Introducing myself! πŸ“› Hello My Name is Daniel "tag"

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Hello! it's me, I'm that bearded, usually angry looking guy.
After just over a month of sussing out steemit I will finally introduce myself.

What I do for a living is not that exciting and most wont know what that means. Actually by the end of the month it won't matter but I'll touch on that later. I'm a Civil Engineer working in the Railway Industry. "Civil? does that have to do with the civil rights? or the civil war?!" yes! I had people asking that! and NO! To briefly describe it, Civil engineering is everything you see that’s been built around us.

I think all this is irrelevant here, and I will rather describe what I do in my free time and what I can bring to this community.

One of my favorite hobbies are drone's! not only to fly them but also to build them, it's all part of the fun really! I have a YouTube channel with a couple videos on there, make sure you check it out! I am trying to promote my videos here and offer my help for anyone out there wanting to get into this hobby.

My other hobby is cycling, not your usual bike though, I built it myself, well... I didn't physically weld the tubes together, but rather bought all the desired parts and put it all together. It's a "fixie" which means it only has one gear, and that is fixed, so you can't stop pedalling! Here's a photo of me on my bike trying to ride the clouds with the world on my back!


My ultimate goal is to start vlogging. Most would straight jump in the deep end, and just role with it, but I'm not like that. I want to learn and prepare first. I have already gathered a few videos with my fiancΓ© and will be vlogging with her mainly during holidays and then see how that goes. If the feedback I get is positive I might expand and do all sorts of vloggs.

At the moment I'm gathering followers and trying to get appreciation for my videos and photos. When I feel that my audience has grown enough and there's good communication I will start releasing my videos.
I haven't decided what platform to use yet, I'm disappointed with dtube since it deletes all its videos after about a week! Which defeats the purpose of a travel vlog! if someone searches up a location and comes across my video, should be able to view anytime.


So without further ado the following are some pictures of me and my fiancΓ© from the other weekend at Camber Sands in East Sussex, UK. Photo credits go to my friend Dorin Vancea, who unfortunately is not on steemit.


Daniel and Tunrayo

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Glad you are still enjoying Steemit - Great pictures of you and your loved one by the way! Greets

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Greetings! πŸ˜ƒ
I do indeed! and will surely enjoy it even more in the future! Thanks!

hey :)

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Hello :)

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Hello, unknovvn! Wish you a very successful journey here in this culturally diversified yet mostly unified community :) Cheers!

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Sounds like you described my family right there! πŸ˜‚
Thanks!

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Very funny ... Thank you so much for sharing. Welcome again to this wonderful community :)

Now I opened this post due to the thumbnail and didn't regret :-)
Very nice photography and cool introduction - welcome aboard, Daniel (even though you've already been here for a little while)!

Nice drone shots in your YouTube channel!
I bought a DJI Mavic Pro for Christmas and had to learn afterwards that I can't fly it at my place (Canary Islands - Spanish territory) without a licence...and to get the licence I'd need to fly over to another island and pay €800, so I postponed that for now.

Hence, my dron has never been used so far. How do you get the permission to fly in the countries you visit?

I'll following your blog now and also resteemed your entry. As I said: the pictures are so gorgeous - I think they deserve more attention! :-)

Enjoy the ride
Marly -

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I'm so glad that people actually read my introduction story. I was afraid most will just hit up if they like the photo and never even open the post I composed. Which is usually the case!
With regards to drone filming, as long as it's not for commercial purposes I can fly in most non-congested places within line of sight. But most of the times I wing it 😜 I started flying 6 years ago when the laws in the UK weren't so restrictive, but I always had safety in mind... then flying in Cyprus is not restricted, or most countries in general, but I would check before I would travel. And definitely would try to avoid attention no matter where.

Thanks for the kind words! Hopefully I will get some free time soon and will start with the vlogging πŸ˜ƒ
Watch this space! πŸ‘€

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BTW! We wanted to visit Canary Islands, just couldn't match our holidays with work commitments and other stuff... it will stay on our bucket list though!

That's great! Make sure to pick the right island(s), that match with your holiday plan (beach, hiking, watersports, culture, party, etc.). Not every island is perfect for all types of activities :-)

Thanks for the information regarding the drones! Well here in Spain it's almost the other way around: you can't fly the drone if you don't have a licence for being a professional drone pilot who uses the footage for a commercial purpose.

I guess I will take the drone out one day to a place where nobody ever drops by, just to make sure the battery doesn't die :-) If I knew how complicated it was here at my place, I wouldn't have spent so much money on it. But well... there's still the option to do the training and get the licence.

Enjoy your day, @unknovvn!

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Definitely don't let that drone go to waste!
Those laws seem to be ridiculous! Destroying the hobby!

Thanks for the advice, I will look into that before travelling...

And you have a great day as well! :)

Interesting, you are much welcome on board, glad you enjoyed your adventure

A warm welcome to Steemit, Daniel. This is a great community and I know you will have a great time here.
I want to invite you to join the discord channel #steemschools https://discord.gg/TaZFW5r and we will teach and support you to grow in the Steemit Community. We can also help you choose the right topic to attract readers, to use the right tags to get more visibility, how to make quality posts and comments on Steemit, how to sell your products, business strategies and tips on how to make more money on Steemit and in life.

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Thanks!
I joined the discord channel, thanks for the invite.

You're welcome. Glad to have you!

Welcome my friend, let's grow together in this community! I also want to start vloging for real, I have already some videos but I want to do a lot more. Just waiting the right time and equipment...

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I know the feeling, I wasted a couple drone videos at early stages... got 0 appreciation.
I do think experience and timing is key! good luck!

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Hello @unknovvn, thanks for your intro, i just put a link of your intro in my blog. please have a look
https://steemit.com/newsteemers/@sultanmr/best-new-steemers-introductory-posts---page-3-1526341551-3295956

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Thanks for sharing! πŸ‘ŠπŸΌ

Biking is so fun and love your romantic photos here.

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Indeed! Especially brakeles :)
Thanks

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Awesome!

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Thank you sir! 😎

Hello Unknovvn! Nice to meet you!
You sound like an interesting guy. :)
Those photos are lovely, by the way! Looks like that was a fun day at the beach.

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Nice to meet you too! 🀝
Thanks
And it was an exquisite day at the beach! not every day you get such experience in the UK!
Loving your name! squishy squid?! πŸ˜‚

Yes, Ive heard that hot, sunny days suitable for the beach are uncommon over there, but Ive never been, so I dont know.

Yes! SquishySquid! Why? Because I enjoy words that are fun to say. Whats even more fun to say than Squid? Squishy Squid! :D

Welcome to Steemit.

Actually by the end of the month it won't matter but I'll touch on that later.

I'm curious about this. There are a lot of people here (myself including) who are waking up to the reality that our jobs are not what we want to be doing full time. Regarding D.tube deleting videos, I thought it was more like a year. And I think you can pay a small amount to have it kept up longer. Still, I get that is not the same convenience that youtube offers.

Cheers and congrats on being engaged!

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Thank you!
I do think dtube needs to sort this out!
Yes, my job is not exactly what I dreamed of but I was very slowly steering towards my dream. The problem was maybe bad luck, since the company I started with is going under administration (meaning they're going bust) therefore I was made redundant...

Well damn, yeah that's a curve ball for sure. Glad to see your finding you're getting closer to where you want to be.

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Tunrayo is beautiful, and a Nigerian too. Welcome to steemit

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😍
Thanks Vanessa!

Β  Β· Β 7 years agoΒ 

Nice and catching post.....welcome

Β  Β· Β 7 years agoΒ 

Thank you πŸ˜ƒ

@unknovvn you have the cutest girl ... And you are welcome on steemit the journey is not so smooth but hey you will slide as time goes by
Be blessed
ireneblessing

Β  Β· Β 7 years agoΒ 

Thanks for the kind words and blessing ☺️

Es bueno ver como dΓ­a a dΓ­a crece nuestra comunidad, Saludos desde Venezuela.

Β  Β· Β 7 years agoΒ 

Muchas gracias! πŸ˜ƒ

Β  Β· Β 7 years agoΒ 

Interesting intro post. Welcome dear @unknovvn. You have a lovely partner. I love drones too.

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Thank you :)

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Welcome to Steemit, @unknovvn!!! Hope you will be able to make yourself at home here, Daniel.

Interesting hobbies you have: Drones and self-built bikes. You sound like a guy who really loves to build. So I guess we will be hearing more from you related to this area? You can show us a tutorial on how you do these things, because it is educational. You sound like a 'Fix-it-Felix'! :)

If you don't mind me, I am also from @greetersguild which is a community who wants to support and guide newcomers so they can stay and not feel lost on this platform. Feel free to use the tag #greetersguild so we can come over to show you some love and support in your journey here. You may join us in discord, if you are keen and check us out. At the same time, you may include #education too if you are showing a tutorial on building your things. Tags are one of the ways to gain visibility!

You have some awesome pictures there too Daniel (happens to also be my husband's name hahah), keep it up! Looking forward to see you around, enjoy your stay and steem on!!! :)

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Thanks, and yeah, watch this space for more stuff to come. πŸ˜ƒ

I bet your friend is a good photographer. What a sweet photo of you and your finacΓ©. Welcome to steemit and good luck! :-)

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Yeah, he's a pro!
Thanks πŸ˜ƒ

Welcome to Steemit, this is a great introduction! Those are beautiful photos and you two look very happy! Congrats on the engagement. I hope that you find the success you are looking for and that you can find Steemit to be a good platform.

Steemit Greeters Guild Welcomes You To This Amazing Community!

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Thanks! and thanks for having me here πŸ˜ƒ