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burton_ii said:
First time out the dji, pretty happy with the results.absolutely love flying it!
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DJI_00066 by mark burnett, on Flickr[/pic]
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DJI_0029 by mark burnett, on Flickr[/pic]
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DJI_0022 by mark burnett, on Flickr[/pic]
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DJI_00066 by mark burnett, on Flickr[/pic][pic]
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Here is a bit of footage from today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWz8TpYtidI&fe...
The Syma X5C does very well for the price and I must admit, It is loads of fun.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWz8TpYtidI&fe...
The Syma X5C does very well for the price and I must admit, It is loads of fun.
LaneDiesel said:
Here is a bit of footage from today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWz8TpYtidI&fe...
The Syma X5C does very well for the price and I must admit, It is loads of fun.
That's actually not bad for 30 quid!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWz8TpYtidI&fe...
The Syma X5C does very well for the price and I must admit, It is loads of fun.
This is a long winded piece of tosh but I thought I'd share as it shows how bad I am and how good the DJI OSMO is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6GUywwIRu0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6GUywwIRu0
LaneDiesel said:
Here is a bit of footage from today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWz8TpYtidI&fe...
The Syma X5C does very well for the price and I must admit, It is loads of fun.
Be careful I started with one of those. The next one was an Inspire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWz8TpYtidI&fe...
The Syma X5C does very well for the price and I must admit, It is loads of fun.
NJK44 said:
Love the ascending spiral lighthouse shot.justin220 said:
I actually agree. It's like photography with a normal camera though. Everyone has seen pictures of Central Park, Grand Canyon etc. You need some imagination to make a picture stand out.
I was thinking the exact same thing today though, watching quite a few drone videos. And they were just all very samey. Maybe we're just spoiled by the amount of footage so easily available now.
I was thinking about this having viewed a whole load of pages here. I guess it’s understandable to an extent given the technology is relatively new to the mainstream, but a lot of photos (not just here) seem to literally be ‘look, I got my drone up in the air and took a photo of something nice’. Without being too harsh about it, it does get very boring/samey very quickly. It’s basically the equivalent of ‘I got a new camera, this is a photo of my cat’.I was thinking the exact same thing today though, watching quite a few drone videos. And they were just all very samey. Maybe we're just spoiled by the amount of footage so easily available now.
I’m really looking forward to the concept maturing and lots of people taking it a step further, thinking more about the actual fundamentals of ‘good’ photography (it is still conventional photography at the end of the day). There is so much scope to genuinely add a new perspective to what we’re used to seeing on the ground.
All of the above is a massive positive for somebody who does innovate, there are relatively few people taking drone photos so anyone who does manage to stand out could really carve a niche for themselves at this early stage.
Edited by ukaskew on Wednesday 28th September 10:29
ukaskew said:
I was thinking about this having viewed a whole load of pages here. I guess it’s understandable to an extent given the technology is relatively new to the mainstream, but a lot of photos (not just here) seem to literally be ‘look, I got my drone up in the air and took a photo of something nice’. Without being too harsh about it, it does get very boring/samey very quickly. It’s basically the equivalent of ‘I got a new camera, this is a photo of my cat’.
I’m really looking forward to the concept maturing and lots of people taking it a step further, thinking more about the actual fundamentals of ‘good’ photography (it is still conventional photography at the end of the day). There is so much scope to genuinely add a new perspective to what we’re used to seeing on the ground.
All of the above is a massive positive for somebody who does innovate, there are relatively few people taking drone photos so anyone who does manage to stand out could really carve a niche for themselves at this early stage.
The big thing is that most of the drone video you see is pretty much unedited. Imagine a photographer making you go through the whole reel just to show you how they got to the photo they wanted to take. Then there is the temptation to do pan/gimbal shots that have no focal point, so you can 'take it all in'.I’m really looking forward to the concept maturing and lots of people taking it a step further, thinking more about the actual fundamentals of ‘good’ photography (it is still conventional photography at the end of the day). There is so much scope to genuinely add a new perspective to what we’re used to seeing on the ground.
All of the above is a massive positive for somebody who does innovate, there are relatively few people taking drone photos so anyone who does manage to stand out could really carve a niche for themselves at this early stage.
Edited by ukaskew on Wednesday 28th September 10:29
I do think that drone shots/videos can tell you more than many on the ground pictures would - it's not necessarily high art, but delivers a sense of a place that conveys more information. If your criteria is that one artistic photo then you're going to be disappointed, but they have a place.
Then, as usual, the thing that marks out something special is being in the right place at the right time, with your finger on the button. My cousin produces better videos with a very old generation drone simply by being up a mountain at sunrise when the rest of us are asleep.
Tuna said:
The big thing is that most of the drone video you see is pretty much unedited. Imagine a photographer making you go through the whole reel just to show you how they got to the photo they wanted to take. Then there is the temptation to do pan/gimbal shots that have no focal point, so you can 'take it all in'.
I do think that drone shots/videos can tell you more than many on the ground pictures would - it's not necessarily high art, but delivers a sense of a place that conveys more information. If your criteria is that one artistic photo then you're going to be disappointed, but they have a place.
Then, as usual, the thing that marks out something special is being in the right place at the right time, with your finger on the button. My cousin produces better videos with a very old generation drone simply by being up a mountain at sunrise when the rest of us are asleep.
Link to your cousins videos?I do think that drone shots/videos can tell you more than many on the ground pictures would - it's not necessarily high art, but delivers a sense of a place that conveys more information. If your criteria is that one artistic photo then you're going to be disappointed, but they have a place.
Then, as usual, the thing that marks out something special is being in the right place at the right time, with your finger on the button. My cousin produces better videos with a very old generation drone simply by being up a mountain at sunrise when the rest of us are asleep.
leggly said:
We just use this one. Nice video. leggly said:
We just use this one. Nice video. 
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