Air 3 Alaska From Southeast through the Aleutians on a crab boat

samyakutat · 2025-10-07T13:20:38-0400

Hello All,
I'm new to this forum and glad to be here. I'm a commercial fisherman who recently got into drone videography and spent the summer filming our trip from a boat sailing all the way from Oregon out to dutch harbor.

I'm looking for input/advice on how to spruce up my drone work for next summer. There's an incredible amount of subject material to capture, I just feel like most my shots are very basic, which isn't doing the scenery or animals the justice they deserve. Please let me know thoughts about the filming itself (as in what new shot strategies I can try) as well as the color grade I did in DaVinci Resolve (filmed in d-log m). I used an air 3, but am curious to hear about what people have to say about upgrading for next summer. Flying conditions are usually pretty breezy out in the Aleutians.

As far as anyone is aware, is there really any way to fly in a light rain (I missed so many unbelievable shots due to rain) whether that be a water-resistant model or an aftermarket "rain jacket" that works.

The drone work itself starts after the introduction which is gopro footage of our process for getting our boat and gear from oregon to the aluetians

Thanks for any and all input.

Sam

MS Coast · 2025-10-07T19:09:20-0400

Good Gawd a'mighty.

You have some absolutely stunning footage there. Let's choose some adjectives - dazzling, magnificent, amazing, beautiful, majestic, ... I'm awestruck and envious of being there and experiencing all that.

Your editing is good, but shaggy in a few places. It certainly needs to progress to come near catching up with the high standard of the material you're shot. There's some spelling/proofing to do, too. But you've put together something that kept my rapt attention for sixteen minutes, and I have a very low tolerance for watching most such things, even that by film professionals.

I'm going to cue this up on the television and watch it again tonight with Linda (avid nature photographer and traveler). Once we get past the "WOW!" stage, we may come up with a few suggestions about specifics, for what they're worth. Neither of us pretend to be accomplished editors.

chris thomas · 2025-10-07T22:41:52-0400

One of the best videos I have ever seen, congrats!

MS Coast · 2025-10-07T23:48:43-0400

Ok, after watching this on a 50" screen, I'll retract 99% of what I said about the editing being a bit shaggy. I'm really impressed with this video. Amazing. There's some very nice drone flying.

RockyMtns · 2025-10-08T10:05:33-0400

Unbelievable video........what a great experience. No complaints at all about any of it.
Which drone did you use? How did you set up the underwater salmon shots?
Again, super great stuff!

Crash Gibby · 2025-10-08T10:17:36-0400

To say this was great is an understatement. Great job. Must of been a fun trip. I also will show on big screen tonight. Thanks for sharing with us.

Pacefast · 2025-10-08T10:56:04-0400

samyakutat said:
Hello All,
I'm new to this forum and glad to be here. I'm a commercial fisherman who recently got into drone videography and spent the summer filming our trip from a boat sailing all the way from Oregon out to dutch harbor.

I'm looking for input/advice on how to spruce up my drone work for next summer. There's an incredible amount of subject material to capture, I just feel like most my shots are very basic, which isn't doing the scenery or animals the justice they deserve. Please let me know thoughts about the filming itself (as in what new shot strategies I can try) as well as the color grade I did in DaVinci Resolve (filmed in d-log m). I used an air 3, but am curious to hear about what people have to say about upgrading for next summer. Flying conditions are usually pretty breezy out in the Aleutians.

As far as anyone is aware, is there really any way to fly in a light rain (I missed so many unbelievable shots due to rain) whether that be a water-resistant model or an aftermarket "rain jacket" that works.

The drone work itself starts after the introduction which is gopro footage of our process for getting our boat and gear from oregon to the aluetians

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Thanks for any and all input.

Sam

You have an absolute talent in film making and telling a story the drone one tool in the total creation
Great work

Fergy · 2025-10-08T11:51:44-0400

Outstanding I could not stop watching, I was captivated by all that magnificent beauty and mother nature at her best, you truly have a great gift.
If you wanted to you could make a few dollars from TV stations who my want to use it for a documentary, people need to see this.

RockyMtns · 2025-10-08T15:04:13-0400

Fergy has a tremendous idea. PBS would jump all over it. You might need to increase the length a big to fit the allotted time for a 30 minute PBS show, but who knows? Ask around!!!!