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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

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

Gannets amongst the grey clouds

- May 16, 2014 By John & Be Leave a Comment

We sheltered in a cave from the rain, a bit fed up with the weather, sunset looked like being another ‘grey one’. Perhaps the 5am wake-ups were taking their toll. A few moments later, as I’m setting up the picture, Be turns towards me – “Look at all the gannets out to sea, there’s loads […]

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

PHOTO OF THE DAY

Photo of the Day - Otter, Beauly Firth, Inverness-shire. Strong winds hampered our day but we still managed great views of an otter... though he made us work hard.  The wind created continuous wave … [Read More...]

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