Absolute Newbie to drones from Surrey, UK

Mavikhan · Apr 16, 2023

Welcome aboard!

msinger · Apr 16, 2023

Welcome to the forum!

GBMPhoto · Apr 17, 2023

Thanks for the kind welcome everyone

GBMPhoto · Apr 17, 2023

twickers14 said:
Welcome to our Forum. Loud Thunder’s advice is spot on and he’s even given you some U.K. pointers. There is a huge amount of help available here so sure you’ll be a regular contributor. If the ongoing work you post is as good as this we’ll all look forward to your future films. Your composure of the long shots is, in my book, just right and reflects your photography background. We used to live in Burpham so it’s we’ll know country for me. Keep ‘em coming.

Cheers @twickers14 - it's a whole new world but thanks for the encouragement!

GBMPhoto · Apr 17, 2023

Rydintl1 said:
Wonderful videography and editing!

Thanks @Rydintl1

GBMPhoto · Apr 17, 2023

perth boy said:
Great video, Great to see a place that i havent seen for a long time. use to go sledging at newlands when i was a kid. About 40 years ago. Now living in Oz
cheers

Thanks @perth boy - the golf course nearby is also a favourite spot for snow antics when it stays around long enough to enjoy!

Gagey52 · Apr 17, 2023

Greetings Graham, welcome to the forum from the outback of Australia. Look forward to your input.
Regards

GreyDad · Apr 18, 2023

GBMPhoto said:
Hi,

I'm Graham from Surrey in the UK. Brand new to drone flying, although have a lot of experience in still photography (mostly studio stuff). Only flown my MP3 a few times since getting it last month but seem to be getting the hang of the controls. I had no idea that 120m was that high, and was certainly not prepared for the feeling of impending doom the first time I flew it out over the ocean from a cliff!

Really loving the video capabilities this little guy has and the perspective of being in flight brings to it. Looking forward to the learning curve and sharing in the forum.

Here is my first attempt at putting a scene together, it's not perfect by any stretch, but I did enjoy the learning experience

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Hi Graham, I’m in Somerset and also new to droning (well, not according to my wife) also with a 2-month old M3P. It’s good isn’t it? Just wait until you put it into Sports mode and fly it FPV, it’s awesome - I can see how people get hooked on it

GBMPhoto · Apr 18, 2023

GreyDad said:
Hi Graham, I’m in Somerset and also new to droning (well, not according to my wife) also with a 2-month old M3P. It’s good isn’t it? Just wait until you put it into Sports mode and fly it FPV, it’s awesome - I can see how people get hooked on it

Thanks @GreyDad might be a while before I give sport mode a go! It's enough of a learning curve getting to grips with the controls in normal and cine modes

GreyDad · Apr 19, 2023

GBMPhoto said:
Thanks @GreyDad might be a while before I give sport mode a go! It's enough of a learning curve getting to grips with the controls in normal and cine modes

Find some empty space with loads of room and fly it around as much as you can

I was a bit nervous as well but it turns out it’s dead easy to fly in Sports mode, just that things happen a bit faster and there’s no safety net! I’ve been going out with the aim of trying “one new thing per battery”, whether it’s flying, catching, hand launching, hyperlapse or different flight modes. There’s a lot to go through so buy plenty of batteries