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Oblique view of Little Thetford
from 350ft
© 2012 David Moss
David previously used a telescopic mast to take aerial views; he now only uses this mast for time-lapse photographs—preferring the convenience and speed of his UAV; subject to weather conditions of course. David has two camera’s which he uses on the gyro-stabilised platform of his UAV, including a Sony Alpha SLT-A77.
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David's DroidWorx UAV
© 2012 David Moss
John Parish is also one of our local aerial photographers. He took the aerial view of Little Thetford which is part of our web site page header. See more of John’s aerial views in our gallery. John prefers to use his aircraft rather than a UAV.
*An 11kg mass initially at rest falling from a height of 120m (400ft) under the influence of gravity hits the ground at about 50 m/s (112 mph) with an impact force of nearly 200KN (20 ton-force)
†See also CAA publications UK-CAA POLICY FOR LIGHT UAV SYSTEMS (PDF) for a general guide and CAP 658 (PDF) for all non commercial regulations—i.e. for model aircraft
Brief history of aerial photography
Aerial photography has been practised since the mid-nineteenth century. For example, balloonists such as Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (1820–1910), took pictures over Paris in 1858 from his tethered balloon. The aerial photographic record of the UK’s first commercial aerial photography company, Aerofilms Limited of Hendon (1919–), was sold to English Heritage in 2007. This wonderful historic archive of oblique photographs of (mainly) the UK can be found in their Britain from above collection. There is a beautiful oblique view of Ely Cathedral from the air in the collection, taken by Aerofilms in 1920.
Some images from David Moss taken in Little Thetford about two weeks ago
 Vertical view of the Round House |
 Vertical view of the Round House |
 Vertical view of the Round House |
 Vertical view of the Round House |
 Vertical view of the Round House |
Fish and Duck Marina
© circa 2010 John Parish
According to the Ely Weekly News, the new owners of the Fish & Duck marina at Holt Fen in Little Thetford have given the 80 residents there three months to leave. James and Davina Harvey have plans to develop the site including fixing the crumbling river banks and “redesigning the marina”. It is estimated that the work, which also requires power to be cut-off, will take four months. Residents are “furious”. Some saying that three months notice is not enough; especially over the Christmas period.
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St Georges at night
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Tickets are just £5 .00 from the same sources. We hope to have a small wine tasting session after the talk.
Poster
Capriccio are a very talented group of four musicians who have visited us three times previously, never failing to entertain us with a wide variety of music, featuring the wonderful voice of Judith Short. This time their programme will include folk music, the tango and jazz. Many of the songs will be from the 20’s and 30’s with music by Hoagy Carmichael and Kurt Weill as well as other contemporary composers, and such stirring standards as Jealousy and Autumn Leaves featuring. Tickets are £5 .00 available from either the Drewrys (648819) the Shaws (649470) or at the door. Please come along if you can, we want to give them our usual warm welcome.
The latest village newsletter is now online. If you’re in the village – a printed copy should have already come through your door.
Jamie McCullough
Photo: © Marilyn McCullough
Jamie, who has Usher Syndrome; is deaf and is losing his sight, has been Pa-Kua sword training since 2010. He also took up running this year and joined the runners in the Ely Standard Grunty Fen fun run in September. Rodolfo is encouraging Jamie to try a 5 km run next.
Rodolfo Oliva teaches Pa-Kua sword classes in Cambridge and Ely. See Where, when and fees for details.
Ely Pa-Kua class: Jamie–far left; Rodolfo and Falco–middle; Gerry and Anne-Marie far right
Photo: © Marilyn McCullough
Pliosaurus
Image: 2007 Dmitry Bogdanov
John McCullough
†Headline (melody) with apologies to James Wheldon Johnson
‡The Ely Standard and Cambridgeshire Times, Friday 13 June 1952
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