Craig Charles

// Sunstance
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Do all your photoshoots go exactly to plan?
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The drone nearly didn’t survive this one. It’s a Tuesday morning and I’m woken up by the most intense ray of sunlight caressing my face. After weeks of cloud, wind and rain here in London this was by far the best wake up call I could have asked for. Not wanting to miss out on the opportunity of compliant weather, I race to get out of the house ASAP. Barely awake, I hop in the adventuremobile 🏎 and race to the local woods 🪵🌳. I clumsily unpack the DJI and race towards the grass flats desperately trying to catch the back end of golden hour 🌞Before I get there an elderly gentleman flags me down. Damn it...I hate being rude so I go over to hear what he’s got to say. “What are you shooting”? 🙃 The conversation lasts for 30 mins⏱. Turns out he’s a war veteran turned professional photographer📷. Nice guy, but I’ve missed the golden rays. Ever the optimist I send the drone up and it’s just struggling to climb...what am I missing here I think to myself. There’s barely any wind down here but I’m getting wind warnings on the screen. Of course I didn’t re-charge the drone last time I used it so there’s only about 30% 🔋flight time left. Soon enough the drone reaches a decent height and I start popping off the shots 📸But what’s this on my screen...freaking seagulls, 🦅 completely out of place, squaring up to the @djiglobal mavic mini 2. You’d think it’d scare them away but these are ghetto Londoner seagulls, they aren’t the passive type. What do I do here? I certainly didn’t know. I haven’t got the shot yet but I don’t want seagull blood on my hands. I stand my ground. They’re close but the aren’t getting too close. After about 3 million photos I get something I think isn’t too terribly composed. Now 8% battery the drone force lands itself 😂. When the ghetto seagulls try to bully you and ruin your shoot, get the shot but do it safely 😂. Keep adventuring friends 🤙🏾.