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Counter Balance

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 16 mm, 1 sec at f/13, ISO 64

The Entrance

DJI Mini 3 Pro FC3582 + 6.7 mm f/1.7 @ 6.72 mm, 1/8000 sec at f/1.7, ISO 110 x 21 Frames

A 180˚ panorama taken with the incredibly versatile DJI Mini 3 Pro. Perhaps a bit over an hour after sunrise up at The Entrance channel on the central coast

The tiny Mini 3 Pro isn’t all that powerful. The wind coming in off the ocean made it pretty much impossible to fly further seaward. I was flying in that direction but the drone was barely moving 🙂 (even in sport mode). Battery overload warnings and all :). I’m actually very surprised the drone was able to stay relatively stationary to shoot the 21 frames for the 180˚ pano. I’m even more surprised those frames actually stitched successfully and so easily. A testament to the pretty crazy engineering of DJI

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.

Separating the Green

DJI Mini 3 Pro FC3582 + 6.7 mm f/1.7 @ 6.72 mm, 1/1250 sec at f/1.7, ISO 100

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.

Flaming Mess

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 20 mm, 499 sec at f/9, ISO 100

A lazy 500 seconds on and we have a flaming mess 🙂

Actually this is the first time I’ve tried using my new LED tube light. Here’s I’m trying (badly) to do some light plants

The tube I’m using is the Luxceo P7RGB Pro RGB Tube which I got on Amazon for about AUD$100. It is only 40cm long so it is probably less than ideal for this sort of work

It only outputs light out of one side of the tube and nothing out the end. You also can’t easily adjust it or even turn it on and off when you want while you’re using it. There’s a bluetooth phone app to control it and the colour it outputs

The tube light output is also very bright. So I had to make some pretty strong diffusion which I taped together to go over the tube. This means it won’t just blow out to white whilst using it in light painting scenarios like this

It does however have the ability to generate pretty much any colour you like. Easily selectable from a colour wheel on the bluetooth app. It also creates a very nice soft effect with the light when used for light painting. Allowing smooth transitions and soft edges. For a light plant you probably want harder edges but for other uses a soft light can be useful

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.

Streaks and Swirls

NIKON Z 7 + NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S @ 16.5 mm, 1.6 sec at f/13, ISO 31

This was my favourite image from my quick and dirty sunrise session up on the central coast

Funky green rocks in nice repeated lines, nice swirling streaky water, what more could someone ask for

… well probably awesome coloured clouds might have helped 🙂