Nice shot - like the reservoir in the distance.

Depp Posted at 8-31 03:34
Nice shot - like the reservoir in the distance.

Thanks Depp - I flew over that reservoir and a couple of others later that day.

Brilliant 360 Mr. B.    Great view of the mast, station and surrounding area.  The wild purple flowers in full bloom are something to behold.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-31 10:17
Brilliant 360 Mr. B.    Great view of the mast, station and surrounding area.  The wild purple flowers in full bloom are something to behold.

Thanks RDB. That's the heather, it's widespread around here.

Blériot53 Posted at 8-31 10:23
Thanks RDB. That's the heather, it's widespread around here.

You're very welcome Mr. B.    Heather....I knew that term....guess my head is still not clear of the pain meds.  Sorry.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-31 10:27
You're very welcome Mr. B.    Heather....I knew that term....guess my head is still not clear of the pain meds.  Sorry.

No worries
I tried a different program for the stitching on that pano, rather than relying on the DJI App.
Using the DNG files (RAW).

Blériot53 Posted at 8-31 10:51
No worries
I tried a different program for the stitching on that pano, rather than relying on the DJI App.
Using the DNG files (RAW).

Whichever program you used worked extremely well.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 8-31 10:55
Whichever program you used worked extremely well.

The DNG files produced darkimages with washed-out colours. I had to run the composited file through G.I.M.P. to bring up the brightness and colour depth(saturation) to make it presentable.

That worked out Great Mr B,     bit of a grey day though

DAFlys Posted at 8-31 23:32
That worked out Great Mr B,     bit of a grey day though

Yes it was rather cloudy and dull.  That was composited with the recently acquired software ;)

Blériot53 Posted at 8-31 23:49
Yes it was rather cloudy and dull.  That was composited with the recently acquired software ;)

Well it certainly worked well.   I would have been tempted to brighten it a little bit myself.  

DAFlys Posted at 8-31 23:58
Well it certainly worked well.   I would have been tempted to brighten it a little bit myself.

I already did that. The DNG files are so dull and drab I had to play around the brightness, contrast, gamma, colour and saturation to get to where it is. I did most of the adjustment in G.I.M.P.

Blériot53 Posted at 9-1 00:10
I already did that. The DNG files are so dull and drab I had to play around the brightness, contrast, gamma, colour and saturation to get to where it is. I did most of the adjustment in G.I.M.P.

Have you looked at https://www.darktable.org

DAFlys Posted at 9-1 00:15
Have you looked at https://www.darktable.org

That rings a bell. I think I looked at it some time ago, but dismissed it as I never shot in RAW.
Thanks for the reminder. It might be something useful now that RAW/DNG is available on the Mini3Pro.
I've bookmarked the link

Blériot53 Posted at 9-1 00:25
That rings a bell. I think I looked at it some time ago, but dismissed it as I never shot in RAW.
Thanks for the reminder. It might be something useful now that RAW/DNG is available on the Mini3Pro.
I've bookmarked the link

Its free so worth a look.

DAFlys Posted at 9-1 00:40
Its free so worth a look.

Yes I noticed it is Open Sourced.
I think I downloaded it onto my old desktop, but never really used it.
Time to give it another try - I'll stick it on this laptop.
Thursday French class due to start at 10h00 - have a good day and flying perhaps?
If the wind calms down.

Blériot53 Posted at 9-1 00:45
Yes I noticed it is Open Sourced.
I think I downloaded it onto my old desktop, but never really used it.
Time to give it another try - I'll stick it on this laptop.

Had a quick flight but its still 30moph winds here and nothing interesting was jumping out at me.

DAFlys Posted at 9-1 03:07
Had a quick flight but its still 30moph winds here and nothing interesting was jumping out at me.

It's a prefect summer's day here - except for the gusty winds. Had a walk with Mrs.B along the canal.

Blériot53 Posted at 9-1 05:25
It's a prefect summer's day here - except for the gusty winds. Had a walk with Mrs.B along the canal.

Quite a grey sky here but warm yet windy,   did 5 miles this morning and was just heading out again to see if the incoming tide my bring something fun.  

DAFlys Posted at 9-1 05:30
Quite a grey sky here but warm yet windy,   did 5 miles this morning and was just heading out again to see if the incoming tide my bring something fun.

Have fun

That one looks good, especially the little planet.

Montfrooij Posted at 9-1 09:56
That one looks good, especially the little planet.

Hi Peter, thanks. A lot of work went into that one, and I'm not sure the results I obtained by compositing and editing manually are any better than the job done on-the-fly by the DJI software.
I'm just uploading that version to Skypixel for comparison.

Blériot53 Posted at 9-1 10:00
Hi Peter, thanks. A lot of work went into that one, and I'm not sure the results I obtained by compositing and editing manually are any better than the job done on-the-fly by the DJI software.
I'm just uploading that version to Skypixel for comparison.

I know, it can be hard sometimes.

Montfrooij Posted at 9-1 10:11
I know, it can be hard sometimes.

Have a look, if you will, at this comparison. This one is the one produced by the drone - unretouched.

https://www.skypixel.com/photo360s/dji-360pano-holme-moss

Blériot53 Posted at 9-1 10:12
Have a look, if you will, at this comparison. This one is the one produced by the drone - unretouched.

https://www.skypixel.com/photo360s/dji-360pano-holme-moss

The one in post #1 is much better. The last one you shared shows a lot of stitching errors.

Montfrooij Posted at 9-1 10:14
The one in post #1 is much better. The last one you shared shows a lot of stitching errors.

Maybe it was worth the effort then

Blériot53 Posted at 9-1 10:17
Maybe it was worth the effort then

I think so. The colors look better too!
(Or I'm fooling myself, but so it seems)

Montfrooij Posted at 9-1 10:23
I think so. The colors look better too!
(Or I'm fooling myself, but so it seems)

Better daylight or sunshine on the day would have helped.

Blériot53 Posted at 9-1 10:26
Better daylight or sunshine on the day would have helped.

Yeah, probably. But also at the risk of over exposing.

Montfrooij Posted at 9-1 10:29
Yeah, probably. But also at the risk of over exposing.

It's a balancing act

Blériot53 Posted at 9-1 10:37
It's a balancing act

It is.
Too bad they never went with a AEB - 360 mode

Montfrooij Posted at 9-1 12:26
It is.
Too bad they never went with a AEB - 360 mode

I am baffled by all the variables that can cause a succees or failure

Blériot53 Posted at 9-1 12:52
I am baffled by all the variables that can cause a succees or failure

Yeah, it's something you have to find your 'best' way in.

Blériot53 Posted at 9-1 05:54
Have fun

Ended up being too windy still but today is looking up.  

Montfrooij Posted at 9-1 22:37
Yeah, it's something you have to find your 'best' way in.

More study for a rainy day

DAFlys Posted at 9-1 23:02
Ended up being too windy still but today is looking up.

Grandson visit today (last day of school holidays) so other things are scheduled.

Blériot53 Posted at 9-1 23:27
More study for a rainy day

Oh yes. Still looking forward to rainy days.

Montfrooij Posted at 9-1 23:44
Oh yes. Still looking forward to rainy days.

For the moment.

Blériot53 Posted at 9-1 23:29
Grandson visit today (last day of school holidays) so other things are scheduled.

Thats a shame,  weather is looking good today. It was supposed to rain but that seems to have come overnight and now its looking nice,   I shall probably have a walk and fly and then some gardening and cleaning.