Hi Everyone
I'm back from my trip and I'm starting to upload my pictures and videos.
Here is a link to all of the raw video I shot in Guyana. There is close to 4 hours of drone video from a few areas of the country. Albion, Leonora, Craig, Uitvlugt and Splashmins. As they are uploaded, they will show up in the playlist. This is unedited video, just all of the raw stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/playli...Fn46XN3orBmNEmvtjfjz
Enjoy!
T
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Welcome back Tony. You lucky them govt people did not seize the drone
I will check the videos out tonight.
Just peep one Nice shots.
Amral
They have similar rules to those in Canada, but no one there to enforce them. The police and customs agents were more fascinated than anything else lol
CoCoT posted:Amral
They have similar rules to those in Canada, but no one there to enforce them. The police and customs agents were more fascinated than anything else lol
Was thinking if you had some difficulty to clear the drone.
Tony from the eyes of a returning Guyanese please list 3 good things and the 3 bad things you find about Guyana now
Django...none whatsoever. Showed it to the "officer" at the airport. All he wanted to know was that I was taking it back home when I left.
Amral.
The good. You can't beat Guyana hospitality. Everyone was wonderful everywhere I went. And they could all tell I was from "foreign". At times I did worry because I'm always carrying expensive camera gear, but I wasn't afraid.
Georgetown is much cleaner than it was when I last visited. It still isn't "CLEAN", but cleaner.
Houses are being built like crazy. Old ones torn down and new ones going up. Might be expats, but no matter what, there is money flowing and things are changing.
The bad: Plastic bottles everywhere. Trenches being clogged with bottles, piles on the streets, piles at the seawall...everywhere. They need a system to collect and recycle somehow.
Corruption is still rampant. Nothing gets done without passing money. Nothing changes in that sense.
Parking meters in Georgetown. Now they say its bad, I say its good. Generate some revenue, just make sure it goes to something good.
There is still a lot to be fixed in that country, but I won't lie, I love going there. You can't beat the weather, the food, the fruits.
Is Rass to find 1 good thing since May 2015.
Just to be clear, these developments were happening under the PPP. When PNC got in office, there was a dramatic slowdown.
Drugb, well this will not be obvious to the FILTH HEAD Crew!!!!
COCOT
The videos are Awesome,looks like they are 1080p
DJANGO, they are actually 2.7K videos, so they translate to 1440p
CoCoT posted:DJANGO, they are actually 2.7K videos, so they translate to 1440p
Cool.
Lets keep it on the positive side guys. I like what i see of Leonora. If i do go back i will want to walk the whole of Leonora, Stewartville
Nice videos. Next time you are in Guyana please take an aerial pictures of Buxton and Tigress Bay.
Amral posted:Lets keep it on the positive side guys. I like what i see of Leonora. If i do go back i will want to walk the whole of Leonora, Stewartville
But the people should know that this did not occurs after 2015 when PNC took over as suggested by some of the posts.
cocot, how difficult are one of these drones to operate? I need to inspect some properties for roof issues, it seems like a good tool as an alternative to climbing a ladder.
Would love to see a drone video of the kaieteur and some of the rivers.
Friend of my dad's crashed in the jungle somewhere around the Kaiteur area. His aircraft was never found. His name was Henry Fitt. I'd like to find his remains and give him a decent burial.
that damn drone goes high up man, what are the features.specs
This one shows Leonora nice and where Tony was staying @2.07
Looks like dem bais learning to fly the drone
Leonora#6 LGS in the foreground, looks good
Leonora #5 is that the old cricket ground @5.07??
Leonora #4 I see cottage hospital,@4.45 looks like you get great distance coverage with the drone Tony
from 5.19 I think the overhead water tank is gone. Tony there is an empty lot beside the house where you stayed
Very nice of you cocoT..Thanks.
Drugb posted:Would love to see a drone video of the kaieteur and some of the rivers.
I tried to get permission to fly at Kaieteur, but was not permitted. I will try again the next time I go. I've seen some drone footage on youtube of Kaieteur, but none are of high quality.
I do have footage in these videos of The Demerara River and Correntyne.
Drugb posted:cocot, how difficult are one of these drones to operate? I need to inspect some properties for roof issues, it seems like a good tool as an alternative to climbing a ladder.
They are pretty difficult. You need to understand how to fly it as well as know how to set-up and operate the camera. Anyone can try to fly and operate the camera, but if you don't know what you're doing, the result won't be very good. Also, in Canada, there is a lot of paperwork that needs to be done to fly commercially, that includes agricultural reasons and inspections. Insurance is also an issue.
Amral posted:that damn drone goes high up man, what are the features.specs
I fly a DJI Phantom 3 Pro. 4K Camera
Amral posted:Leonora #5 is that the old cricket ground @5.07??
It flies past Leonora Secondary School, then the Cricket Ground and then to the newer Track and Field Stadium
Amral posted:Leonora #4 I see cottage hospital,@4.45 looks like you get great distance coverage with the drone Tony
from 5.19 I think the overhead water tank is gone. Tony there is an empty lot beside the house where you stayed
Yeah, the water tank is long gone...The empty lot is owned by family members of the people who's house I was staying at.
CoCoT posted:Amral posted:that damn drone goes high up man, what are the features.specs
I fly a DJI Phantom 3 Pro. 4K Camera
That's why the videos are good quality,it's double 1920 x 1080.
Django posted:CoCoT posted:Amral posted:that damn drone goes high up man, what are the features.specs
I fly a DJI Phantom 3 Pro. 4K Camera
That's why the videos are good quality,it's double 1920 x 1080.
They are actually 2.7K, which is technically double 1080p resolution. 4K is quadruple resolution. I didn't shoot in 4K because most people can't even see it in that resolution, and the file sizes are huge.
I see them boys picking katahar in the first video of Craig
CoCoT posted:Django posted:CoCoT posted:Amral posted:that damn drone goes high up man, what are the features.specs
I fly a DJI Phantom 3 Pro. 4K Camera
That's why the videos are good quality,it's double 1920 x 1080.
They are actually 2.7K, which is technically double 1080p resolution. 4K is quadruple resolution. I didn't shoot in 4K because most people can't even see it in that resolution, and the file sizes are huge.
2.7k, 1440p, Quad HD are all referring to the same or very similar video resolutions. At 2560 X 1440 or their about this resolution is higher than 1080p, but not quite 4k.
I will demystify video resolution,NTSC.
Standard
640 pixels x 480 lines
High Definition there are two.
1280 pixels x 720 lines and 1920 pixels x 1080 lines.
4k
3840 pixels x 2160 lines [8.3 mega pixels]
Looking at the highlighted one can observed the doubling of HD 1920 x 1080 [which is called 2k] 4k is derived.
Japan currently have 8k
These drones can be used to chase and trace fleeing bandits in vehicles.
Billy Ram Balgobin posted:These drones can be used to chase and trace fleeing bandits in vehicles.
You got that right Billy,a friend of mine works for the Parks in NYC uses drones as tool to see if there are any illegal activity.
Django posted:CoCoT posted:Django posted:CoCoT posted:Amral posted:that damn drone goes high up man, what are the features.specs
I fly a DJI Phantom 3 Pro. 4K Camera
That's why the videos are good quality,it's double 1920 x 1080.
They are actually 2.7K, which is technically double 1080p resolution. 4K is quadruple resolution. I didn't shoot in 4K because most people can't even see it in that resolution, and the file sizes are huge.
2.7k, 1440p, Quad HD are all referring to the same or very similar video resolutions. At 2560 X 1440 or their about this resolution is higher than 1080p, but not quite 4k.
I will demystify video resolution,NTSC.
Standard
640 pixels x 480 lines
High Definition there are two.
1280 pixels x 720 lines and 1920 pixels x 1080 lines.
4k
3840 pixels x 2160 lines [8.3 mega pixels]
Looking at the highlighted one can observed the doubling of HD 1920 x 1080 [which is called 2k] 4k is derived.
Japan currently have 8k
Japan has been doing 8K for a few years now, and over the air.
Doesn't matter here anyways, we will never have the bandwidth to see native 4 or 8K...cable and telecom companies are too cheap.
CoCoT posted:
Japan has been doing 8K for a few years now, and over the air.
Doesn't matter here anyways, we will never have the bandwidth to see native 4 or 8K...cable and telecom companies are too cheap.
Internet streaming yes,off air may be a long wait.
By the way I am in Electronics Servicing Business since 1976.
Django Tony got a video of the redman when he was taping the house. If he aint post the link i will post it tonight
Amral posted:Django Tony got a video of the redman when he was taping the house. If he aint post the link i will post it tonight
Cool
Django posted:CoCoT posted:
Japan has been doing 8K for a few years now, and over the air.
Doesn't matter here anyways, we will never have the bandwidth to see native 4 or 8K...cable and telecom companies are too cheap.
Internet streaming yes,off air may be a long wait.
By the way I am in Electronics Servicing Business since 1976.
Good to know
I am not a hobbyist. I am a Broadcast Technician. Professional Cameraman, satellite and microwave uplink engineer. Been working in the Television industry since 1990, and electronics tech since 1979.
CoCoT posted:Django posted:CoCoT posted:
Japan has been doing 8K for a few years now, and over the air.
Doesn't matter here anyways, we will never have the bandwidth to see native 4 or 8K...cable and telecom companies are too cheap.
Internet streaming yes,off air may be a long wait.
By the way I am in Electronics Servicing Business since 1976.
Good to know
I am not a hobbyist. I am a Broadcast Technician. Professional Cameraman, satellite and microwave uplink engineer. Been working in the Television industry since 1990,and electronics tech since 1979.
Good for you.
We may know each other.
CoCoT posted:
CoCoT,
Redman give you a tough time.
That area changed a lot,i recognize a few buildings.
Django posted:CoCoT posted:CoCoT,
Redman give you a tough time.
That area changed a lot,i recognize a few buildings.
You guys had warned me, so I was ready for him lol
I see oudai paul old shop change up a lot
That is the 4th house going east from redman
Where is Craig. I cant remember
Amral posted:Where is Craig. I cant remember
Craig is East Bank, headed towards the airport
Ok. I have to look at the others tonight
I dont much of the next set
every place is a business rass on that public road. The sides of the road is really messed up
Amral posted:every place is a business rass on that public road. The sides of the road is really messed up
The road was recently resurfaced from Parika to Vreed-En-Hoop. The stupid thing is they resurfaced the vehicle surface but not the "shoulder", so there is a 2" drop from the road to the shoulder. They are now starting to resurface the shoulder down in the Parika area. My question was why not just do the whole thing at once???
Guyana...???
CoCoT posted:Amral posted:every place is a business rass on that public road. The sides of the road is really messed up
The road was recently resurfaced from Parika to Vreed-En-Hoop. The stupid thing is they resurfaced the vehicle surface but not the "shoulder", so there is a 2" drop from the road to the shoulder. They are now starting to resurface the shoulder down in the Parika area. My question was why not just do the whole thing at once???
Guyana...???
Because that would make too much sense
Dem boys musta said "we gaffa stretch de wuk"
Thanks Tony for posting Moleson Creek. Been there a few times. Looks impressive from the air. Not sure if the road from Crabwood Creek is better. Last time I went, there were a lot of large holes..as usual.
Great videos!
Makes me want to visit
Me too Ray should have a GNI tour
CoCoT posted:Amral posted:every place is a business rass on that public road. The sides of the road is really messed up
The road was recently resurfaced from Parika to Vreed-En-Hoop. The stupid thing is they resurfaced the vehicle surface but not the "shoulder", so there is a 2" drop from the road to the shoulder. They are now starting to resurface the shoulder down in the Parika area. My question was why not just do the whole thing at once???
Guyana...???
PNC geniuses at work!!!!
Drones are kool. At the Guyexpo last year one was overhead.
Tony,
Thank you for posting the drone video of Albion. Its a huge improvement from the 12 exposure 120mm B&W film I shot in the 1960s.
They are exceptional quality and stirs a lot of emotions, since I left Albion fifty years ago.
When I photographed Albion in the 1960s, I had always wanted to do a fly over, but the opportunity did not exist. Your video fulfill my dream to see Albion from the air, in North Western Canada.
Albion multiplex was important to see. I remember when the place was first built with only one building called the Community centre, with a library and film shows with a Bell and Howell projector. One of my favourite movies at that time was To Hell and Back with Audie Murphy. Earlier that day I accidently cut my left toe while making a clothes beater bat and pulling off the remaining toe nail with pain, could not prevent my attending the free movie at the community centre. There were also common names playing cricket there, like Rohan Kanhai, Basil Butcher, Joe Solomon, etc.
Albion Front where Yollanda cinema once existed, gave me a reference to other streets and I was able to identify some buildings.
I worked on surveying the land and building Belvedere L-shaped school, that is located near our house, where I spent most of my teenage years. With friends now in their senior years and too sick to travel.
Our friend Milton did not like the night watchman putting his false teeth in his tea cup at night, so one day Milton partially buried the cup on the school concrete foundation, that can still be seen today. We chased dogs in the school once swamp area, that would kill sheep in the savannah.
Albion will always have a special place in my heart. Thank you Tony for sharing your gift in videography, as I have done for decades at a different time.
Kaieteur falls by drone
cain posted:Kaieteur falls by drone
That is my next trip
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