Real estate video production is underway for Landmark Harcourts; it consumed the majority of the day.
I have to make a confession. Yesterday's real estate shoot at Blackville saw me obliterate (probably the only word to describe it) yet another drone. I mistakenly thought the latest model had the same obstacle avoidance sensors as the previous one. Nope. 32km/hr drone + impact with tree doesn't leave a lot of the original to put back in the box. Think that is Drone Number 4 (number 5 just has mechanical issues and refuses to play ball). I don’t insure aerial equipment as it costs more than the aircraft; am starting to wish I had punted on that decision. Drone Number 6 will be here next week. I live in eternal hope that this one lasts longer than the previous ones. The tax department will be auditing me for drone purchases (vs stupidity) at this rate.
Photoshoot from 4pm out at Middlebrook Valley Lodge. Just sat and watched groups of weanlings as the moon rose and the sun set and the paddock grass - still heavy with moisture from the morning frost - deepened in colour. The one shot I had set up (then sat and waited for) didn't eventuate (I wanted the horses to gallop across the dam wall backlit by the setting sun so I could also get the reflection in the water and everything highlighted in gold). I secured another image that I was equally happy with however. Photography teaches you a lot about yourself (how you handle time for example. I'm hopelessly impatient so this craft has taught me that I WILL miss the shot if I rush. A hard lesson and one that still tortures me most days but unfortunately it is true!). Today's shoot also underlined the lesson that sometimes you have to just trust yourself, watch and see what ‘could be’.
I did get to cuddle all number of fluffy weanlings and breathe the same calm air of a number of heavily pregnant mares along the way; drove home through the sunset and felt ludicrously content.