I took my Mavic Pro to the hills above Laguna Beach, California yesterday. It was perfect weather for flying, no wind at all. One flight was about 3 miles (1.5 each way), another 2 miles (flying around), and the big one, was 4.5 miles (2.25 miles each way). The longest flight had my heart pumping a little, as I was concerned that maybe I wouldn't make it back, but I crossed my landing pad with 44% battery, so flew around a bit more until I reached my usual Low Battery Warning at 40%!

Here's a video I put together of my afternoon flying... Laguna Beach, from Above:

Nice video! Great scenery always make me happy. Thanks for sharing!

Very nice video

Great video and great place!
Congrats!

Nice video.
Thanks

Great video- Got to love Sunny Southern California for a subject.

PSDTrainer Posted at 2017-11-20 13:33
Great video- Got to love Sunny Southern California for a subject.

Thanks. I'm back there now, getting ready for a sunset flight. Yesterday's sunset was spectacular, and there are even more pretty clouds today!

Not so happy with my sunset footage or stills. This one is quite heavily post processed, but it doesn't really capture what I saw. I still kinda suck at color grading.

I had pretty good luck in Hawaii- Of course it's Hawaii, and ANYONE can capture a stunning Sunset, even with a cheap disposable cam. Good luck, with the heat we're about to be getting the Sunsets should really get colorful, how's your white balance?

PSDTrainer Posted at 2017-11-22 05:57
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I had pretty good luck in Hawaii- Of course it's Hawaii, and ANYONE can capture a stunning Sunset, even with a cheap disposable cam. Good luck, with the heat we're about to be getting the Sunsets should really get colorful, how's your white balance?

I manually set white balance before takeoff/shooting video and stills, but at sunset and sunrise, the white balance is constantly changing anyway, so you'll always have to adjust/make an artistic decision in post.

Great video!

Jyunte Posted at 2017-11-22 11:44
I manually set white balance before takeoff/shooting video and stills, but at sunset and sunrise, the white balance is constantly changing anyway, so you'll always have to adjust/make an artistic decision in post.

I agree- Though I still have occasional issue with strong light transitioning to soft- I've been debating about adding a filter- Are you using any?

PSDTrainer Posted at 2017-11-23 07:50
I agree- Though I still have occasional issue with strong light transitioning to soft- I've been debating about adding a filter- Are you using any?

I used an ND4 filter, if I remember correctly. During the day, I usually fly with an ND16 pretty much permanently attached to the lens! I just got some PolarPro ND/PL filters, so might try them today.