Casually thinking about how a service like @panoramax is one of the two missing pieces that would allow me to not use Google Maps anymore (1). I didn't plan to contribute to it before but I will definitely consider it now :)
(1) The other one being the ability to access to aerial/satellite imagery on the same service/page where I access the OSM based maps.
"First Snow"
We got our first taste of winter the other day with a light dusting of snow. I managed to find a little time to take my drone out and do some aerial photography in the woods behind my house. This is the result. I love the kind of abstract designs I can get from the air! https://rickberk.pixels.com/featured/first-snow-rick-berk.html
St. Theodosius Russian Orthodox Cathedral. One of the many beautiful and elaborate churches in the Cleveland area. Completed in 1913 and considered one of the finest examples of Russian church architecture in the US. This church appeared in the 1978 film "The Deer Hunter".
Photo January 2022, Cleveland Ohio USA (Tremont neighborhood)
We've had some unusually warm and generally nice weather around this time of year and was able to put in more Drone Training hours. Best thing is that near #Sunset time, the Golden Hour is in effect adding just the magic light for these late #Autumn colours to simply pop.
This is the lovely way Los Angeles welcomed me home yesterday. The 405 Freeway is in the foreground, stretching away to the south. The brilliant silver Pacific Ocean is in the distance. Signal Hill is in the left background. Beyond that, Santa Catalina Island beckons from across the channel.
New drone owner @simonwiffen explores how aerial photography reveals the hidden patterns and mesmerizing geometry that surround us. It’s eye candy for #photography lovers.
Today is "Positive Thinking Day" - I think the sun will stay here a little bit longer, all throughout September because after all there is a reason it's #SeptemberSunshine 😅
A holy well within the grounds dates from the 6th century, probably the date of the first church. Earliest part of the existing building is late 14th century, with elements from the 15th and 16th centuries.
"St. Michael of the Rocks" ist eine Kirche, die auf einem ehemaligen Vulkan und damit einem recht alleine stehenden ... hm ... Berg/Hügel steht und damit recht auffällig über der Landschaft des Dartmoors trohnt. Da das Licht so einzigartige Kontraste erzeugt hat hab ich nach etwas Zögern dann doch die Drohne ausgepackt, auch wenn ich mir nicht wirklich sicher war, ob ich das dort überhaupt darf. Aber bei so einem Motiv und so einem Licht konnte ich am Ende einfach nicht widerstehen...
Das Bild ist zu einem HDR-Panorama zusammengefügt aus 4 Bildern zu je 5 Bellichtungsstufen.
Screenshot from a video taken as the International Space Station passed over Washington recently:
(top, l to r)
Olympic Peninsula
Olympic Mountains
Mt Olympus
Port Angeles/Ediz Hook
Sequim/Dungeness Spit
Discovery Bay
Port Townsend
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Salish Sea
Whidbey Island
Everett