OT: Recreational Drone Recommendations

alaskanassasin · November 2021

YEAH ^^^^ I was like oooooooo shheeeeetttt!

JohnInCarolina · November 2021

TEXASBGE2018 · November 2021

JohnInCarolina said:

Y'all are making it awfully difficult to hold off on buying one of these things.

It's a fun hobby to get into. Especially now that the drones are so small and relatively speaking "cheap". Just pay attention to the fly zone maps and don't fly it 2,000ft up near an airport and you are good. I haven't really gone above 400ft yet and I've had a blast with mine. I cannot confirm or deny that the maximum distance I've flown it away was 4miles.

lkapigian · November 2021

TEXASBGE2018 said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Y'all are making it awfully difficult to hold off on buying one of these things.

It's a fun hobby to get into. Especially now that the drones are so small and relatively speaking "cheap". Just pay attention to the fly zone maps and don't fly it 2,000ft up near an airport and you are good. I haven't really gone above 400ft yet and I've had a blast with mine. I cannot confirm or deny that the maximum distance I've flown it away was 4miles.

I am in the process of getting my part 107 license, if anything I find it all interesting.....

CTMike · November 2021

First test flight today - clearly it is way past peak fall foliage. I'm also trying to figure out why there is that ripple in the video. After this flight I calibrated the gimbal and it seemed to go away. This was no editing whatsoever - straight from the drone:

https://imgur.com/C2OgaB5

This was taken just by flying the drone straight up 400 ft from the back yard, and then slowly spinning in a circle.

The video quality sucks due to compression for the web.

lkapigian · November 2021

CTMike said:

First test flight today - clearly it is way past peak fall foliage. I'm also trying to figure out why there is that ripple in the video. After this flight I calibrated the gimbal and it seemed to go away. This was no editing whatsoever - straight from the drone:

https://imgur.com/C2OgaB5

This was taken just by flying the drone straight up 400 ft from the back yard, and then slowly spinning in a circle.

The video quality sucks due to compression for the web.

beauty!

I keep forgetting to hit record, so don't have much....I think I can program to start recording as soon as the blades start

I would also have no idea how to upload it here

nolaegghead · November 2021

CTMike said:

First test flight today - clearly it is way past peak fall foliage. I'm also trying to figure out why there is that ripple in the video. After this flight I calibrated the gimbal and it seemed to go away. This was no editing whatsoever - straight from the drone:

https://imgur.com/C2OgaB5

This was taken just by flying the drone straight up 400 ft from the back yard, and then slowly spinning in a circle.

The video quality sucks due to compression for the web.

Mike, try reducing the shutter speed. It should be less than half the frame rate. 60 fps shoot 1/120th second frame rate or faster.

The cause is vibration.

CTMike · November 2021

nolaegghead said:

CTMike said:

First test flight today - clearly it is way past peak fall foliage. I'm also trying to figure out why there is that ripple in the video. After this flight I calibrated the gimbal and it seemed to go away. This was no editing whatsoever - straight from the drone:

https://imgur.com/C2OgaB5

This was taken just by flying the drone straight up 400 ft from the back yard, and then slowly spinning in a circle.

The video quality sucks due to compression for the web.

Mike, try reducing the shutter speed. It should be less than half the frame rate. 60 fps shoot 1/120th second frame rate or faster.

The cause is vibration.

Thanks Carey - for this video everything was in Auto so I assumed it would take that in to account.

CTMike · November 2021

Tried to get a decent sunset photo from 400', not great obviously.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5017260/uploads/editor/jk/bljxrkzdxzpb.jpg

alaskanassasin · November 2021

That is awesome @CTMike. I expect a update on your neighbors pool next summer. That vibration is weird, make sure everything is snug and your props aren't damaged.

CTMike · November 2021

Another attempt at a sunset photo - straight out of the camera with no post-processing.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/5017260/uploads/editor/an/ypd64d5emwda.jpg

lkapigian · November 2021

CTMike said:

Another attempt at a sunset photo - straight out of the camera with no post-processing.

Nice view

nolaegghead · November 2021

CTMike said:

Another attempt at a sunset photo - straight out of the camera with no post-processing.

Looks good Mike. The auto HDR doesn't really make an unprocessed picture look much different than just shooting a single-exposure with limited dynamic range. But you have so much more to work with in post-processing buried in the file.

When we look outside our window at a scene of contrast, say sun on the lawn and no sun in shadows, our eyes adjust the exposure by dialating. Can't do that in a picture unless you do it in post processing.

I look at sussing out HDR like the visual analogy of correcting the Fletcher Munson curve in audio.

CTMike · November 2021

nolaegghead said:

CTMike said:

Another attempt at a sunset photo - straight out of the camera with no post-processing.

Looks good Mike. The auto HDR doesn't really make an unprocessed picture look much different than just shooting a single-exposure with limited dynamic range. But you have so much more to work with in post-processing buried in the file.

When we look outside our window at a scene of contrast, say sun on the lawn and no sun in shadows, our eyes adjust the exposure by dialating. Can't do that in a picture unless you do it in post processing.

I look at sussing out HDR like the visual analogy of correcting the Fletcher Munson curve in audio.

Would you be willing to show me what you can do if I send you the RAW file?

nolaegghead · November 2021

CTMike said:

nolaegghead said:

CTMike said:

Another attempt at a sunset photo - straight out of the camera with no post-processing.

Looks good Mike. The auto HDR doesn't really make an unprocessed picture look much different than just shooting a single-exposure with limited dynamic range. But you have so much more to work with in post-processing buried in the file.

When we look outside our window at a scene of contrast, say sun on the lawn and no sun in shadows, our eyes adjust the exposure by dialating. Can't do that in a picture unless you do it in post processing.

I look at sussing out HDR like the visual analogy of correcting the Fletcher Munson curve in audio.

Would you be willing to show me what you can do if I send you the RAW file?

Sure. What software do you use...photoshop?

CTMike · November 2021

nolaegghead said:

CTMike said:

nolaegghead said:

CTMike said:

Another attempt at a sunset photo - straight out of the camera with no post-processing.

Looks good Mike. The auto HDR doesn't really make an unprocessed picture look much different than just shooting a single-exposure with limited dynamic range. But you have so much more to work with in post-processing buried in the file.

When we look outside our window at a scene of contrast, say sun on the lawn and no sun in shadows, our eyes adjust the exposure by dialating. Can't do that in a picture unless you do it in post processing.

I look at sussing out HDR like the visual analogy of correcting the Fletcher Munson curve in audio.

Would you be willing to show me what you can do if I send you the RAW file?

Sure. What software do you use...photoshop?

Yup

nolaegghead · November 2021

funny you ask because I'm just getting back into working up some photos because I got a dye sublimation printer. In fact I just started installing the creative cloud on my computer today. But I'm a bit rusty.