rodger Posted at 2015-11-9 18:50
Great Post Vadim.

Thank you Rodger!

Great photos, and thank you for the 10 tips!

Cheers,
B&B

You are the kind of person that if I see on the street I will try to trip you…:@… I am jealous of people that are so above my talent range as to be sickening.

But… really… thanks for taking the time to post such good info…and gorgeous pictures…just watch your step....

Butch

Bittsandbobs Posted at 2015-11-9 21:16
Great photos, and thank you for the 10 tips!

Cheers,

B&B Thank you! Glad you liked it!

daviskw2004 Posted at 2015-11-9 21:25
You are the kind of person that if I see on the street I will try to trip you…… I am jealous of  ...

LOL! Funniest comment ever.
Thanks!

I will watch my back from now on.

Madebyvadim Posted at 2015-11-9 11:28
Thank you Rodger!

Thank you for the input.

Great job. Keep up the good work -

wavis184@comcas Posted at 2015-11-10 02:58
Great job. Keep up the good work -

Thank you

Madebyvadim Posted at 2015-11-9 11:28
Thank you Rodger!

Not a problem. We hope to see more of your work in the future.

Wow, stunning photography.  Many thanks to you (and others!) for the tips.
I've incorporated them into my "newbie" checklist.
Looking forward to the "golden hour" over the salt marsh this evening at high tide.  Tomorrow morning as well.

SixtyMike Posted at 2015-11-10 18:20
Wow, stunning photography.  Many thanks to you (and others!) for the tips.
I've incorporated them i ...

Great! I am looking forward to see your pictures
Good luck!

Great tips!  Bookmarked.  ;-)

gongml Posted at 2015-11-11 09:22
Great tips!  Bookmarked.  ;-)

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

Great story. I'm not getting the crispness out of any of my photos that you're getting. In some of the photos, parts will be sharp, but other parts aren't, and it seems random on which parts of the photo are sharp and which aren't. I'm shooting RAW with good shutter speeds, etc... Is there something I need to calibrate on the Phantom to make the shots sharp like yours? Even your Rome Before shot looks much sharper than anything that I'm getting. Any suggestions?

Great  advice on this thread.

First of all, great guide!

I have also wondered why 4:3 is the standard format as opposed to 3:2 which all DSLRs use. About 16:9 or 4:3: The sensor itself is 4:3 which means 16:9 is a cropped version of that. Something you can do yourself in post-processing instead if you want.

bryan@bryanhans Posted at 2015-11-11 21:31
Great story. I'm not getting the crispness out of any of my photos that you're getting. In some of t ...

Hey Bryan,

Thanks for asking. It's actually a topic of its own. I honestly believe that all my shots from camera are too much blurry. If yours are even blurrier then mine, do check your camera. I use sharpening on post processing quite a lot and I mask out the skies so it;s still kinda natural. I will do the tutorial on part #7 the post-processing , my-own-technique later on if anyone interested and post it here.

DJI-Dave Posted at 2015-11-11 21:38
Great  advice on this thread.

Hi Dave,

Thank you!!!

Adam Posted at 2015-11-12 00:42
First of all, great guide!

I have also wondered why 4:3 is the standard format as opposed to 3:2 wh ...

Hey Adam,

Good points on the ration.!!! Thanks

Madebyvadim Posted at 2015-11-12 06:20
Hey Bryan,

Thanks for asking. It's actually a topic of its own. I honestly believe that all my s ...

I'd be interested in reading that. I teach Lightroom and photography, so I sort of think it's the camera. It seems after looking over shots I got today there are three or four "bad" spots randomly around the image. Almost like Vaseline smeared on the lens. The lens looks clean though. Even when I got aggressive with sharpening they don't clean up much.
Definately, want to see you write other tutorials. Love the look of this one on Medium.

bryan@bryanhans Posted at 2015-11-12 03:16
I'd be interested in reading that. I teach Lightroom and photography, so I sort of think it's the c ...

Hey Bryan,

Thanks for reply. You should definitely check the camera if it's like you describe. BTW check it in P mode , because for some bizarre reason only P mode had a focus when you tap on screen. If its still blurry then it must be the camera. Also you talked about smear on the lens I do had it one time also but I believe its because of the accidental touch to the filter cap before the take off, never appeared again. but I almost always have a very distinctive bright white dots especially on the top 2/3 of the image, like a hundred of them or so, always at random and I had to clean up it from almost all pictures. Did you get that as well?

If you teaching Lightroom and Photography I believe my method of post-processign will not be new to you

Vadim.

Qiebec. Canada, October 2015 with P3A

good info,  thank you.

Madebyvadim Posted at 2015-11-12 16:49
Hey Bryan,

Thanks for reply. You should definitely check the camera if it's like you describe. B ...

I don't seem to get any white dots that need to be cleaned up. Trying to get the filter cap off is pretty difficult, but I'm going to check the lens itself after I can get the filter cap off.

Edit: I just flew it without the UV filter on the lens. The quality was much better than what I was seeing from the camera with the UV filter. Much sharper and the blurry areas disappears. The corners are soft, but I expected that. The weird thing is that the center seems softer than the middle of the frame. That's unexpected and can't say I've ever seen that in a lens. I need to find somewhere with a uniform ground pattern (like a big area with pavers) to figure this out.

GQ. Posted at 2015-11-12 17:16
Qiebec. Canada, October 2015 with P3A

This is one awesome autumn shot !!!
Love it!

HermosaDrones Posted at 2015-11-12 20:46
good info,  thank you.

Welcome. Glad you like it.

bryan@bryanhans Posted at 2015-11-13 00:13
I don't seem to get any white dots that need to be cleaned up. Trying to get the filter cap off is  ...

Hmm, that's interesting. I never fly without any of UV or ND filters caps A bit afraid of camera damage since I land it rough sometimes.
Had to try for once.

Thank you for the information.

Thank you for the tips you

Great work and thanks for sharing. Excellent reference guide from an experienced Photographer. we look forward to more of your input.

Tq Bro  Vadim

craighipperson@ Posted at 2015-11-27 04:51
Thank you for the tips you

Hey Craig,

You are welcome!

Vadim

rodger Posted at 2015-11-27 17:37
Great work and thanks for sharing. Excellent reference guide from an experienced Photographer. we lo ...

Hello Roger,

Thank you! Glad you find it useful.

Vadim.

ryizzudin Posted at 2015-11-28 11:52
Tq Bro  Vadim

Thanks!

Vadim.

Madebyvadim Posted at 2015-11-28 07:55
Hello Roger,

Thank you! Glad you find it useful.

Thank you. There are a lot of great contributors here that make life easy.

Thank you so much!

Hi Madebyvadim,   Having an issue that appears to be a focus problem.  I realize it's fixed focus, but it seems the last few weeks everything seems to be out of focus.  I'm trying to determine if that's the case, or if it's a result of camera shake/wind.  Generally when I see camera shake it's more of a velocity type blur rather than an "out of focus" type.  

What are your thoughts on this?

alanfullmer Posted at 2015-11-30 12:11
Hi Madebyvadim,   Having an issue that appears to be a focus problem.  I realize it's fixed focus, b ...

I agree, wind create more like a directional blur, rather then out of focus effect.

Is it like small 100% scale visible bluer or , oh my I can see it in thumbnails kinda blur?
Care so post a screenshot?

Vadim

WOW! Thank you so much!  These are amazing tips!

EYECON Posted at 2015-12-2 10:41
WOW! Thank you so much!  These are amazing tips!

Hey!
Thank you!
Enjoy!

Thank you for your tips Vadim!

Here is something that is worth to learn. Very useful thread, congratulations!!