After having toyed with the idea for a while, in 2019 I finally bought myself a drone - a DJI Phantom 4 PRO.  I later added a DJI Mini 3 PRO to my arsenal. To me, these are more like toys than a serious camera, as I am trying to find occasions and subjects to photograph. Many restrictions (a number of no-fly zones), local lockdowns, and the often-present wind in this country, somewhat limits my opportunities. 

Here is a selection of  some of the images taken so far.

The Pilot

The Bristol & Bath Railway Path

Colourful houses along Hotwells Road, Bristol

Avoncliffe where the railway, canal, and river travel side by side

Caen Hill Locks

The 40-metre-high Ginggis Khaan statue outside Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia, which is said to be the largest equine statue in the world.

Blackaller Weir, Exeter

Sultan the Pit Pony

The huge earthwork pony sculpture, more than 200 m long, was affectionately nicknamed ‘Sultan’ after a well-loved pit pony from the local mines. It was constructed from coal shale from those mines, a reminder of our industrial history.
You would have no idea of the gorgeous artwork from the ground, as it just looks like a mound of earth.

This is a four-image stitch, as I was unable to legally go high enough to capture the whole structure in one photo. 

Clifton Suspension Bridge and Observatory, Bristol

Bessang Pass, Philippines

Weirs at Watermead Park,  Thurmasten

The 'Curly Wurly' footbridge over the M4

Remnants of an old boat on Borth Beach in Wales

Camels in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia

Three-image panorama from Dundas Aqueduct

Stripy fields in Mongolia

The small hamlet of Curload during the floods of January 2024

Rice Terraces, Philippines

Miller's Bridge, Exeter

The infrequently used short stretch of railway from Bitton towards Bath. I was testing out the drone to see how low it would hover before it automatically landed.  

Dolchellau Stone Circle, Wales

Twelve image panorama of the Toft Zigzag path to Bournemouth Beach  

Chocolate Hills, Philippines

Paddleboarders in Bristol City Dock

Mendip Springs Golf Course

The spectacular green sulphur lake Linow on Sulawesi Island, Indonesia

Goats on the Mongolian Steppe

A canal barge going through a lock on the River Stour

Cheddar Gorge, Somerset

Terelj River, Mongolia

Penmaenpool Toll Bridge, Wales

Shimizu Island, Philippines

Waves coming in over the beach at Sand Bay

Canapa Lagoon, Bolivia

Cars, recently imported, waiting to be distributed at Portbury Dock

Bournemouth Beach

SS Great Britain and the Harbourside, Bristol

Bohol Beach, Philippines

Thurloxton Farm sunflower fields. You can see more images from that shoot here. 

Banaue, Philippines

Yanel Solar Farm

Terkhin Tsagaan Lake, Mongolia

Santa Rosa Cemetery, Argentina

Morwellham Quay

Boats on Kennet and Avon Canal edited with some creative filters from the Topaz Studio 2 Suite

A panorama of four images from Entalula Island, Palawan, Philippines. 

Long shadows on the beach at Weston Super Mare

Enjoying a picnic on Uyuni Salt Flats in Bolivia

Boscombe Pier

Cordilleras, Philippines

Hotwells, Bristol

Somerset Levels during the floods of January 2024

County Gate on the Somerset / Devon border

Incahuasi Island, Bolivia

Beach huts at Bournemouth

Rushmore Park, Wiltshire

El Vendisquero (Windy Place) in Quebrada de las Flechas, Argentina

The Promenade, Weston Super Mare

Banaue Rice Terraces, Philippines

Mallard's Pike, Forest of Dean

Sunrise near Kharkorin, Mongolia

Bohol Beach, Philippines

The Garden

Weston Super Mare beach

Seven Commandos Beach, Philippines

Exmoor

Bactrian Camels in Gobi Desert, Mongolia

Cerne Abbas Giant

Outriggers on a beach in northern Luzon, Philippines

Exmoor

Rice Terraces near Banaue, Philippines

Floods in Somerset January 2024

Vigan, Philippines

Bohol Beach, Philippines

Erdene Zu Monastery, Mongolia

Avoncliff, Wiltshire

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