I am at a talk by photographer Jonathan Vaines and I am furious. His work is everything I want my photography to be, but is unattainably tremendous! He’s clarified for me my own creative journey and simultaneously planted his flag right at the peak!
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Insulation
Actually, the thick snow all over the roof indicates either
a) we are well-insulated, or
b) there’s no fucking heat in the place to lose…
Ordination
Drone recovery!
I went out to try my DJI FPV drone in Manual Mode for the first time last week. Came out of a big loop and stuffed it into a wheat field. When I consulted the flight log, the last GPS point was the week before when I was flying in a different field.
So I walked all over the biggest wheat field in East Anglia…
So I resigned myself to its loss. DJI wasn’t going to replace it, because “FlyAway” cover doesn’t include knowing where you crashed it. I bought a Mini 3 Pro. Then I thought, “Ooh! I can use this to search the field better….” and spent another two mornings looking at an awful lot of this:
But what…?! DJI have found up-to-date flight logs in the cloud!
So I went back, and flew over it in this pattern. Note the difference between this and the first picture.
And.. what’s this…?!
I’m fairly lucky not to have crashed it into my stupid head. And guess what… after a week and a half outside through at least two rain storms…?
It still works perfectly!
Then and now
I tried to recreate the photos of our house from the original sales brochure.
"Comet"
International International Day Day
Today is International International Day Day and we would like to extend our warmest thanks to the people who decide the International Days For Things for their continued support and professionalism on our journey to have international days for things every day.
Read More"Ridiculous Hats"
“Titans of Industry”
"Tropical Islands"
"Rejected Pokemon"
YouTube
Just deleted all of my videos from YouTube. It’s abhorrent for so many reasons. So that’s why probably over a hundred links on this website no longer work….🤨
Happy Christmas Everybody
BBC and Social Media
I am uneasy about the BBC’s promotion of Facebook, Twitter and, recently, WhatsApp when reaching out for listener and viewer interaction. The contributory effects of these media to worsening mental health, erosion of democracy, escalation of hatred, and polarisation of opinion have been repeatedly demonstrated.
Read MoreTow flight #1
I discovered two things. 1) There is a speed above which it makes no sense to tow a camera. 2) There is an altitude below which it makes no sense to tow a camera.
Bales
New blinds
I went bold with the decision about blinds/curtains.
New House
Here’s the current state of play….