Some Amazing Sky's in our backyard last evening. First one taken 7 minutes after Sunset .

so beautyfull!   and you caught 2 fires as well in this picture

JJB* Posted at 6-24 05:59
so beautyfull!   and you caught 2 fires as well in this picture

Thank you, 23rd June is bonfire night in rural Ireland people are allowed burn rubbish on this night every year.

Beautiful captures.

I love the second photo so much!

Nolan Silvius Posted at 6-24 07:05
I love the second photo so much!

Thank you. Yeah second one is nice, but it’s mainly down to light, MA2 is limited in low light this can be seen in first photo which was taken after sunset which makes for a dark photo and even the raw image it’s hard to retrieve much of the DR. But pleased with the first one cloud formation made a big difference to the image, we had low lying fog seen just as sun was setting, clear sky above this and then amazing clouds above that.

Mine does not come close

Droneflier Posted at 6-24 07:38
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Mine does not come close

Your one is pretty good, having some subject like the mountain is great but clouds can make a difference.
I would use one shutter speed higher take in raw and try recover subject in the shadows, it can be done even with the small sensor. But good job it’s a really nice photo.

Amazing captures.

hallmark007 Posted at 6-24 07:57
Your one is pretty good, having some subject like the mountain is great but clouds can make a difference.
I would use one shutter speed higher take in raw and try recover subject in the shadows, it can be done even with the small sensor. But good job it’s a really nice photo.

Thanks for the advice, will definitely try this with my next flight

Wow, such majestic looking shots mate - very well done!

Woe Posted at 6-24 06:56
Beautiful captures.

Cheers Woe...

Beautiful colours and atmosphere!

those colours really amaze me, great shots

hallmark007 Posted at 6-24 07:23
Thank you. Yeah second one is nice, but it’s mainly down to light, MA2 is limited in low light this can be seen in first photo which was taken after sunset which makes for a dark photo and even the raw image it’s hard to retrieve much of the DR. But pleased with the first one cloud formation made a big difference to the image, we had low lying fog seen just as sun was setting, clear sky above this and then amazing clouds above that.

Do you remember what you had your shutter speed set to?

Nolan Silvius Posted at 6-24 11:51
Do you remember what you had your shutter speed set to?

1/120 sec, iso 100. I find the best way for taking single shot is to expose for the sun and try not to shoot until last 15min of Sunset, always use histogram. I wouldn’t recommend shooting below 1/60sec as they tend to be soft. You need always to use Raw as you are most likely going to have to expose and retrieve what you can in the shadows.
I will also say I’m pretty lucky living on the very edge of the West of Ireland and Sunsets are pretty regular and so often diverse in colours and clouds.

hallmark007 Posted at 6-24 12:04
1/120 sec, iso 100. I find the best way for taking single shot is to expose for the sun and try not to shoot until last 15min of Sunset, always use histogram. I wouldn’t recommend shooting below 1/60sec as they tend to be soft. You need always to use Raw as you are most likely going to have to expose and retrieve what you can in the shadows.
I will also say I’m pretty lucky living on the very edge of the West of Ireland and Sunsets are pretty regular and so often diverse in colours and clouds.

Those are all amazing! Thank you for the tips!

hallmark007 Posted at 6-24 10:20
Cheers Woe...

Cheers 007

great photos

Cool stuff! I very much love the golden hour and immense, saturated landscapes.

I've been a "traditional" photog for many years and just got me a MA2. Dipping my toes into the creative possibilities new perspectives brings, even with the limitations of the lens and sensor like your lovely shots do show. Going through my first set of files as I write and I'm reminded that I haven't shot with or worked with "compact" camera files for a decade (except a few phone snaps). Still, like always in the history of photography - if light, exposure and composition is good, it can trump large pixels. massive DR and fancy optics. Looking forward to create new stuff!

Keep up the good stuff m8!

When does the coffee table book come out?   Very nice shots indeed.  Raining here for a couple of days...

Stunning..

Northwood Posted at 6-24 18:40
When does the coffee table book come out?   Very nice shots indeed.  Raining here for a couple of days...

Cheers thank you.

Visual Air Posted at 6-24 08:08
Amazing captures.

Thank you VA

Suren Posted at 6-24 10:59
those colours really amaze me, great shots

Cheers Suren thank you.

is there a trick to post pics? I see it says limit 2mb.. mine are usually way over that

STRIDE8 Posted at 6-25 08:43
is there a trick to post pics? I see it says limit 2mb.. mine are usually way over that

I just follow these to upload photos, you can try to get exactly on 2mb on laptop but it’s time consuming, I find most pics are ok using this method,

Awesome shots!

Hello there hallmark007. Thank you for reaching out and for posting these stunning sunset photos you have captured using your DJI Mavic Air 2. Great work and fly safe always.

I'll say it again, DJI, please increase the file size limit to 3 or 4 Mb,  2 is simply not enough to display the real quality of your drone products' output.

DJI Stephen Posted at 6-25 20:12
Hello there hallmark007. Thank you for reaching out and for posting these stunning sunset photos you have captured using your DJI Mavic Air 2. Great work and fly safe always.

Thank you Sir.

hallmark007 Posted at 6-24 12:04
1/120 sec, iso 100. I find the best way for taking single shot is to expose for the sun and try not to shoot until last 15min of Sunset, always use histogram. I wouldn’t recommend shooting below 1/60sec as they tend to be soft. You need always to use Raw as you are most likely going to have to expose and retrieve what you can in the shadows.
I will also say I’m pretty lucky living on the very edge of the West of Ireland and Sunsets are pretty regular and so often diverse in colours and clouds.

Thats excellent advice mate - thanks for the tips too

A J Posted at 6-26 15:02
Thats excellent advice mate - thanks for the tips too

Your very welcome.

hallmark007 Posted at 6-26 09:51
Thank you Sir.

Hi there hallmark007. You are very much welcome and thank you for the reply. Again, thank you for your support and please stay safe always.

Did you call the fire department ?
;)

Stunning captures!

Montfrooij Posted at 6-29 01:06
Did you call the fire department ?
;)

22nd July is bonfire night in rural Ireland

hallmark007 Posted at 6-29 02:39
22nd July is bonfire night in rural Ireland

Good you had the drone up!