Nusa Penida - Flying through archways in the cliffs

Niiik · May 17, 2017

A beautiful island off of Bali, with incredible archways in the cliffs.

ceirsik · May 18, 2017

Looks like the wind was blowing good and the mavic held it's own. Nice job.

Michael Ainsworth · May 18, 2017

Did you notice any loss of gps going through the arches?

Plawa · May 18, 2017

Nice.. what camera settings did you use? Any post processing?

Niiik · May 19, 2017

ceirsik said:
Looks like the wind was blowing good and the mavic held it's own. Nice job.

Yeah it handled it fine! Quite stressful flying - the trade winds are strong enough that there is a pretty much constant high-wind warning.

Niiik · May 19, 2017

Michael Ainsworth said:
Did you notice any loss of gps going through the arches?

Can't say that I did, but I also didn't hang around under the arches to find out...

Niiik · May 19, 2017

Plawa said:
Nice.. what camera settings did you use? Any post processing?

Pretty much box settings - 4k, landscape, I think possibly EV -0.7 to deal with the glare from the sea, and just a tiny bit of tweaking contrast and highlights, but only using iMovie. I've ended up very lazy with camera settings, as I've been travelling for the whole time I've had the drone - no chance to sit down and mess around with it!

Plawa · May 19, 2017

Niiik said:
Pretty much box settings - 4k, landscape, I think possibly EV -0.7 to deal with the glare from the sea, and just a tiny bit of tweaking contrast and highlights, but only using iMovie. I've ended up very lazy with camera settings, as I've been travelling for the whole time I've had the drone - no chance to sit down and mess around with it!

Nothing wrong with that... It looks great except maybe for the shadows at 1:30 but it's hard to say if shooting in D-Log with reduced contrast and bringing it back in post would give you significantly better results.. it would definitely be more work

orangelmo · May 19, 2017

Nice vid. I was actually in Bali a couple weeks ago but didn't make it out to there

Niiik · May 20, 2017

orangelmo said:
Nice vid. I was actually in Bali a couple weeks ago but didn't make it out to there

Thanks!
Is there anywhere you found that you'd recommend visiting?

Brojon · May 20, 2017

Very Cool!!!
Question - I noticed a lot of shadow blocking in the cliffs - areas where it was almost like blurred watercolor.
Is that what I've been hearing about YouTube borking HD video? An example would be the arch face on the left at 1:30

hkjeffchan · May 20, 2017

Nice video and nice editing! Love it!

tictag · May 20, 2017

Fantastic!

gravy · May 20, 2017

very nice... I am headed to Bali in a couple of weeks (with the Mavic of course!)

Niiik · May 20, 2017

Brojon said:
Very Cool!!!
Question - I noticed a lot of shadow blocking in the cliffs - areas where it was almost like blurred watercolor.
Is that what I've been hearing about YouTube borking HD video? An example would be the arch face on the left at 1:30

I think that this is in the footage, and nothing to do with youtube - seems to come when you're shooting into the sun and it can't quite deal with the dynamic range. I should probably see if I can improve this through manual settings.

Niiik · May 20, 2017

hkjeffchan said:
Nice video and nice editing! Love it!

Thank you!

Niiik · May 20, 2017

gravy said:
very nice... I am headed to Bali in a couple of weeks (with the Mavic of course!)

Excellent! You'll find the winds tend to pick up in the afternoon (along with the crowds). Generally not to un-flyable levels, but still gets a little more difficult. Have you picked out anywhere you'd like to fly?

Brojon · May 20, 2017

Niiik said:
I think that this is in the footage, and nothing to do with youtube - seems to come when you're shooting into the sun and it can't quite deal with the dynamic range. I should probably see if I can improve this through manual settings.

I've heard stories about HD video getting something akin to the JPEG blockiness after YouTube finishes with it. I'd look at your raw footage and compare.

Niiik · May 21, 2017

Brojon said:
I've heard stories about HD video getting something akin to the JPEG blockiness after YouTube finishes with it. I'd look at your raw footage and compare.

Yes you're right, just been back over and checked. There are some issues on the raw footage, that almost looks like Moiré type stuff, but that blockiness is different.

orangelmo · May 21, 2017

Niiik said:
Thanks!
Is there anywhere you found that you'd recommend visiting?

We only stayed in 2 areas, Seminyak and Ubud. Ubud is more in the mountains and has a lot of places to visit. If you're feeling adventurous you can do the trek up Mount Batur for the sunrise. I didn't get a chance to do it but from the pictures my uncle got they are pretty breathtaking. My brother in law also did the trek and brought his Mavic but said the day he went it was too cloudy. There are also some nice rice terraces which made for some good footage. Tegenungan falls is also nice.

Only had just under a week in Bali so trying to pack in excursions with my brother in law's wedding made it tough