Hello, check out my newest video and let me know what you think. I experimented with a few different things, and would greatly appreciate any input you all have. Thanks!

The landscape is really beautiful. But I notice that the cloud is a little bit jumpy, especially at 2:22. I don't know if it only happens on my PC. Anyway, nice flying.

Bill Drones Posted at 2017-10-24 08:21
Thanks, Thor!
Yeah, I noticed this too, in a few scenes. If you or anyone else knows what causes this/how to avoid it, that info would be much appreciated!

Does it also happen on the original version? If it is possible, you can provide me with the original clip from the SD, upload to Dropbox and paste the link here, I'll check.

Hey, I really enjoy your video and admire soooo much of the skills you did on the storytelling. I feel like experiencing the real scenery. All in all, I would like to put your thread on our forum home page. Look forward to seeing more pics or videos from you!!!

Awesome video, thanks for sharing.

Nice video, well done.

Beautifully done.  Nice slow flying, great subjects.  Man, you did a lot of driving, huh?  I can only offer one suggestion for improvement:  Increase the amount of time that your descriptive names display in the lower left corner.  I found that I wasn't able to read most of them because they disappeared too quickly.  Since you did such a great job of placing them out of the subject display, having those names sit there a bit longer would not do anything negative to your videos.  By the by, I grew up in Chicago, moved to California after military service during Viet Nam.  I now like to say that "Chicago is a nice place to be FROM".  ;)

Really nice Bill! Just stay from metal. You were too close for comfort in some of the shoots. Otherwise really good.

Lucas775 Posted at 2017-10-23 18:13
Awesome video, thanks for sharing.

Thank you very much, Lucas! Thanks for watching!

very cool video!

Lighthouses are always a beautiful subject for flying cameras!!! Nice video

very nice! looks like you had some breezy conditions but the bird did great

DJI Thor Posted at 2017-10-23 18:39
The landscape is really beautiful. But I notice that the cloud is a little bit jumpy, especially at 2:22. I don't know if it only happens on my PC. Anyway, nice flying.

Thanks, Thor!
Yeah, I noticed this too, in a few scenes. If you or anyone else knows what causes this/how to avoid it, that info would be much appreciated!

Beautiful video. Great flying and nice music!

Jenee 2 Posted at 2017-10-23 18:40
Nice video, well done.

Thank you for watching and the compliment! Greatly appreciated!

This video is awesome! Very nice!

StanfordWebbie Posted at 2017-10-23 18:41
Beautifully done.  Nice slow flying, great subjects.  Man, you did a lot of driving, huh?  I can only offer one suggestion for improvement:  Increase the amount of time that your descriptive names display in the lower left corner.  I found that I wasn't able to read most of them because they disappeared too quickly.  Since you did such a great job of placing them out of the subject display, having those names sit there a bit longer would not do anything negative to your videos.  By the by, I grew up in Chicago, moved to California after military service during Viet Nam.  I now like to say that "Chicago is a nice place to be FROM".  ;)

Thank you so much!
Yeah, I noticed that some of the names were a little short. I will make them a touch longer next time.
And yeah Chicago is still a great city to live in currently, too. You just need to know the areas to avoid.
AKA - the south and west side...  

Very nice video.
You had the job done, and well done.
Congrats!

dronist Posted at 2017-10-23 20:58
Really nice Bill! Just stay from metal. You were too close for comfort in some of the shoots. Otherwise really good.

Thank you!
All of the shots that looked like they were right next to metal were all handheld shots, where I'm holding my Mavic in one hand and controlling the gimbal with the other.

Berserk Posted at 2017-10-24 05:18
very cool video!

Thank you so much!

ro_flyer Posted at 2017-10-24 05:22
Lighthouses are always a beautiful subject for flying cameras!!! Nice video

Haha! Indeed they do! Thanks a lot!

wglovett Posted at 2017-10-24 05:38
very nice! looks like you had some breezy conditions but the bird did great

Thank you! Yes, the conditions were not the best at times, but being from the windy city (Chicago), you have to get used to flying in some wind, otherwise you will never get your drone off the ground.

Montfrooij Posted at 2017-10-24 09:45
Beautiful video. Great flying and nice music!

Thank you very much! And yes, Sigur Ros is a beautiful band.

John Dooder Posted at 2017-10-24 15:30
This video is awesome! Very nice!

Thank you, John! Greatly appreciated!

Bill Drones Posted at 2017-10-27 18:14
Thank you very much! And yes, Sigur Ros is a beautiful band.

You're welcome!

DocAraxá Posted at 2017-10-25 08:33
Very nice video.
You had the job done, and well done.
Congrats!

Thank you very much!

DJI Thor Posted at 2017-10-26 22:06
Does it also happen on the original version? If it is possible, you can provide me with the original clip from the SD, upload to Dropbox and paste the link here, I'll check.

THank you for the reply. I will take a look at the original footage and see if it is noticeable in that as well.

Great footage!

Very nice. Good editing.  I  visited most of those on vacation this past summer and could film very few because of excessive winds during my stay. Thanks for posting.

a pleasure to watch, thanks for sharing

Wow.... video is so crisp and clear!!! wish I have a Mavic drone.. would you visit my channel as well and subscribe for me? I have 0 subscribers hahahahaha  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcRntjsGu7m8WXzxqgoyp_A

Well done, thanks for sharing

Great job, thanks for sharing

Great video well put together

Bill Drones Posted at 2017-10-24 08:21
Thanks, Thor!
Yeah, I noticed this too, in a few scenes. If you or anyone else knows what causes this/how to avoid it, that info would be much appreciated!

It looks to me like a video artifact that is caused by either your video editing software or something going on with your write speed/bandwith as the video is being recorded to the card in your Mavic. I am not well versed in the proper settings on the drone you need to use, but it's definitely caused by some kind of slowdown. If this appears in other videos, that may be what's going on. If not, it may just be a glitch caused by interference during the recording process. The video is still awesome.

A CW Posted at 2017-10-30 00:32
Great footage!

Thank you very much!

Show... A imagem está perfeita! Ótima edição!

Great video!!!!

Awesome! great video

m1shootr Posted at 2017-10-30 07:56
Very nice. Good editing.  I  visited most of those on vacation this past summer and could film very few because of excessive winds during my stay. Thanks for posting.

Thank you very much!
Yes, I had a lot of bad luck with the weather on the Michigan side, and was only able to get a couple of those lighthouses, when I was hoping to go farther north and get all of them. I plan on going back out that way and to the U.P. next spring and making a part 2 to this video...