During #Summer 2019 I took the opportunity to visit some of the North of Portugal and Fisgas de Ermelo was one of my favourite places.

My friendly #DJIMavicAir was used to film this video in 4K@30fps with the ND32/PL filter from Neewer, edited and colorgraded with #AdobePremierePro .

Using Neutral Density filters on my drone really changed my videos and photos quality and here is how I use them:

ND filters

ND4 / PL	Use during sunset and sunrise adn similar low light situations.
ND8 / PL	Use at cloudy days where the sunlight doesn't hit directly the camera and acts like a softbox.
ND16 / PL	Use during daytime with few or no clouds or when flimding right at a bright light source.
ND32 / PL	Use during extremely bright summer / desert / water / snowy days.

To calculate the shutter speed the formula is simple: 2 x Framerate = Shutter speed for example, 2 x 30 fps = 60 shutter speed.

These ND filters do come in handy when trying to get that perfect light for your shot, specially when pairing them with some handy apps that can calculate the correct shutter speed you should use in combination with the frames per second and the ND filter.

Fisgas

Personally, I enjoy using the PolarPro mobile app available for iPhone and Android.

Here are other reccomended mobile apps to calculate ND exposure time:

For iPhone: Photopills or Neutrally+

For Android: ND Calc or NC Calculator Free


Do you use any other app that should be shared here? Let me know in the comments.



If you liked this drone video I've got 2 playlists with some of my drone videos in case you want to check them out:

Flimed in HD with the #DJISpark: https://goo.gl/N4ERQD

Flimed in 4K with the #DJIMavicAir: https://tinyurl.com/y68qw3fv

Check my instagram out @o_laparoto

Beautiful work! We do appreciate sharing this amazing footage with us.

DJI Tony Posted at 8-13 08:07
Beautiful work! We do appreciate sharing this amazing footage with us.

Thank you so much for your encouraging comment DJI Tony!

I do like to share these short videos of mine here in the forum.

Nice video and useful tips. Thanks for sharing.

DJI Panda Posted at 8-13 19:47
Nice video and useful tips. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you DJI Panda! I'm really glad you enjoyed this post.

Great info on using ND and awesome footage once more

A J Posted at 8-14 02:20
Great info on using ND and awesome footage once more

Thank you so much A J.

To be honest when I first saw these ND filters I did not care much for them, but when I started experimenting with them it all became clear to me why everyone else was using these!

o_laparoto Posted at 8-14 05:18
Thank you so much A J.

To be honest when I first saw these ND filters I did not care much for them, but when I started experimenting with them it all became clear to me why everyone else was using these!

The certainly make a difference in controlling the motion blur in bright conditions

o_laparoto Posted at 8-13 10:26
Thank you so much for your encouraging comment DJI Tony!

I do like to share these short videos of mine here in the forum.

You're most welcome!

Amazing footage

winkiel82 Posted at 8-17 12:12
Amazing footage

I'm glad you enjoyed this video winkiel82

o_laparoto Posted at 8-17 12:25
I'm glad you enjoyed this video winkiel82

It's my pleasure.

DJI Panda Posted at 8-13 19:47
Nice video and useful tips. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for the Highlight and DIGG @DJI Panda

Amazing footage.    Great tips for the ND filters.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 2-25 08:02
Amazing footage.    Great tips for the ND filters.

Thank you for your comment DowntownRDB

Just trying to help a bit.

o_laparoto Posted at 3-3 05:58
Thank you for your comment DowntownRDB

Just trying to help a bit.

You're very welcome.  

thanks for sharing, well done!

MM Pilot Posted at 7-12 08:18
thanks for sharing, well done!

Thanks MM Pilot

o_laparoto Posted at 7-20 02:06
Thanks MM Pilot

you're welcome!

Thanks for sharing.