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I am a drone novice and the MavicPro is my first drone. I decided to buy the drone several weeks ago to use to take unique photos/videos during our family vacations. These photos and videos were my first attempt to use the drone outside of my neighborhood. We were in Iceland last week and I brought the MavicPro with us. I'm the kind of person that appreciates how easy an item is to use right out of the box. I only flew the drone manually, which explains the jumpy gimbal at times. I'll work on learning how to use Waypoint software eventually.... It was a wonderful addition to our vacation. Enjoy the videos/pictures:






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i had a few curious birds who swooped near my drone mid flight. this happened in both locations, so it's a legit concern if you're flying near other birds. they get curious or may get aggressive
 
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What a beautiful beginning of many more awesome memories recorded by the Mavic! Thumbswayup
 
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Nice, pleased you're enjoying your Mavic too.. :)

I was there 4 weeks ago and it had snowed hard a week or so before we arrived, it's amazing how different everywhere looks with snow..

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We had snow last week too, but not a lot of accumulation. It hovered around 30F all day and night. But the strong winds and wet conditions made it feel much colder. We had nice sunny days too.
 
i had a few curious birds who swooped near my drone mid flight. this happened in both locations, so it's a legit concern if you're flying near other birds. they get curious or may get aggressive

Same here, the Fulmars seemed really interested in the Mavic and were present in abundance at most of the waterfalls we visited and at Reynisfjara, you can see one at the start of this video.
 
Same here, the Fulmars seemed really interested in the Mavic and were present in abundance at most of the waterfalls we visited and at Reynisfjara, you can see one at the start of this video.

Great video of Reynisfjara. We stayed two nights in Vík and never had time to visit Reynisfjara
 
Nice shots! Did you have the gimbal cover on while taking the photos? Some of look like they have a bit of a lens flare in them.
 
Nice shots! Did you have the gimbal cover on while taking the photos? Some of look like they have a bit of a lens flare in them.

No gimbal cover. I'm such an amateur, I wouldn't know lens flare if I saw it. Which pic?
 
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I am a drone novice and the MavicPro is my first drone. I decided to buy the drone several weeks ago to use to take unique photos/videos during our family vacations. These photos and videos were my first attempt to use the drone outside of my neighborhood. We were in Iceland last week and I brought the MavicPro with us. I'm the kind of person that appreciates how easy an item is to use right out of the box. I only flew the drone manually, which explains the jumpy gimbal at times. I'll work on learning how to use Waypoint software eventually.... It was a wonderful addition to our vacation. Enjoy the videos/pictures:






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This photo is awesome ! [emoji1316]
 
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You could also use Tripod mode, just be aware that the Mavic is going to move really slow.

Awesome, good job.
 
i had a few curious birds who swooped near my drone mid flight. this happened in both locations, so it's a legit concern if you're flying near other birds. they get curious or may get aggressive

I have had "interested birds" a few times, nothing really threatening yet.
So far I have found that if I climb quickly (sometimes Sports Mode) they seem to lose interest and go away.

Spoken to a few other operators and this seem to be the go.
 
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