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Developing the art of ‘staying out’

- July 3, 2014 By John & Be Leave a Comment

During our travels we’ve discovered a simple truth, and one we should have been practising for a long time. In the past 10 weeks, we’ve been living in a van. Being ‘mobile’ has been great. When things haven’t gone according to plan, we’ve had the freedom to quickly change our location. But without a ‘home’ […]

Filed Under: Article, Blog, North Spanish Coast Tagged With: Asturias, Spain, Travel Photography

Coming in for landing

- June 25, 2014 By John & Be Leave a Comment

Landing the DJI Phantom can be tricky – especially if there is a breeze or you are descending onto an uneven surface.  We’ve had minor hiccups (the props temporarily acting as a grass strimmer on a few occasions).  We soon developed a ‘catch-landing’ routine.  Here’s Be getting ready for touchdown.

Filed Under: Blog, DJI Phantom 2, North Spanish Coast, Photo Tagged With: Asturias, Beach, DJI Phantom 2, GoPro Hero 3+, Spain

Through different eyes – life before and after photography

- June 21, 2014 By John & Be Leave a Comment

As I write this post we are almost 90% of the way through our trip. We are now either nearing completion or running out of time – I’m not sure which one it is at the moment. One thing is for certain, we have seen many beaches, cliff tops and estuaries in search of our […]

Filed Under: Article, Blog, North Spanish Coast, Photo Tagged With: Asturias, cliffs, coast, rocks, Spain, Travel Photography

La Playa de Gulpiyuri – from the air

- June 19, 2014 By John & Be Leave a Comment

La Playa de Gulpiyuri is a small beach formed by a sinkhole from a clifftop field to the sea.  Saltwater is pushed up through a tunnel creating small waves.  It’s a unique place and National Monument.  But it can be a busy in summer, and after a few failed attempts, we eventually decided to visit early morning […]

Filed Under: Blog, DJI Phantom 2, Photo Tagged With: Asturias, Beach, DJI Phantom 2, GoPro Hero 3+, La Playa de Gulpiyuri, Spain

DJI Phantom 2 flyby at sunrise

- June 13, 2014 By John & Be 1 Comment

For various reasons we had a disturbed night – being forced to change our stopover place twice, and ending up getting only 3 hours sleep.  But we have a well establish routine now, so at 5.30am I peered through the van window to check the sky.  It wasn’t the beach we hoped to visit but the sunrise […]

Filed Under: Blog, DJI Phantom 2, North Spanish Coast, Photo Tagged With: Asturias, Beach, DJI Phantom 2, GoPro Hero 3+, Spain, Sunrise

Behind the lens – Against the tide

- June 11, 2014 By John & Be Leave a Comment

“Why is patience so important?” “Because it makes us pay attention.” ― Paulo Coelho It feels like we are now on the home straight for this section of the project.  Items are being ticked off.  As Belinda excitedly tells me “that’s another beach finished!”, I look at her questioningly, “Really?, surely there’s more to do”. […]

Filed Under: Article, Blog, North Spanish Coast, Photo Tagged With: Asturias, Nikon D7000, Seascape, Spain, Travel Photography

Maintaining office hours

- June 9, 2014 By John & Be Leave a Comment

Somehow Belinda can turn the van from storage to bedroom to office.  I’m not sure how it works, and it seems, neither do I know where anything is.

Filed Under: Blog, North Spanish Coast, Photo Tagged With: Asturias, Spain, Travel Photography, VW camper

Red lights in the morning = Warning

- June 6, 2014 By John & Be Leave a Comment

We have visited this location in Asturias, northern Spain many times before.  The first time we hauled the Phantom along the rocky beach, it ended up not just overcast, but a complete ‘white-out’.  We had valuable practice flight but no usable video from the attached GoPro Hero 3+. This morning was different – good light at sunrise and a […]

Filed Under: Blog, DJI Phantom 2, North Spanish Coast, Photo Tagged With: Asturias, DJI Phantom 2, GoPro Hero 3+, Seascape, Spain, Travel Photography

Room with a view

- June 4, 2014 By John & Be Leave a Comment

The weather forecast said “Sun with a few clouds”.  Yet outside at 6pm it was almost dark with thunder and lightning. We made tea.

Filed Under: Blog, North Spanish Coast, Photo Tagged With: Asturias, Spain, Travel Photography

Wet feet

- June 2, 2014 By John & Be Leave a Comment

The tide was turning.  So I decided to tentatively walk down a makeshift boatslip of eucalyptus and old bits of driftwood, and jumped down onto the sand.  I happily clicked away trying to get an interesting swirl in the sea as it reached the beach. I got my feet wet, many times, and also left […]

Filed Under: Blog, North Spanish Coast, Photo Tagged With: Asturias, Seascape, Spain, Travel Photography

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