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Raleigh Time Lapse

Published on April 30, 2009 in photography. 3 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , .

I recently got the bug to try and do some time lapse photography when I saw this post over at Digital Photography School.  It’s a good intro to what you are getting into and links to various attempts around the web.  I had considered doing this previously but never really got around to it.  This work by Ross Ching is pretty much the ULTIMATE time lapse I have seen out there.  It’s combining the use of tilt shift lenses and telescoping mounts along with crop panning to create an even more unique and dynamic experience.  Amazing.

I don’t own a dedicate intervalometer at the moment.  I will soon.  Using my laptop with the Canon EOS software hooked up to my Canon XSi allowed me to employ the basic concept of doing time lapse.  The result is interesting, it does not really meet my artistic vision though.  The biggest issues was that the fastest interval I could accomplish was a shot every 5 seconds.  This combined with a 1-1.3 second exposure time just didn’t give me the shutter drag I really wanted.

So there will definitely be more to come on this topic.  I have a big plan in my head of exactly where I would like to go with the concept.  I’m looking forward to implementing it and sharing it with everyone.

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  • Ocell
    May 1, 2009 at 12:11 am

    That’s great! I still haven’t sat down and tried this with the longer exposures… that really seems to be the secret. My SD790IS and SD1000 point and shoots will do time lapse, but they don’t do the long exposures too, and you get that jittery product. Now I’ve got the itch to try this out with my XTi. Maybe I just found my first Austin photography project.

  • Leo
    May 1, 2009 at 8:11 am

    Very cool. I know I talk about time lapse a lot and would like to try this too. Great first attempt though. Can really perfect the art from here.

  • kitch
    May 1, 2009 at 9:08 am

    Thanks guys! Abby did one on her G9 as well, but again, no longer shutter speed or exposure control. Still very cool, and impressive for just pushing a button.

    I’ve got the IV enroute now. Big plans.

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