How to Shoot Long Exposure photos with the DJI Mavic 2 Pro and PolarPro filters

[@gongjin276]

Super helpful tutorial. Clear, concise, and no filler. Got a new sub here!

[@FlytPath]

Thanks Bradley

[@deusaero5195]

Thanks again Aldryn. I always enjoy your longe exposure videos. Am loving the ND1000 and the fact we don't have to get up early in the morning to beat the light. Keep up the good work👍🏿

[@richbeard5500]

Thank you for what you do. Very helpful and easy step by step instructions to take great photos.

[@brinx07]

awesome video mate, just got these filters and you have blown my mind on how easy this is to use them, cheers.

[@FlytPath]

Awesome to hear. Have a good one

[@qvisionstudios]

Great explanation and demonstration. Love the final shots. Try the Polar Pro ND filter app to easily figure out the filter type needed for current conditions.

[@larrymarshallphotography3896]

Exactly what I was looking for Aldryn. Thanks so much for the time and effort that you put into these videos.

[@FlytPath]

Thanks Larry

[@dronetechie969]

Wow, Awesome, My M2P arrived two days ago, getting everything ready for the first flight, I just bought the polar Pro ND8 ND16 ND32. I love long exposure, and that was my main reason buying the M2P. Really digging the adjustable aperture. I have learned so much from your videos. I got into this about 3-4 years ago and got serious 2 years ago. I own a home inspection company in San Diego and use drones for the roofs and other areas I cant see. I've been giving more and more free services like 360 of each room so the buyers have a better idea of decorating and get more excited about their new home. Also, with the drone I look for balance and composition on every shot. Between you and the paid Lynda.com paid courses, it's been a huge passion. Going to New York in a couple of weeks got my waivers set, now drone shots in NYC and Long Island. . Your book is great by the way.... thanks or all you provide/

[@uosocal]

I just did this for the first time yesterday in Laguna. My darkest filter is a ND64. Had to wait until golden hour, but got some great pics. Great video.

[@FlytPath]

Yes exactly you will have to shoot early or late with those lighter NDs

[@michaelschnyder9680]

Great video Aldryn, thanks for the tips. I was just down in SD this past weekend and got some flying in.

[@BillTheDroneReviewer]

Aldryn I was just sent a ND1000 filter to test and was doing research to see what settings I should use and found you video. Perfect ! Thank you for taking the time to explain and demonstrate. Great idea to place filters over the lens to check it on the ground !

[@FlytPath]

Thanks Bill glad it helped

[@MRumfelt]

Great explanation to ignite my curiosity and try some new things.

[@chadgilmore5046]

Thanks for this info and your recommended setting has really improved my photo quality

[@jb10940]

Great stuff as usual. I’m a noob and your info is definitely helping me a lot !!

[@mohamedalsawaialsawai9883]

It's really brilliant...I liked what you 've done with this filter ...thank you pal

[@Pursnikity_20022]

Those shots are sick dude.

[@carldanielray1882]

Nice information on something you're novice drone videographer doesn't know, like myself. I would like to see a video from you on your thoughts about your basic camera settings on the m2z to fix the problem of it getting to bright when I zoom in?

[@FlytPath]

Thanks for watching and noted for future vids.

[@FamilyofTech]

Great video. Keep doing these step by by step guides. Super helpful

[@FlytPath]

A Family of 5 glad you liked it.

[@ANDJVisuals]

Great video Aldryn... Now I'm into ND filters thanks to you... Buying the ND8, ND16 and ND32 from PolarPro for now... Soon the ND1000. Love long Exposure photography!

[@FlytPath]

ANDJ Visuals glad you r getting value from my vids. 🙌🙏

[@DennisLovelady]

Nice tutorial, Aldryn. I have the 256 and 1000 (I ordered custom), and look forward to the opportunity to use them within the next few weeks. Your guidance will help me to get it right, early in the process, and that's invaluable to me! 👍

[@FlytPath]

Dennis Lovelady nice dennis. Can’t wait to see what you get

[@rstp2001]

Awesome! You always have good info on your channel.

[@FlytPath]

rstp2001 thank you 👊🏼

[@RolandAllen]

This was a really useful video. Thanks.

[@eddiegomez4134]

Great content man! Looking forward to seeing more videos!

[@earlivey2420]

that's some awesome shots of the water.

[@A.D.D.O.C.D.T]

Been learning a lot from your videos ,thanks mate.Subbed. 🤙🔥💪🇦🇺

[@stephenprice6908]

Great info. Enjoy all you videos.

[@alexis1959]

Another excellent video - well done!

[@TheJoel1964]

A great simple & informative video !!!

[@thedronetravelers]

You're the man! I hope to have the quality substance on my channel like you, man. I mean that sincerely. Keep up the great work!

[@TonyPham-Creations]

Whoa this is awesome, thanks for sharing this!!

[@johnniebravo8559]

Can you please do a long exposure tutorial on the mavic air 2? I’m heading down to the beach this weekend and I’m looking to snap some shots like the ones in your video. Thanks nice vid

[@ReoGizmo]

Hey, another great video ... Can you use the same method on the MP?

[@FlytPath]

Yes. However you can’t make the overture adjustments in the air. I have mavic Pro filter videos in my playlists

[@adrianalfordphotography]

Great video thanks for sharing. Good instruction and tips. Imagine getting longer exposures in the evening (eg. 8 or 10 secs) with the ND1000. Maybe some traffic shots from above with light streams. I guess with the variable aperture now it opens up a whole new range of photo options, which is fantastic.

[@Docfly62]

10 seconds!!! Is any drone that stable for such a long exposure?

[@franklinpeguero08]

Thanks for this very valuable video, Blessings 👏🏻

[@SCAerialsSteveCarpenter]

Great review and testing of the new longer exposer filters from PolarPro! Thanks again for the nice review, BTW, I also use PolarPro's filter APP as a starting point before installing a filter.

[@ClaudioDesideriFilms]

Very well done buddy!

[@ThatFlyinRyan]

Great video dude

[@mjames856]

Excellent tutorial. Subbed

[@FlytPath]

Thanks emjay

[@CKRTGRDN]

Wow, will be getting a set of those bad boys from PP, thanks for tutorial

[@droneuk]

This was handy to watch as practicing with night time videos at the moment and at my first test all the dark areas were really grainy and not very sharp. Do I need slightly slower shutter speed to get darker darks with less noise?

[@coyfpv1271]

Check to see what your iso is, ideally you want your iso to be 100... the lower the iso value the less grainy your picture/ video will be

[@Bigtomcallahan127]

Great tutorial! Can you use these same settings without the exposure specific filters? I have some ND filters or the stock I would use on the mavic zoom

[@Avean]

wow that is very cool! But i have a question if anyone can answer. In photography you usually adjust aperture depending on how out of focus the background is going to be. Why is it that on the drone you have to stay under 5 aperture for it to be sharpest? wouldnt higher mean everything is more sharper? Lower aperture in photography means background is blurred out. Would imagine it would be the same here.

[@omaralimujah2475]

Great pic with 1.3sec shutter! Thank you

[@olodum111]

Very cool video...very helpful!!!

[@ryanhilton3599]

Just subbed, great video and explanation -

[@AwadEskander]

Very informative!!

[@arson451pc]

Hey Bro, is there a list of sites to fly between south OC and north SD?

[@h2osurf921]

Awesome thank you for your pointers ... subscribed dude

[@glengrayban3004]

Can’t wait to try that!

[@SeanSilas_IronWrath_GTR]

awesome!!! thank you for explaining this! That high pressure is dominating cali now and its super clear..lol . I need those filters.

[@hanzreynado]

Nice shots and filter review. Are these filters easy to clip on and off?

[@FlytPath]

Yes pretty simple

[@pj.pavadore]

Hello! I love your work, and I love long exposure photography. I've found that with my Mavic 2 Pro and an ND1000, I can slow the shutter down quite substantially. Question, do you find that an unexpected gust or a slightly breezy day adds unwanted motion blur to stationary things (i.e. rocks)?

[@dpcandra]

Hi Flytpath nice video you are the best drone KZbin I ever watch. I watch all of your Spark series before. I know nothing about drone went I get my spark. I can't speak English but you doing job well very clear instruction in your video. I was planned get Mavic 2 zoom I'm not interested doing drone Job but I want a drone with good quality more professional result. but yeah Nice video, thanks

[@FlytPath]

Thanks for watching

[@jlausc3310]

does this work with hyper lapse too?

[@verdonrocksphotography3510]

Great tip for sure, thank you

[@michaelch7529]

Great video! Curious, what beach is this?

[@FlytPath]

la jolla

[@shea3284]

nice viedo let me know the how to use filters

[@RICKHALBUR]

Thanks Aldryn very good video a lot of great information

[@ricardourroz9322]

Have a quick question since I love long exposures too. I´ve bought the ND 1000 from another brand and want to start experimenting. The question is: do you end up with a lot of blurry images since it´s long exposure a little movement will register as well? What´s the shutter speed you feel comfortable with after you find many blurred images.

[@Pasxos100d]

Thanks for the advice !!

[@daneehazama1392]

What do you think about a ND variable instead of single ND's?

[@Vlaakster]

Really great video! I want to get a set of these for my M2P so I can do some slower shutter speed stuff. It looks from your video that the color cast isn't bad either. One question, why is it that when you held the ND 1000 in front of the camera, making the exposure speed 1 second, that the video of the surf looked normal (I'd think a 1s shutter would result in a slide show effect in video with that filter on). Does the drone raise the ISO for video transmission to keep the video smooth and then lower it back to your setting when you take a photograph?

[@stephenprice6908]

Can you shoot pictures like this and do a 180 Pano? Do you think it would work?

[@PatrickGuerrisi]

How does the mavic keep the camera absolutely still in the air? For long exposure you always need a tripod and a remote trigger even.....

[@Vlaakster]

I've been wondering this too, but the photos look sharp. Maybe when zoomed to 100% they are a little blurry from motion blur. I want to get a set of these and find out.

[@TheLawDawg]

Do you find that your Mavic 2 has problems calibrating the gimbal at startup if it has a polarized filter installed? Mine is OK with regular ND filters but the heavier polarized ones make the gimbal drop and stare at the ground if it is on at startup. After startup I can change to a polarized and it is fine but no luck otherwise.

[@donhorhestv]

Did you edit your shots to your computer or unedited shots using nd1000?

[@FlytPath]

Computer

[@donhorhestv]

Does it affect when you are in manual focus or you will use auto focus when taking long exposure?

[@FlytPath]

U can u auto and then half press to focus.

[@chehamiltonsr.8749]

Do you have to use a filter to be able to shoot Long Exposure with this drone?

[@FlytPath]

Cétan Hamilton Sr. The goal is get to a 1-2 second exposure. So you need to switch to manual and dial in your settings to shutter speed 1 sec, iso 100 and adjust fstop. If u can’t achieve those settings, use must use nd filters to get there

[@chehamiltonsr.8749]

FlytPath Thank you for the help

[@kboone]

Please do a long exposure, how to for the Mavic Air 2, with the ND filters they supply.

[@FlytPath]

In the works Keith 👍

[@kboone]

FlytPath also if you could help. I’m having just one small issue. The orientation indicator (bottom center screen) seems to turn red on a regular basis, while inflight. Could this be a sign of needed calibration.

[@ALR760.]

Does the mavic Pro 2 and the pro 2 zoom have the same settings?

[@FlytPath]

You can not adjust the aperture on the Zoom.

[@hans2504]

Hi, Just wondering, do you have experience with faking long exposure photos by doing a burst of photos and then use Photoshop to create an average of the set? This way you might not need ND filters at all. Hope it's correct and possible (didn't tried it out yet)

[@donhorhestv]

Lastly, can you send me some pictures of unedited photo using nd 1000 before i buy. Thanks

[@Michael_Lak]

Ok so how come ND 64 is perfect for bright daylight on my osmo pocket but you require a ND1000. Are not ND filter strengths standardised?

[@BAcHIGU_]

If people are in the shot will they blur also?

[@FlytPath]

J. Cruz if they are moving yes. See photo at 7:11. You can see two people walking next to the water.

[@BAcHIGU_]

@@FlytPath ok, I tell them to hold still hahaha.

[@stephenpistoia1227]

Would this work for lighting bolts

[@FlytPath]

What’s that?

[@donhorhestv]

Hi is that nd filter 1000 no pl? Or 1000 only

[@FlytPath]

No PL

[@Pursnikity_20022]

Question: why does the white balance change when the shutter speed changes?

[@FlytPath]

I prob accidentally forgot to lock wb

[@eltvikjen]

How slow can you go without loosing sharpness in the area that doesn't move? ;) With no wind ofc....

[@FlytPath]

Depends on distance away from subject. Closer to subject = Shorter exposure. Further away = Long exposure.

[@mervslifetv1602]

Thanks for this review aldryn fly safe! And one thing.......are a filipino?

[@FlytPath]

Thanks and yes 🇵🇭

[@braddahjosh808]

I’m not too sure how practical it would be to do an exposure longer than 1second as any slight movement of the drone will cause a blurry photo.

[@JennGrover]

Yeah, I have experiment with this and you really want to keep it for 1 second or less unless the wind is perfectly calm.

[@bennybologna1471]

I'm shocked that the Mavic can hover THAT still for a 1 second exposure. With SLR photography you're on a tripod and not touching it while the shutter is open. What's your experience with motion blur from drone movement - what would be the shutter speed (slow) limit?

[@FlytPath]

It really depends on how far or close you are to the subject. Longer exposures are doable when further away.

is that 8 sec or .8 sec ss?

[@kbellanger4140]

Thanks!

[@MrDaveB123]

Thank you

[@asimbuday5947]

Can I do this with the Zoom?

[@FlytPath]

yes

[@GilbertoGraciliano]

muito bom !

[@steveloudon7491]

No need to "try out" the various filters. Simply count the stops between 1/640 and 1 second. That's turns out to be between 9 and 10 stops. The ND 1000 is 10 stops.

[@mohamedalsawaialsawai9883]

So ND 1000 makes a picture sharper

[@FlytPath]

A dark neutral density filter like the ND1000 allows you to slow you shutter speed down significantly. Thus allowing you to do long exposure photography.

[@davejackson8303]

I am a DSLR shooter getting into drone photography. The part I can understand is how come the rocks (in example you showed) are sharp? I just can’t comprehend it since the slightest movement should make everything blurry...

[@jsiedungzxktv3341]

i like your intrO FlytPath and the sounds of Dji Mavic very nice videO i buy that mavic 2 prO next year if i have more money i put my monry in piggy🐖bank to buy next year hahaha.. very expensive

[@criostoirocuinn]

6:28 **Ocean

[@TheMarsgia]

why are u wearing a hoodie in the heat ?

[@andre1987eph]

Your logo looks like OCTA transportation logo. I drove bus for them I know. They're jerks. 🤣

[@alwaystravelling100]

"Seh-kunt" or "Second"?

[@FlytPath]

Not sure what you mean Graham?

[@JamesBond-wu6is]

Jesus.... 3 minutes of talking before we get into it.... Just get into it already!

[@FlytPath]

Jesus. 15 words just to be blocked u 🤡

[@Daddyof13]

That was just Amazing thanks for sharing....😎👌