As DJI is close to discontinuing — and the latest, greatest replacement costs at least 3x as much — I bought a second one. But this time with thefull kit. CAD $592.20 including tax and two year warranty.
In fact, it seems I bought the last Mini SE in Canada. It’s been out of stock on the DJI Canada store ever since.
When one eventually dies, I can use the accessories with the other.
Quality and features are good ’nuff for my YouTube hiking and cycling videos.
Click PLAY or watch a sample on YouTube. Moorecroft Park is my favourite place to drone near Parksville, Vancouver Island. It’s legal and not crowded.
Most important to me with the NEW kit are the 3 batteries plus charger. With my original battery, I now have 4 total which is more than I can imagine using in one day.
Warranty is essential as it’s very easy to crash these things. I’ve crashed about 6 times already, the drone surviving each … SO FAR.
My old Mini SE will be the back-up. I’ll carry both on cycling trips. Just the new combo on hiking adventures.
BACK in Lisbon to have a tooth implant installed, I posted some Instagrammy pics on Instagram.
Having visited most of the major tourist sites last year, I looked for less visited photo ops this time.
For example, I caught the ferry over to the former industrial suburb city Barreiro. I saw no other tourists wandering the streets that day. Augusto Cabrita, local photographer, cinematographer and film director is celebrated with this massive wall portrait.
Here’s the photo before being uploaded to Instagram. The Instagram version is compressed. Lower quality.
I’m still using the Apple Photos app to move pics from cameras ➙ to folders ➙ to my Flickr master archive.
In fact, Apple Photos is a surprisingly good photo editor now. Less powerful than Pixelmator, but fast and easy for those I’m not posting online. It does have Curves Adjustment, as well.
In fact, Apple Photos has an Extensions tab where you can quickly pull up all the Pixelmator tools without opening that more powerful app. Cool.
I tried and failed to fly a DJI Sparkdrone when it was released 2017. Did not once get it off the ground. It was a dead weight on my Patagonia trip that year.
In 2021 the (Mavic) Mini SE is their entry level model. CAD $349. … How long before I break it? 😀
I’ve either gotten a lot smarter — or their drones are much easier to operate now.
If I’m on my laptop and want to take a quick note, I’ll either use Siri — or move my cursor to the HOT CORNER of the display I’ve set up to launch the app. (That works even in full screen mode.)
OK … ALL those methods put my quick notes into a folder in the app called “Notes” via iCloud.
From there, I’ll file them into the best of the folders I’ve created. It looks like this right now.
Done. Notes will archive my brain farts.
Any of those whims that become ACTION PROJECTS I’ll move over to the NOTIONS app.
It’s much more complicated Project Management software.
I stayed at Sunset Destination. Not the best hostel in town, but definitely the best located. On top of a train station transportation hub. AND they have a great rooftop patio.
I walked more than on a typical hiking day. There’s much to see. Many viewpoints to visit.
Belém TowerMonument to the DiscoveriesPraça do Comércio and Rua Augusta ArchSanta Justa elevatorMuseum of Art, Architecture, and Technology (MAAT)
I really liked climbing the Christ statue at sunset.
Cristo Rei
I’ll be back in Lisbon next Spring to get my implant installed.
Rick McCharles 