How to create light streaks and light trails using your drone

[abimasha]

I recently posted a picture potraying light-trails on a busy highway and got lots of questions bothering on the settings and how to create such with your drone. In this tutorial, I demonstrate how to capture lightstreaks and trails using a drone. After choosing the perfect weather condition, location, altitude and timing, the shutter speed was varied to capture different lengths of the light-trails. I'm curious about your thoughts and perspectives on this video please leave your comments.

 

[DaveS]

Good tutorial. Thanks for sharing. You might even be able to blend light trails from several photos into one, in Photoshop for a very dramatic effect.

 

[akdrone]

thanks for that! My only critique would be the short bit at 2:33 where you discuss needing to use that weather forecast app. That was all wasted on me; I prefer stepping outside and feeling the wind. Two days ago my flying was at -25F in 20+mph winds. I'm guessing the app would have discouraged my flight LOL. I would also mention that (correct me if I'm wrong) in the U.S. it is not legal to set your drone directly above a highway and sit in place. I'm not the drone police and only mention it in case you were unaware. All in all a great video and good tips.

 

[DaveS]

thanks for that! My only critique would be the short bit at 2:33 where you discuss needing to use that weather forecast app. That was all wasted on me; I prefer stepping outside and feeling the wind. Two days ago my flying was at -25F in 20+mph winds. I'm guessing the app would have discouraged my flight LOL. I would also mention that (correct me if I'm wrong) in the U.S. it is not legal to set your drone directly above a highway and sit in place. I'm not the drone police and only mention it in case you were unaware. All in all a great video and good tips.

20+ MPH winds might make the light streaks blurry but yes, I believe you are correct, in the US we cannot just hover a drone directly over a major highway. The workaround on that is, hover just slightly off the highway. If the highway is curved, it will work fine.

 

[abimasha]

Good tutorial. Thanks for sharing. You might even be able to blend light trails from several photos into one, in Photoshop for a very dramatic effect.

Thanks for your feedback Dave. I completely agree with you, further enhancement with photoshop would improve the quality of the light-trails.

 

[abimasha]

thanks for that! My only critique would be the short bit at 2:33 where you discuss needing to use that weather forecast app. That was all wasted on me; I prefer stepping outside and feeling the wind. Two days ago my flying was at -25F in 20+mph winds. I'm guessing the app would have discouraged my flight LOL. I would also mention that (correct me if I'm wrong) in the U.S. it is not legal to set your drone directly above a highway and sit in place. I'm not the drone police and only mention it in case you were unaware. All in all a great video and good tips.

I appreciate you for your feedback. Thanks!