My second video. We were on a road trip vacation along the Pacific Coast Highway, and I was learning to fly my new MAVIC. Fun stuff! All comments welcomed.

Real nice but keep an eye on the focus.

Real nice but keep an eye on the focus.

dronist Posted at 2017-4-8 20:23
Real nice but keep an eye on the focus.

Thanks! Can you tell me where you saw that the focus was off?

Nicely edited and really nice flying with the slow turns.

alaska42 Posted at 2017-4-9 04:18
Nicely edited and really nice flying with the slow turns.

Thank you! I'm definitely improving and this MAVIC is awesome! I still have to start playing with the controller and gimbal gains...

Very nicely done!  I know most of the area flown.  Interesting to see the old highway at the tunnel, and I loved the first city clip.  I didn't notice any focal issue, but was just enjoying the video.  By the way, it plays very nicely at .75 playback speed.  Congratulations.

Beautiful! I enjoyed watching you video.

AG0N-Gary Posted at 2017-4-9 05:26
Very nicely done!  I know most of the area flown.  Interesting to see the old highway at the tunnel, and I loved the first city clip.  I didn't notice any focal issue, but was just enjoying the video.  By the way, it plays very nicely at .75 playback speed.  Congratulations.

Thank you! I'll try the .75 speed playback.

DJL Posted at 2017-4-9 05:42
Beautiful! I enjoyed watching you video.

Thank you!

PizzaFiend Posted at 2017-4-9 03:40
Thanks! Can you tell me where you saw that the focus was off?

The first 9 to 11 seconds and then the focus.

dronist Posted at 2017-4-11 20:02
The first 9 to 11 seconds and then the focus.

So, you see that the first 9 to 11 seconds are in focus, but not after that, or the other way around?

PizzaFiend Posted at 2017-4-12 07:33
So, you see that the first 9 to 11 seconds are in focus, but not after that, or the other way around?

To me I see a shift in focus right around the 9-10 second mark in the middle of the scene above the highway/beach and then it's out of focus for the first bit around the rock then at about the 31-32 second mark it snaps back in focus right as you reach the 'edge' on the rock.

Difficult to get details on my work PC though so take it for what it is.

Stavo Posted at 2017-4-12 10:21
To me I see a shift in focus right around the 9-10 second mark in the middle of the scene above the highway/beach and then it's out of focus for the first bit around the rock then at about the 31-32 second mark it snaps back in focus right as you reach the 'edge' on the rock.

Difficult to get details on my work PC though so take it for what it is.

Hmmm. I'm not seeing that on my iPad. I will check the original MOV on my computer. In any regard, I will pay more attention to focus...

Thanks @dronist and @Stavo for the feedback!

PizzaFiend Posted at 2017-4-12 13:59
Hmmm. I'm not seeing that on my iPad. I will check the original MOV on my computer. In any regard, I will pay more attention to focus...

Thanks @dronist and @Stavo for the feedback!

You are welcome!

Nice one Man well done

Bintryin Posted at 2017-4-13 00:32
Nice one Man well done

Thank you!

The fact that you did NOT have the same scenes is what makes a video a nice video.  You want to keep your audiance watching and a lot of these video's...its the same scenes over and over...I don't even watch it all the way to the end because I'm board and want to move on.  
Once in a while you yawed left or right for a quick turn then stopped.  Work on that so it is smooth and not so little.  Tripod mode is so awesome to help with getting smooth pans, crane/lift, orbit, move tilts, etc.
OVERALL, awesome video.  I watched it to the end.

What setting and filters did you use. Thanks for sharing great choice on music.

fansebe7d662 Posted at 2017-4-13 05:29
What setting and filters did you use. Thanks for sharing great choice on music.

All default settings, and unfiltered. I have yet to start playing with the various video color modes and camera settings, probably because I'm still concentrating on flying and composition. I am planning on buying a set of ND filters, and kind of wish I had them for some of the shots that ended up being edited out. That said, I am very happy with the "out-of-the-box" settings for the time being. Some of the scenes were shot during early morning or late in the day when the sun was near the horizon and lighting conditions were good.

ProQuad Posted at 2017-4-13 05:28
The fact that you did NOT have the same scenes is what makes a video a nice video.  You want to keep your audiance watching and a lot of these video's...its the same scenes over and over...I don't even watch it all the way to the end because I'm board and want to move on.  
Once in a while you yawed left or right for a quick turn then stopped.  Work on that so it is smooth and not so little.  Tripod mode is so awesome to help with getting smooth pans, crane/lift, orbit, move tilts, etc.
OVERALL, awesome video.  I watched it to the end.

Thank you! Yes, I need work on my flying and camera control. Thank you for the tip on Tripod mode. I haven't tried that one yet, but certainly will now! I also have yet to play with the controller and gimbal gains. Seems that I'll be busy playing and tweaking for some time :-)

Thanks again for the advice and compliments. Much appreciated!