When I first saw Robert Rodriguez’s 2010 film ‘Predators’, I knew that it had been mostly filmed on location around Austin. Robert is from San Antonio and his Troublemaker Studios have several movies in Texas, taking advantage of the diverse terrains around the Hill Country area.…
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On a rainy morning you can see the building is getting so close to be finished.
This is the 8th video in the series. You can see that most of the glass is in. Things are starting to look more finished.
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Over in Grand Prairie is a Cricket field. I’ve seen people out there playing before. I was in the park with my drone and flew over to get some interesting shots. The early afternoon winter shadows contain remarkable detail. Watch the video below.
This month there is more glass. The eastern wing is now enclosed. The video also includes spring flora along Cooper Street and the new north side construction projects. Music is Apache by the Incredible Bongo Band used without any permission because it sounds cool.
For the March 2018 Meetup of the North Texas Drone Users Group, the guest was Officer Adkins of the Arlington Police Department’s Drone-based search and rescue team. APD has 9 officers in 6 units trained to use drones in their police service.…
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In a world where cross-site scripting and third-party cookies are known security risks, I boggles the mind how Balkanized the infrastructure of Microsoft is. By using a favorite program on the Mac called Little Snitch by Objective Development, you can see when your software is phoning home to connecting to other computers on the net.…
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Construction progresses. There is now a lot of glass on the southern side. At the end of the video is a view of the new residence hall, parking garage, and dining hall on the north end of campus.
This video of UTA Fort Worth campus with downtown in the background was shot on a very cold morning with the sun peeking up behind me.
These pictures and video are from dawn on a cold and clear January morning. You can see the western side of the SEIR building stone work and windows getting finished. The eastern end of the building now has more siding on it.…
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