14/3/26
It's a beautiful day
here on the island, with almost clear blue skies, temperatures into double
figures and a light breeze making it feel quite warm in the sun.
I managed a quick trip up the coast to Laxey for some aerial shots around
the harbour and beach area of Old Laxey.
DJI Air 2S 14/3/26
    
13/3/26
We needed to go down
into Douglas this afternoon, but I managed a few phone pictures walking
back along the 'prom to the car.
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
13/3/26
    
12/3/26
Yesterday we had some
nice sunny, if a bit breezy weather and I was determined to take some more
pictures for the website. My first couple of ideas were thwarted by the
numerous road works and closures that are currently plaguing the island
(although it would be nice to see the roads with less potholes!) but I
eventually settled on a visit to the 'hidden glen' of Glen Dhoo, just to
the south of Ballaugh. All of the pictures were taken with the 360
degree camera, which has a very wide angle lens (8mm equivalent). The first
ones are 'single views' although some are just slices from a larger 360
degree picture, followed by a selection of the full 360 views.
DJI Osmo 360 11/3/26
     
    
Interactive 360 degree
panoramas. Click on the big image for the interactive version.
   
8/3/26
We've been off island
for the last week, only arriving back on Friday afternoon, hence no pictures
for March so far. Yesterday the weather was good though with sunshine
and light winds in the afternoon, so I headed across to the west of the
island with on of the drones, for some aerial pictures of Peel Castle.
DJI Air 2S 7/3/26
    
    
After completing the
flight at Peel Castle, I continued north along the coast road with a couple
of locations in mind for further flights, in the end settling for the 'Devil's
Elbow' where the road crosses the Glion Cam stream via a tight bend.
When the Manx Northern Railway was constructed and they had to cross the
same valley, they did it by way of a huge embankment, with the stream going
through it via a tunnel. The bend has a bit of a reputation as an
'accident black spot', although it's not inherently dangerous, just that
some drivers try to negotiate it at inappropriate speeds!
DJI Air 2S 7/3/26
    
   
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