Recent content by Pablosnaps

These endless discussions of what constitutes commercial activity are as irrelevant as the regulations. The regulations attempt to promote safety in the air by regulating any flying that has a commercial purpose. Congress won't allow the FAA to do this to "hobbyists." But from a standpoint of...

Clearly there is some risk involved in having drones flying overhead, especially in urban areas. But as compared to what? The risk of someone getting hurt by a drone is insignificant compared to the risk of being struck by a vehicle on a city street. If you simply follow the rules, fly under 400...

Has anyone had any experience regarding whether the FAA or anyone else in the Govt. in any way monitors if you're making money from drone images? My understanding is the FAA concern relates to drone operator's use of the airspace. And they obviously aren't monitoring that very closely. So who...

As a professional photographer it's almost painful to see someone ask if they should get money for their work. The only reason they want to use your photograph is to promote their products. Therefore your image has value. That value is negotiable depending on how much they want it and how little...

What stands out to me is that your battery had come out of the drone; it snaps in pretty securely and takes some effort to remove. You have to really depress the release to pull it out. Could you have not inserted it all the way? An experienced pilot told me to be sure the battery snaps into...

When I first started flying in the the San Diego area of southern California I felt extremely self conscious and expected a lot of negative reactions. To my surprise most people completely ignored me, and more than a few were curious and excited to see the drone. Unfortunately, laws in the...

Well, M1, in the US, it's the shooters that are blowing drones out of the sky, freaked out about government surveillance or just freaked out about everything. As a liberal, and a gun owner, and a drone pilot, I'm much less concerned about liberals than god forbid I should fly my drone over a...

I posted a previous thread a few days ago voicing disappointment in the quality of images I was getting from my P4P. Several people responded, recommending settings changes to improve results. I'd like to acknowledge these folks and say that their recommendations made a big difference. To recap...

Thank you for the suggestions! I thought the optimum aperture for this lens might be wider than f11 but have not tested it enough.

I appreciate that, and honestly, with a bit of work in post final images will satisfy most clients. Here's a sample for anyone who's interested.. This was shot at 100 iso 320 f11

I purchased the phantom 4 pro to augment the work I do as an architectural photographer. Compared to the aging but very capable Canon 5D MK II I use for most of this work the images from the phantom 4 pro are disappointing. I realize there is a huge difference between the sensors in both...