I have finally bitten the bullet and cancelled our subscription - £45 a month just to watch Game of Thrones and Westworld couldn't be justified... Both series are good, really good - but not £45 a month good! Now we have decent (ish) internet I will investigate much cheaper streaming technology to watch stuff like … Continue reading Sky TV Mk2
Author: kitestu
The difference a few years makes…
I recently made a film with my drone (a Yuneec Q500+ for anyone who is interested) by flying above an old Iron age (I think...? ) settlement next to Gordale Scar near Malham in the Yorkshire Dales. The resulting film can be viewed below, but after you have watched that, have a look at the … Continue reading The difference a few years makes…
Tyres!!
I wrote a month ago (give or take) about an incident when I split a tyre on a rock whilst driving home with my Dad in the car.... The bill came recently and I paid it this afternoon - The same wheel suffered the same fate about 2 hours later as my wife was driving … Continue reading Tyres!!
Video editing
I recently took some footage with my quadcopter and when I came to view it found that the white balance (which is automatic and can't be adjusted in camera) was all wrong and a bit too golden/yellow. I've encountered this before with this drone and simply ignored it and published the finished edit done in … Continue reading Video editing
Limestone and Lynchets
I recently saw some aerial photos taken about 5 years ago (I'll share them if I can get permission) which were stunning and inspired me to make this film. I am always fascinated by the areas around Malham called Lynchets (detailed explanation here) so I made this short film to highlight the evidence of human … Continue reading Limestone and Lynchets
Community spirit
Its at times of crisis you realise what a fantastic community spirit exists here in my home area.. Coming up the Dale last night with my 88 year old Dad in the car, I clipped a rock in the verge and could immediately feel the tyre softening. It was totally flat within about 50 yards … Continue reading Community spirit
Always carry a camera…
....even if its just your phone! Wasn't expecting anything spectacular as I set off at 8 am on my morning dog walk today (and to be honest was still half asleep) so didn't grab a camera and phone was charging so wasn't in my pocket. Got most of the way round, and noticed as I … Continue reading Always carry a camera…
Sky!!
We are long time customers and it really naffs me off how much we get charged for a basic package without sport or films. Its currently £45 ish a month! I'm seriously considering ditching them altogether now we have pretty passable broadband speeds and using a Freesat box/recorder alongside a media box loaded with Kodi … Continue reading Sky!!
Well Hello There!
Just signed up to WordPress to try my hand at keeping an infrequent and irregular blog on anything and everything that delights, interests and annoys me as I trundle through my daily stuff. I can't guarantee it will be interesting, but its an outlet!