GADC Calendar Pilots Competition - July - Winner Announced!

GADC Calendar Pilots Competition July

Being the month of his birth, July was named so in honour of the great Roman General, Julius Caesar in 44 B.C. by the Roman Senate. It is on average the hottest month of the year in the Northern Hemisphere and is therefore also known as National Ice Cream Month. It is host to National Transplant Week, The Festival of British Archaeology, Henley Royal Regatta, the Swan Upping and a host of other notable moments in our history. It is also when our cousins over the water celebrate getting rid of us.

GADC Calendar Pilots Competition - Rules

The requirement is to submit a still image in landscape format that illustrates the month in the competition title. The competition is open from 00:01 on the first day to 22:00 on the last day of each month and images for that month must be captured and posted within that time period

The image must obviously be taken by a drone in flight, images that the committee consider do not meet this criterion may not be entered into the poll for the winners. That means images noticeably higher than a normal person’s eyeline, please.

Editing is confined to colour and exposure adjustments and crop only. There must be no removal or pasting of an object.

You can create as many images as you wish and submit them in separate posts in this thread. However, only one image of any one subject will be accepted for judging. If you are making multiple entries please indicate which one you wish to be your competition entry before the end of the month otherwise the last image you have posted will be used. Basically, if you have a selection of images illustrating the subject, have the courage of your convictions, exercise your editorial judgement and post only the one that you think is best

Images must be posted with the following information as a minimum:

Location
Time and date
Aircraft/camera used
Feel free to add any further information that you think will be of interest

Images will be judged by the members of GADC who may vote for a single image by means of an anonymous poll open for two days after the last day of each month.

Voting in the poll is open to all GADC members, whether they have entered the competition or not.

You may vote for only one of the entries. DO NOT vote for your own, you may be excluded from entering the competition again,

In the event of a tie a second, single-choice poll for the disputed images only, open for 24 hours and open to all will decide the winner

Further information or the original media may be requested by the judges in case of a dispute.

Entrants are encouraged to add their images to Drone Scene if the flight will be of interest to other pilots. Accompanying notes regarding the TOAL point, access and parking plus any further local information will be appreciated.

Have Fun! Be Safe!

All flights are the sole responsibility of the individual conducting them. Each competitor must abide by the drone code and adhere to the limitations and restrictions imposed upon them by aviation law, the aircraft being used and the qualifications they hold. Landowners’ wishes and permissions must be respected and adhered to. If a flight is undertaken in a restricted zone proof of permission having been granted is required.

The committee reserve the right to modify these rules at any time and for any reason
@group-challenges

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Coming soon to a thread near you!

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THIS IS MY ENTRY

Nobody else having a bash this month?

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Too busy looking for repurposed phone boxes and road bridges over train tracks!

Winchester Cathedral, Hampshire

  • Location: Winchester
  • Time and date: 29/074/2023, 20:25
  • Aircraft used: DJI Mini 3 Pro
  • Drone Scene: Link

July 15th is St. Swithin’s Day, also called St. Swithun’s Day, a day on which, according to folklore, the weather for a subsequent period is dictated. In popular belief, if it rains on St. Swithin’s Day, it will rain for 40 days, but if it is fair, 40 days of fair weather will follow.

St. Swithin was bishop of Winchester from 852 to 862. At his request he was buried in the churchyard, where rain and the steps of passersby might fall on his grave. According to legend, after his body was moved inside the cathedral on July 15, 971, a great storm ensued.

Further reading

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Highclere castle aka Downton abbey
RE EDITED
23,07,23
mav 3 classic

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Nice one lads at least we have 1st,2nd and third now! :joy: @clinkadink, @Kirky

I’d have loved to have had a go at the B/Day challenge, and have some great ideas for some of the quests, sadly I’ve just got toooo much on at the mo​:pensive:. Had a cracker for the phone box :grin:

Black Point, Hayling Island - looking South
Mavic Air 2 July 24 2023

And now we have the last place winner!

Full disclosure - I’m the one who set up the competition!

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July Month for outdoor Music Festivals

Taken Thorpe Park Holiday Park Humberston 1545 9th July 2023 DJI Mini3 Pro

In the background is Humber Mouth yacht club at entrance to river Humber. Water doesn’t normally look blue more dark brown colour.

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Sunset over Loch a Bhealaich

The Steamboat in the foreground is Vic 32 #vic32is80 an 80-year-old Clyde Puffer, anchored in the bay on its last night after a 6-week cruise of the Sound of Jura

https://goo.gl/maps/TFHE7FZRqSizwBGz5

Taken 27/07/23 @ 21:44
Mini 3 Pro
image

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Apologies, I forgot to enter the details of the shot. DOH!

THIS IS MY ENTRY.

Location . South Stack, Holy island, Anglesey
Date . 08/07/2023
Time. 19;34
Dji Air 2s

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Now you can vote for the winner!

Remeber, although these all all excellent pictures, we are looking for one that also says “July” - vote wisely :slight_smile:

You may vote for one image:

The poll closes at 22:00 on Wednesday the 2nd of August

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And the winner is …

Ady! - @Leylo1971 - with the lighthouse at South Stack, Holy island, Anglesey.

Great pictures from everyone, shame (in a way) that there can only be one winner :slight_smile:

We hope you are all sorting out your entries for the Birthday Challenge and Treasure Hunt but, while you are speeding around the cities, towns and country in pursuit of the 25 subjects take a wee bit of time to capture the essence of August in a well-composed drone photo.

To enter for the August round click here

@group-challenges

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Thanks to all who voted :+1:. Nice one :grin:

Wayne @SparkyFPV , your pic of that bay with that steamer was great mate, good luck with the comp your entering with it :+1:

And @Kirky, Richard brilliant shot of that castle mate and nice composition. I’m a sucker for castles :rofl:

Well done for all the other entrants :+1:

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Well Done @Leylo1971 Ady that’s a fantastic shot of the lighthouse :clap:, I need to get over to Anglesey sometime as your photos are amazing :+1:

Well done Ady @Leylo1971 :clap: :clap:

Cheers Wayne, but I think you’ll find the place itself is the star of the show, I just wing it and add a few colours mate​:joy::+1:

Thabks Andy :+1: