All my recent shots have been stationary, where I have sent the drone up and just move around the immediate area. This was good when I as learning but to get the more complex and interesting shots needed to keep the video flowing I needed to take it further away from me. This allowed to get more fluid shots as a whole but also to minimise the risk of me being caught in the cameras view.
This did however have it's downsides, such as losing sight of the drone. I do speak from experience here as that is exactly what happened to me today! I lost sight of the drone as it blended almost perfectly against the glaciers and white clouds.
Naturally, the first thing I did was panic as I had just lost sight of my brand new drone! Once I had calmed down (a little bit) I was relieved I could still hear it in the distance. At this point, I was so worried that I completely forgot the DJI app has a map and compass showing the drones heading and location in relation to me! Since I had tried finding it and failed, I decided the only option was to press the RTH (Return To Home) button. This was the first time I had used the button in real life, but had seen how it worked in the DJI simulator which I used for the first time last night.
Eventually, long story short, the RTH feature saved me a great deal of heartache and issues as the drone came straight back to me and landed exactly where it had launched a few minutes earlier!
Later today I continued along the valley down to the area around the village of Les Praz and decided to get some footage of the little chapel in the centre of the village. When I arrived, as per usual there were a few people in the area and on the greens around the chapel. Due to this I was tempted to not fly as I didn't want to ruin the atmosphere.
However, I decided the mix of people was a perfect photographic opportunity I didn't want to miss, so I set up and launched! Within a minute or two I was approached by a French couple and through broken French from me (I know very little drone related French!) and broken English from them I had a pleasant conversation with them. I was extremely surprised as I was expecting them to complain about the noise. To my amazement they loved the drone and were extremely interested in the footage I had captured and the whole idea of the drone itself.
Due to this, as well as future plans I have decided to create a new Facebook and Twitter account dedicated to my new drone footage videos. In addition to this I have decided to get some updated business cards to give out to interested people, while out and about flying, for possible business opportunities!
Until next time,
Bob
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