Recent content by Paul Dingman

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    Stock Photos of Grass Needed

    No buildings. Golf course can work if I can retouch out trees and sand traps and buildings. send me a low rez
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    Stock Photos of Grass Needed

    Greetings all. I need some stock shots for compositing of green grass shot with a Phantom 4 Pro. Here are a couple of shots for reference. Shots should feature green grass as full frame as possible. I need one from 100' with the lens roughly perpendicular (90º) Another shot at 300' with the...
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    Shooting a very tall building...

    I watch, listen, and pray.
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    Shooting a very tall building...

    Here is my solution Jim. Fly off the top of the building you want to shoot or one nearby with good visibility. Use a spotter to watch the drone. If you are downtown, try to fly before or after rush hour - less air traffic. Plan it all in advance so you only spend 10 minutes. Get it and go...
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    Gut check time - what would you do?

    Well I am a practical person. The first thing I would do is check the proximity of the facility to the flight pathways, taking into consideration which way the wind was blowing. Next I would decide what altitude I needed and location. Next I would determine what the air traffic is at the time...
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    Drones and International Customs

    Well, don't try it in Viet Nam or China. Better to buy one at the local DJI Store. Chinese Face Issues Bringing Photography Drones In and Out of Country |外国人网| eChinacities.com This guy was charged with violations of national security. Fined and detained. Where can you get up to the minute...
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    Are quieter props available for P4?

    I honed mine, but then I noticed a lot of motor noise. High speed wine.
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    Geo System beta problems- is there any other way around No Fly Zones?

    I hope you will consider sending me some private emails on what you know. This is probably not the place to discuss. [email protected]
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    Geo System beta problems- is there any other way around No Fly Zones?

    Yea, Me too. Drone would not start today in Shanghai. I was over 2 miles from the airport and no where near the flight trajectories or runways. All I needed was 2 or 300 ' DJI, this really sucks. Professionals are smart enough to stay out of the way and we depend on a safe reliable product...
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    p4p and Sandisk extreme 64 gb SD not working

    I bought a Sandisk 64 gb SD card. Specs: main body Brand SanDisk Types of MicroSD (TF) Applicable Model Hosts with TF card slot devices, such as: mobile phones, tablet PCs, unmanned aerial vehicles, smart devices, etc. specification Speed level Class 10 Read speed 90MB / S Write speed 60MB /...
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    Are quieter props available for P4?

    Hone your props! The prop is made to create lift. It needs to be rounded, blunt and smooth front side and a razor sharp back side. Take 400 grit wet sand paper and blunt the front, and sharpen the back. You want to get rid of any defects left over from the mold. If you are really ****...
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    The VALUE of photography... please learn about it before you make a mistake

    F4 to 4.5 is optimal I don't shoot above F5. F8 it gets bad. Below F4, corners lose sharpness My tests