Recent content by rbsmithphd

Mavic 2 Pro. Tidal marshland drainage at dusk, China Camp, Marin County, CA

Mavic 2 Pro. Mt. Tamalpais after sunset, Mill Valley, CA

Mavic 2 Pro image at dawn in the Alabama Hills, Eastern Sierras this spring.

I have not been able to readily find information about DJI's plans for continuing to make replacement batteries for the M2P into the future. Does anyone have specific knowledge? I'm very happy with the drone as a landscape photography tool and would hate to have it become useless because...

Another option is after starting the drone, and before takeoff, take a picture of a neutral grey card in the light you anticipate shooting in. If you are taking DNG still images, open that first image in your processing software and do a custom white balance based on the neutral grey. Apply that...

Images from just after first light on 1/1/21. The image of the island is the only one not from the M2P. It's from a Nikon D810.

3 vertical images, overlapped ~30%, f7.1 and f9 at 1/20". Stitched in PS and processed in PS and On1.

Vertical pano images from my Mavic 2 Pro. DNG files merged in PS and processed in PS and On1. Taken this evening in Northern California, approx. 12 miles north of the Golden Gate. Randall Smith

I am a complete noobie to drones, and particularly the M2P which I got last week. I plan on mainly using it for unique perspectives during wilderness landscape photography trips. Here's an image from my first evening out. It's based on a manual 2 shot vertical pano stitch of DNG files. Randall

I've recently gotten a Mavic 2 Pro. I'm mainly interested in adding new perspectives to my wilderness landscape photography adventures. Test flights and images in the last week have been very promising, and I look forward to consulting with those who have much experience and wealth of knowledge...