As usual for me I wish everyone a Merry Christmas from Australia each  year (where it's middle of summer) with a collection of past shots.
Have a great Christmas and New Year!

Nice sharing, christangey!
Merry Christmas and wish you a Happy New Year~

DJI Thor Posted at 12-24 19:13
Nice sharing, christangey!
Merry Christmas and wish you a Happy New Year~

and to you and your family Thor

FANTASTIC!
Merry every day to you and all.
     Chris always has something special up his sleeve.

Bob-Mini-2 Posted at 12-24 19:58
FANTASTIC!
Merry every day to you and all.
     Chris always has something special up his sleeve.

Not sure about that Bob but I really hope your Christmas is special!

christangey Posted at 12-24 20:02
Not sure about that Bob  but I really hope your Christmas is special!

Give a big howdy to your Ring Tailed Wallaby for me

Merry Christmas Chris and another amazing video.

Suren Posted at 12-24 22:30
Merry Christmas Chris and another amazing video.

Same to you and your family  Suren

Merry Christmas to you too christangey and thank you for sharing your beautiful vision of Australia

Gelert Posted at 12-24 23:42
Merry Christmas to you too christangey and thank you for sharing your beautiful vision of Australia

my pleasure Captain Gelert!

Merry Christmas Chris,  brilliant work as always.  

DAFlys Posted at 12-25 01:55
Merry Christmas Chris,  brilliant work as always.

Thanks Captain!

christangey Posted at 12-25 04:40
Thanks Captain!

You’re very welcome.

Awesome work on this video.    Merry Christmas Chris.  

Amazing!!!  My favorite, @ 2:45ish.  Just lovely!

DowntownRDB Posted at 12-25 06:00
Awesome work on this video.    Merry Christmas Chris.

and to you Downtown!

TonyPHX Posted at 12-25 12:18
Amazing!!!  My favorite, @ 2:45ish.  Just lovely!

Mine too Tony. That location is in our valley just a mile west of here. Known locally as "the claypans" they only fill after big rains here in the desert. You can walk through the water from one side to the other as all of the pans are very shallow.

Bob-Mini-2 Posted at 12-24 20:18
Give a big howdy to your Ring Tailed Wallaby for me

I will Bob!

christangey Posted at 12-25 16:00
and to you Downtown!

Keep up the amazing work.  Hope you week is off to a great start Chris.  Hard to believe in 5 more days we put 2023 in the history book and welcome 2024.

DowntownRDB Posted at 12-26 09:03
Keep up the amazing work.  Hope you week is off to a great start Chris.  Hard to believe in 5 more days we put 2023 in the history book and welcome 2024.

Yes, I know we say it every year but this one really HAS seemed to go fast!

I did this little one for christmas but your views are incredible

AR Imagery Posted at 12-27 03:10
I did this little one for christmas but your views are incredible

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaQhkEJYDi0

thanks AR, and hope you had a good Christmas!

Amazing relaxing video Chris. Thank you, Merry Christmas to you to. Just wanted to ask you one question, do not mean it as criticism in any way. I was wondering why you don't film in HLG, you get a wider color gamut and also much higher range of luminosity that way. Great video Chris, thank you for sharing.  Take care, Mike.
P.S. Your video looks great in rec.709 though. To be honest, I'd rather enjoy well done video in rec.709 SDR, than a video that is not properly filmed / rendered in HLG rec.2020.

Mzp Posted at 12-27 06:34
Amazing relaxing video Chris. Thank you, Merry Christmas to you to. Just wanted to ask you one question, do not mean it as criticism in any way. I was wondering why you don't film in HLG, you get a wider color gamut and also much higher range of luminosity that way. Great video Chris, thank you for sharing.  Take care, Mike.
P.S. Your video looks great in rec.709 though. To be honest, I'd rather enjoy well done video in rec.709 SDR, than a video that is not properly filmed / rendered in HLG rec.2020.

Easy answer Mike, I do shoot in HLG and have for years. Up till now I haven’t had any need for it apart from keeping the master files to license to broadcasters/streamers who are more and more asking for HDR footage. So yes, while I post online in 709 I still have all the original HDR master material. Having said that, the previously horrendous costs of HDR monitors is coming down so I still might end up re-editing some older HLG-shot films and of course, new ones too, Plus I now have an OLED TV that can play HLG natively so that adds incentive!

christangey Posted at 12-27 06:54
Easy answer Mike, I do shoot in HLG and have for years. Up till now I haven’t had any need for it apart from keeping the master files to license to broadcasters/streamers who are more and more asking for HDR footage. So yes, while I post online in 709 I still have all the original HDR master material. Having said that, the previously horrendous costs of HDR monitors is coming down so I still might end up re-editing some older HLG-shot films and of course, new ones too, Plus I now have an OLED TV that can play HLG natively so that adds incentive!

Got you Chris, no worries. I hear you, that's great that you have the originals in HLG, you capture the most dynamic range this way and just share in SDR. I know it's not ideal, but I ended up going with a gaming HDR monitor, it's not the $20,000 reference monitor that professionals use, but it is still better than nothing. I use Asus ROG Swift PG32UQX, it's great for gaming and HDR rendering. Those OLED TVs are great I hear, I have a Samsung QLED and it's just couple of years old, but the next one I might go for OLED. Enjoyed your video a lot in SDR Chris.

Take care, Mike.

christangey Posted at 12-26 16:10
Yes, I know we say it every year but this one really HAS seemed to go fast!

It definitely has for me also.  Starting again on January 1 reminds me of that Groundhog Day movie.  

Mzp Posted at 12-27 07:06
Got you Chris, no worries. I hear you, that's great that you have the originals in HLG, you capture the most dynamic range this way and just share in SDR. I know it's not ideal, but I ended up going with a gaming HDR monitor, it's not the $20,000 reference monitor that professionals use, but it is still better than nothing. I use Asus ROG Swift PG32UQX, it's great for gaming and HDR rendering. Those OLED TVs are great I hear, I have a Samsung QLED and it's just couple of years old, but the next one I might go for OLED. Enjoyed your video a lot in SDR Chris.

Take care, Mike.

same to you Mike

DowntownRDB Posted at 12-27 08:49
It definitely has for me also.  Starting again on January 1 reminds me of that Groundhog Day movie.

It can be a bit like that Downtown

christangey Posted at 12-27 22:28
It can be a bit like that Downtown

Here are some of my predictions for 2024.

1 - Lots of AI powered innovation
2 - Green energy milestones will be met
3 - More revolution in space commerce
4 - Augmented reality will be more fully unleashed
5 - The world will see an fast and furious economic cycle

Even though the world is in a state of constant flux I think we are on the brink of a profound transformation for the better.

Sorry, I was just trying to take a long look at what 2024 might look like.  Time to go have a beer or two and quit pondering.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 12-28 09:24
Here are some of my predictions for 2024.

1 - Lots of AI powered innovation

Don't be sorry, but we are going to check off your list this time next year!

christangey Posted at 12-28 16:19
Don't be sorry, but we are going to check off your list this time next year!

I'm going to post the list on my desk and see how well I did.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 12-29 08:46
I'm going to post the list on my desk and see how well I did.

At least you have the courage to make a list!

DJI Thor Posted at 12-24 19:13
Nice sharing, christangey!
Merry Christmas and wish you a Happy New Year~

nice image

ayaradaniel12@g Posted at 12-30 13:27
nice image

were you so close to the ground

ayaradaniel12@g Posted at 12-30 13:27
were you so close to the ground

which drone did you use

christangey Posted at 12-27 06:54
Easy answer Mike, I do shoot in HLG and have for years. Up till now I haven’t had any need for it apart from keeping the master files to license to broadcasters/streamers who are more and more asking for HDR footage. So yes, while I post online in 709 I still have all the original HDR master material. Having said that, the previously horrendous costs of HDR monitors is coming down so I still might end up re-editing some older HLG-shot films and of course, new ones too, Plus I now have an OLED TV that can play HLG natively so that adds incentive!

okay that is nice

ayaradaniel12@g Posted at 12-30 13:29
okay that is nice

have you ever shot d log

ayaradaniel12@g Posted at 12-30 13:29
have you ever shot d log

escpecially with mini 4 pro

DJI Thor Posted at 12-24 19:13
Nice sharing, christangey!
Merry Christmas and wish you a Happy New Year~

merrrry christmas

ever shot with mini 4 pro