Recent content by dajomu

Regarding rushing to get the great shot: I recall listening to a podcast interview with a commercial drone pilot who shot for the Discovery Chanel and National Geographic. I can't recall his name. But I do recall him saying (effectively): "we always bring multiple drones into the field, and if...

I can recommend Bay Photo. I use them to fulfill customer print orders, which are usually corporate office installations, done as Acrylic Prints (1/4" thick with DiBond backing) or MetalPrints. I've gotten pano aspect ratios (2:1, 3:1) and standard aspect ratios (3:2, 1x1, etc) at sizes up to...

As others have said in response to the video...yes! The flare looks excessive. My guess as to possible causes: A. Bad lens sample (so would not occur on all instances of the drone). These things happen. B. Bad lens design (so others would be seeing it too) C. Some kind of uniform foreign residue...

Using an ND filter just for lens protection is a dubious practice, even if you've been doing it for 60 years. Just sayin'. (70 year old commercial photographer here).

While battery storage is mentioned above, I'm writing to clarify for anyone who might need it stated more clearly: For long term storage your drone's batteries should be kept at between 40% to 60% charge. The actual issue is the voltage, and you can google to find more details if you care, but...

(Non-Litchi solution described here). As of July 2023, Litchi does not support the Mavic 3 Pro, and the DJI Fly App still lacks an option to disable the Landing Protections system. So landing/hand catching from a tossing boat is still an issue, as well as the other issues described so well in...

This is quite a misleading statement. The scenes we shoot often contain 20 stops or more of dynamic range. The higher end Mavic cameras have a dynamic range that's less than 13 stops. If you want to capture more than 13 stops of information with your Mavic, you'll have to shoot multiple image...

My normal batch-oriented HDR workflow is to turn on exposure bracketing for an entire flight, so all of my "shots" taken during that flight have 3 or 5 associated image files whose names are in numerical order. I use Photomatix Pro to process them in batch, and all I have to do is tell it...