7D 10-22 time lapse moonrise, solar plant, sunset, etc.

[Tom Varden]

My latest collection of time lapses. Thanks everyone for checking these out; thanks for watching.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeArduHZIzQ

 

[ktownbill]

Very well done, I watched the entire video. Surprisingly, a lot of people haven't seen the moon as it crests the horizon. It appears quite large, even more than the video portrays it.

Thanks for sharing. Nice lens btw !!

Bill
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img7d

 

[Jay S.]

Tom,

Well done... Inspires one to go out and do some time lapse! How many frames usually in a segment, e.g. the moon rise, and what's you typical interval on say the highway and street scenes (excellent horizontal pan as well - mechanical or really steady hand)..

Congrats.

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Jay S.
Fuji 7000 / Canon 20D / Canon 40D / Canon 7D
http://jaysott.smugmug.com

 

[RandyB2]

I thought the video part was excellent. I really enjoyed it. You did an outstanding job.

The audio was kind of overwhelming at times. I kept turning it down and it still was to much for me during the portions that got loud.
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Randy

 

[birdbrain]

I liked it very much.

Hope you don't mind me asking.

How many shots, or perhaps I should also ask at what interval were the shots taken?

What sort of timescale does it take you to compile a complete sequence?

Excellent stuff!

--
Phil

Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?

 

[Tom Varden]

Thanks a million everyone! Your encouragement means a lot.

@RandyB2 - sorry about the audio, Ill have to check the levels, anyone else get blasted?

@ Bill - Moonrise is one of my favorite things in the universe.

@ Jay & birdbrain- My interval for most of these is about 2 or 3 seconds. The moonrises awfully fast so thats 1 shot per second.

Usually, when I shoot one of these, the whole idea is to shoot for an hour or two. I'm not comfortable leaving the rig anywhere and unless you're shooting the moon or sun going all the way across the horizon, theres no real reason to stay much longer.

The street scene was I shot per 2 seconds and was panned using a GEM telescope mount (Meade LXD55).

Thanks again everyone!

 

[Jay S.]

Tom,

So I know this has come up before in discussions, but there is the question of shutter count of the camera and the number of clicks required. So, if I'm doing my math right, a one hour moon rise is 3600 shutter clicks (60 a minute x 60 minutes)?

Thanks a million everyone! Your encouragement means a lot.

@RandyB2 - sorry about the audio, Ill have to check the levels, anyone else get blasted?

@ Bill - Moonrise is one of my favorite things in the universe.

@ Jay & birdbrain- My interval for most of these is about 2 or 3 seconds. The moonrises awfully fast so thats 1 shot per second.

Usually, when I shoot one of these, the whole idea is to shoot for an hour or two. I'm not comfortable leaving the rig anywhere and unless you're shooting the moon or sun going all the way across the horizon, theres no real reason to stay much longer.

The street scene was I shot per 2 seconds and was panned using a GEM telescope mount (Meade LXD55).

Thanks again everyone!

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Jay S.
Fuji 7000 / Canon 20D / Canon 40D / Canon 7D
http://jaysott.smugmug.com

 

[birdbrain]

Many thanks, Tom, for divulging your techniques much appreciated.

Not that I will try and emulate you, but it is interesting to know how they were created.

Keep up the good work!
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Phil

Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?

 

[birdbrain]

A mere trifle for a shutter rated at 150,000 clicks.

3600 works out at 2.4% of the shutters 150,000 click life.

But then at the end of the day it's a tool and they are there to be used.

--
Phil

Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?

 

[Andromedeus]

Tom,

Fantastic production. Thanks.

Henry

 

[Martysj]

Great work! Really enjoyed it. Time lapse videos really show a different view of things that we often see but don't quite aware of.

 

[Jay S.]

Phil,

A trifle if that's all you did. Do 10 hours of vids and it 25% of the expected life, and that's only 10 "clips" based on the way he said some of these were shot. Don't get me wrong, I love the effect, but there is no denying there is a potential for impact to the life expectancy of the shutter.

A mere trifle for a shutter rated at 150,000 clicks.

3600 works out at 2.4% of the shutters 150,000 click life.

But then at the end of the day it's a tool and they are there to be used.

--
Phil

Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?

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Jay S.
Fuji 7000 / Canon 20D / Canon 40D / Canon 7D
http://jaysott.smugmug.com

 

[Vincent Lindsay]

ummm doesnt video use an "Electronic shutter" and not the real thing? So how does that add to the 150k count?

A trifle if that's all you did. Do 10 hours of vids and it 25% of the expected life, and that's only 10 "clips" based on the way he said some of these were shot. Don't get me wrong, I love the effect, but there is no denying there is a potential for impact to the life expectancy of the shutter.

A mere trifle for a shutter rated at 150,000 clicks.

3600 works out at 2.4% of the shutters 150,000 click life.

But then at the end of the day it's a tool and they are there to be used.

--
Phil

Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?

--
Jay S.
Fuji 7000 / Canon 20D / Canon 40D / Canon 7D
http://jaysott.smugmug.com

 

[Jay S.]

Vincent,

Time lapse "vids" aren't shot with the video capability of the 7D. They are done by using a intervalometer of some type to take a series of regular images over the course of a predetermined time and at predetermined intervals.. e.g. expose an image once every second for the next 10 minutes. You then stitch them all together. The effect is great, but it is using the shutter. Hope that helps.

ummm doesnt video use an "Electronic shutter" and not the real thing? So how does that add to the 150k count?

A trifle if that's all you did. Do 10 hours of vids and it 25% of the expected life, and that's only 10 "clips" based on the way he said some of these were shot. Don't get me wrong, I love the effect, but there is no denying there is a potential for impact to the life expectancy of the shutter.

A mere trifle for a shutter rated at 150,000 clicks.

3600 works out at 2.4% of the shutters 150,000 click life.

But then at the end of the day it's a tool and they are there to be used.

--
Phil

Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?

--
Jay S.
Fuji 7000 / Canon 20D / Canon 40D / Canon 7D
http://jaysott.smugmug.com

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Jay S.
Fuji 7000 / Canon 20D / Canon 40D / Canon 7D
http://jaysott.smugmug.com

 

[Madman895]

I enjoyed that, thx. Good work.