This brief video from my Nevada and Mojave trip features a rustic setting near the California/Nevada state line. A small corral, a lonely windmill, a few cattle, and lots of wide open space - it could pass for a scene from another era:



Music by Audionautix

Nice image and music

As an equestrian, I've flown my Mavic near horses quite a bit with little or no reaction.  I have heard, however, that cows seem to really fear drones.  Did you experience anything like that?

StanfordWebbie Posted at 2017-8-21 18:33
As an equestrian, I've flown my Mavic near horses quite a bit with little or no reaction.  I have heard, however, that cows seem to really fear drones.  Did you experience anything like that?

They must have been affected.  They were all walking backwards in that opening scene!

The cows didn't seem to pay it any attention. Still, I tried to avoid getting too low over them, just in case.

Petroboy Posted at 2017-8-21 19:22
They must have been affected.  They were all walking backwards in that opening scene!

Heheh! When I first reversed that clip, I thought they were all standing still. Later I realized a couple of them were walking a bit, but the clip worked so much better in reverse I just kept it that way.

Wow !!! What are your camera adjustments ????

Ray_Dunakin Posted at 2017-8-21 21:46
Heheh! When I first reversed that clip, I thought they were all standing still. Later I realized a couple of them were walking a bit, but the clip worked so much better in reverse I just kept it that way.

I don't remember the specific settings. I did use a ND-8 polarized filter. I also did a little post-processing in Final Cut Pro, mainly just brightening it up a bit.

Great result !!!