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Had the mavic up for the first sunset this evening. It was about 34 degrees out and a beautiful evening to fly.
Was hoping someone would have some tips for capturing the colors a little better?
I had it in auto, with no filter. On prior flights I have been playing around with white balance, but not tonight.
As expected, the sun itself (first picture) got blown out. I'm not sure how I'd improve on that without a filter, as it's a challenge to expose fire and shadows at the same time.
However, I do think my other cameras balance a bit better for an auto shooter like myself (GoPros, iPhone, my Nikon dSLR and Point & Shoot).
The 2nd photo was after the sun had set. The colors were pretty bright.
Below I have the original version of that photo and then some minor edits I did in the Apple "Photos" app. While I do use FCPX for video, for stills I have never updated the stock photo application which I'm sure would help a lot.
In any case, I'd be open to any advice on shooting modes or post processing of pictures like these. Feel free to have a crack at them;
Pic 1 - unedited
Pic 2 - unedited
Pic 2 - edited
Was hoping someone would have some tips for capturing the colors a little better?
I had it in auto, with no filter. On prior flights I have been playing around with white balance, but not tonight.
As expected, the sun itself (first picture) got blown out. I'm not sure how I'd improve on that without a filter, as it's a challenge to expose fire and shadows at the same time.

The 2nd photo was after the sun had set. The colors were pretty bright.
Below I have the original version of that photo and then some minor edits I did in the Apple "Photos" app. While I do use FCPX for video, for stills I have never updated the stock photo application which I'm sure would help a lot.
In any case, I'd be open to any advice on shooting modes or post processing of pictures like these. Feel free to have a crack at them;
Pic 1 - unedited

Pic 2 - unedited

Pic 2 - edited
