RTF Competition June 19th to July 2nd - Roads - Winners Announced

Those pesky mages are back! :grin:

Captured in The Dungeon Dimensions, 7.20am on Sunday 19 June using Google image search. :wink:

Where we’re going we don’t need roads!

2 Likes

I know someone in a band called White Line. They’re very middle of the road.

It is Father’s Day

I’ll get the ball rolling. After much deliberation, I’ve decided on a video entry.

This is, as the title suggests, is the old A625, Mam Tor Road.

From Wikipedia:
This section of the road was first constructed in 1819 by the Sheffield & Chapel-en-le-Frith Turnpike Company using spoil from the nearby Odin Mine. It replaced a much earlier, ancient packhorse route, running through the Winnats Pass. Also known locally as “The New Road”, the new section was set at an easier gradient than the earlier Winnats Pass route and crossed the Mam Tor landslide. As a result of further movement of the Mam Tor landslide, major road works were required in 1912, 1933, 1946, 1952 and 1966. On the last occasion, the road was closed for six weeks. In 1974 large parts of the Mam Tor section collapsed during a massive landslide. Additional road works were carried out regularly, when wet years led to further landslides. Finally, the Mam Tor section of the road was abandoned in 1979.

Taken with the Mavic Mini, 2021-06-20 20:30

7 Likes

And as a bonus, here are a couple of multi-shot panoramas, stitched together with Microsoft ICE.

6 Likes
  • Location: The Junction of the A441 Alvechurch Highway/Alcester Highway and the A448 Bromsgrove Highway/Warwick Highway. Redditch.
  • Time and date: 11amish Tuesday 21st June
  • Aircraft/camera used: DJI Mini 3 Pro

I particularly like this junction because from above it looks like a butterfly.

I did do a hyper lapse, but it’s cropped it awfully and because 1st hyper lapse with this drone, hadn’t adjusted settings to keep the saved pictures for manual processing! :man_facepalming:

9 Likes

Shame I couldn’t use my mini 2 would have msde an interesting Road entry. :hot_face: :rofl: Main street in Pompeii

4 Likes

Is that Frankie Howard in the distance?


Green lane’s between Barton le clay and Barton Hills, taken this evening on mini 2 at dusk. Lane is part gravel and tarmac

9 Likes

Showing ya age there. Impossible to get a picture without someone appearing at the last second. Dead inconsiderate I’d say! :rofl:

2 Likes

I’ve spent a few days obsessed with tilt shift videos so thought I’d try my hand at one for this.

So here is a little clip of a little Ayr Esplanade

  • Location: Ayr Esplanade
  • Time/Date: 23/06/2022@19:20
  • Aircraft used: Mini 3 Pro

I was a little surprised to find Ayr beach wasn’t on Dronescene, so have added it in:

5 Likes

Sorry to interrupt while you are all busy searching out stunning roads to photograph but could you please spare a moment to vote for the subject of the competition to follow this one - linky thing

Following a motorbike along Scotforth Rd, Lancaster, near Jubilee Tower

Filmed 19/6/22, GoPro Hero 9 mounted on a 6S iFlight Nazgul

11 Likes

A50 (Kingsway) - Farrel St. roundabout and Mersey bridge in Warrington, Cheshire.
22/06/22 17:55
Mavic Air 2

8 Likes

Building site in Fleckney, Leicestershire off of Leicester Road where I live. Taken about 3 in the afternoon 23/06/2022 with the Mini 2. This was literally taken about half an hour after the tarmac had been laid, I was hoping to get a shot as it was being done but I just missed it. I took off and landed in the local park.

7 Likes

Taken with DJI Mini SE, a40 just outside Burford, 27/6/22 19:00

I was hoping to get red fields of poppies but from anything higher than 2 metres they just looked like my overgrown garden, so got a red motorbike Instead

7 Likes

They will put the potholes in tomorrow :rofl:

1 Like

:joy: