Preparing for a drone flight over Port Charlotte in 2013, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a drone and a remote control on a pier
Preparing for a drone flight over Port Charlotte in 2013, Isle of Islay

A memory from the early days of amateur drone flying (and filming) back in June 2013. I don’t think affordable drones with built in cameras existed back then, instead it was a GoPro in a plastic holder (which you had to start filming before you took off and stop after you landed, as there was no remote. Also no video stream to a display. You just pointed the drone into the vague direction you wanted to film and hoped for the best). Still, filmed this video of Port Charlotte from the air on the day I took this picture. A bit shaky and wobbly, but that was all we had back then.

Calm day in Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

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Picture of a bay with a beach, calm water with only very small waves
Calm day in Machir Bay, Isle of Islay

A calm day on the west coast of Islay, the water in Machir Bay is mostly flat, only a few small waves lapping on Kilchoman beach.

June evening hazy sunshine over Loch Gorm, Isle of Islay

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Picture of hazy summer evening sunshine over a freshware loch (lake)
June evening hazy sunshine over Loch Gorm, Isle of Islay

Driving to Kilchoman on a summer evening on Islay, a nice view over Loch Gorm to Saligo in the hazy sunshine.