How could I had better shown altitude

[Akademik]

Hey pilots,

I would still be out flying on this beautiful day but when I put thebird in the air she was very rocky so I passed after snapping a few shots. I can’t wait to fly this valley so I took some shots to prepare for a future flight but when I got back to look, the picture didn’t give the terrain justice. This is a valley with at least a 200’ drop. What should I have done to shoot this better?

 

[dirkclod]

Went higher and panned down. Less sky. JMO

 

[VenomXts]

Hey pilots,

I would still be out flying on this beautiful day but when I put thebird in the air she was very rocky so I passed after snapping a few shots. I can’t wait to fly this valley so I took some shots to prepare for a future flight but when I got back to look, the picture didn’t give the terrain justice. This is a valley with at least a 200’ drop. What should I have done to shoot this better?

So it was too windy is what you are saying so you dint want to fly too much? Other than that if i understand your question correctly i agree with dirkclod, higher and panned down. Also make sure your in tripod mode so the bird is a bit more steady. Which drone were you flying? what was your picture setting? the picture doesn't look bad just not framed very interesting....

 

[THE CYBORG]

Great sky but not what you want to show the drop off, as above fly higher & pan down.

 

[Akademik]

Thanks. Yes, I was hesitant to go too far out because of the wind so I wanted to get a shot to plan for later and noticed how flat the shot looked. I cant wait to fly this spot as its one of the only valleys in the Cleveland area that’s not all National Park.

 

[FoxhallGH]

There's an old photography rule called "the rule of thirds". It says that you should have a horizon line cutting horizontally through the frame either 1/3 of the way up - if the sky is the interesting thing, or 1/3 of the way down - if it's the ground you want to show. I find that's a great rule to follow. You can turn a grid on in Go4 to give you the lines that cut the screen into thirds. It's useful to have that grid active all the time - and make sure that you align your gimbal with the horizon (as nothing annoys you more than getting the perfect landscape shot - but with a horizon that's not level!).