Quick Drone Video of Santa Eulalia

[Hurricane]

We popped into Santa Eulalia last week for a couple of days whilst some strong winds passed through.
So, here is a short video.
No apologies for the sound track - I went for a royalty free one.



Here is a full screen link.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/Sofue9-lH1U

I will do a more interesting one later on the Es Calo anchorage that we liked so much this year.

Hope you like this kind of stuff.

 

[PCUK]

Just getting into drones myself so a couple of questions if you don't mind. What drone are you using and where were you flying from? Thanks.

 

[MapisM]

Hope you like this kind of stuff.

You know we always do, thanks for sharing it! :encouragement:
Weren't you tempted to fly the drone right in front of those chaps with the parasail at the beginning of the video?
I also spotted something weird: if you pause the video at exactly 1:48, the boat in the lower right corner is a DP72, a beautiful machine with a very large hard top, that can be opened up.
But in that one, it looks like they fitted some solar panel, starting from the windshield - and that's bound to make the opening roof useless, which is almost a crime, imho.
Did you have a chance to see that boat better, maybe?

 

[volvopaul]

Thanks for reminder of our week there in July this year , a great place to keep a boat .

 

[Illetas]

Great video, we’ve berthed our boats there for twenty years and still love it. But please, no videos of Es Calo - it’s an awful horrible place, very dangerous, ugly buildings, sea monsters, the water is filthy - keep away ��

 

[Hurricane]

Great video, we’ve berthed our boats there for twenty years and still love it. But please, no videos of Es Calo - it’s an awful horrible place, very dangerous, ugly buildings, sea monsters, the water is filthy - keep away ��

Not to mention those awful restaurants!!

 

[Hurricane]

Just getting into drones myself so a couple of questions if you don't mind. What drone are you using and where were you flying from? Thanks.

The drone is a DJI Mavic Pro (the original version 1 - with a 4K camera)
I assume that your question about where I was flying relates to the range of the drone.
The way I see it, modern drones for leisure use fall into two main categories.
Those with proper radio control and those that use WiFi.
AFAIK, WiFi drones have a very limited range and wouldn't be able to capture the above video.
Most DJI drones have proper radio control - the Mavic range uses two channels and switches between them as required.
I haven't really pushed the range but it is in excess of 3 miles - IIRC, DJI say 7Km
Sometimes, I get a message telling me that there is a range problem but I carry on regardless and all seems OK.
I also have the DJI Goggles - a virtual reality headset that you can wear - making you think that you are actually inside the drone.
I believe that it isn't legal to fly using the Goggles so most of the time, I use an old Nexus 7 Android tablet attached to the Mavic controller.
Due to its age, the Nexus 7 sometimes fails so it is useful to have the Goggles to hand to bring the drone back.
The DJI Goggles receive signals directly from the drone - you just switch them on and the simply work.

As with all drones, you have to think what you want to film/photograph.
In the video above, we were just playing so I didn't have a specific plan to film anything - I was flying using the tablet/controller and a friend was experiencing the virtual headset.
So, I didn't prepare the drone properly - I have a set of ND filters for use at sea where the contrast of white boats bright sunlight blue sea make it difficult for the drone to get a good exposure (boats often appear with "washed out" colours).
In the above video, I had left the highest value ND filter on the drone's camera lens.
As a result, the colours weren't as good as I would have liked.
I did a bit of colour adjustment in the post processing (white balance and output level curves) which made a small improvement.

I use KDENLive to post process the footage.
KDENLive is a free open source project that develops software for all platforms - Windows, Mac and Linux - I use Linux.

Any other questions, just ask or PM me.

 

[MrB]

I really enjoy the videos you post as you really get a feel of the marina and surrounding area. You should start a channel on YouTube showing marinas with the tags you do, handy for others and you could earn a few quid from something you have already done.

Music was fine also.:encouragement:

 

[Hurricane]

I also spotted something weird: if you pause the video at exactly 1:48, the boat in the lower right corner is a DP72, a beautiful machine with a very large hard top, that can be opened up.
But in that one, it looks like they fitted some solar panel, starting from the windshield - and that's bound to make the opening roof useless, which is almost a crime, imho.
Did you have a chance to see that boat better, maybe?

Sorry - I didn't notice the DP.
However, I would like to disagree with you on the solar panels.
We are in our 3rd season of solar panels.
Our panels, in conjunction with some good AGM batteries and a significant rationalisation of JW's electric loads, have lead to a massive improvement whilst away from shore power.
People on here will know that I don't like running the generator unnecessarily.
Our electrical regime is to charge the batteries for an hour or two in the mornings and evenings.
Anyone who uses their boats away from shore power for more than about 3 days will understand the problem.
Lead acid batteries charge quickest when they are most discharged.
They take exponentially less current as they charge.
To complete a full charge cycle, they require several hours during which time they are taking quite small currents.
This is where the solar panels come in - the panels aren't big enough in themselves to keep the batteries charged but are able to complete a charge cycle after the generator/battery charger has completed its bulk charge.

At the beginning of last year, we also fitted a new main fridge freezer. The original Dometic fridge freezer was very inefficient - two compressors taking at least 3 amps (at 24v) - and during the hot summer, these compressors were running continuously. I fitted a modern Bosch domestic A++ fridge with its own dedicated inverter. The new fridge is the same physical size but only incorporates one compressor which does not draw more than 3 amps (at 24V). Better insulation also means that the compressor doesn't run as often as the old Dometic unit.
The difference now in the ship's electrical consumption, in comparison to when she was new, is huge.
I am really pleased with the steps we have taken to keep our ships electrical system working whilst away from shore power for weeks on end.

The maths (not man maths - this is real)
The ships load during a 24 hour period is about 5.5 Kw Hours
A good day in the middle of summer, we could easily harvest from the sun around 3.5 Kw Hours during a daylight day.
This is the output from the Victron Solar Controller from our recent late season cruise (late September) - you can see that even late in the season, we were getting 2.9 Kw Hours during a daylight day.

So, the generator/charger only has to put the difference (between 2 and 3 Kw Hours per day) to keep the battery bank in good condition.
And it does this when the batteries are in their most discharges state - a time when they will take the most current.

 

[MapisM]

Sorry - I didn't notice the DP.
However, I would like to disagree with you on the solar panels.
...

No disagreement at all on solar panels per se, M.
It's just their placement in that boat, which I don't like.
If that's what they really are, mind: I can't be 100% positive from your video.
But the impression is that they fitted them on the HT, starting from the upper part of the windshield.
Which implies giving away the possibility to open the sliding section in that area (see pic below).
A trade-off not worth making on a boat like that, imho.
But each to their own, of course...

 

[PCUK]

The drone is a DJI Mavic Pro (the original version 1 - with a 4K camera)
I assume that your question about where I was flying relates to the range of the drone.
The way I see it, modern drones for leisure use fall into two main categories.
Those with proper radio control and those that use WiFi.
AFAIK, WiFi drones have a very limited range and wouldn't be able to capture the above video.
Most DJI drones have proper radio control - the Mavic range uses two channels and switches between them as required.
I haven't really pushed the range but it is in excess of 3 miles - IIRC, DJI say 7Km
Sometimes, I get a message telling me that there is a range problem but I carry on regardless and all seems OK.
I also have the DJI Goggles - a virtual reality headset that you can wear - making you think that you are actually inside the drone.
I believe that it isn't legal to fly using the Goggles so most of the time, I use an old Nexus 7 Android tablet attached to the Mavic controller.
Due to its age, the Nexus 7 sometimes fails so it is useful to have the Goggles to hand to bring the drone back.
The DJI Goggles receive signals directly from the drone - you just switch them on and the simply work.

As with all drones, you have to think what you want to film/photograph.
In the video above, we were just playing so I didn't have a specific plan to film anything - I was flying using the tablet/controller and a friend was experiencing the virtual headset.
So, I didn't prepare the drone properly - I have a set of ND filters for use at sea where the contrast of white boats bright sunlight blue sea make it difficult for the drone to get a good exposure (boats often appear with "washed out" colours).
In the above video, I had left the highest value ND filter on the drone's camera lens.
As a result, the colours weren't as good as I would have liked.
I did a bit of colour adjustment in the post processing (white balance and output level curves) which made a small improvement.

I use KDENLive to post process the footage.
KDENLive is a free open source project that develops software for all platforms - Windows, Mac and Linux - I use Linux.

Any other questions, just ask or PM me.

Thanks for the comprehensive info', much appreciated.

 

[jfm]

Thanks Mike- nice video and info.
Interesting to see the covered hard standing for sportscruisers at 2:23 in the video. For winter I guess.

 

[Hurricane]

Thanks Mike- nice video and info.
Interesting to see the covered hard standing for sportscruisers at 2:23 in the video. For winter I guess.

Yes - I noticed that from the video.
We walked round that area several times (being berthed on the right meant a long walk if the marina RIB wasn't available) and I didn't notice, from the ground, that area was covered.

 

[Illetas]

Thanks Mike- nice video and info.
Interesting to see the covered hard standing for sportscruisers at 2:23 in the video. For winter I guess.

The covered area is the Sunseeker dealer’s - a very large proportion of their clients’ boats are wintered ashore