The Secret Bridge....

If you ask some people on the Island how many bridges off are they most will tell you two,   a few will tell you three,  but most dont know this fourth bridge exists.



Taken with the Mini 3 Pro.



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DAFlys Posted at 8-18 23:28
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Great topdown shot David.

DAFlys Posted at 8-18 23:28
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And I love this view.  A lot more people will know about the Fourth Bridge now
Downloaded the firmware update this morning and I've just done my first 360Pano with it.
Results to follow.

Both great shots DAFlys what a design!

Blériot53 Posted at 8-19 00:35
And I love this view.  A lot more people will know about the Fourth Bridge now
Downloaded the firmware update this morning and I've just done my first 360Pano with it.
Results to follow.

Looking forward to that!

Bussty Posted at 8-19 01:03
Looking forward to that!

That's down to DAFlys, not me

DAFlys Posted at 8-18 23:28
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Impressive top down shot DA.  

DAFlys Posted at 8-18 23:28
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Great shot DA.  Appears the entire bridge is fenced off so that would prohibit leaving the island via that bridge.  Is it no longer safe for vehicular traffic?

Blériot53 Posted at 8-19 01:21
That's down to DAFlys, not me

Oh the intrigue!!!  

Bussty Posted at 8-19 02:21
Oh the intrigue!!!

I'm just experimenting with the 360Pano feature, after downloading the latest firmware update.
One attempt so far. It looks OK but there's a stitching mismatch on the vertical axis at the start/finish line

Blériot53 Posted at 8-19 02:34
I'm just experimenting with the 360Pano feature, after downloading the latest firmware update.
One attempt so far. It looks OK but there's a stitching mismatch on the vertical axis at the start/finish line
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Definitely a stitching mismatch on the vertical axis Mr. B.  Is that a bug in the latest firmware update?

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-19 02:41
Definitely a stitching mismatch on the vertical axis Mr. B.  Is that a bug in the latest firmware update?

Hi RDB. Too soon to say.  I only downloaded it a couple of hours ago and nipped out for a quick test,
There seems to be a slight element of curvature in some areas of full image too.
I'd like to do a direct comparison between the Mini3Pro and the Mavic2Zoom.
Same location and height AG, starting from the same heading.
The images from the M2Z using Litchi, and manually stitched
And those from the Mini3Pro using the inbuilt App.

Blériot53 Posted at 8-19 02:47
Hi RDB. Too soon to say.  I only downloaded it a couple of hours ago and nipped out for a quick test,
There seems to be a slight element of curvature in some areas of full image too.
I'd like to do a direct comparison between the Mini3Pro and the Mavic2Zoom.

DJI Stitching engine definitely not 100%  have you got PTGUI or tried Microsoft ICE? I've been having really good success with the Mini 3 Pro and external stitcher e.g PTGUI   Good luck in getting sorted.

Bussty Posted at 8-19 03:02
DJI Stitching engine definitely not 100%  have you got PTGUI or tried Microsoft ICE? I've been having really good success with the Mini 3 Pro and external stitcher e.g PTGUI   Good luck in getting sorted.

I have Microsoft Ice and AutoPanoGiga.
The individual images are not saved in the DJI App, just the finished Pano JPEG.
Maybe I should have set J-RAW?
But I'm not sure AutopanoGiga handels RAW images (DNG)
I shall have to check.

Blériot53 Posted at 8-19 03:12
I have Microsoft Ice and AutoPanoGiga.
The individual images are not saved in the DJI App, just the finished Pano JPEG.
Maybe I should have set J-RAW?

I think after the last update it unselected the jpeg or raw option so have to reselect. Either of those software should be OK the Mini 3 is whipping around during those panos so the whole thing is pretty quick so should have minimal stitching errors (if any) Good luck!

Blériot53 Posted at 8-19 02:47
Hi RDB. Too soon to say.  I only downloaded it a couple of hours ago and nipped out for a quick test,
There seems to be a slight element of curvature in some areas of full image too.
I'd like to do a direct comparison between the Mini3Pro and the Mavic2Zoom.

Looking forward to the results of your M2Z and Mini 3 comparison Mr. B.  

Bussty tweaked my interest so I'm just starting to try and dabble in this.  I just got the paid version of PTGui so I have a long learning curve ahead of me I'm sure.  

Bussty Posted at 8-19 01:03
Both great shots DAFlys what a design!

Cheers Bussty.  

It's not exactly small. Why is it so secret?

Bussty Posted at 8-19 03:33
I think after the last update it unselected the jpeg or raw option so have to reselect. Either of those software should be OK the Mini 3 is whipping around during those panos so the whole thing is pretty quick so should have minimal stitching errors (if any) Good luck!

Something else to experiment with. Boredom is not an option

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-19 03:58
Looking forward to the results of your M2Z and Mini 3 comparison Mr. B.  

Bussty tweaked my interest so I'm just starting to try and dabble in this.  I just got the paid version of PTGui so I have a long learning curve ahead of me I'm sure.

I consider PTGUI too expensive to justify for my casual, hobby interest.
I'll see what I can achieve with the alternatives.

DAFlys Posted at 8-18 23:28
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Nice capture, these are interesting images. Thanks for sharing them.

Blériot53 Posted at 8-19 06:31
Something else to experiment with. Boredom is not an option

Never bored with a Drone unless it's raining and tired of avoiding an expensive crash indoors

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-19 03:58
Looking forward to the results of your M2Z and Mini 3 comparison Mr. B.  

Bussty tweaked my interest so I'm just starting to try and dabble in this.  I just got the paid version of PTGui so I have a long learning curve ahead of me I'm sure.

You might be surprised :-) There is some great do's and don't here https://ptgui.com/support.html and tutorials here...  https://ptgui.com/videotutorials.html plus Youtube of course :-)  Good luck and looking forward to seeing the results! And don't forget to sing out if any issues

Blériot53 Posted at 8-19 06:33
I consider PTGUI too expensive to justify for my casual, hobby interest.
I'll see what I can achieve with the alternatives.

I hear you on that.  I did splurge a bit for the software.  

Bussty Posted at 8-19 16:24
You might be surprised :-) There is some great do's and don't here https://ptgui.com/support.html and tutorials here...  https://ptgui.com/videotutorials.html plus Youtube of course :-)  Good luck and looking forward to seeing the results! And don't forget to sing out if any issues

Thanks for the helpful links Bussty.  

Bussty Posted at 8-19 16:21
Never bored with a Drone unless it's raining and tired of avoiding an expensive crash indoors

High winds this morning, but no rain.  \can't chance the drones though

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-19 17:04
I hear you on that.  I did splurge a bit for the software.

Blériot53 Posted at 8-19 00:35
And I love this view.  A lot more people will know about the Fourth Bridge now
Downloaded the firmware update this morning and I've just done my first 360Pano with it.
Results to follow.

Cheers Mr B,   I did some tests with automatic vs manual stitching and panorama studio did a great job but after uploading to sky pixel and being reduced to 15000px on the wide side there was no difference in it.

Depp Posted at 8-19 05:40
It's not exactly small. Why is it so secret?

There's always calls for a third bridge off the island due to the traffic,  no seems to mention the existing third and fourth bridges so its a bit of a joke.

AeroNW Posted at 8-19 15:03
Nice capture, these are interesting images. Thanks for sharing them.

thanks AeroNW.   

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-19 02:14
Impressive top down shot DA.

Cheers DT.   

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-19 02:15
Great shot DA.  Appears the entire bridge is fenced off so that would prohibit leaving the island via that bridge.  Is it no longer safe for vehicular traffic?

It safe for use,   you just need a key to use it.   Very X- Files really.

DAFlys Posted at 8-20 00:35
Cheers Mr B,   I did some tests with automatic vs manual stitching and panorama studio did a great job but after uploading to sky pixel and being reduced to 15000px on the wide side there was no difference in it.

A useful comparison then.  Too windy here for droning today. But I've updated the firmware (3 times - one for each battery)

Blériot53 Posted at 8-20 00:43
A useful comparison then.  Too windy here for droning today. But I've updated the firmware (3 times - one for each battery)

Probably quite useful for hosting it somewhere else.

DAFlys Posted at 8-20 01:00
Probably quite useful for hosting it somewhere else.

Yes, something less restrictive.

DAFlys Posted at 8-20 00:38
Cheers DT.

You're most welcome DA.  

DAFlys Posted at 8-20 00:40
It safe for use,   you just need a key to use it.   Very X- Files really.

That really is a bit strange.  I guess only certain people have keys.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-20 03:13
That really is a bit strange.  I guess only certain people have keys.

Mostly out version of the EPA and farmers I believe.