Callanish, Sunrise at the Standing Stones - Isle of Lewis - DJI MINI3 Pro 4K
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- An autumn overnight visit to Lewis and Harris with friends - while staying for a week in Skye - and unseasonably clement weather afforded the oportunity to visit at dawn...
A friend suggested the music track, which fits perfectly, and drove the edit of something rather unique - thank you Shani...
As featured on ITV's 'Love Your Weekend' show with Alan Titchmarsh - Sunday 7th January 2024 at 1hr 17 min and 20 seconds into the show - www.itv.com/wa...
As Featured on 'The Drone Show Live UK' on the 8th November 2023 - www.youtube.co...
'Ode to Joy' Broadcast version for ITV Alan Tichmarsh Sunday Morning Show - • Sunrise - Callanish St...
Drones - 'Mighty Midge' - DJI MINI3 Pro + 'Monster Midge' - DJI AIR3
Edited using - DaVinci Resolve 18
Music - Dead Can Dance - Host Of Seraphim
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Callanish Stones (or "Callanish I": Scottish Gaelic: Clachan Chalanais or Tursachan Chalanais) are an arrangement of standing stones placed in a cruciform pattern with a central stone circle, located on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. They were erected in the late Neolithic era, and were a focus for ritual activity during the Bronze Age. They are near the village of Callanish (Gaelic: Calanais) on the west coast of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
Numerous other ritual sites lie within a few kilometres. These include at least three other circles, several arcs, alignments and single stones; many visible from the main site. The most impressive - Callanish II and Callanish III - lie just over a kilometre southeast of the main Callanish Stones, and originally consisted of circles of stones at least eight in number. The existence of other monuments in the area implies that Callanish was an active focus for prehistoric religious activity for at least 1500 years. (see Callanish III, Callanish IV, Callanish VIII and Callanish X). Historic Environment Scotland states that the stones were erected roughly 5,000 years ago, pre-dating Stonehenge.
The Callanish Stones consist of a stone circle of thirteen stones with a monolith near the middle. Five rows of standing stones connect to this circle. Two long rows of stones running almost parallel to each other from the stone circle to the north-northeast form a kind of avenue. In addition, there are shorter rows of stones to the west-southwest, south and east-northeast. The stones are all of the same rock type, namely the local Lewisian gneiss. Within the stone circle is a chambered tomb to the east of the central stone. There is geophysical evidence of a lightning strike at the centre of the structure dating from the time of construction.
Centre stone
The central monolith stands 0.8 metres west of the true centre of the stone circle. The stone is 4.8 metres high, 1.5 metres wide and 0.3 metres thick. The largest sides of the stone are almost perfectly oriented to the north and south. The monolith has the shape of a ship's rudder and probably weighs about seven tonnes.
Stone circle
The stone circle consists of thirteen stones and has a diameter of 11.4 metres. The stone circle is not a perfect circle, but is a ring with a flattened east side (13.4 metres north-south by 12 metres east-west). The stones have an average height of three metres. The ring covers an area of 124 square metres. This is quite small compared to similar circles, including the nearby Callanish II which is 2.5 times as large.
Northern avenue
The avenue connects to the stone circle from the north-northeast. The avenue is 83.2 metres long. The avenue has 19 stones remaining: nine stones are on the eastern side, ten on the western side. The largest stone is 3.5 metres high and stands on the western end of the row. The two rows are not exactly parallel to each other but fan out: at the north end the rows are 6.7 metres apart, while the distance between the rows is 6 metres at the south end. From the circle the height of the stones decreases towards the middle of the avenue; from there the height increases again. The stones of the eastern side of the avenue have only three-quarters of the height of the stones on the western side.
Stone rows
As well as the two stone rows of the avenue, there are three stone rows connecting to the circle. One comes from the east-northeast, one from the south, and one from the west-southwest. The east-northeast row today consists of five stones and is 23.2 metres long. The southern row consists of five stones and is 27.2 metres long. The west-southwest row consists of four stones and is 13 metres long.
#scotland #landscape #cinematic #epic #djimini3pro #djiair3 #chillout #relaxing #landscapeandmusic #drone #highlands #odetojoy #itv #loveyourweekend #hostofseraphim #deadcandance #callanish #standingstones #neolithic #stonecircle #lewis #lewisandharris #outerhebrides #ritual #pagan #celtic #drone #dronevideo
Wow, great views. Great flying.
Thank you, its a great place and we were fortunate with the weather :)
Fantastic work beautiful location 👍
Many thanks, it was an amazing place and we were very lucky with the weather :)
Perfecto! ❤
Thanks... we were exceptionally fortunate with everything coming together for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity... Such an amazing place...
Breathtaking, the music was meant for this footage! Was so lovely to meet yourself and friends on skye this evening, look forward to seeing the footage on here soon!
Hi LeAnne, thank you, glad it was enjoyed... Happy to chat drones to offer any help I can... It was lovely to meet you too, Hubby - Lee - and MiL - Christina -say hi too...
Hey Lee and Christina 😊 I have a few questions regarding your designs, I have been looking for something for August, not sure if it's too short notice for it, i can't seem to see your email address to discuss some more? 💕
@@LA144. Go to the main Channl home page, click on the 3 dots at the end of the 3rd line (Relaxing and Inspiring 4K cinematic Drone footage - Best viewed on a large screen TV or 4K Monitor...) and then click the view email and you can use that one... Once I receive it I will share my personal email :)
@@albiondrones hey I went to it and apologies still couldn't see it, i sent an enquiry to your shop 🌹
*Nice color! Excellent morning shots of the Stones and the nearby area 👍👍*
Thank you David :) Golden hour really pumped the colours...
Fantastic, colours are amazing 🎉❤
Thanks, a slight underexposure helps to give extra depth to the colours, and a slight lift in contrast, plus the MINI3 Pro is able to capture it really well...Add in the Golden Hour shooting time, and it gives great results :)
Stunning colours 👌
Thank you! Cheers!
Beautiful footage, the music really does complement it.
Thank you very much, as friend suggested the music while we were there...
Beautiful sunrise and location. Well captured.
Thanks MickeyMoo, appreciate you watching and commenting :)
Oh WOW 🤩 the colours are incredible. What a stunning location. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it thanks for watching and commenting :)
One word... WOW! ❤
Yeah, perhaps my most favourite piece that I have managed to create :)
Your best film yet.
Thank you Bran, I am fairly certain it will be a difficult one to top :)
Top notch! What a beautiful light
An obvious hotspot for visitors, but so nice to see it without all the footfall
Thank you... we had one opportunity to capture this, one night and one sunrise, and it came good for us, soo much luck involved! I was amazed that we had the site to ourselves for sunrise, flew 3 MINI3 Pro batteries, 2 before sunrise and one after, and we were alone with our friends for the whole time...
Love it! Looks like your enjoying your holiday so far, looking fwd to more footage soon.
Yes! Thank you, I have 10 or 12 more locations filmed and ready to edit, perhaps one or two a week for the next month or two :)
Yes... I see what they mean now... And the Gladiator music is magnificent.
Thanks.... This was a one chance capture, we had one night on Lewis and Harris, and one possible sunrise, in late October... If the wind had been normal, or the weather inclement, then we couldnt have flown... As it was, I flew 3 batteries on the MINI3 Pro, 2 before sunrise and one when the sun came up, and all the best was after the sun rose...
@@albiondrones Stunning.
@@MavericksDrone thank you kindly... The music is by Dead cn Dance, the singer did perform on the Gladiator Soundtrack...
I have heard of Dead can Dance...Host of Seraphim is one of my favourite sounds from them. @@albiondrones
Watched a few of your videos outstanding footage this one has to be my favourite brilliant again keep putting them out there
Thank you, Gerard, it was a special day when I captured this footage, a single opportunity that exceeded expectations, and the music suggested by a friend just works so well... One of my best and most favourite creations, I rank it alongside the Skye Pixels, Urban Reflections 1.5 and the 2023 Showreel as my best work so far...
Wow ❤ . May be the best yet😊
Thank you Geoff, I appreciate your encouragement, pretty sure it is my favourite video that I have made so far...
Very well done from the lighting, subjects and editing.
Thank you :) Much appreciated! Definitely a once in a lifetime capture, so many things came together at the one moment we had available, making it soo very special...
Stunning flight as always. Absolutely beautiful, my friend ❤️ Fabulous 👌 👏 👍
Thank you hon, much appreciated, it was a great place to fly and we have been soo lucky with the weather this week... Lots more video's to come yet :)
Wow, you handled the light brilliantly Suzanne - never easy shooting directly into the sun but this is perfect and inspiring footage.
Thank you Paul, I was looking for a very contrasty shadow and light, with atmosphere, an 8ND Polarising filter gave me that, twinned with slight underexposure and a little work in PP.... Overall I am very happy with the results....
@@albiondronesvery happy?? I’d be ecstatic! Using a polarising filter in this light is interesting. Hope you get more nice light on your trip.
Lol, thanks Paul, hoping it does well - very happy was perhaps a little of an understatement...
Awesome colours and great footage
Thanks, golden hour boosts the colours, and a slight underexposure helps too... We were soo lucky with the weather tbh...
@@albiondrones You make your luck in this day and age so well done 👍🏻👍🏻
True, and there was a fair bit of effort in getting there, even for such a short time - the weather was the critical thing we couldn't control, but we were smiled upon :)
Awesome job as always ❤
Thank you, very happy with how this turned out
Sin palabras..... Espectacular
Thank you... it was a one chance deal, we had one morning on Lewis and Harris, and the weather was amazing... still, stunning clouds and sunrise, and we had the place to ourselves for an hour... I cannot believe the footage we captured, it came together so well...
@@albiondrones great job
Wonderful!!! Amazing sunrise and very beautiful aerial footage! 💯💯💯
Thank you, it is an amazing location, and we were very lucky with the weather :)
fantastic views of the stones, and the music choice is "top notch" 👍👍👍👍 cheers Paul
Thanks Paul, appreciate the watch and the comment :) This will be my second piece on UK National TV, in January..
Great flying and fantastic colour grading! Subbed
Thnk you kindly, reciprocative sub on the way :)
Really liked this Sue!
Thanks Jaq, it was an amazing place to be on that day, the combination of getting there, and having the right conditions - no wind, dry and an interesting sky - was something I could never have anticipated occurring, we were sooo lucky....
I have some AIR3 footage from the previous day and I have about 30 minds of footage form before sunrise, but when the sun roise it changed completely, and it made the footage just stunning...
I think its the best thing I have done yet, not sure I will ever top it - ITV are showing in on the Sunday Morning show with Alan Titchmarsh in early January :)
BTW - Have you checked out the AVATA footage form the weekend, Autumn Tree surfing and Trench and Tree runs, loving just flying and having fun with the AVATA!
th-cam.com/video/q8_vfpvaz4Q/w-d-xo.htmlsi=q0UwJI6P1WLu44nD
th-cam.com/video/jKuqKyVbUhA/w-d-xo.htmlsi=WtoVyLhXn2CPNuDB
Remarkable place!
Yes, it is simply a stunning place to visit... And to ghave had the weather too, we were soo lucky :)
Great colors, timed it just right! 👍👍
Thank you, planning was good, but the weather was the key thing we couldnt control, thankfully it played ball for us :)
Love this! Awesome location, great shots and you picked the sound track so well for the video!
Thanks, it was a trek to capture it, and with only one opportunity in the trip to capture sunrise we were exceptionally lucky with the weather... Really happy with the results though, made the trek worthwhile :)
you´r welcome Suzanne and Congratulations on making it onto television, wow 👍👍🍀🍀 Cheers Paul
Thanks... never thought I would ever have some of my footage on TV...
well, you did it, BRAVO😉😉 @@albiondrones
Love a good sunrise nicely done
Thank you, the weather Gods smiled upon us for that trip, only one opportunity to capture the sunrise at Callanais, and it was awesome :)
Lovely you've set the scene so well
Thank you, it is an amazingly photogenic place, especially when the light was soo good :)
@@albiondrones can't beat having good lighting
Nice, I’ll need to get back up there soon
Thnk you... its a stunning place...
Great video!!!! Like #50 I love the sunrise!!!!
Thanks, I thought you may like that one... Flown with a MINI3 Pro in October 2023, was an amazing day, the weather was totally unseasonal and awesome :)
ok...had to roll my tongue in that was stunning wait my eyes fell out also...bloody hell ...all joking aside this is amazing
Thank you, I think its the best thing I have done so far, no idea how to top it though...
I have just been informed by ITV that they wish to use this video in their 'Ode to Joy' slot of the Alan Tichmarsh Sunday Morning show, on the 14th January 2024... Quite an honour to be on UK National TV, and this will be my second time on the show! I have done a slightly diferent edit, which is on the link below - th-cam.com/video/doj8noLGgrw/w-d-xo.html
Hi it’s Tony from @DroneShowLive your video has been added to This week’s lineup and is in with a chance of being featured as VOTW or COTW.
Join the team on Wednesday evening 20:00 uk 🇬🇧 time zone for the Drone Show Live with drone reviews and 2 Drones Photography channel of the Week where we give an extra shout out to a Regular contributor to the show. Not forgetting Video of the week chosen by the team. Dave’s Hot Seat were have a special guest on the show to tell us about their YT channel we also have Baq Paq Jaq our Avata/fpv expert Gosport Aerial Photography with his latest rundown of drone news oh and me just to keep the others in control
We will be live-streaming on 4 YT channels at
the same time.
Thanks Tony, we will both be watching, looking forwards to seeing the show as always - I shall add a note on the video description that it has been featured on the Drone Show with a link to the show :)