Birnbeck Pier - an aerial odyssey

A cinematic short of Birnbeck Pier at Weston-super-Mare on the North Somerset coast. Footage captured on various visits in July & August 2022 at both low and high tide.
• Equipment used: DJI Mavic Air 2S,
• Timelapses taken with a Canon EOS 90D
• Edited in FCPX
• Music by Epidemicsound.com

[@WalksWithOlly]

Surviving is the word! I sincerely hope the council can take ownership of it and get the necessary work underway. Great footage! Thanks for sharing.

[@MrAndyballard]

apparently the council have bought it again...?! The ‘necessary work’ will take forever and a day if North Somerset have anything to do with it, the Tropicana has been laying empty and disused for decades.

[@vc2029]

Mesmerising footage as always 🌟

[@MrAndyballard]

I see ya Miss Mesmerising 😉

[@billybud8178]

Beautiful imagery and professional editing, this is worthy of a slot on Countryfile TV programme or suchlike, top work bro!

[@MrAndyballard]

cheers Billy, your comment much appreciated

[@WyeExplorer]

Wow, that's incredible Andy - once the weather gets in it makes easy work of it. Decay can be so mesmerizing. Great flight. All the best as always. Mark

[@MrAndyballard]

It's a grand old relic Mark... my mother remembers catching a steamer from the north pier over to Cardiff in the 1940s, imagine that! All the best to you mate 👍

[@WyeExplorer]

@@MrAndyballard It is for sure Andy. Hey, that's a great memory. Wow, back in the day.

[@lethalmizzle]

Brilliant little film. Never knew there was a pier in the channel.

[@MrAndyballard]

Thanks, there are a few piers in the Bristol Channel: 2 in Weston, 1 in Clevedon

[@JasonIrwinTumblehome]

Great!... Nice edit Andy

[@MrAndyballard]

Cheers Tumblehome 👍

[@PaddlingTramp]

Hi, great beauty as always! David PT

[@MrAndyballard]

Cheers David 👍

[@kevintwine8443]

Brilliant video as always, shame somebody can't do something to it to make it of some use, cheers Andy, Lee from Aldi 🙂👍

[@MrAndyballard]

‘Kevin Twine’ is you Lee!? I laugh every time i see that Avatar pop up in a comment on here... now I know! for some reason I thought it was someone in the US. I'll ask ya about that next time. Enjoy your paddle (might be a bit soggy 😂)

[@kevintwine8443]

@@MrAndyballard 🤣🤣🤣 sorry to let you down only being a few miles from you 🤣

[@mandycampbell329]

Beautiful film Andy! Such a shame to see the pier like that but in its own way it still has its beauty! Hope you two were careful out there 😳

[@MrAndyballard]

It does have it's beauty alright, it's a bit spooky too, a few lingering Victorian ghosts I reckon ! 4 more plucky explorers arrived when Dave and I were out there.