and the Townscape Heritage project
Heritage Townscape is a 3-year long project that is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The aim of the project is in part to document and preserve the architectural heritage of the Jewellery Quarter. The images taken on the instameet and shared to the event hashtag will help them with this documenting process. Started at St Pauls Church and did a walk around 10 different buildings like the Argent Centre built 1862 as a pen factory, Alabaster & Wilson founded in 1887 producing fine jewellery for over 130 years and photograph the buildings along the way and ended up at the pub for much needed brandy to warm up. Considering I live not far from hear its always amazes me that I never visited great architecture to be seen and some real Birmingham history. @igersbirmingham Is an welcoming community of photographers who have a passion for photography and the local Birmingham community would certainly recommend you follow any level of photography welcome to join on meet ups. Just a few shots from the day Saturday 26th January instameet in the Jewellery Quarter Birmingham to celebrate its architectural heritage Igers Birmingham teamed up with the JQBID and the Townscape Heritage project
Heritage Townscape is a 3-year long project that is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The aim of the project is in part to document and preserve the architectural heritage of the Jewellery Quarter. The images taken on the instameet and shared to the event hashtag will help them with this documenting process. Blog 57 - Woodland Walk Hay Wood
There is something satisfying about just going out for walk without any planning checking sunrise and sunsets, weather reports or tide tables, just your camera and a walk, if get a shot its a bonus so with that on Saturday afternoon we did just that. So off to my local wood close to NT Baddesley Clinton and have photographed before Hay Wood its a peaceful ancient woodland site with a great diversity of wildlife to look out for, foxgloves, bluebells, birds, butterflies, rabbits and Muntjac deer are just a few you could encounter. Hay Wood is the perfect place to get away from it all and relax. The weather was extremely grey and overcast so no moody misty woodland shots but to be honest took a few shots but really they were really just an excuse to use the camera and practising a few different styles, a few hrs outside certainly felt good and after straight to the local coffee shop for a cake and coffee a good afternoon, would certainly recommend. Location details: Hay Wood Warwickshire Postcode aprox: B93 0DG Grid ref: SP 2108 7131 . Blog 56 - Coate Water Park
The Water Park is a country park situated just south of central Swindon, near junction 15 of the M4. It takes its name from its main feature, a reservoir originally built to provide water for the Wilts & Berks Canal The reason for the visit was the a 33ft high concrete diving platform in an Art Deco style that stands proudly out of the water built in 1935 and has been granted in 2013 Grade II listed status as I understand there are very few surviving Art Deco concrete diving boards left in the UK, so this could be another 2019 project to find and photograph the remaining. Very simple image was all I wanted using a Lee 10 stop ND Filter and 3 stop grad filter to bring down the sky and Lee Polariser Camera on bulb mode at f8 - Iso 64 - 200 second exposure using my sigma 17mm-70mm at 17mm Park has a lot to offer for a walk around the lakes plenty of wildlife and great coffee shop serving food and snacks. Coate Water Park Marlborough Rd Swindon SN3 6AA |
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