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Air 2 Western Colorado Colors

Ken no Barbie

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Nice stop and fly, wish all you pilots had this in your backyard,
Cheers and 2020 will end one day!

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Unedited but shortened for viewer attention span LOL!
 
Appreciate that, I just took the time to learn how to shorten said videos and next step is to work the rest.
Colors were not as good yet but love every chance to fly and learn.
The colors are pretty close to peak. With a little contrast and a tiny bit of saturation, it will really pop. It appears your camera settings may be on auto? Look up cinematic video/camera settings on YouTube.

Perhaps you've got some anxiety flying that bird? These shots are almost all stationary. The only usable clip here is (Nice Views...) 2:21-2:27, but you messed up the early part w/ a too-responsive gimbal the and after w/ a course correction. BEFORE your next flight SOFTEN the GIMBAL settings (the lowest response to start). Gimbal tilts are the easiest and most cinematic shots to master. Practice the gimbal tilt with an increase in elevation and as you ascend above the treetops, before you see the horizon line, begin your gimbal tilt down SLOWLY. Do the same on descent (in reverse).

Pans across the horizon aren't the worst shots, but pretty low on the list of cinematic drone shots. Course corrections are the worst. Just don't. A straight flight slightly off line is always better than a course correction, sometimes better than on the line.

Lower your altitude and fly over those treetops. Use your gimbal to dramatic effect. As you travel forward, initiate a gimbal down first with an increase in elevation and maintain visual axis with the center point of gimbal rotation (i.e., center of the frame). Vice versa when decreasing elevation, gimbal tilt up. Resist directional changes/course corrections (yaw movement) and just fly straight. Course corrections always look bad and have to be cut in post. Gentle turns require a VERY light touch and a lot of practice.

Here's a web page on drone sensitivity and gimbal smoothness settings. Numerous YouTubes on this as well.
 
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