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First drone picture of Durham

Durham Cathedral is in the background. Picture taken from the North Road area of Durham


This is my first image taken using a drone. Took a bit of time to get there as I was working out the no fly zones, obviously the smaller ones are related to drones, however the large no fly zone relates to helicopters.

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