Recent content by Dronecation

Maybe...have you ever been to Hong Kong? If so, then I find it hard to understand why you think it lunacy? Especially in Sha Tin....

Looks fine to me. Far from lunacy. He has flown it quite carefully.

It is that time of year again where drones become an issue for those fighting forest fires. After reading the article [see below link] it struck me odd that a mayor of the town would say" he would take out a drone with a 12-gauge shotgun if he could, but he's not allowed," Making folks aware...

Count me in...the 1"sensor [if you can call it a true 1"] on my Sony RX100 vii produces fabulous images. Better than a phone sensor any day...

They are a top notch business. You will be dealing with one of the best, if not thee best!

Out of curiosity, and I'm certain you have already tried, but have you shot video of the breeching whales from the A1 and experimented with the spot/matrix metering modes to see if it cuts out a lot of the over exposures. I believe any of those referenced recorded settings you used would help...

..or more.

Seeing as you are fairly accomplished in the photographic still world, I'm surprised that you could not figure out the appropriate drone settings for still images and video from your drone. You certainly won't get the type of images that your first class Sony A1 camera can achieve.

Well done!

I would say it is very apt!

Serious answer- that would be a perfect example of the Dunning-Kruger effect!

People say and do the oddest things. Example here: https://simpleflying.com/fake-singapore-airlines-pilot-caught-arrested-delhi-airport/

Say you are on a flight and the cockpit crew are both incapacitated. The stewardess calls out if there is a pilot on board and a drone passenger responds that they are a pilot. Good luck with that scenario....lol

Relax...I think you are taking things a bit too serious. Here is an example, of which you may have seen:

It has more to do with deception rather than 'self importance' or 'superiority'... If anything, one can switch it around and say that some use 'lying through omission' as a means to attain self importance by claiming they are 'a pilot,' but not admitting they are a drone pilot. There are many...