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A few more from that amazing dawn/twilight/sunrise session with the drone near the Sleeping Buddha rock formation

Arise

DJI Mavic 2 Pro L1D-20c + 28.0 mm f/2.8 @ 10.26 mm, 1/40 sec at f/2.8, ISO 100 x 21 Frames

Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.

Kununurra Dawn

DJI Mavic 2 Pro L1D-20c + 28.0 mm f/2.8 @ 10.26 mm, 1/100 sec at f/4, ISO 100

The pre-dawn (twilight) shots taken before the sun rose were amazing. The purple and pink light with a soft glow across the land was truly epic

I’m blown away with just how well the Mavic 2 Pro camera performs even in this relatively low light

The stitched panorama’s I’m posting during this trip are actually the automatic JPEG versions created onboard the drone. Whilst I do get the drone to also save the individual RAW files it captures. So I can theoretically stitch and edit them in more depth later on. So far I’ve been happy enough with the in camera JPEG’s

Mystique

DJI Mavic 2 Pro L1D-20c + 28.0 mm f/2.8 @ 10.26 mm, 1/30 sec at f/2.8, ISO 250 x 21 Frames

Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.

Reflect on This

DJI Mavic 2 Pro L1D-20c + 28.0 mm f/2.8 @ 10.26 mm, 1/100 sec at f/4, ISO 100

I’m back on the south side of elephant rock for sunrise take #2

I’d mentioned previously that whilst very pleased with how the shots had turned out from the previous morning… I’d wished I’d shot from closer and from a lower angle for a more “impressive” perspective

So this morning I did just that…

Many vary favourable images ensued…

Rising Elephant

DJI Mavic 2 Pro L1D-20c + 28.0 mm f/2.8 @ 10.26 mm, 1/20 sec at f/2.8, ISO 400

Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.

Whispers

DJI Mavic 2 Pro L1D-20c + 28.0 mm f/2.8 @ 10.26 mm, 1/240 sec at f/2.8, ISO 100

Mirima National Park, also commonly known as Hidden Valley is on the edge of town at Kununurra

Beehives

DJI Mavic 2 Pro L1D-20c + 28.0 mm f/2.8 @ 10.26 mm, 1/30 sec at f/5.6, ISO 120

Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.

This is a hidden gem of the region. Offering a sample of those beehive rock formations made famous at the Bungle Bungles (Purnululu)

In this case however this is a short 5 minute drive on bitumen from town rather than an excruciating multi hour slog on rough dirt tracks to get to the bungles 🙂

Hidden Valley

DJI Mavic 2 Pro L1D-20c + 28.0 mm f/2.8 @ 10.26 mm, 1/30 sec at f/5.6, ISO 100

Mirima

DJI Mavic 2 Pro L1D-20c + 28.0 mm f/2.8 @ 10.26 mm, 1/40 sec at f/5.6, ISO 100

Elephant Rock is a large rock formation on the edge of town, officially known as Carlton Ridge but nicknamed locally both Elephant Rock and The Sleeping Buddha due to its shape and size

My parents allowed me to take them to the other side of Elephant Rock this time to shoot sunset over the Ord River with the drone

Speeding By

DJI Mavic 2 Pro L1D-20c + 28.0 mm f/2.8 @ 10.26 mm, 1/160 sec at f/5, ISO 100

Got a very lucky break with this shot. A speedboat was coming down the river at just the right time and in the exactly the right spot for me

Note: These photographs (especially the wider shots) look much better when larger. To see larger versions in an inline overlay slideshow gallery viewer click any of the images.

Elephant

DJI Mavic 2 Pro L1D-20c + 28.0 mm f/2.8 @ 10.26 mm, 1/320 sec at f/5, ISO 100 x 21 Frames