Now this is why I bought the MavicPro!!

aringhof · Apr 17, 2017

I am a drone novice and the MavicPro is my first drone. I decided to buy the drone several weeks ago to use to take unique photos/videos during our family vacations. These photos and videos were my first attempt to use the drone outside of my neighborhood. We were in Iceland last week and I brought the MavicPro with us. I'm the kind of person that appreciates how easy an item is to use right out of the box. I only flew the drone manually, which explains the jumpy gimbal at times. I'll work on learning how to use Waypoint software eventually.... It was a wonderful addition to our vacation. Enjoy the videos/pictures:

aringhof · Apr 17, 2017

Video:

aringhof · Apr 17, 2017

regdawg · Apr 17, 2017

Great shots!

cheekymonkeyman · Apr 17, 2017

Great shots/videos both of you.... biggest waterfall where I live comes out of the bathroom shower! Great work!

Heavysledz · Apr 17, 2017

great pics/vids......

Pedro · Apr 17, 2017

Nice, pleased you're enjoying your Mavic too..

I was there 4 weeks ago and it had snowed hard a week or so before we arrived, it's amazing how different everywhere looks with snow..

aringhof · Apr 17, 2017

i had a few curious birds who swooped near my drone mid flight. this happened in both locations, so it's a legit concern if you're flying near other birds. they get curious or may get aggressive

BluesDragon · Apr 17, 2017

What a beautiful beginning of many more awesome memories recorded by the Mavic! Thumbswayup

aringhof · Apr 17, 2017

Pedro said:
Nice, pleased you're enjoying your Mavic too..

I was there 4 weeks ago and it had snowed hard a week or so before we arrived, it's amazing how different everywhere looks with snow..

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We had snow last week too, but not a lot of accumulation. It hovered around 30F all day and night. But the strong winds and wet conditions made it feel much colder. We had nice sunny days too.

Pedro · Apr 17, 2017

aringhof said:
i had a few curious birds who swooped near my drone mid flight. this happened in both locations, so it's a legit concern if you're flying near other birds. they get curious or may get aggressive

Same here, the Fulmars seemed really interested in the Mavic and were present in abundance at most of the waterfalls we visited and at Reynisfjara, you can see one at the start of this video.

aringhof · Apr 17, 2017

Pedro said:
Same here, the Fulmars seemed really interested in the Mavic and were present in abundance at most of the waterfalls we visited and at Reynisfjara, you can see one at the start of this video.

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Great video of Reynisfjara. We stayed two nights in Vík and never had time to visit Reynisfjara

Advexure · Apr 19, 2017

Awesome stuff! Glad to see you are enjoying it! Safe and happy flying!

BlakPhoenix · Apr 19, 2017

Nice shots! Did you have the gimbal cover on while taking the photos? Some of look like they have a bit of a lens flare in them.

aringhof · Apr 19, 2017

BlakPhoenix said:
Nice shots! Did you have the gimbal cover on while taking the photos? Some of look like they have a bit of a lens flare in them.

No gimbal cover. I'm such an amateur, I wouldn't know lens flare if I saw it. Which pic?

BlakPhoenix · Apr 19, 2017

aringhof said:
No gimbal cover. I'm such an amateur, I wouldn't know lens flare if Indae it. Which pic?

The first two shots of the plane look like they have a bit of something going on.

DanCarpy · Apr 19, 2017

aringhof said:
I am a drone novice and the MavicPro is my first drone. I decided to buy the drone several weeks ago to use to take unique photos/videos during our family vacations. These photos and videos were my first attempt to use the drone outside of my neighborhood. We were in Iceland last week and I brought the MavicPro with us. I'm the kind of person that appreciates how easy an item is to use right out of the box. I only flew the drone manually, which explains the jumpy gimbal at times. I'll work on learning how to use Waypoint software eventually.... It was a wonderful addition to our vacation. Enjoy the videos/pictures:

This photo is awesome ! [emoji1316]

Mister Lee · Apr 19, 2017

Tip for improvement: slow down your camera movements. You can do that in your settings and the subtile use of your controllers.

ElGuapo · Apr 19, 2017

You could also use Tripod mode, just be aware that the Mavic is going to move really slow.

Awesome, good job.

EJay · Apr 19, 2017

aringhof said:
i had a few curious birds who swooped near my drone mid flight. this happened in both locations, so it's a legit concern if you're flying near other birds. they get curious or may get aggressive

I have had "interested birds" a few times, nothing really threatening yet.
So far I have found that if I climb quickly (sometimes Sports Mode) they seem to lose interest and go away.

Spoken to a few other operators and this seem to be the go.