Nathan has been given the use of a drone for a few months! The learning curve is a bit different than a traditional video camera, especially when you are smothered by a hoard of eager village boys hanging on your elbow!
Before I share the latest video he captured I want to say that conveying the look of our village through traditional photographs has always been challenging, to say the least. No one photo can do it justice. Just ask anyone who saw my photos, then made a personal visit.
Nathan's video blows my photos out of the water giving a more accurate perspective of this special place. Watching the video you get a better idea of the scale of the village, the topography of the land, the proximity of neighbors... and that we live in the middle of it all!
Enjoy 60 seconds of sunset footage from our village ...
(We recommend choosing the high definition settings -- the picture will be significantly better).
P.S. Someone commented on the size of many of the homes. Yes! Some of the homes appear rather large, especially considering the size most homes were in the village just 10 years ago. What most do not know is that generations of Albanians (usually about 3) live under the same roof. The grandparents will reside on the lower level and (typically) the youngest son and his family on the floor above that. Or in some cases, the ground level is used for storage (like a garage) and then additional generations live on their own respective levels above.
3 comments:
So cool!! It's beautiful and I love having a better mind picture when we think of you! Was that Hannah and Aunt Sarah walking in the beginning?
Yes! Sharp eyes!
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