Uploaded September 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Godrevy Lighthouse was built in 1858–1859 on Godrevy Island in St Ives Bay, Cornwall. Standing approximately 300 metres (980 ft) off Godrevy Head, it marks the Stones reef, which has been a hazard to shipping for centuries.
This was my first proper video flight with Mavic Air, so there is a fair bit of jerky tilt and movement, but some nice shots. I wanted to fly out to lighthouse to take stills of the far side which has a stunning cliff face, so took some video on way out and back to make this.
I wasn't happy with the first edit, video straight from Mavic Air was quite dark and grey, so I've been playing with colour grading in Vegas Home Studio 14 platinum.
Using 'Brightness and Contrast' with 'Color Corrector' and 'Color Curves' Video Fx (3 in series), initially increasing contrast in brightness and contrast tool, then increasing top/decreasing bottom in color curves, then playing with color corrector mid first staying close to centre but towards green side, and lows a bit less in same direction, highs a bit more in same direction.
I started trying to make the grass greener, but this then made the sea a bit too green, so I've juggled a bit less green/more blue between shots. I could go back and forth for hours, so stopped when I figured I wasn't improving it much more.
Anyway, hope this is interesting comparison, there is a half and half version showing the before/after (on my 1st draft so this final is slightly tweaked).
I will make the original unlisted in a day or two so this isn't duplicated so links:
Original ungraded version: youtube.com/watch?v=fte8ZwGN1FA
Splitscreen grading comparison: youtube.com/watch?v=Y7MUmnkgNU4
Godrevy Lighthouse was built in 1858–1859 on Godrevy Island in St Ives Bay, Cornwall. Standing approximately 300 metres (980 ft) off Godrevy Head, it marks the Stones reef, which has been a hazard to shipping for centuries.
This was my first proper video flight with Mavic Air, so there is a fair bit of jerky tilt and movement, but some nice shots. I wanted to fly out to lighthouse to take stills of the far side which has a stunning cliff face, so took some video on way out and back to make this.
I wasn't happy with the first edit, video straight from Mavic Air was quite dark and grey, so I've been playing with colour grading in Vegas Home Studio 14 platinum.
Using 'Brightness and Contrast' with 'Color Corrector' and 'Color Curves' Video Fx (3 in series), initially increasing contrast in brightness and contrast tool, then increasing top/decreasing bottom in color curves, then playing with color corrector mid first staying close to centre but towards green side, and lows a bit less in same direction, highs a bit more in same direction.
I started trying to make the grass greener, but this then made the sea a bit too green, so I've juggled a bit less green/more blue between shots. I could go back and forth for hours, so stopped when I figured I wasn't improving it much more.
Anyway, hope this is interesting comparison, there is a half and half version showing the before/after (on my 1st draft so this final is slightly tweaked).
I will make the original unlisted in a day or two so this isn't duplicated so links:
Original ungraded version: youtube.com/watch?v=fte8ZwGN1FA
Splitscreen grading comparison: youtube.com/watch?v=Y7MUmnkgNU4
