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I got a DJI Mavic Mini for Christmas, going to be mainly intending this for video and maybe some photos, if anyone here has a drone, can you maybe give me some suggestions on kinds of angles to film with?

Fly with the camera pointed away from the sun, and don't fly into trees.

~Z~ wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 25, 2021 9:42 pm

Fly with the camera pointed away from the sun, and don't fly into trees.

This. Always this.

Also don’t fly right over crews and stay above the top of the equipment are two additional rules of thumb.

Generally getting in super close isn’t helpful anyway. Stay 200-300’ away from the action, as a rule of thumb. This will largely prevent crews from being paranoid, too.

Decided to try some aerial shots of the drone today around Pontiac, thought these were cool

As bad as trees are, wires are much worse!

They are everywhere, especially around railroads and are tough to spot when flying. So really scout out the area with your eyeballs before launching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CoB_nYNtpc

Here's a video I shot from the Bloomfield Township Public Library's parking lot off of Telegraph road during "rush hour"

I did not see any trains

David Collins wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 14, 2022 6:01 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CoB_nYNtpc

Here's a video I shot from the Bloomfield Township Public Library's parking lot off of Telegraph road during "rush hour"

AARR wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 14, 2022 6:17 pm

I did not see any trains

David Collins wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 14, 2022 6:01 pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CoB_nYNtpc

Here's a video I shot from the Bloomfield Township Public Library's parking lot off of Telegraph road during "rush hour"

I wasn't intending for it to be trains, just wanted to have some fun with it