Italy Teasers – Venice

I’m going to post here a few photos from our trip to Italy, quick and dirty without full edits. I’ll try to pick just a few of my favorites from each location we visited. To start with, Venice. I’ll update later with descriptions and details.

A photo of the solar eclipse on April 8th, 2024.

Well, That Ruled

I had heard that seeing a total solar eclipse was incomparable to a partial solar eclipse. I found it pretty hard to believe that it could be THAT different. I was wrong. More photos and details to come, but I am now firmly in the “get to totality if at all possible” camp.

Snowy Sunset

First fresh snow with a drone to check it out, and quite a nice sunset to go with it. I missed the best light, but was pretty happy with the view around Downtown. Didn’t want to fly far as it was getting dark, but with the snow on the ground even in low light things …

Whoa, Now in Video!

Here’s a short practice video, showing a sunny day in September taking a quick cruise around Downtown Lowell. Shot on my DJI Mini 2, edited in Adobe Premiere Rush, which was recently added to the Adobe Photography subscription I already have (and includes some not so bad muzak). Just trying to work out a whole …

Test Flight 2

Still getting used to flying this thing, and it’s a bit windy out, but took the drone out for a spin from the roof today. Carefully avoiding the airspace above the canal, which as far as I can tell is managed by the National Park and therefore no-fly. These are as-shot, no post, but look …