Drone Captures

This style consists of both Still Images and Videography Footage. If you read my Equipment Page, it explained the drone I use to get the Images and Video below. Some of the main uses I have found for this type of capture include, Wide Angle views of Landscapes, mainly taken high above hedge rows and tree tops. Also above lakes where I have been fishing to show possible fish locations and any activity in certain areas.
With the constant advancement of drone technology, my current drone is many years out of date. There are now similar priced air craft which have far superior video stabilisation, clearer footage, and a further reaching range. When I feel it necessary, I will upgrade to a newer (Chinese) variant. Just one down-side to drone captures, particularly on cheap versions like this one, there are no record of settings. As opposed the other images on these pages, The Snaptain's camera doesn't output any Focal Length, Shutter Speed, or ISO setting.


Horncastle Community Woodland

I have posted many images of this location throughout this web site, and I have had some unique & varied pictures here. This Videographic tour takes in the main route from the car park, down to the new cemetery. You will notice that the cemetery hasn't been constructed at the time of the video, however, as far as I know, it is now established. You will also spot the small pond towards the cemetery, which is where several frogs make their way to at certain times of the year.
There are many more aspects and features to Horncastle Community Woodland, including several picnic benches and an orchard. So many reasons to pay the location a visit at some stage when passing by.


Low Hameringham

One of my morning stops while en-route to collect children for a school run was Low Hameringham. This is an extremely small village, consisting of only a few houses & a couple of farms. The appeal for this location to stop on my way to the first pick-up was the stunning views. Being at the base of a valley (hence the name LOW Hameringham), looking up the slope towards Scrafield and Mareham On The Hill. Being near the end of the Oil Seed Rape season, with just one more field to harvest. The cows add another feature, and I feel works well with the beautiful skyline.

Snaptain A15F

Low Hameringham

Hemingby/Goulceby

As I code all these images and videos, it has dawned on me that there are so many locations where I am pulled into a layby or parking place in my bus. On the surface, it looks like I never pick anyone up, just spend most of my time in laybys, taking pictures. In some respects, this video capture is no different. There is a substantial layby at the end of Green Lane from Hemingby, which is close to the junction leading to Goulceby. The views across the valley are stunning, especially on a clear and sunny day. I happened to have a bit of spare time while the weather was really nice, so decided to venture out with the drone. Once the drone gets over the height of the 6 foot hedge, the view was beautiful. The capture is extremely short on this one, but it still shows the advantage of a drone when a hand-held camera cannot get access.


Salvation Army Window

Without giving my location away too much, I live really close to the Salvation Army on Church Street in Louth (that should reduce my home security nicely). I have long admired their Stained Glass Window, which sends me a message of LOVE every day. I have tried to take pictures of this window before, but the angle always seem to distort it too much. Using the additional height of the drone allowed me to get a shot at the same height as the window, so thats what I did. The window's message is designed to read from inside the building, therfore, the word LOVE would be read backwards from the outside. In my graphics editor (GIMP), there is an option to Mirror the image, which is how the message was supposed to be displayed.

Snaptain A15F

Salvation Army Window

Alvingham Lakes

I rarely go to Alvingham lakes any more, partly bacause the prices went up higher that I thought it was worth, and partly because it's usually a trek to move all my fishing gear from the car park to a decent spot on one of the lakes. I guess the only advantage is it's distance from my house (about 10 minutes drive). This day, I was only intending to stay a few hours, get some "Over-The-Water" footage in, and maybe catch a few fish - All of which fell into place. There are 2 lakes at this venue, Monkey Lake is the smaller of the 2, having smaller fish, but reasonably easy to catch. The other lake is Grass Lake, which is the home to Nelson, The resident Grass Carp. The video footage shows some movement in the water, as well as, much silt being churned up by the bottom feeding carp. This clearly shows the location of many of the carp, so I continued to use this information to reel a few Common Carp in. As I mentioned earlier, an updated drone would show even more detail, whilest also having a greater level of stabilisation for smoother footage. Watch this space in years to come for any changes. I have also added sound to this video. Although the drone doesn't support sound recording, I captured a short clip on my phone and added it during post production. Hopefully it adds to the video somewhat.