As we reach Tallie’s first birthday, I am writing a series of articles that summarise what I have learned and what I continue to do for her to have the best life possible. If you find any information useful, please add a comment at the bottom…
 Following our show and tell session for Bishopthorpe Camera club, I have been asked to post a summary about the drones that I carry and use.
The sub 250 g drone that I have is this one, the DJI Mini3 Pro.:
The professional level drone is the Mavic 3, which I have with the super Hasselblad 20Mp camera which shoots in both raw and JPEG, and takes 5K video footage.
This review explains many of the reasons for using either:
Because the Mini3Pro is under 250 g there are a lot less restrictions about flying over people and in built-up spaces. The downside is that it is much more prone to being blown about by the wind, and doesn’t have such a high spec for the cameras.
The Mavic3 is much larger and heavier and can operate in winds up to 25mph and still give a stable platform. It has a lot more camera functionality, although only the Mini3Pro can take portrait photos.
The NC10 controller means that I can attach an iphone …
Or an iPad for the Mavic3. Both use the same DJI software:
This video shows the automatic functions that are available with both.
We parked in my favourite spot, listening to the sound of the brook overnight The weather forecast had suggested white cloud all day, so it was a pleasant surprise to see pale sunshine when we woke up.
We camped just below the 3 shires stone, and snowed the night before. I wish that I had left the next morning when my alarm went off at 6 o’clock, since I saw photos from someone who had camped at the top, and the photos were brilliant. However, I wouldn’t of bumped into Julie and Nick on the way up so no regrets
As we reach Tallie’s first birthday, I am writing a series of articles that summarise what I have learned and what I continue to do for her to have the best life possible. If you find any information useful, please add a comment at the bottom…
Here’s a list and pictures of the best and most useful things things I think I have bought over the last year. At the bottom of the post are the things I wish I hadn’t wasted money on.
20. Best retrieval toys – Kong Flubbers… Tallie loves shaking them and retrieving …
19. Treats for training. I have tried loads, but I have finally found kibble that is tasty enough to use for training:
18. Treats for the evening. Tallie gets a read kong with 3 bits of kibble and a teaspoon of peamutt butter pushed to the bottom.
17. Soft Frisbees. I don’t want Tallie to become ball obsessed, so I have decided to train her to retrieve a frisbee, using these two soft frisbees. See enrichment for training.
This one actually came in the same colours as the other one and is proving to be very robust and good for tugging and rolling along the ground. I tend to keep this one in reserve, as it is more like a proper frisbee.
You need 2 frisbees for the training in the video so that you can easily swap from one to the other for training purposes. Soft frisbees are ideal so that the dog does not hurt its mouth and not be put off from the frisbee from the start.
Tallie has already found an easy way to carry the frisbee around.
16. Smart Harness: Now that Tallie has stopped growing we have invested in a decent harness. I particularly like the fit of this one, and the fact that it can be attached from the side as Tallie doesn’t really like a harness going over her head.
As we reach Tallie’s first birthday, I am writing a series of articles that summarise what I have learned and what I continue to do to encourage her to be the best dog she can be.
As we reach Tallie’s first birthday, I am writing a series of articles that summarise what I have learned and what I continue to do for her to have the best life possible. If you find any information useful, please add a comment at the bottom…
This is my preferred equipment for keeping Tallie washed and brushed without mats.
I’ve tried brushing Tallie when she is lying down, with a standard brush, but I am using the following equipment to keep her mat-free and brushed and trimmed all over.
This was a useful reminder from our first groomer:
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