Drone photography

I just bought my first drone, a cheap entry level model for
me to understand if drone photography makes sense for me.

Where can I find tutorials on how to take pictures with
drones? I get the impression that drone photos of 3D
structures (mountains, steep gorges etc.) and of places at
the interface of land and water (i.e. coasts) are cool.
It also seems that photos with the camera pointed straight
downwards are cool.

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Alfred Molon

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Molon wrote:

I just bought my first drone, a cheap entry level model for
me to understand if drone photography makes sense for me.

Where can I find tutorials on how to take pictures with
drones? I get the impression that drone photos of 3D
structures (mountains, steep gorges etc.) and of places at
the interface of land and water (i.e. coasts) are cool.
It also seems that photos with the camera pointed straight
downwards are cool.

youtube

On Nov 21, 2019, Alfred Molon wrote
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I just bought my first drone, a cheap entry level model for
me to understand if drone photography makes sense for me.

Where can I find tutorials on how to take pictures with
drones? I get the impression that drone photos of 3D
structures (mountains, steep gorges etc.) and of places at
the interface of land and water (i.e. coasts) are cool.
It also seems that photos with the camera pointed straight
downwards are cool.

Start with YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=drone+photography
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=drone+photography+Dji
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Regards,
Savageduck

On 2019-11-21 14:26, Alfred Molon wrote:
I just bought my first drone, a cheap entry level model for
me to understand if drone photography makes sense for me.

Where can I find tutorials on how to take pictures with
drones? I get the impression that drone photos of 3D
structures (mountains, steep gorges etc.) and of places at
the interface of land and water (i.e. coasts) are cool.
It also seems that photos with the camera pointed straight
downwards are cool.

What model?

Best way to learn: just do it. Also join a forum such as
https://mavicpilots.com/ but appropriate to the model you have.

Read the manual. Thoroughly and several times.

Do: learn safety first. ie: fly more than photo at first. Cardinal
rule: keep the drone in eye line of sight at all times. With small
drones this is not easy, esp. with certain backgrounds.

I'll assume you bought the Mavic Mini: Do not start the motors until
after the GPS has acquired and has a strong signal. This is essential
in case of radio control link loss for the drone to initiate a return to
the right place. (Make sure the return height is set high enough to
clear all obstacles).

Downward shots cool: very often true.

Try video and edit down to 30 s. to 3 minute sequences. You will
probably like it more than you realize at present. Indeed down shot
video can have a mesmerizing look.


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What model?

The Xiaomi FI X8 SE.

In the meantime I found out that around Munich there are
very few places where you are allowed to use a drone.
Most of Munich is a big no-fly zone. Was thinking of using
the drone this weekend, but looks like this weekend I
won't be able to use it (have no time to get far out of Munich).
--
Alfred Molon

Olympus 4/3 and micro 4/3 cameras forum at
https://groups.io/g/myolympus
https://myolympus.org/ photo sharing site

On 2019-11-23 15:40, Alfred Molon wrote:
In article , says...
What model?

The Xiaomi FI X8 SE.

In the meantime I found out that around Munich there are
very few places where you are allowed to use a drone.
Most of Munich is a big no-fly zone. Was thinking of using
the drone this weekend, but looks like this weekend I
won't be able to use it (have no time to get far out of Munich).


Curious:

Did you get the required insurance and flame proof ID to afix to your drone?

Do you use the DFS app on your smartphone?

As a matter of curiosity I went through the DFS drone planning checklist
and I'm delighted to say that Canada, despite its overbearing drone
rules, is much less restrained than Germany...

--
"Even with the brain dead, the pig's heart keeps on beating...
sort of like ... pick a Kardashian."
-Anthony Bourdain, Parts Unknown

On Nov 24, 2019, Alan Browne wrote
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On 2019-11-23 15:40, Alfred Molon wrote:
In ,
says...
What model?

The Xiaomi FI X8 SE.

In the meantime I found out that around Munich there are
very few places where you are allowed to use a drone.
Most of Munich is a big no-fly zone. Was thinking of using
the drone this weekend, but looks like this weekend I
won't be able to use it (have no time to get far out of Munich).

Curious:

Did you get the required insurance and flame proof ID to afix to your drone?

I skipped the drone and got that stuff for my car instead.

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Regards,
Savageduck

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says...
Did you get the required insurance and flame proof ID to afix to your drone?

Yes. The ID was 11 Euro, the insurance was 66 Euro (and happens
to be a liability insurance, also covering the entire family).

Do you use the DFS app on your smartphone?

Yes

As a matter of curiosity I went through the DFS drone planning checklist
and I'm delighted to say that Canada, despite its overbearing drone
rules, is much less restrained than Germany...

Quite possible. Here in Munich there are few places where you
are allowed to fly a drone.
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Alfred Molon

Olympus 4/3 and micro 4/3 cameras forum at
https://groups.io/g/myolympus
https://myolympus.org/ photo sharing site