5th May
Three pictures of dramatic
cloud early yesterday evening. Just shot from home using my camera
phone. Samsung A71 4/5/21
8th May
Regular visitors may
have noticed the relative lack of new pictures since our staycation to
Milntown last month. This is due to the fact that I've had a heavy
cold since returning home, but yesterday afternoon I was feeling better,
the weather was lovely so I ventured out to Tholt-y-Will for a little aerial
photography.
DJI Phantom 4 Pro
7/5/21
Interactive Panoramas
There are three new
Railway pictures in Railways
2021 Pt2 Panasonic TZ200 7/5/21
11th May
Pictures from a walk
along the Silverburn from Ballasalla to Silverdale yesterday afternoon.
Nikon D7100 10/5/21
13th May
Talking advantage of
some calm and clear weather for some aerial photography yesterday morning.
DJI Phantom 4 Pro 12/5/21
The Braaid and Braaid
Village
Interactive Panoramas
Foxdale
Interactive Panoramas
14th May
A visit to the wonderful
Ballaglass Glen to see how the bluebells are this year. Nikon D7100
12/5/21
15th May
Some aerial photography
yesterday evening of Peel Castle and the town. The castle sits on
St Michael's Isle which was indeed an island originally until linked
to the mainland by a causeway. The oldest structures on the island,
including the round tower, are from a celtic monastery but in the 11th
century a wooden fort was constructed there by the Norse invaders under
King Magnus Barelegs, the present stone fortifications being added later.
The castle housed the original St German's cathedral, which was abandoned
in the 18th century. DJI Phantom 4 Pro 14/5/21
17th May
A little aerial photo
session at Port Erin Beach yesterday morning with the DJI Spark.
The batteries don't last long in the Spark so it took three actual flights
to capture these pictures, really missing my newer Mini2 and hoping that
it will be coming back from warranty repair really soon!
DJI Spark 16/5/21
Interactive Panoramas
There are three new
Aircraft pictures in Aircraft 2021 Pt 2. Panasonic TZ200 16/5/21
18th May
There are eight new
railway pictures in Railways
2021 Pt2 Panasonic TZ200 17/5/21
After taking the Manx
Electric pictures, I continued northwards to Laxey and Ballaragh and I
took the picture below from just above the Dhoon Glen, looking across the
sea to the Cumbrian Mountains in England. It was stitched from 12 original
pictures. Panasonic TZ200 17/5/21
I continued back
to Laxey where I was fortunate to meet up with Stewart Clague, founder
of local company SCS Services
and also of the Ballannette Trust in Lonan. He and the trust have
just established a new nature reserve in Laxey, extending along the river
from the Salmon Centre and up the hill towards Agneash. He explained
that the land had been acquired initially to carry out river works to alleviate
flooding that had affected laxey in the past, but he then realised that
the derelict land could be cleared and made into a nature reserve.
During the clearance it was discovered that it was the site of an old rubbish
dump for Laxey, which had to be cleared. There is an 'IOM Today'
article about the new reserve here.
Many thanks to Stewart for taking the time to chat with me about this lovely
project.
20th May
Some aerial photography
yesterday at Bulgham Bay and the Dhoon Glen. The main purpose of
the mission was to shoot some 360 degree interactive panoramas to try and
give an impression of this amazing place from an angle that most people
will never see. The cliffs rise steeply from sea level to a height
between 500 and 600 feet and the coast road and Manx Electric Railway run
along on a narrow ledge carved out from the rock. The MER reaches
its highest elevation here at the northern end of the bay, above the Dhoon
Glen, at a height of 588 feet, before dropping down the the Dhoon Glen
station. I'd like to express my appreciation to Mr & Mrs Quilleash
for permission to fly from their land at both ends of the bay. DJI
Phantom 4 Pro 19/5/21
Bulgham Bay from the
South
Interactive Panoramas
The Dhoon Glen and Bulgham
Bay from the North
Interactive Panoramas
There are five new Railway
pictures in Railways 2021
Pt2 Panasonic TZ200 19/5/21
21st May
Some more pictures from
Wednesday. We went to Cafe Bar 26 on the south side of the airport
for lunch and then had a leisurely stroll around Langness afterwards, not
arriving home until around 7 PM - there's always lots to stop and look
at/photograph at Langness! Panasonic TZ200 195/21
23rd May
Yesterday was the first
day in 2021 of passenger services on the Manx Electric Railway, delayed
from March due to the Covid restrictions in place. There are twenty
pictures taken yesterday morning in Railways
2021 Pt2 Panasonic TZ200 22/5/21
25th May
Some aerial photography
in Sulby Glen yesterday morning. The flights were really just return
to service test flights with a new Mini 2 drone that DJI had sent me to
replace the one that became unserviceable back in the middle of April.
It was a bit cloudy for much of the time so quite a few of the pictures
are 'HDR' combined shots from the three original varied exposure ones (AEB)
that the Mini 2 can shoot automatically for me. DJI Mini 2 24/5/21
There are three new
Railway pictures taken at The Bungalow yesterday, in Railways
2021 Pt2 Panasonic TZ200 24/5/21
26th May
Pictures from the final
flying location for Monday at Sulby Claddagh. DJI Mini 2 24/5/21
28th May
After an afternoon visit
to the Curraghs Wildlife park, I took the opportunity to carry out a couple
of aerial photography sessions over the Ballaugh Curragh. This is an internationally
recognised RAMSAR wetlands site and
is a fascinating are that was at one time drained and farmed, but in recent
years has been allowed to revert to it's natural state and vegetation.
DJI Mini 2 26/5/21
A 'Blood Moon' risies
above the Irish sea, viewed from Birch Hill. Panasonic TZ200 26/5/21
Yesterday saw the belated
start of scheduled passenger trains on the IOM Steam Railway. There
are twenty new Railway pictures in
Railways
2021 Pt2 Nikon D7100 27/5/21
There are also five
new Manx Electric Railway pictures in Railways
2021 Pt2 Nikon D7100 27/5/21
31st May
It was a lovely Sunday
yesterday, a bright sunny day and almost calm, so I decided to try a project
that I'd been thinking about for a while, taking some 360 degree interactive
panoramas from a few different areas of Douglas. The only down side was
that it was a bit hazy, so not so good for the distant views.
DJI Mini 2 30/5/21
Noble's Park & St
Ninian's
Hutchinson Square
In 1940 during WW2 this
area became an internment camp with all residents evicted under orders
from the UK Government. The area was enclosed by barbed wire and
eventually over 1,200 internees were living in the houses around the square.
For more information read the Wikipedia
Article. The internment camp was closed in 1944 but it was then
converted to a Prisoner of War camp and used as such until 1945 when the
owners were allowed back to their properties.
The Villa Marina Gardens
Douglas Beach
The final location for
aerial photography yesterday, flying from the beach at low tide, more or
less in front of the Villa Marina Arcade. The road along the promenade
is still a real mess, although the final design is now starting to take
shape.
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