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Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: simato73 on October 21, 2018, 00:23:30
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I continue my explorations with the new drone and I am starting to get the hang of it :)
It helps when there is a perfect day like today: good light, almost no wind.
The area is in the Dark Peak (Ladybower reservoir and Alport Castles).
The last two are compositional variants of the same and I'd be curious to hear which one you would pick of the two and why.
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Looks like you are getting the hang of it and doing very nice work!
Congratulations on your new drone.
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#4 is my favorite. I like the way the characteristic undulation of the mountainside is enhanced by the perspective distortion of the wideangle lens on the drone.
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Beautiful light and nice compositions. I agree with Akira's observation about the #4 shot.
What's in the pipeline running over the river?
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#4 shows the typical erosion patterns of the sheepwrecked landscape. It is time to contain the free roaming tree killers and regrow the Atlantic Rain forest!
https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/rewilding/rewilding-projects/#results
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Of the last pair I prefer the one which is slightly lower. The large rocks in the foreground have more presence and start to lead the eye along the ridge better. The downside of that photo is that the yellow tree obscures the far ridgeline, but it is a fair tradeoff for the stronger foreground.
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Thanks all for your kind comments, the quality of the light yesterday was truly special.
Looks like you are getting the hang of it and doing very nice work!
Congratulations on your new drone.
Learning the law and dealing with drone regulations is a pain and kills a bit spontaneity, but still well worth the effort.
Of the last pair I prefer the one which is slightly lower. The large rocks in the foreground have more presence and start to lead the eye along the ridge better. The downside of that photo is that the yellow tree obscures the far ridgeline, but it is a fair tradeoff for the stronger foreground.
Thank you for articulating these thoughts, I now realize this is exactly what was going on in my head. The ideal composition should be a mix of the two I posted, but as you say perhaps the first has the edge.
#4 shows the typical erosion patterns of the sheepwrecked landscape. It is time to contain the free roaming tree killers and regrow the Atlantic Rain forest!
https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/rewilding/rewilding-projects/#results
I agree on your view on sheep and the environment. English people don't seem to see that way, even people that I know to be open minded and with a nature-loving and environmentalist mindset. They just say this is their cultural heritage.
On a positive note, a considerable part of the valley shown here has been taken from grazing land to rewild with native broadleaved species (hazel, birch, oak, etc.). In the ten years I have been following this project (probably has been running for a few more years) there has been quite a change. The regrowing wood is protected from sheep with a fence and people too cannot enter.
Beautiful light and nice compositions. I agree with Akira's observation about the #4 shot.
What's in the pipeline running over the river?
The pipeline is an aqueduct that takes water from the reservoir upstream to the cities (not sure if Sheffield or Manchester). The reservoir, not shown here, is the Derwent reservoir, and it is the middle one of three (and is also famous for being the training ground of the Dambusters). The river pictured normally is the lower Ladybower reservoir, but water levels are extremely low. I don't know if this is the consequence of previous dry months, or if there is some dredging/maintenance planned.
#4 is my favorite. I like the way the characteristic undulation of the mountainside is enhanced by the perspective distortion of the wideangle lens on the drone.
That is my favourite too.
Where is Wally? I'm a little spot somewhere in this image.
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Very different perspectives… I dig 1, 4 and 6!
… but all pleasing! :P
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Wonderful series, the last few have very nice light and composition
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Thgank you Armando and Nikkor Shooter (I wish I knew your name).
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A few more from the same day (with the inevitable cheesy selfie :D ):
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super shots esp the first in the second set.
I am very much interested in restoring ecosystems on the large scale. That it is possible it has been shown in wonderful examples in China, Ethiopia, the USA, Senegal ... same principles everywhere. Pity it is not done everywhere.
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Just wonderful, and so sharp!
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Just wonderful, and so sharp!
That's very kind, thank you Fons.
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lovely!
I have not spent much time looking at drone pictures yet but it seems the ones that catch my attention are the ones looking directly down. No exception here.
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great series, the straight down views remembers me a bit at Yann Arthus-Bertrand...at least you are on the way
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This aerial shots have an special attraction. I too like better, buy not only, the ones looking straight down but it may be because there no many options to take them any other way. The ability to shot virtually anything from the top is amazing.
I like your superhero selfie ;D
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Simone, you are making excellent use of your drone!
Really impressive images!
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Thank you again Thomas, Paco and Jakov.
great series, the straight down views remembers me a bit at Yann Arthus-Bertrand...at least you are on the way
Many years I got one of his books as a present - it was still in the film days - and it made me dream I could take images like him.
I thought I would never be able to go to those places and put my camera in a similar position (in the air).
Fast forward 15-20 years, and I am still unable to visit all the remote places he went to (for some places it is mainly due to time restraints, not economical resources), but I an now able to put a camera in the air much more easily and cheaply... although still without the full range of focal lengths.
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Time to resurrect this post with a few more from the hills near home.
Parkhouse Hill and Chrome Hill early morning in the white Peak District, a few weeks ago.
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This one too, same place.
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Another most delightful set of images Simone.
How do you frame and compose your aerial shots?
For example does your drone have a video link that enables you to "see" what the camera on the drone is seeing or do you have to do your best as a pilot to line up what you think from the ground should look OK?
TIA.
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Another most delightful set of images Simone.
How do you frame and compose your aerial shots?
For example does your drone have a video link that enables you to "see" what the camera on the drone is seeing or do you have to do your best as a pilot to line up what you think from the ground should look OK?
TIA.
Hi Hugh,
What the camera sees is relayed to me via video link.
The drone has a remote to which is physically attached a smartphone.
Thanks for the comment.
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Lovely photos, Simone.
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Lovely photos, Simone.
Thank you, Anthony.
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The last one looks amazing! Love the perspective and the atmosphere.
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The last one looks amazing! Love the perspective and the atmosphere.
Thank you Akira, that one took some post-processing, the original image was very low contrast due to the strong haze and back-light.
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Thank you Akira, that one took some post-processing, the original image was very low contrast due to the strong haze and back-light.
Simone, thank you for the disclosure. I detected some halo, but I wasn't really perfectly sure whether it is the backlit mist or the halo caused by the post process. I like the atmosphere anyway.
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Simone, thank you for the disclosure. I detected some halo, but I wasn't really perfectly whether it is the backlit mist or the halo caused by the post process. I like the atmosphere anyway.
The halo is in part due to post-processing, but in part it is a real feature.
There was moisture rising from the frosty hillside being warmed up by the first rays of sunshine.