Dale, do you ever use the free phone app PhotoPills to help plan your night shoots? If not, do you use some other app?
3 Milky Way Time Lapse Video 17 seconds
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I use Photo pills with every shoot, and have been using it for years. It is invaluable in planning. I paid $9.99 some years ago for it and it is well worth it.
My most used app is SOL. check it out.It tells me the exact time for sunrises, sunsets, etc. for where I am located. Also use Moon Pro to predict moon. Here is a screen shot of SOL.
PAW-send me your e-mail in private conversation and I'll attach it to that to see if it works for you.
PAW-send me your e-mail in private conversation and I'll attach it to that to see if it works for you.
I think you meant Millbah
Looks like SOL may be an Apple-only app. Found this link to alternatives for us android dudes.
Sol: Sun Clock Alternatives
Sol: Sun Clock Alternatives
So PAW, is there any place, like on roads between parks that I can fly showing the beautify mountains? I was hoping that one one of the turnouts, there would be an opportunity at least to put the drone straight up above me for a pano. Then come right back down as fast as I can.
Dale
Basic certificate, same as me. That puts a lot of places out-of-bounds, either because of flight zones or just too many people (the 30 m horizontal separation rule). (This is why I bought a Mini 3 Pro: to get the shots I can't with my Mavic 2 Pro.)
Even with that certificate, unless you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, you will need a Special Flight Operations Certificate in addition to your pilot certificate.
Get permission for special drone operations
Getting permission to fly your drone. When to apply for a Special Flight Operations Certificate or exemption.
You would also have to register your drone (easy to do, $5). This information is required for the SFOC application.
DaveS
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Great job Dale! For what it's worth, when I watch it on vimeo, the video lasts about :16 and it goes to black but keeps playing to 1:42. Perhaps you rendered the whole timeline and not just the in to out points?
Actually, I'm not so certain about that now. Registration is easy, but one of the requirements for registration is that you are a Canadian citizen or permanent resident. And as a registration number is a requirement for the SFOC which as a foreigner you'd require…
I guess you'd put your American registration number on the SFOC application (assuming you want to fly your Mavic 3).
Might be an idea to query Transport Canada. And definitely apply a long time in advance — they say at least 30 days, but I've heard of it taking several months to get an answer so factor that it.
Jagerbomb52
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I use The Photographer's Ephemeris. Been using it for years. Haven't tried the augmented reality functions yet because I've only just got a phone that will run it. Love the mapping though.
Photo Ephemeris
Photo Ephemeris helps you plan outdoor photography in natural light. See how the light will fall on the land, day or night, for any location on earth.
One thing I like is that it does a terrain analysis and shows sunrise based on where you are, not on a billiard ball. Very useful in the mountains!
Chrislaf
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Nice timelapse Dale. I can definitely relate to the time and effort it takes to do star photography. If you have never done star photography you may not realize the effort and sometimes the risks involved to get the shots.
My family just got back from a camping trip out to Newfoundland. My son and I left our campsite on a clear night and drove about 30 minutes from our campground to Western Brook Pond (one of the most scenic spots in NL) then walked another 15 to 20 minutes in pitch black down the trail to a location to photograph the stars over the mountains from the pond in the distance. When we got there the clouds had moved in even though my apps had said it was clear skies. We walked back to the main area and it a had cleared a bit to get a few shots off then drove back to our campsite. It was disappointing for us because it was one of the few clear nights we had and was ruined by clouds moving in, but that is the nature of star photography.
Chris
Chrislaf
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To add to the info Robert has given, another app that is good is the NAV Drone app, but I am not sure if you can use it if you are not a Canadian citizen. Regardless it will tell you whether the location you are presently at is ok to fly at. You can even enter the radius you want to fly etc. The only problem I have with this app is that it does not have any of DJIs latest drones like the Mavic 3 pre-loaded so if you want to add them to the app you have to do it manually (enter specs manually). It has a online web based companion app that you set up first.
As Robert said above, I would not assume that since you have a Canadian Basic Pilot's licence that you are allowed to fly your Mavic 3 here in Canada. Unless the rules have changed recently and I am not aware of them, my understanding is that as Robert has pointed out, you need to have a SFOC to fly any drone >250g here in Canada. The last I heard is that it is very difficult for tourists to get SFOC and that Transport Canada wasn't even giving them out. The only class of drone a tourist is currently able to fly in Canada at the moment right now as has been pointed out is the sub 250g drone.
Chris
As Robert said above, I would not assume that since you have a Canadian Basic Pilot's licence that you are allowed to fly your Mavic 3 here in Canada. Unless the rules have changed recently and I am not aware of them, my understanding is that as Robert has pointed out, you need to have a SFOC to fly any drone >250g here in Canada. The last I heard is that it is very difficult for tourists to get SFOC and that Transport Canada wasn't even giving them out. The only class of drone a tourist is currently able to fly in Canada at the moment right now as has been pointed out is the sub 250g drone.
Chris
Jagerbomb52
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All he and others have to do is follow what is provided in the video I posted on post #35. Coastal Drones does this for a living, teaching Canadian drone law. They are probably the best in Canada.
Nice video, Dale. Thanks for sharing it. I've been doing the same thing here in Southern California for a couple of years now. One thing though. What everyone thinks are meteors are most likely airplanes. I get a lot of that in my shots too. Sometimes it's a meteor, but usually it's annoying an airplane that's photobombing my shot. One of the sources that I've learned a lot from is a YouTube channel called "Nightscape Images" by a guy named Richard Tatti in Australia. Check it out.
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