Some photos from my maiden flight - can I get some advice please?

[Ping^Spike]

Hey everyone,

I took my first ever flight this morning!

Some photos below, I was wondering if I could get some feedback and advice on the please - on how to "better" them.

First rookie mistake, I left the clear gimbal dome cover on, hence the white rainbow! D'oh!!

So, Pic 1 - This is me, and my co-pilot dog



Pic 2, I think the greens are "too green"? Not sure how much of this is caused by the gimbal dome? (if any of it)


Pic 3: We're approx 30m high, the greens still look TOO green? Any tips??


Pic 4: Much the same


Pic 5: Perhaps not too bad? Colours look quite correct I think. Although perhaps quite dark towards the bottom of the pic?


Pic 6: OUCH!! Over-exposed? (is that the right term?) The green is crazy green and the whole photo appears to be white-washed almost?


Pic 7: Perhaps not tooooo bad? Again, maybe too green?



Pic 8: Bloody green again


Pic 9: You can just about see me in the bottom of this pic. The sky is completely washed out? Greens still too green? If this was an old TV I would turn the Contrast setting down?


Pic 10:


As above, I'd welcome any feedback and suggestions! These were all taken on the very default settings, I've not tinkered yet.

I see a lot of filters for sale - not sure if they aid or just complicate the matter?

Thanks in advance for some valuable insight

 

[Anthony Viscomi]

Look as if you had your gimbal cover on in some of these pics

 

[I_Like_Drones]

Hiding in the trees for your first flight? LOL

Interesting clearing to fly from....I'l be avoiding trees like the plague for my for my first flight ;-)

 

[Ping^Spike]

Look as if you had your gimbal cover on in some of these pics

Yes mate, I mentioned that at the top of the post

Do you think that was the cause of the dodgy colours??

Hiding in the trees for your first flight? LOL

Interesting clearing to fly from....I'l be avoiding trees like the plague for my for my first flight ;-)

The clearing was big enough, well, I think it was Probably why I took it so easy and didn't dare leave Beginner Mode lol

 

[Anthony Viscomi]

Yes...take note of the yellowish arc on the left side of some pics. That's 100% cause by the gimbal cover. Also, I should have read your enitre post where you said you had the cover on.

 

[Qoncussion]

Yep - remove the gimbal cover...

 

[DrDil]

If you didn’t remove the cover then I’m guessing you didn’t remove the gimbal clamp? It’s like a plastic housing that sits behind the camera, (worth remembering more than the cover).

 

[Ping^Spike]

If you didn’t remove the cover then I’m guessing you didn’t remove the gimbal clamp? It’s like a plastic housing that sits behind the camera, (worth remembering more than the cover).

Thankfully, I did!! I'm pleased to say

I mentioned in another post recently, there's nothing in the manuals or DJI tutorials about leaving the gimbal cover off. I read and saw lots about removing the clamp, but nobody mentioned not putting the dome cover back on once the clamp was removed!

My next flight will be without the dome cover on - I'll post back with some photos

 

[Cbslagle]

Shoot in Lut or another style. Also, vary up your white balance. Taking great photos/videos has more to do with composition.

 

[Gavinwr27]

Shooting in Standard mode will over saturate the colours (some people like it that way). Try changing your setting to D-Cinelike for a more natural look or D-Log for a really flat look that you can colour grade later when you are editing.

 

[MAvic_South_Oz]

If you didn’t remove the cover then I’m guessing you didn’t remove the gimbal clamp?

Thankfully, I did!! I'm pleased to say

You can often pick if a clamp is off in peoples post pics, because you can't take any downward angle photos if it is on

Just keep taking pics and muck about with settings.
The learning curve for Mavic pics is mostly trial and error, and reading posts / looking at others pics on such forums gives you tips too.

Not sure why your greens are oversaturated (you must be sure that the foliage isn't that green to say that), usually it's the other way around.
You can tone it down in most photo editing software, even the basic freeware stuff most computers have on them.

Also editing is good for a bit of horizon straightening and cropping, if needed.

 

[Simmo]

Shoot in Lut

How do you do this please??