Although this is a competition for people who participate in a drone forum and are therefore expected to use a drone to create their images it seems that some do not comply.
It does state in the rules:
EntriesYou may only post a maximum of TWO entries per day during the Challenge which will run from 00:01 Monday the 24th of July until 23:00 on Saturday, September 9th…
All entries must be taken within this time frame, any photos or videos taken outside of this time will not be accepted.
Once your entry has been confirmed as eligible and/or added to the Leaderboard it may not be replaced or substituted by another entry at a later date.
3.Entries must have been obviously taken from a drone (unless stated otherwise) in flight*
(Our emphasis)
So, please, no pictures from eye-level or below. Pictures that appear to be from a flying drone please else they may be rejected.
We are amending the rules to make the stipulation more prominent, it is not an addition!
Sorry Barrie @MA2flyer but after a (very) brief discussion we have decided that your entry does not comply with the rules.
Mainly because it appears it was taken by an Olympus E-M10, MK2. This has been checked on at least 3 different exif viewers.
Number 25 telephone box, maple durham reading
25,07,23
Mavic 3 classic
bonus point k6 type phone box
bonus point as its been repurposed
re used ( as a defibrillator & library )
3 points total
Nice telephone box @Kirky , but we don’t know how many bonus point you are claiming as you haven’t told us? As per the rules above. Still, you have plenty of time to have a look up and edit your post quickly?
Entries for section 23 are going to be severely limited ( if not impossible) I’ve just checked structures over 120m high in the U.K. and there are only a few. ( there’s loads around 150+m but under CAA rules , I don’t think you could fly over them even with permission. Yes I know there are the fortunate few with access to specialised drones and with the qualifications to legally fly drones up to 1000ft, but seriously is there anyone on here with such a qualification and drone capable of getting a shot ? I suppose, reading the rules as they are, one could legally fly close to a 50 m high hill ( at the bottom of it) and take off and fly up to a height of say 170m as they fly over the hill, technically no CAA rules will have been broken as the drone would always be 120m above the ground, but at some point would be above 120m from the take off point ?
John, there is no upper height limit specified by the CAA, you just need to be less than 15m above the structure:
37. Flying over very tall structures
If the person or organisation responsible for a very tall structure over 105m asks you to carry out a task related to their structure, you’re allowed to fly higher than 120m (400ft). For example, if they ask you to take pictures for a survey.
You must never fly more than 15m above the structure.
Your drone or model aircraft must be within 50m of the structure horizontally when flying over 120m (400ft).
Didn’t expect such a discussion on number 23. I only asked to check if CAP 722 section 2.1.1.1 was in play. As the rules say though, @Challenges_Committee decisions are final
But there is. It’s there in full colour. Fly no more than 120m off the ground, unless your flying over a structure, ( ahh there ya go ) you’ve been asked by the owners to film/ survey. How many people on here are likely to get permission from owners of structures over 120m high , just because they want to get a few points on here ? I honestly feel 23 is a very confusing category at best, and probably impossible for most. ( getting permission and proving it is going to be very hard )
How many people here are likely to be tasked in their daily work to survey / film a structure taller than 120m ?
We are sorry that you hold that opinion John. This is a keenly fought competition (going from past experience) so some of the subjects are intentionally difficult (but not impossible) to achieve.
If you forgo subject 23 but research and plan for the best achievable points offered by the other 24 subjects you will still have a good chance of finishing in the money.
Just in case anyone has a remote fascination in the last 6 years of the annual Birthday competition…
This is the state of play throughout the 6 years. Although the first 3 years saw a much smaller competition. So the top 17 are dominated by entrants over the last couple of years.
@stevesb and @kvetner have entered for four of the years with neither being in year one
Only one person form year one entered again! That was @BrianB in year two.
@Kirky became the 76th person to take part in the annual comps.
2,386 points have been won with 911 entries to date.
Can I kindly just query the definition of this one please,
Does this not mean that the house has to be occupied by just one person, ?
Or does it mean anyone single house ? & or does it matter if detached, semi or terraced ?
Sorry I’ve had to ask, as the wording might be a little confusing, as to what I or some of us may know what single occupancy means, if that makes sense, thanks
