Flying in the Lee valley

On a far too warm May afternoon I took my drone to the Lee valley to see what I could see. You can’t fly over the Olympic park, but get a decent view of it from just to the north.

Looking over the olympic park with the velodrome in foreground and stadium in background.

Looking south over the Olympic park

The Olympic park ― 2026/05/24
1/3200s at f/1.7, 24mm, ISO 140, DJI Mini 4 Pro

Drone photo looking over a empty large grass field filled with football pitches.

2026/05/24
1/2500s at f/1.7, 24mm, ISO 100, DJI Mini 4 Pro

A drone photo of a canal. The camera is facing straight down. There are canalboats on one side.

2026/05/24
1/1600s at f/1.7, 24mm, ISO 150, DJI Mini 4 Pro

Drone photo looking straight down at a canal boat mooring. There’s dozens of boats all lined up side by side.

2026/05/24
1/2500s at f/1.7, 24mm, ISO 200, DJI Mini 4 Pro

Drone photo looking north over the Walthamstow reservoirs

The Walthamstow reservoirs ― 2026/05/24
1/3000s at f/1.7, 24mm, ISO 120, DJI Mini 4 Pro

Drone photo facing straight down, looking at an industrial storage yard filled with plastic pipes.

2026/05/24
1/640s at f/1.7, 24mm, ISO 100, DJI Mini 4 Pro

Shot in the Lee valley.