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    From Savageduck@21:1/5 to All on Mon Mar 14 19:11:09 2022
    Ok! Yet another SmugMug file for some to ponder.

    This time Villa Creek, California which is North of Cayucos.

    Here is a 180º pano shot at 98 ft: <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-mJ9Fz8G/0/a67423e5/5K/DJI_0095-5K.jpg>

    ...and the video: <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-jghvkBT/0/46df1e05/1920/Villa%20Creek%20March%2014%202022-1920.mp4>

    --
    Regards,
    Savageduck

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  • From geoff@21:1/5 to Savageduck on Tue Mar 15 15:55:40 2022
    On 15/03/2022 3:11 pm, Savageduck wrote:
    Ok! Yet another SmugMug file for some to ponder.

    This time Villa Creek, California which is North of Cayucos.

    Here is a 180º pano shot at 98 ft: <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-mJ9Fz8G/0/a67423e5/5K/DJI_0095-5K.jpg>

    ...and the video: <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-jghvkBT/0/46df1e05/1920/Villa%20Creek%20March%2014%202022-1920.mp4>


    In case anybody is wondering about the establishment at the far north extremity, it is an abalone farm !

    geoff

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  • From Savageduck@21:1/5 to geoff on Mon Mar 14 21:39:54 2022
    On 2022-03-15 02:55:40 +0000, geoff said:

    On 15/03/2022 3:11 pm, Savageduck wrote:
    Ok! Yet another SmugMug file for some to ponder.

    This time Villa Creek, California which is North of Cayucos.

    Here is a 180º pano shot at 98 ft:
    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-mJ9Fz8G/0/a67423e5/5K/DJI_0095-5K.jpg>


    ...and the video:
    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-jghvkBT/0/46df1e05/1920/Villa%20Creek%20March%2014%202022-1920.mp4>



    In case anybody is wondering about the establishment at the far north extremity, it is an abalone farm !

    geoff

    Yup!
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  • From Whisky-dave@21:1/5 to Savageduck on Tue Mar 15 06:21:22 2022
    On Tuesday, 15 March 2022 at 02:11:22 UTC, Savageduck wrote:
    Ok! Yet another SmugMug file for some to ponder.

    This time Villa Creek, California which is North of Cayucos.

    Here is a 180º pano shot at 98 ft: <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-mJ9Fz8G/0/a67423e5/5K/DJI_0095-5K.jpg>

    Well that opened up fine just as it should.


    ...and the video: <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-jghvkBT/0/46df1e05/1920/Villa%20Creek%20March%2014%202022-1920.mp4>

    same as usual only opened with a right click open inn new private window.

    Interesting to see the point where the pano froze the movie .
    I was a bit disapointed with the resultant pano image, as you could clearly see the waves broken up .

    I'd have thought the algorithm for the panos would have been more inteligent but then I've never done a pano,
    and only stitched together stills to get a pano.


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    Savageduck

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  • From Whisky-dave@21:1/5 to geoff on Tue Mar 15 06:23:46 2022
    On Tuesday, 15 March 2022 at 02:55:56 UTC, geoff wrote:
    On 15/03/2022 3:11 pm, Savageduck wrote:
    Ok! Yet another SmugMug file for some to ponder.

    This time Villa Creek, California which is North of Cayucos.

    Here is a 180º pano shot at 98 ft: <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-mJ9Fz8G/0/a67423e5/5K/DJI_0095-5K.jpg>

    ...and the video: <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-jghvkBT/0/46df1e05/1920/Villa%20Creek%20March%2014%202022-1920.mp4>

    In case anybody is wondering about the establishment at the far north extremity, it is an abalone farm !

    I had no idea what an abalone, & never heard of one beofre, so a bit like a muscule, cockle or winkle sort of thing but much larger


    geoff

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  • From geoff@21:1/5 to Whisky-dave on Wed Mar 16 09:07:08 2022
    On 16/03/2022 2:23 am, Whisky-dave wrote:
    On Tuesday, 15 March 2022 at 02:55:56 UTC, geoff wrote:
    On 15/03/2022 3:11 pm, Savageduck wrote:
    Ok! Yet another SmugMug file for some to ponder.

    This time Villa Creek, California which is North of Cayucos.

    Here is a 180º pano shot at 98 ft:
    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-mJ9Fz8G/0/a67423e5/5K/DJI_0095-5K.jpg>

    ...and the video:
    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-jghvkBT/0/46df1e05/1920/Villa%20Creek%20March%2014%202022-1920.mp4>

    In case anybody is wondering about the establishment at the far north
    extremity, it is an abalone farm !

    I had no idea what an abalone, & never heard of one beofre, so a bit like a muscule, cockle or winkle sort of thing but much larger


    geoff


    Quite a bit bigger than a mussel, and rounder.

    In New Zealand known as Paua, and I'm sure similar variations in naming
    elsewhere.

    I'm sure you will have seen the lustrous shell inners used in jewelery,
    and fret-markers on guitars !

    Minced and with onion they make amazing fritters. And the worst farts
    known to man.

    geoff

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  • From Alan Browne@21:1/5 to Savageduck on Wed Mar 16 11:32:57 2022
    On 2022-03-14 22:11, Savageduck wrote:
    Ok! Yet another SmugMug file for some to ponder.

    This time Villa Creek, California which is North of Cayucos.

    Here is a 180º pano shot at 98 ft: <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-mJ9Fz8G/0/a67423e5/5K/DJI_0095-5K.jpg>

    ...and the video: <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-jghvkBT/0/46df1e05/1920/Villa%20Creek%20March%2014%202022-1920.mp4>



    Nice: suggest you adjust the yaw gain to be much softer so those turns
    don't look so harsh. (Settings in the DJI app on your phone/ipad).

    And ... shoot later!

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    drones made to look and act like birds. By 2004, no real birds are to
    be found. They are all drones. They all belong to the government.
    They spy on everyone. All of the time. Birds are not real.

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  • From Savageduck@21:1/5 to Alan Browne on Wed Mar 16 10:00:58 2022
    On 2022-03-16 15:32:57 +0000, Alan Browne said:

    On 2022-03-14 22:11, Savageduck wrote:
    Ok! Yet another SmugMug file for some to ponder.

    This time Villa Creek, California which is North of Cayucos.

    Here is a 180º pano shot at 98 ft:
    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-mJ9Fz8G/0/a67423e5/5K/DJI_0095-5K.jpg>


    ...and the video:
    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-jghvkBT/0/46df1e05/1920/Villa%20Creek%20March%2014%202022-1920.mp4>




    Nice: suggest you adjust the yaw gain to be much softer so those turns
    don't look so harsh. (Settings in the DJI app on your phone/ipad).

    Yup!

    And ... shoot later!

    ...and Yup!
    As always, timing is everything, and I seem to find myself at the coast
    between 11:00 & 13:00.


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    Regards,
    Savageduck

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  • From -hh@21:1/5 to Savageduck on Wed Mar 16 10:39:48 2022
    On Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 1:01:09 PM UTC-4, Savageduck wrote:
    On 2022-03-16 15:32:57 +0000, Alan Browne said:
    On 2022-03-14 22:11, Savageduck wrote:
    Ok! Yet another SmugMug file for some to ponder.

    This time Villa Creek, California which is North of Cayucos.

    Here is a 180º pano shot at 98 ft:
    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-mJ9Fz8G/0/a67423e5/5K/DJI_0095-5K.jpg>


    ...and the video:
    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-jghvkBT/0/46df1e05/1920/Villa%20Creek%20March%2014%202022-1920.mp4>

    Thanks; good stuff. Its a very nice change to be viewing UAS footage that's peaceful.

    BTW, if you've mentioned before what your music source is, I've overlooked it, so I'd
    appreciate knowing it at some point. Fits the mood(s) well.


    Nice: suggest you adjust the yaw gain to be much softer so those turns don't look so harsh. (Settings in the DJI app on your phone/ipad).

    Yup!

    Ah, good to hear this: I was wondering if & how the AZ/EL controls could be adjusted.



    And ... shoot later!

    ...and Yup!

    As always, timing is everything, and I seem to find myself at the coast between 11:00 & 13:00.

    Those sorts of things happen. Beats being stuck in the office!


    -hh

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  • From David Brooks@21:1/5 to -hh on Wed Mar 16 21:10:17 2022
    On 16/03/2022 17:39, -hh wrote:
    BTW, if you've mentioned before what your music source is, I've overlooked it, so I'd
    appreciate knowing it at some point. Fits the mood(s) well.

    https://www.howtogeek.com/699639/how-to-identify-music-with-your-iphone-or-ipad/

    If you need it, try https://www.makeuseof.com/how-to-identify-music-playing-on-android/

    HTH

    --
    David

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  • From Savageduck@21:1/5 to -hh on Wed Mar 16 15:50:40 2022
    On 2022-03-16 17:39:48 +0000, -hh said:

    On Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 1:01:09 PM UTC-4, Savageduck wrote:
    On 2022-03-16 15:32:57 +0000, Alan Browne said:> > On 2022-03-14 22:11,
    Savageduck wrote:> >> Ok! Yet another SmugMug file for some to ponder.>
    This time Villa Creek, California which is North of Cayucos.>
    Here is a 180º pano shot at 98 ft:> >>
    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-mJ9Fz8G/0/a67423e5/5K/DJI_0095-5K.jpg>>
    ...and the video:> >>
    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-jghvkBT/0/46df1e05/1920/Villa%20Creek%20March%2014%202022-1920.mp4>

    Thanks; good stuff. Its a very nice change to be viewing UAS footage
    that's peaceful.
    BTW, if you've mentioned before what your music source is, I've
    overlooked it, so I'd
    appreciate knowing it at some point. Fits the mood(s) well.

    I use Epidemic Sound which is a copyright free source. I could just
    grab something from my somewhat eclectic music collection, but it seems
    better to find something different, and unique, and which creates its
    own particular mood.

    Epidemic Sound has a broad selection of genres, and sound effects. <https://www.epidemicsound.com>


    Nice: suggest you adjust the yaw gain to be much softer so those turns>
    don't look so harsh. (Settings in the DJI app on your phone/ipad).

    Yup!
    Ah, good to hear this: I was wondering if & how the AZ/EL controls
    could be adjusted.

    Along with RC/drone calibration there are several gimbal adjustments
    (Pitch speed, Pitch Smoothness, Yaw Rotation Speed, Yaw Smoothness) for
    each of the flight modes (Normal, Sport, Tripod) along with EXP
    settings for the control sticks.

    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-HqphBCb/0/b87308b2/X2/Screenshot_20220316-153423-X2.png>

    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-sdBv4wr/0/148567d3/X2/Screenshot_20220316-153512-X2.png>


    And ... shoot later!>> ...and Yup!>
    As always, timing is everything, and I seem to find myself at the
    coast> between 11:00 & 13:00.
    Those sorts of things happen. Beats being stuck in the office!

    Yup! I have been retired for 12 years now, so the whole concept of an
    office is alien to me.


    --
    Regards,
    Savageduck

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  • From Magani@21:1/5 to Savageduck on Wed Mar 16 18:22:20 2022
    On Thursday, 17 March 2022 at 8:50:51 am UTC+10, Savageduck wrote:
    On 2022-03-16 17:39:48 +0000, -hh said:

    On Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 1:01:09 PM UTC-4, Savageduck wrote:
    On 2022-03-16 15:32:57 +0000, Alan Browne said:> > On 2022-03-14 22:11, >> Savageduck wrote:> >> Ok! Yet another SmugMug file for some to ponder.> >> >>> >> This time Villa Creek, California which is North of Cayucos.>
    Here is a 180º pano shot at 98 ft:> >>
    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-mJ9Fz8G/0/a67423e5/5K/DJI_0095-5K.jpg>>
    ...and the video:> >>
    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-jghvkBT/0/46df1e05/1920/Villa%20Creek%20March%2014%202022-1920.mp4>

    Thanks; good stuff. Its a very nice change to be viewing UAS footage that's peaceful.
    BTW, if you've mentioned before what your music source is, I've
    overlooked it, so I'd
    appreciate knowing it at some point. Fits the mood(s) well.
    I use Epidemic Sound which is a copyright free source. I could just
    grab something from my somewhat eclectic music collection, but it seems better to find something different, and unique, and which creates its
    own particular mood.

    Epidemic Sound has a broad selection of genres, and sound effects. <https://www.epidemicsound.com>
    Nice: suggest you adjust the yaw gain to be much softer so those turns> >>> > don't look so harsh. (Settings in the DJI app on your phone/ipad).

    Yup!
    Ah, good to hear this: I was wondering if & how the AZ/EL controls
    could be adjusted.
    Along with RC/drone calibration there are several gimbal adjustments
    (Pitch speed, Pitch Smoothness, Yaw Rotation Speed, Yaw Smoothness) for
    each of the flight modes (Normal, Sport, Tripod) along with EXP
    settings for the control sticks.

    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-HqphBCb/0/b87308b2/X2/Screenshot_20220316-153423-X2.png>

    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-sdBv4wr/0/148567d3/X2/Screenshot_20220316-153512-X2.png>

    And ... shoot later!>> ...and Yup!>
    As always, timing is everything, and I seem to find myself at the
    coast> between 11:00 & 13:00.
    Those sorts of things happen. Beats being stuck in the office!
    Yup! I have been retired for 12 years now, so the whole concept of an
    office is alien to me.


    --
    Regards,
    Savageduck

    Yup! I have been retired for 12 years now, so the whole concept of an
    office is alien to me.

    Hah! Ditto, but for 14 years. To all those folks who I've heard say, "I'd never retire; I'd get bored", you don't know what you're missing! (And, yes, I really enjoyed my jobs, but I certainly don't miss them.)
    You can choose when to take a 'break', pack up the RV/Station Wagon/bike/whatever and go where the mood takes you to get those shots you've dreamed of. Get to know your grandkids better (and be able to return them at the end of the day).

    Make the most of it. As has been said, Life isn't a dress rehearsal. :-)

    Cheers,
    Magani (who's about to take their new caravan on a week long shakedown trip.)

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  • From David Brooks@21:1/5 to Magani on Fri Mar 18 00:33:31 2022
    On 17/03/2022 01:22, Magani wrote:
    On Thursday, 17 March 2022 at 8:50:51 am UTC+10, Savageduck wrote:
    On 2022-03-16 17:39:48 +0000, -hh said:

    On Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 1:01:09 PM UTC-4, Savageduck wrote:
    On 2022-03-16 15:32:57 +0000, Alan Browne said:> > On 2022-03-14 22:11, >>>> Savageduck wrote:> >> Ok! Yet another SmugMug file for some to ponder.> >>>>>>>>> This time Villa Creek, California which is North of Cayucos.> >>>>>>>>> Here is a 180º pano shot at 98 ft:> >>
    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-mJ9Fz8G/0/a67423e5/5K/DJI_0095-5K.jpg>>
    ...and the video:> >>
    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-jghvkBT/0/46df1e05/1920/Villa%20Creek%20March%2014%202022-1920.mp4>

    Thanks; good stuff. Its a very nice change to be viewing UAS footage
    that's peaceful.
    BTW, if you've mentioned before what your music source is, I've
    overlooked it, so I'd
    appreciate knowing it at some point. Fits the mood(s) well.
    I use Epidemic Sound which is a copyright free source. I could just
    grab something from my somewhat eclectic music collection, but it seems
    better to find something different, and unique, and which creates its
    own particular mood.

    Epidemic Sound has a broad selection of genres, and sound effects.
    <https://www.epidemicsound.com>
    Nice: suggest you adjust the yaw gain to be much softer so those turns> >>>>>> don't look so harsh. (Settings in the DJI app on your phone/ipad).

    Yup!
    Ah, good to hear this: I was wondering if & how the AZ/EL controls
    could be adjusted.
    Along with RC/drone calibration there are several gimbal adjustments
    (Pitch speed, Pitch Smoothness, Yaw Rotation Speed, Yaw Smoothness) for
    each of the flight modes (Normal, Sport, Tripod) along with EXP
    settings for the control sticks.

    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-HqphBCb/0/b87308b2/X2/Screenshot_20220316-153423-X2.png>

    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-sdBv4wr/0/148567d3/X2/Screenshot_20220316-153512-X2.png>

    And ... shoot later!>> ...and Yup!>
    As always, timing is everything, and I seem to find myself at the
    coast> between 11:00 & 13:00.
    Those sorts of things happen. Beats being stuck in the office!
    Yup! I have been retired for 12 years now, so the whole concept of an
    office is alien to me.


    --
    Regards,
    Savageduck

    Yup! I have been retired for 12 years now, so the whole concept of an
    office is alien to me.

    Hah! Ditto, but for 14 years. To all those folks who I've heard say, "I'd never retire; I'd get bored", you don't know what you're missing! (And, yes, I really enjoyed my jobs, but I certainly don't miss them.)
    You can choose when to take a 'break', pack up the RV/Station Wagon/bike/whatever and go where the mood takes you to get those shots you've dreamed of. Get to know your grandkids better (and be able to return them at the end of the day).

    Make the most of it. As has been said, Life isn't a dress rehearsal. :-)

    Cheers,
    Magani (who's about to take their new caravan on a week long shakedown trip.)


    Hi Magani

    Just a note to wish you well on your shake-down trip.

    I've been retired since 1999 and have spent much of that time, sometimes
    for months on end, cruising the British waterways on board my own 60ft narrowboat.

    Partly as a result of my wife having survived a major heart-attack
    exactly two years ago today, we reluctantly sold our vessel last autumn
    and now wonder if we did the right thing!

    Getting old is not much fun, but it is far better than the alternative!

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  • From Magani@21:1/5 to David Brooks on Thu Mar 17 18:32:59 2022
    On Friday, 18 March 2022 at 10:33:40 am UTC+10, David Brooks wrote:
    On 17/03/2022 01:22, Magani wrote:
    On Thursday, 17 March 2022 at 8:50:51 am UTC+10, Savageduck wrote:
    On 2022-03-16 17:39:48 +0000, -hh said:

    On Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 1:01:09 PM UTC-4, Savageduck wrote:
    On 2022-03-16 15:32:57 +0000, Alan Browne said:> > On 2022-03-14 22:11, >>>> Savageduck wrote:> >> Ok! Yet another SmugMug file for some to ponder.> >>>>>>>>> This time Villa Creek, California which is North of Cayucos.> >>>>>>>>> Here is a 180º pano shot at 98 ft:> >>
    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-mJ9Fz8G/0/a67423e5/5K/DJI_0095-5K.jpg>>
    ...and the video:> >>
    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-jghvkBT/0/46df1e05/1920/Villa%20Creek%20March%2014%202022-1920.mp4>

    Thanks; good stuff. Its a very nice change to be viewing UAS footage
    that's peaceful.
    BTW, if you've mentioned before what your music source is, I've
    overlooked it, so I'd
    appreciate knowing it at some point. Fits the mood(s) well.
    I use Epidemic Sound which is a copyright free source. I could just
    grab something from my somewhat eclectic music collection, but it seems >> better to find something different, and unique, and which creates its
    own particular mood.

    Epidemic Sound has a broad selection of genres, and sound effects.
    <https://www.epidemicsound.com>
    Nice: suggest you adjust the yaw gain to be much softer so those turns>
    don't look so harsh. (Settings in the DJI app on your phone/ipad). >>>>
    Yup!
    Ah, good to hear this: I was wondering if & how the AZ/EL controls
    could be adjusted.
    Along with RC/drone calibration there are several gimbal adjustments
    (Pitch speed, Pitch Smoothness, Yaw Rotation Speed, Yaw Smoothness) for >> each of the flight modes (Normal, Sport, Tripod) along with EXP
    settings for the control sticks.

    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-HqphBCb/0/b87308b2/X2/Screenshot_20220316-153423-X2.png>

    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-sdBv4wr/0/148567d3/X2/Screenshot_20220316-153512-X2.png>

    And ... shoot later!>> ...and Yup!>
    As always, timing is everything, and I seem to find myself at the
    coast> between 11:00 & 13:00.
    Those sorts of things happen. Beats being stuck in the office!
    Yup! I have been retired for 12 years now, so the whole concept of an
    office is alien to me.


    --
    Regards,
    Savageduck

    Yup! I have been retired for 12 years now, so the whole concept of an
    office is alien to me.

    Hah! Ditto, but for 14 years. To all those folks who I've heard say, "I'd never retire; I'd get bored", you don't know what you're missing! (And, yes, I really enjoyed my jobs, but I certainly don't miss them.)
    You can choose when to take a 'break', pack up the RV/Station Wagon/bike/whatever and go where the mood takes you to get those shots you've dreamed of. Get to know your grandkids better (and be able to return them at the end of the day).

    Make the most of it. As has been said, Life isn't a dress rehearsal. :-)

    Cheers,
    Magani (who's about to take their new caravan on a week long shakedown trip.)
    Hi Magani

    Just a note to wish you well on your shake-down trip.

    I've been retired since 1999 and have spent much of that time, sometimes
    for months on end, cruising the British waterways on board my own 60ft narrowboat.

    Partly as a result of my wife having survived a major heart-attack
    exactly two years ago today, we reluctantly sold our vessel last autumn
    and now wonder if we did the right thing!

    Getting old is not much fun, but it is far better than the alternative!

    Just a note to wish you well on your shake-down trip.
    Thanks for the good wishes, David. We're planning to go from Brisbane to Sydney, stopping off at beach-side Nat Pks. I applied for flying my drone in one of them (entry must be in 10 days before you plan to fly) but got knocked back. It struck me very
    much like, "The answer's no, what was the question?" Very boiler-plate. At least I get a better chance later on this year in our own state where drones are allowed in Nat Pks if you abide by the Civil Aviation Safety rules. It would seem native birds
    and other animals react differently between states . :-)

    Getting old is not much fun, but it is far better than the alternative!
    Absolutely! Also, growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional.

    Cheers,
    Magani

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  • From David Brooks@21:1/5 to Magani on Sat Mar 19 09:47:14 2022
    On 18/03/2022 01:32, Magani wrote:
    On Friday, 18 March 2022 at 10:33:40 am UTC+10, David Brooks wrote:
    On 17/03/2022 01:22, Magani wrote:
    On Thursday, 17 March 2022 at 8:50:51 am UTC+10, Savageduck wrote:
    On 2022-03-16 17:39:48 +0000, -hh said:

    On Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 1:01:09 PM UTC-4, Savageduck wrote: >>>>>> On 2022-03-16 15:32:57 +0000, Alan Browne said:> > On 2022-03-14 22:11, >>>>>> Savageduck wrote:> >> Ok! Yet another SmugMug file for some to ponder.> >>>>>>>>>>> This time Villa Creek, California which is North of Cayucos.> >>>>>>>>>>> Here is a 180º pano shot at 98 ft:> >>
    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-mJ9Fz8G/0/a67423e5/5K/DJI_0095-5K.jpg>>
    ...and the video:> >>
    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-jghvkBT/0/46df1e05/1920/Villa%20Creek%20March%2014%202022-1920.mp4>

    Thanks; good stuff. Its a very nice change to be viewing UAS footage >>>>> that's peaceful.
    BTW, if you've mentioned before what your music source is, I've
    overlooked it, so I'd
    appreciate knowing it at some point. Fits the mood(s) well.
    I use Epidemic Sound which is a copyright free source. I could just
    grab something from my somewhat eclectic music collection, but it seems >>>> better to find something different, and unique, and which creates its
    own particular mood.

    Epidemic Sound has a broad selection of genres, and sound effects.
    <https://www.epidemicsound.com>
    Nice: suggest you adjust the yaw gain to be much softer so those turns> >>>>>>>> don't look so harsh. (Settings in the DJI app on your phone/ipad). >>>>>>
    Yup!
    Ah, good to hear this: I was wondering if & how the AZ/EL controls
    could be adjusted.
    Along with RC/drone calibration there are several gimbal adjustments
    (Pitch speed, Pitch Smoothness, Yaw Rotation Speed, Yaw Smoothness) for >>>> each of the flight modes (Normal, Sport, Tripod) along with EXP
    settings for the control sticks.

    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-HqphBCb/0/b87308b2/X2/Screenshot_20220316-153423-X2.png>

    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-sdBv4wr/0/148567d3/X2/Screenshot_20220316-153512-X2.png>

    And ... shoot later!>> ...and Yup!>
    As always, timing is everything, and I seem to find myself at the
    coast> between 11:00 & 13:00.
    Those sorts of things happen. Beats being stuck in the office!
    Yup! I have been retired for 12 years now, so the whole concept of an
    office is alien to me.


    --
    Regards,
    Savageduck

    Yup! I have been retired for 12 years now, so the whole concept of an
    office is alien to me.

    Hah! Ditto, but for 14 years. To all those folks who I've heard say, "I'd never retire; I'd get bored", you don't know what you're missing! (And, yes, I really enjoyed my jobs, but I certainly don't miss them.)
    You can choose when to take a 'break', pack up the RV/Station Wagon/bike/whatever and go where the mood takes you to get those shots you've dreamed of. Get to know your grandkids better (and be able to return them at the end of the day).

    Make the most of it. As has been said, Life isn't a dress rehearsal. :-) >>>
    Cheers,
    Magani (who's about to take their new caravan on a week long shakedown trip.)
    Hi Magani

    Just a note to wish you well on your shake-down trip.

    I've been retired since 1999 and have spent much of that time, sometimes
    for months on end, cruising the British waterways on board my own 60ft
    narrowboat.

    Partly as a result of my wife having survived a major heart-attack
    exactly two years ago today, we reluctantly sold our vessel last autumn
    and now wonder if we did the right thing!

    Getting old is not much fun, but it is far better than the alternative!

    Just a note to wish you well on your shake-down trip.
    Thanks for the good wishes, David. We're planning to go from Brisbane to Sydney, stopping off at beach-side Nat Pks. I applied for flying my drone in one of them (entry must be in 10 days before you plan to fly) but got knocked back. It struck me
    very much like, "The answer's no, what was the question?" Very boiler-plate. At least I get a better chance later on this year in our own state where drones are allowed in Nat Pks if you abide by the Civil Aviation Safety rules. It would seem native
    birds and other animals react differently between states . :-)

    Getting old is not much fun, but it is far better than the alternative!
    Absolutely! Also, growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional.

    Cheers,
    Magani


    Be sure to stop off at the Big Pineapple and the Big Banana too!

    Have a wonderful trip. :-D

    I can still smell the Ginger and the Sugar Cane, even after all these
    years! We drove from Nowra, NSW to Cairns (and back) in a two week
    period in 1978, with a trailer, tent and three small children in tow!

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  • From Magani@21:1/5 to David Brooks on Sat Mar 19 18:05:57 2022
    On Saturday, 19 March 2022 at 7:47:20 pm UTC+10, David Brooks wrote:
    On 18/03/2022 01:32, Magani wrote:
    On Friday, 18 March 2022 at 10:33:40 am UTC+10, David Brooks wrote:
    On 17/03/2022 01:22, Magani wrote:
    On Thursday, 17 March 2022 at 8:50:51 am UTC+10, Savageduck wrote:
    On 2022-03-16 17:39:48 +0000, -hh said:

    On Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 1:01:09 PM UTC-4, Savageduck wrote: >>>>>> On 2022-03-16 15:32:57 +0000, Alan Browne said:> > On 2022-03-14 22:11,
    Savageduck wrote:> >> Ok! Yet another SmugMug file for some to ponder.>
    This time Villa Creek, California which is North of Cayucos.> >>>>>>>>>>> Here is a 180º pano shot at 98 ft:> >>
    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-mJ9Fz8G/0/a67423e5/5K/DJI_0095-5K.jpg>>
    ...and the video:> >>
    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-jghvkBT/0/46df1e05/1920/Villa%20Creek%20March%2014%202022-1920.mp4>

    Thanks; good stuff. Its a very nice change to be viewing UAS footage >>>>> that's peaceful.
    BTW, if you've mentioned before what your music source is, I've
    overlooked it, so I'd
    appreciate knowing it at some point. Fits the mood(s) well.
    I use Epidemic Sound which is a copyright free source. I could just >>>> grab something from my somewhat eclectic music collection, but it seems >>>> better to find something different, and unique, and which creates its >>>> own particular mood.

    Epidemic Sound has a broad selection of genres, and sound effects.
    <https://www.epidemicsound.com>
    Nice: suggest you adjust the yaw gain to be much softer so those turns>
    don't look so harsh. (Settings in the DJI app on your phone/ipad). >>>>>>
    Yup!
    Ah, good to hear this: I was wondering if & how the AZ/EL controls >>>>> could be adjusted.
    Along with RC/drone calibration there are several gimbal adjustments >>>> (Pitch speed, Pitch Smoothness, Yaw Rotation Speed, Yaw Smoothness) for >>>> each of the flight modes (Normal, Sport, Tripod) along with EXP
    settings for the control sticks.

    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-HqphBCb/0/b87308b2/X2/Screenshot_20220316-153423-X2.png>

    <https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2S-Work-2022/Air2S-Work-2022/i-sdBv4wr/0/148567d3/X2/Screenshot_20220316-153512-X2.png>

    And ... shoot later!>> ...and Yup!>
    As always, timing is everything, and I seem to find myself at the >>>>>> coast> between 11:00 & 13:00.
    Those sorts of things happen. Beats being stuck in the office!
    Yup! I have been retired for 12 years now, so the whole concept of an >>>> office is alien to me.


    --
    Regards,
    Savageduck

    Yup! I have been retired for 12 years now, so the whole concept of an >>>> office is alien to me.

    Hah! Ditto, but for 14 years. To all those folks who I've heard say, "I'd never retire; I'd get bored", you don't know what you're missing! (And, yes, I really enjoyed my jobs, but I certainly don't miss them.)
    You can choose when to take a 'break', pack up the RV/Station Wagon/bike/whatever and go where the mood takes you to get those shots you've dreamed of. Get to know your grandkids better (and be able to return them at the end of the day).

    Make the most of it. As has been said, Life isn't a dress rehearsal. :-) >>>
    Cheers,
    Magani (who's about to take their new caravan on a week long shakedown trip.)
    Hi Magani

    Just a note to wish you well on your shake-down trip.

    I've been retired since 1999 and have spent much of that time, sometimes >> for months on end, cruising the British waterways on board my own 60ft
    narrowboat.

    Partly as a result of my wife having survived a major heart-attack
    exactly two years ago today, we reluctantly sold our vessel last autumn >> and now wonder if we did the right thing!

    Getting old is not much fun, but it is far better than the alternative!

    Just a note to wish you well on your shake-down trip.
    Thanks for the good wishes, David. We're planning to go from Brisbane to Sydney, stopping off at beach-side Nat Pks. I applied for flying my drone in one of them (entry must be in 10 days before you plan to fly) but got knocked back. It struck me
    very much like, "The answer's no, what was the question?" Very boiler-plate. At least I get a better chance later on this year in our own state where drones are allowed in Nat Pks if you abide by the Civil Aviation Safety rules. It would seem native
    birds and other animals react differently between states . :-)

    Getting old is not much fun, but it is far better than the alternative!
    Absolutely! Also, growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional.

    Cheers,
    Magani
    Be sure to stop off at the Big Pineapple and the Big Banana too!

    Have a wonderful trip. :-D

    I can still smell the Ginger and the Sugar Cane, even after all these
    years! We drove from Nowra, NSW to Cairns (and back) in a two week
    period in 1978, with a trailer, tent and three small children in tow!

    The Big Pineapple has been revitalised after being closed for a while, but it's north of Brisbane, so no contact this time. The Big Banana is still going strong at Coff's Harbour. There's also the Big Prawn (AKA 'shrimp' for the North Americans) at
    Ballina, but I think the recent floods may have seen that go to the Great Fishing Ground in the Sky. Must check and see. :-(
    Nowra to Cairns in the '70s would have been a great adventure! Highway One north of Brisbane is still pretty ordinary.

    Cheers,
    Magani

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