And another fog photo. It was actually funny when we arrived to this spot. Fist time we were to this locations, and we could not find where the mountains were. You just could not see anything. Luckily, after a hour or so, the fog went down a bit, and we found them :)
This is a two shot panorama, combined in Lightroom, finished in Photoshop.
I already posted a photo from this rooftop bar in Budapest sometime before, and here is a second one. This one was taken a bit later in the night. Still there were quite a few people there, and I ended up taking few photos for them. It happens quite a lot that when people see me taking photos, they also ask me to take a photo of them (with their camera/phone of course :))
This is a two shot vertorama, each shot from two exposures. Combined in PTgui, blended in Photoshop.
Again :) I had one few years ago, but I returned it, as I had no use for it at that time. This time, I got a much cheaper one. If I find out I use it a lot, I will get a better one, but I think this one will be great for now.
So what I got? The XIAOMI Mi Drone 4K. It has quite good specs (4k camera, 12Mpix photos, 27 minutes flight time) for the price. And the reviews were all very positive. Also the video examples I have seen were not bad. I have not yet had the time to try it out, but I will very soon, so will post some test footage and photos then.
For now, only few photos from the un-boxing, more to come :)
For the photo today, how about another one from the Lighthouse in Podersdorf on the Neusidlersee in Austria. I just like to return there to get more photos. I still would like to get some star trail phtos there, with the lighthouse in the foreground, but did not have enough luck for clear sky there yet. Maybe next time :)
This is a two shot blend, done in Photoshop.
Last week I mentioned I got the Spark remote from Alpine Labs as a Kickstarter reward. And now, since I had time to play with it, I will share with you my thought about it. So here goes.
Alpine labs is a company specializing on camera accessories. There are the makers of Radian time lapse device and few others. Spark remote, their latest product, is a camera remote. It’s can work in three different settings.
It can work as a standard infrared remote, but with one special function. In the app, you can select what camera brand you want to control, so it works on all of them.
Secondly, you can attach it to a camera directly by a cable, and use the button on it as a standard wired remote.
Lastly, if you connect it to the camera by cable, you can pair it with the provided app, so getting advanced function. This can be used to take photos, do long exposures, HDR, Photo booth mode (similar to timelapse) or control multiple devices at once.
The remote on it’s own is very simple to use. For the wired control, you just connect it to the camera and it works. For the wireless one, you fist have to go into the app, and set the correct camera model. You have to do that only once, as the remote remembers what you set.
For all else you have to pair the remote with the app, and use the build in function. They are all very simple to use, and offer all the functions you may need. The only one I could not find was bulb ramping, which should be possible here. Maybe after an app update.
I took me seconds to get all up and running, as it is just so straightforward. You connect the Spark remote to the camera, open the app, wait until it’s connected (if its not, you can go into settings and choose the remote to connect) and choose what you want to do. It’s all connected with a Bluetooth, so the range is quite good also.
The remote is small, works well, the app offers many functions. Alpine Labs states up to 2000 hours of work on one battery and replacing it is quite easy. The ability to work in multiple modes is quite handy. Sometimes one needs just a wireless remote, sometimes app control is needed. I like that you can have it complex or just completely simple. Overall I quite like it and it will have a permanent spot in my camera bag from now on.
You can find Spark remote by Alpine Labs on their Kickstarter site. Other Alpine Labs products on their official site here.
