Yea the GoPro that I was using was quite an old model. I believe that later GoPro models have some degree of control over exposure but I don't know how much.

I do know that many people mount cheap action cameras and GoPro clones to their quadcopters for budget based aerial videography and unfortunately, just about all of those cameras rely on auto exposure.

In my opinion the GOPro is a very specialised camera: it does well one thing: action camera.
I was never fond of drone footage shot with a GoPro

Quote from: Brightontl on March 24, 2019, 06:08

Thank you,
I didn't know that the GoPro is auto only.
I agree that shooting in auto causes a lot of problems

Auto exposure and auto white balance has ruined a lot of what otherwise would have been great footage. It doesn't work so it's best to learn manual techniques.

Yes Peter,
I perfectly agree.
Auto exposure and, even more, auto WB are a recipe for disaster

Drone footage: How to expose correctly and how to avoid difficult light situations
https://youtu.be/i5bV49e3Aio

My suggested settings for gimbal and flight control for DJI drones
https://youtu.be/ak5eprT59jc

My footage has approved on adobe and pond 5 but not on shutterstock!?

It happens very often, SS have some really bad reviewers.
Simply reupload it, it will probably be accepted

First of all reviewers make mistakes all the time, so you can resubmit it and very often the second time it is accepted.
If it is not accepted the second time, then maybe there is something wrong.
From what you say the video setting for resolution in your drone are not the same as your encoding settings in Premiere.
Make sure you are using the same settings, for example 4k DCI, or HD

Quote from: cobalt on March 03, 2019, 15:38

Thank you very much Alex! Truly appreciated. I�ll share it widely.

Thanks! I trust March will be better and not only for the extra few days, but also for some clip sales!

Really good stuff Alex!
Your blog has improved a lot and it looks very professional know.
Plenty of interesting stuff, thank you for sharing!

Some great work there. Ive never been to London but looks like it has a nice, vibrant atmosphere. And I admire the individuals who have the patience to do hyperlapse. Ive tried that myself and it drove me mad.

Thank you,
I am sure you will like London a lot.
Yes, hyperlapses are a lot of work, and you need a super fast computer for post processing

And also remember that there is also such a thing as "photographing for fun", or for other purposes than stock, like YouTube. 

I have been guilty of forgetting this myself, and I've caught myself getting annoyed by signs and people when I'm out photographing... It can truly ruin the experience and you forget what photography is all about - having fun and creating art.

But of course, I also know how much time it takes to blur faces and signs when I make clips for stock... Haha.

Anyway, great stuff! Are all of the standard film clips also shot with the D850? I guess they are, and it seems they look great in low light.

You are 100% right about the fun factor.
I had not shot still image for a very long time, but very recently I have been doing a bit of photo again. I had forgot how much fun it is, and the post processing is so easy compared to video!
Yes, it is all done with the NIkon D850

Beautifully done! It made me think of all the time spent - particularly in difficult/busy areas of London. But also, from my POV, how much of the footage I could submit as Free Rights and not Editorial.....the fireworks obviously but any of the TL street footage? Lots of recognizable logos/faces. Thanks for sharing and merry, belated Christmas!

Many thanks,
You are right: most of the individual clips in this video can only be sold as editorial.
I don't do a lot of editorial, but I make some exceptions in situations like Christmas or Notting Hill carnival

A review of the video quality of the Mavic 2 zoom in different light conditions
https://youtu.be/SwNL_iyRDAQ

I liked it, as I like almost all your posted videos!

I guess the point that most intrigued me was how you incorporated still photos w/ scan & pan into the video.  I'm guessing that most people who are not videographers themselves would have even noticed it.  I am about to leave on a 3-month 6-country trip, and will probably use that idea in some of my videos.

Many thanks.
I only had four days in Oxford and the weather was bad, so I ended up with not enough timelapses for my project.
I decided to add some animated photos and I quite like the result