I normally treat my DJI Mavic Air 2 as an addition to my photography, not the main means for me to capture my shots. Because of that, I find that I am probably not using it as much as I want to and consequently, I am not learning how to take photographs with it. With that realisation in mind I set off to the National Arboretum on Monday, 18 January 2021 with the idea to use my drone as the main means of photography. I still had a DSLR with me but I wanted to concentrate on using my drone so that I could try shots that I had not used before and also understand how to use the drone to capture compositions. Unfortunately, I arrived at the Arboretum later than I had hoped so I was facing harsher light than I would have preferred but I still wanted to practice. Consequently, this post is a little light on with birds and other wildlife shots but with that said I hope that you still enjoy the photographs below.
Might have been practicing with the drone but I always have time to photograph Yellow-rumped Thornbills
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 1250, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/250 SEC])
Mountain bike trail through the trees
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 100, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/1250 SEC]
And with some rocks
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 100, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/1250 SEC]
With more trees
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 200, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/600 SEC]
Even a roundabout looked different
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 100, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/1000 SEC]
Rows of cyads
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 100, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/1000 SEC]
Path dividing tree areas
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 100, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/1000 SEC]
Australia, the wide brown land
DJI Mavic Air 2 [ISO 200, 4.5mm, f/2.8 and 1/1250 SEC]
Dusky Woodswallow on the lookout for food
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 100, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/400 SEC])
Coming back with a cicada - sorry, not a sharp image
(Canon EOS 7D Mk II with a Canon EF100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS II USM [ISO 100, 400mm, f/8.0 and 1/1600 SEC])
