I've been keen on learning all about personal drones over the last couple of months. The biggest useful product category for the amazing new devices is photography, both still and video. Being able to carry a lens up 120 meters and a few kilometers away provides a whole new world of photographic possibilities.
I've been avidly following a Facebook group about the DJI Mavic Mini. This is the drone I shall order just before we head back to Canada. I'm going to try to time its arrival to match up with ours. I find the global contributions by members fascinating. If you are interested even slightly in drone photography at a fairly affordable price, do take a look.
The picture capabilities of my future mini-drone are somewhat hampered by its weight and price. I noticed quite a few folks on FB were stitching photos together to create panoramas. I only played with that technology decades ago. In order to help catch up, I downloaded Microsoft's free Image Composite Editor. The original may be old but they've kept it up to date for Windows 10.
I made a couple of trials today. The photo below was originally six, overlapping images shot with my regular camera. Even though this is a simple application, the program seems to offer plenty of options. I'm happy that I still use a computer in a way that broadens my horizons.
