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Look back at when the camera is moving. Nothing is attached to his helmet. Literally the GoPro slot on his helmet is empty.

"As drones have taken over as a leading tech tool for aerial photography, what’s known as fisheye distortion (or the barrel effect) can become a major problem for optical clarity. You’ve perhaps already seen what can happen with this problem after using wide-angle lenses on your drone. The reason fisheye distortion happens in drone photography is because the lens’ field of view is wider than the size of your image sensor. Eliminating fisheye distortion in aerial photography isn’t too complicated if you have the right type of software available. Yet, maybe you’re still mystified as to why it’s called fisheye, or the “barrel effect.” On a more technical level, this happens because the camera squeezes the field of view so it fits into the image. It causes straight lines in the photo to looked curved, or like a barrel shape. The term “fisheye” means virtually the same thing due to wide-angle lenses having short focal lengths. GoPro cameras cause this same problem, but here’s how to solve this based on the corrective software you use."

Matt Targett: Q: You were one of five new faces in a lively transfer window for Newcastle. Who has impressed you out of the current squad the most in training? I think Saint-Maximin is so tricky, it's hard to get the ball off him. Also Kieran Trippier, the leadership skills and quality he has. A: They are all top players and I would say those two have impressed me the most. Q: Does Saint-Maximin still get in trouble for wearing jewellery all the time? A: Yeah, he gets fined a lot actually! You can't really say anything to him because he is our key player. Q: One thing I noticed [from the weekend] about Saint-Maximin was he was limping at times, and all of a sudden you think he is going to have to come off. Then he burst into life and made a run for goal. A: Yeah, that's what Maxi is like at times. Sometimes he acts like he's hurt, and the next minute he's gone from zero to 100. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/targett-newcastle-transfer-saint-maximin-23112753

Fisheye lens adaptor on a drone.

https://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads/would-mike-ashley-be-interested-in-buying-us-if-we-were-up-for-sale.1572578/

E-Sunderland@e_sunderland · May 21, 2018 "SUNDERLAND WIN THE NEW OWNER TROPHY!!! Game, set and match. Keep your airport - keep your 2 Nandos - keep your massive ferris wheel - keep your sports direct mugs and your sausage rolls, WE'VE GOT THE DON!!!!!!!"

Womp. "With their first choice having opted to remain in his role as a television pundit and the team in disarray after losing their past three league games, Sunderland reconsidered the other names on their shortlist and are in advanced talks with the former Norwich and Preston manager Alex Neil." Sorry!

Hey grandpa, you should use a SanDisk USB next time!

3-0 in 2005. A former stalwart between the sticks, Given spent nine seasons on the books at St James' Park. He hung up his gloves in 2017 after a spell with Stoke City and is now trying to help Wayne Rooney keep Derby County afloat in the Championship as first-team coach. Jean-Alain Boumsong The former France international retired in 2013 having had spells at Juventus, Lyon and Panathinaikos after leaving Tyneside in 2006. He has worked as a consultant for TV station beIN Sports and also had a spell as part of the Cameroon national team's coaching staff during Clarence Seedorf's reign. Stephen Carr In a professional career that spanned 20 years, Carr represented just three clubs - Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle and Birmingham City. He did not follow the conventional path into coaching following retirement as many players do and instead moved to Marbella to focus on business ventures. The former right-back also has his own clothing brand named One of One. Aaron Hughes The Magpies academy graduate did not step into coaching either but has remained in football. He works for the Irish FA as an Elite Football Development Consultant, offering advice and guidance on footballing matters, and has recently spoken out about his view that a new national training centre would benefit the Northern Irish players. Andy O'Brien The 2004/05 campaign was O'Brien's last on Tyneside and he joined Portsmouth over four years in black and white. He went on to represent Bolton Wanderers and Leeds United before ending his playing career with Vancouver Whitecaps in Canada. Now 42, he works for Premier League giants Liverpool as a scout. Lee Bowyer The fight with Dyer did not spell the end of Bowyer's Newcastle days and he did not leave until June 2006, when he returned to West Ham United. Spells with Birmingham City and Ipswich Town followed before he retired in 2012. He is now Birmingham's head coach having previously spent nearly just under years in charge of Charlton Athletic, who he led to promotion from League One in 2019. Nicky Butt A brief spell with South China followed after Butt ended his six-year association with Newcastle and it proved to be the last move of his playing career. He returned to Manchester United, the club he had climbed the ranks of as a young prospect, as a coach and worked in various roles before leaving in March 2021. Butt has since taken on a CEO course and has coached at Salford City, a club he is a co-owner of alongside his former teammates from the famous 'Class of '92'. Kieron Dyer Like Bowyer, Dyer also left Newcastle for West Ham United but did so a year after his former Magpies teammate did. Injuries took their toll on the former England international and he retired in 2013, taking on a coaching role in the Ipswich Town academy. He left the Tractor Boys in 2019 but has since returned to take charge of the club's under-23 side. Jermaine Jenas Injury derailed the the midfielder's career and he never quite hit the height expected of him as an exciting prodigy at Nottingham Forest and then Newcastle. He retired in 2014 and is now co-host of the BBC's The One Show, and he also appears regularly on Match of the Day. Laurent Robert Robert had a penchant for the spectacular but he struggled to find a home after leaving St James' Park and did not make more than 20 appearances for Benfica, Levante, Derby County, Toronto or Larissa. In 2017, he returned to his former club Montpellier as a youth coach. His son, Thomas Robert, currently represents Belgian side Royal Excel Mouscron having previously had a spell in Scotland with Airdrieonians. Alan Shearer Shearer postponed his decision to retire shortly before the defeat to Villa and went on to score add 10 Premier League goals to his tally in his final season with the club. The Magpies legend did have a spell in charge of the club back in 2009 on an interim basis but could not prevent the club slipping into the Championship. He has been a staple of the BBC's football coverage since his retirement and also writes for The Athletic. Steve Harper The long-serving goalkeeper is now in charge of developing Newcastle's future stars. He was appointed as the club's academy manager in July 2021 having already worked extensively with the academy and also with the first-team as a member of Steve Bruce's coaching staff. Harper has also worked as a coach for the Northern Ireland national team. Steven Taylor Taylor made the decision to hang up his boots last year in bizarre fashion, as he did so just days after Wellington Phoenix named him captain for the current A-League campaign. He cited separation from his family as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic as a reason and he now works for Gulf United in Dubai as first-team coach. Amdy Faye The combative midfielder spent one season with the Magpies before joining Charlton Athletic in August 2006. He had a brief spell on loan at Rangers whilst on the books of the Addicks and went on to represent Stoke City and Leeds United before retiring in 2011. chroniclelive.co.uk

We in the mix.

"Hi, 1 We had 7 players yesterday under the age of 22 haven’t played 100 Senior games between them. 2 We haven’t got the know how to win enough games in this league. 3 They are not physically able to play week in and week out, we are to easy to play against. 4 Away from home we are unable to cope with a cup tie atmosphere that is created, every team wants to beat us and we can’t handle it. 5 Most of the players are struggling to meet the expectations and demands of playing for a club with 30k Ave home support. 6 The Manager after one day comes out with the oldest one from the book that they look tired and the some of the senior players are not fit…. really!! 7 Team captain Evans can someone please tell me what he his good at how is he our captain. 8 Stewart is on his knees,I wouldn’t swap him for any CF in this league, the lad needs some help, he is trying to do everything on his own. 9 Let’s be honest the team has been an utter disgrace since we played Wycombe. 10 Would suggest the play offs aren’t even a certainty now. Roy Keane wanted this job he has a huge regard and affinity for Sunderland, it is an inditement that when he has looked at the set up, the people who interviewed him he walked away. KLD sending “like” emoji when Keane is mentioned on twitter, totally unprofessional something a novice would do. Speakman allowing 3 defenders to leave, particularly allowing Flanagan to leave without ensuring signed someone first is genuinely schoolboy stuff. How was the Head of Birmingham U23’s is given DOF position at SAFC how, did we interview anyone else for such an important position, apparently not! The club other than it’s unbelievable supporters is a basket case, ran by people who in my opinion are simply aren’t experienced enough to take this club forward.Questions around the lack of clarity around our Ownership, the Ticket Office, Club Shop the Pitch for god sake, it’s heartbreaking as to how poor we are on and off the field." rtg.net/smb/threads/it's-a-man's-game

Boo! Hiss! Gasp! Chainsaw to the Tree!

Poor sods...

At A Glance St James’ Park beckons for Aston Villa on Sunday as Steven Gerrard’s side face Newcastle United in the Premier League. The Magpies escaped the relegation zone with a 3-1 victory on home turf against Everton in midweek, but they could find themselves back in the bottom three if results elsewhere go against them ahead of kick-off on Tyneside. Eddie Howe’s team have put together back-to-back top-flight wins for the first time this season, including a 1-0 success away at Leeds before the winter break. Leeds and Villa played out a thrilling 3-3 draw at Villa Park on Wednesday night, with the hosts letting a 3-1 lead slip. Villa’s attacking play was a major positive on the night as Philippe Coutinho scored one and assisted two for Jacob Ramsey, who has netted four times in his last six Premier League games. Eight points separate the two sides ahead of the match as Villa go in search of a fifth top-flight victory this term. Standout Stats Newcastle are unbeaten in their last 12 Premier League home games against Aston Villa (W6 D6) since a 3-0 loss in April 2005. Each of the last three in the competition between the sides at St James’ Park has finished 1-1. Aston Villa are looking to do the double over Newcastle for just the second time in the Premier League, previously doing so in the 2004-05 campaign under David O’Leary. Aston Villa are unbeaten in their last seven Premier League games against Newcastle (W3 D4), having lost five of their seven against them before this (D2). Newcastle have won their last two Premier League games, having won just one of their first 20 this season. The Magpies are looking to secure three consecutive league victories for the first time since November 2018. None of Aston Villa’s last 15 Premier League away games has finished level (W6 L9), with the Villans alternating between victory (3) and defeat (2) in their last five. Their last draw on the road, however, did come at Newcastle in March (1-1). Newcastle have had at least 10 shots in each of their last four Premier League games, averaging 15 shots per game across these matches. The Magpies are also averaging 5.3 shots on target in these games, two more than their average across the season beforehand (3.2). Two of Newcastle’s last four Premier League goals have come from a direct free-kick, with Jonjo Shelvey netting against Leeds and Kieran Trippier doing so against Everton. Just two of their previous 116 league goals had come in this fashion. Only Liverpool have failed to score in fewer Premier League games than Aston Villa (3) this season. The Villans have only failed to score in one of their 11 games under Steven Gerrard so far (0-1 vs Liverpool). Danny Ings and Anwar El Ghazi scored in Aston Villa’s 2-0 win against Newcastle in the reverse fixture – the last player to score home and away league goals against the Magpies for the Villans in the same season was Juan Pablo Angel in 2004-05. Philippe Coutinho has been involved in four goals in three Premier League games since joining Aston Villa (2 goals, 2 assists), with the Brazilian averaging a goal involvement every 44 minutes so far for the Villans. The Last Meeting Danny Ings produced a moment of sheer quality to help Aston Villa beat Newcastle United in August. In first half stoppage time, the striker opened the scoring at Villa Park with a spectacular overhead kick. VAR helped award the hosts a penalty in the second half, with Anwar El Ghazi dispatching the spot kick to seal all three points. Team News Ezri Konsa misses out after being sent-off late on against Leeds United in midweek, while Marvelous Nakamba remains sidelined. Betrand Traore has picked up a hamstring injury and will miss some time, but positive news comes in the form of Leon Bailey’s imminent return. On loan Villa man Matt Targett is ineligible to play on Sunday, while Eddie Howe is also sweating on the fitness of Kieran Trippier after he picked up a knock. Paul Dummett and Federico Fernandez are getting closer to a return for the Magpies, who will be without Isaac Hayden, Matt Ritchie, Callum Wilson and Jamal Lewis. The Boss “They’ve come through a transfer window and made some real good additions to what they already had. They’ve got some dangerous players, Eddie’s got a good style and we go there giving them the utmost respect. Every team and every challenge in the Premier League is tough, difficult and dangerous in different ways, so we have to respect that and prepare in the best possible way.” avfc.co.uk

More Dyche: “Both are very good players but I think Wout is more technically-minded." “He can see pictures with his back to goal whereas Woody was someone who wanted to be in the box and sniff out goals." “Wout is more of an all-rounder. He can offer varying ways of playing probably because of his experience at Wolfsburg and different clubs." “On the business side, regardless of Woody having a clause, you'd still go 'it's actually good business' to get that amount of money for a 30-year-old." “As long as we turn things around for ourselves and Wout continues to play as he is, that's good business as well." “He is a top pro who wants to have an effect." . . . Wood is going to be on the score sheet today.