Filming with a drone

This short film was made by the son of my protégé. I've known Tom since
he was a small boy and he has always had a passion for technology. He
now specialises in filming with drones, and this is a recent example of
his work.

Something to which Savageduck should aspire? ;-)

https://www.badwolfhorizon.com/fpv-d...lming-cornwall

I hope you can appreciate Tom's skill.

--
Kind regards,
David

On 31/10/2020 08:11, David_B wrote:
This short film was made by the son of my protégé. I've known Tom since
he was a small boy and he has always had a passion for technology. He
now specialises in filming with drones, and this is a recent example of
his work.

Something to which Savageduck should aspire? ;-)

https://www.badwolfhorizon.com/fpv-d...lming-cornwall

I hope you can appreciate Tom's skill.

If you enjoyed that, you may like this too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqqJ...=emb_rel_pause

Tom's certainly getting the hang of this! :-D

On 31/10/2020 09:10, David_B wrote:
On 31/10/2020 08:11, David_B wrote:
This short film was made by the son of my protégé. I've known Tom
since he was a small boy and he has always had a passion for
technology. He now specialises in filming with drones, and this is a
recent example of his work.

Something to which Savageduck should aspire? ;-)

https://www.badwolfhorizon.com/fpv-d...lming-cornwall

That's just an advert


I hope you can appreciate Tom's skill.

If you enjoyed that, you may like this too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqqJ...=emb_rel_pause

Seen it before, but it isn't bad. Could be smoother, perhaps trying a
bit too hard?

On 31/10/2020 11:42, newshound wrote:
On 31/10/2020 09:10, David_B wrote:
On 31/10/2020 08:11, David_B wrote:
This short film was made by the son of my protégé. I've known Tom
since he was a small boy and he has always had a passion for
technology. He now specialises in filming with drones, and this is a
recent example of his work.

Something to which Savageduck should aspire? ;-)

https://www.badwolfhorizon.com/fpv-d...lming-cornwall

That's just an advert

You are correct, it IS an advert ..... but Tom helped to MAKE the film! :-D

I hope you can appreciate Tom's skill.

If you enjoyed that, you may like this too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqqJ...=emb_rel_pause

Seen it before, but it isn't bad. Could be smoother, perhaps trying a
bit too hard?

That's a fair criticism. Tom is still in his mid-20s so has a lifetime
ahead of him to perfect matters. Many folk might well wish that they had
owned their own company at his age!

https://find-and-update.company-info...46180/officers

Thanks for your views, NH.

On 31/10/2020 17:58, David_B wrote:
On 31/10/2020 11:42, newshound wrote:
On 31/10/2020 09:10, David_B wrote:
On 31/10/2020 08:11, David_B wrote:
This short film was made by the son of my protégé. I've known Tom
since he was a small boy and he has always had a passion for
technology. He now specialises in filming with drones, and this is a
recent example of his work.

Something to which Savageduck should aspire? ;-)

https://www.badwolfhorizon.com/fpv-d...lming-cornwall

That's just an advert

You are correct, it IS an advert ..... but Tom helped to MAKE the film! :-D

I hope you can appreciate Tom's skill.

If you enjoyed that, you may like this too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqqJ...=emb_rel_pause

Seen it before, but it isn't bad. Could be smoother, perhaps trying a
bit too hard?

That's a fair criticism. Tom is still in his mid-20s so has a lifetime
ahead of him to perfect matters. Many folk might well wish that they had
owned their own company at his age!

https://find-and-update.company-info...46180/officers


Thanks for your views, NH.

Not meaning to appear negative!

One thing that struck me from the Duck's videos was how astonishingly
stable they were; but I suspect that had quite a lot to do with the tech
in the latest Mavic. I'm still dithering about whether to invest either
in the mini or perhaps in the grown up one.

On Oct 31, 2020, newshound wrote
(in articleFeudndvtWMQrVwDCnZ2dnUU78aPNnZ2d@brightvie w.co.uk):

On 31/10/2020 17:58, David_B wrote:
On 31/10/2020 11:42, newshound wrote:
On 31/10/2020 09:10, David_B wrote:
On 31/10/2020 08:11, David_B wrote:
This short film was made by the son of my protégé. I've known Tom
since he was a small boy and he has always had a passion for
technology. He now specialises in filming with drones, and this is a
recent example of his work.

Something to which Savageduck should aspire? ;-)

https://www.badwolfhorizon.com/fpv-d...lming-cornwall

That's just an advert

You are correct, it IS an advert ..... but Tom helped to MAKE the film! :-D

I hope you can appreciate Tom's skill.

If you enjoyed that, you may like this too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqqJ...=emb_rel_pause

Seen it before, but it isn't bad. Could be smoother, perhaps trying a
bit too hard?

That's a fair criticism. Tom is still in his mid-20s so has a lifetime
ahead of him to perfect matters. Many folk might well wish that they had
owned their own company at his age!

https://find-and-update.company-info...46180/officers


Thanks for your views, NH.

Not meaning to appear negative!

One thing that struck me from the Duck's videos was how astonishingly
stable they were; but I suspect that had quite a lot to do with the tech
in the latest Mavic. I'm still dithering about whether to invest either
in the mini or perhaps in the grown up one.

There are two distinct schools when it comes to drone flying and photography, the stable GPS camera platforms and the FPV(First Person View) quads. If one is more photography oriented then the GPS camera drone is the way to go.

The main advantage, and disadvantage if the Mavic Mini, and to be released on November 4 Mini 2 is their sub 250 gram weight. As it is sub 250 g it does not require registration, and can be flown without registration in many countries. That makes it a reasonable choice for travel. However, the light weight, and relatively low power makes it particularly vulnerable in windy/gusty conditions. From what I have read it seems that the DJI Mini is one that suffers most from being lost due to fly-aways, blow aways, or just unable to return to home agains the wind. Also, it does not have obstacle avoidance sensors which can lead to damage, and/or loss.

From a photographer’s point of view you still have a smaller sensor than that found on the Mavic Air 2 (½ inch), or the Mavic 2 Pro (1 inch).

My Mavic Air 2, and the pricier, larger drones are more capable in windy conditions, and have good obstacle avoidance systems. So my recommendation is, if you can afford it consider the Mavic Air 2 over the Mavic Mini/new Mini 2. Either way they are great fun. There are some very promising drones from Autel such as the Evo 2 Pro, and the Skydio 2, but the best value as far as I can see is the DJI Mavic Air 2 Fly More Combo.

This was Tuesday morning down at Morro Bay:
https://photos.smugmug.com/Air-2-Work/i-wss6rGZ/0/66f7d575/1920/DJI_0080-1920.mp4

--
Regards,
Savageduck

On 31/10/2020 20:36, newshound wrote:
On 31/10/2020 17:58, David_B wrote:
On 31/10/2020 11:42, newshound wrote:
On 31/10/2020 09:10, David_B wrote:
On 31/10/2020 08:11, David_B wrote:
This short film was made by the son of my protégé. I've known Tom
since he was a small boy and he has always had a passion for
technology. He now specialises in filming with drones, and this is
a recent example of his work.

Something to which Savageduck should aspire? ;-)

https://www.badwolfhorizon.com/fpv-d...lming-cornwall

That's just an advert

You are correct, it IS an advert ..... but Tom helped to MAKE the
film! :-D

I hope you can appreciate Tom's skill.

If you enjoyed that, you may like this too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqqJ...=emb_rel_pause

Seen it before, but it isn't bad. Could be smoother, perhaps trying a
bit too hard?

That's a fair criticism. Tom is still in his mid-20s so has a lifetime
ahead of him to perfect matters. Many folk might well wish that they
had owned their own company at his age!

https://find-and-update.company-info...46180/officers


Thanks for your views, NH.

Not meaning to appear negative!

No worries! :-)

One thing that struck me from the Duck's videos was how astonishingly
stable they were; but I suspect that had quite a lot to do with the tech
in the latest Mavic. I'm still dithering about whether to invest either
in the mini or perhaps in the grown up one.

I've been thinking about it too! I've been REALLY impressed with
Savageduck's
progress right from the get-go! He even had the skill to film himself!
https://www.solidfiles.com/v/X8P4Djm4V8vzD

On 2020-10-31 16:36, newshound wrote:

One thing that struck me from the Duck's videos was how astonishingly
stable they were; but I suspect that had quite a lot to do with the tech
in the latest Mavic.

When you consider the FOV and the distance to the subject, a lot of the
apparent stability is therein. Not to dismiss the gyros on these, they
are astonishingly good. I even wonder if there is some image based
stabilization in the loop.

The main issue with most DJI drones (incl. mine) is occasionally the
horizon will appear slightly tilted. Very annoying. Hopefully this is
corrected in later versions.

--
"...there are many humorous things in this world; among them the white
man's notion that he is less savage than the other savages."
-Samuel Clemens

By the way, also underwater drones exist (even wireless ones).

--
Alfred Molon

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

On 31/10/2020 21:43, David_B wrote:
On 31/10/2020 20:36, newshound wrote:
On 31/10/2020 17:58, David_B wrote:
On 31/10/2020 11:42, newshound wrote:
On 31/10/2020 09:10, David_B wrote:
On 31/10/2020 08:11, David_B wrote:
This short film was made by the son of my protégé. I've known Tom
since he was a small boy and he has always had a passion for
technology. He now specialises in filming with drones, and this is
a recent example of his work.

Something to which Savageduck should aspire? ;-)

https://www.badwolfhorizon.com/fpv-d...lming-cornwall

That's just an advert

You are correct, it IS an advert ..... but Tom helped to MAKE the
film! :-D

I hope you can appreciate Tom's skill.

If you enjoyed that, you may like this too!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqqJ...=emb_rel_pause

Seen it before, but it isn't bad. Could be smoother, perhaps trying
a bit too hard?

That's a fair criticism. Tom is still in his mid-20s so has a
lifetime ahead of him to perfect matters. Many folk might well wish
that they had owned their own company at his age!

https://find-and-update.company-info...46180/officers


Thanks for your views, NH.

Not meaning to appear negative!

No worries! :-)

One thing that struck me from the Duck's videos was how astonishingly
stable they were; but I suspect that had quite a lot to do with the
tech in the latest Mavic. I'm still dithering about whether to invest
either in the mini or perhaps in the grown up one.

I've been thinking about it too! I've been REALLY impressed with
Savageduck's
progress right from the get-go! He even had the skill to film himself!
https://www.solidfiles.com/v/X8P4Djm4V8vzD

That was /supposed/ to be a bit of fun! ;-)

Notice his big feet! :-D