dryfly Posted September 15, 2015 Posted September 15, 2015 With my limited video editing skills and novice drone photography skills, I hacked together a 4-minute video of our gang's Police Outpost trip last week. The video on YouTube is "milky" and not as crisp as the original MP4. There is not much actual fishing footage. It is more of a personal photo essay for our group and some of the scenes and people will mean nothing to you. It is made with a combination P&S stills, DSLR stills, drone stills and drone video. Regarding the aerials of the boats in "launch bay," I need to be be much closer because the drone camera has a wide angle lens. But I am not comfortable flying low over water yet. I need to hone my aerial skills...a work in progress...like life. ☺ At the risks of falling asleep, here is the video. Clive 2 Quote
cgyguy Posted September 15, 2015 Posted September 15, 2015 Really, really well done Clive! I have never been to Police Outpost and have often wondered what it looks like, and where it is. You did a very nice job of showing off this beautiful place. Wish I had your talent for making videos, but I sure enjoyed watching this. Excellent! Love the drone! Cheers 1 Quote
thedonald Posted September 15, 2015 Posted September 15, 2015 How did you crop out the wind and big waves? Anyway nice job! Quote
DonAndersen Posted September 15, 2015 Posted September 15, 2015 Clive, We saw the drone and wondered if the Fish Cops were using it for Grizzly Bear inspections. Neat video. Don Quote
dryfly Posted September 15, 2015 Author Posted September 15, 2015 Thanks all. Was great trip as always. Don, the CO came by and was most interested in the technology and sees great uses for drones. He politely asked me to not fly over the campground which I should have known. (Was great to see Sean/Shaun the CO aorund the park. Nice young man.) There are so many rules for drones it is almost impossible to fly one legally. But it boils down to common sense, public safety and awareness of surroundings. Expect more restrictions as people continue to abuse the privileges. The drone gives great perspective on surroundings. There are a lot of limitations to what they can do (eg. 2 km limit) and it takes some training to feel comfortable flying it when it is not in view (not recommended..just ask me). It has some nice "failsafe" features which so far have saved me a couple of times. I purchased it to photograph properties for friends, but see the opportunities. It is just an added dimension to photography. Just FYI, I have a DJI Phantom 3 Advanced ... very happy with it. It is not as fancy as the way more expensive DJI Inspire. Clive Quote
Birddog Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 Great video. I was out there on Friday for the day as well. Quote
monger Posted September 16, 2015 Posted September 16, 2015 Nicely done Sir. Enjoyed the views and the relaxing tunes. We need that for a friend of ours so we can radio him when his bobber goes down...he never pays attention 1 Quote
trailhead Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 Nice video, I love group outings like that. Quote
Flyfisher Posted September 17, 2015 Posted September 17, 2015 Treasured memories. That's a wonderful composition. You captured the spirit of it all, of being out there, the comraderie, all of it except maybe the wind. Quote
mcleod52 Posted September 18, 2015 Posted September 18, 2015 Nice work, great way to capture things for you and your buds. Quote
Guest bigdirty Posted September 19, 2015 Posted September 19, 2015 Excellent! Thanks for sharing Quote
mrspratley Posted October 8, 2015 Posted October 8, 2015 What a great production Clive. We never made it down this year, but plan to be back in 2016. Love the drone shots! Quote
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