Recent content by RussOnTheRoad

It sounds like the drone has many serious problems, not just the flashing lights you mentioned in your original post. The situation is beyond my ability to offer any assistance. I do not know if seeking a repair estimate would be a reasonable course of action or not. I have never been down that...

I asked several questions you did not answer. This only makes it harder for people to help. Troubleshooting of any kind requires clear and thorough descriptions. I have said all I can. My best guess remains disconnected GPS. I suggest you reach out to DJI.

More information, please. Which lights, exactly, are flashing? What country are you in? It might matter. There may be manufacturing differences from one country to the next? Have you consulted the manual? Will the motors start? Can you take off? Flashing red lights might mean the GPS is not...

That additional detail is informative and helpful. Unfortunately, having no familiarity with it I cannot be of assistance with that model drone.

As a photographer for more than 50 years I have learned that while auto exposure has come a long way it is still no substitute for manual control by someone that understands how to properly expose. Learning how to judge and control exposure, one of the pillars of photography, is where I suggest...

I have seen a number of Vic's videos. He has extensive knowledge and just as importantly he does an excellent job of presenting it. He's a very good teacher.

RAW would have been my next guess. Deftly handled.

These are wonderfully done, very well handled in post. HDR if I'm not mistaken. Curious about your capture device, setting and workflow.

Well, as you pointed out the gimbal would provide a measure of stabilization. I assume it would be both horizontal and vertical but I really don't know. Using the drone rather than another video recorder would keep color characteristics the same if the OP will be combining the shot desribed...

At under 2 meters you might be able to hold the drone and use it like a hand held gimbal and just walk around the car with it.

I'm uncertain that you do understand. You wrote "...if the iris is stopped down you need to leave the shutter open longer...". That is true for scenics where the light source is constant but it is not true for fireworks. How long you leave the shutter open for fireworks does very little if...

I see better now the purpose of your video so compressing time via hyperlapse as you did makes sense. I just wanted to comment on one thing you wrote: "it makes sense if you're wanting all of the firework to be in focus and having nice long streaks in your shot." You may misunderstand. While...

Personally, I don't really care for the hyperlapse versions of fireworks I've seen in this thread. I think I would find real time more interesting. What about the idea of capturing fireworks real time then adding effects in post processing? Does that thought gave any merit? Bear in mind...

I've been a photographer most of my life and that's a pretty darn long time. Video I don't know so much about, but when it comes to shooting stills there may be many ways to approach a given subject including fireworks. Perhaps something I've learned can be transferred somehow to video. Longer...

Not sure about your P4P but my Mavic flies fine. (Sorry, I couldn't resist.)