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Time-Lapse with the 20D and the TC-80N3

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Those are lovely. I suppose I should read your tutorial now and try it. But those are all excellent :)

Thanks for posting them.

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Jim H.
 
Very nice indeed.

I notice you've got a bit of sensor dust there, and I can imagine your reticence at tackling 300+ images! Lightroom would help you - you can apply dust removal from the same spot on a batch.

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Andrew
http://www.pbase.com/ahunt
 
I really liked the "Rolling Eastward" clip.

I've been doing a lot of time lapse recently using my Pro1 and a PClix interval timer, with the ambition of assembling the clips into a short promotion movie of the scenery and events where I live (Outer Hebrides, Scotland).

It still amazes me when I get home and view my latest footage, but I'm trying to shoot less clouds sequences now; as fascinating as they are to watch I need some variety in the final movie. I'm also experimenting with an auto panning device to create movement

The Pclix sends shooting intervals to my camera's IR port, however sometimes my camera ignores the signal, and there's a slight jolt in the final footage. I'd like to do a 12 hour+ TL but without some sort of portable power supply, my camera will never shoot for that long on one battery.

Lightroom has been useful is adjusting exposures across hundreds of shots, or removing a consistent blot on the lens. Other software I use is Quicktime Pro to make the initial animation and VirtualDub to remove flicker via a filter.
 
Very impressive. Does the Canon 20D battery last through 12 hours of time lapse photography?
 
I need to go back and read the manual again. 8)

Every time I try to set up the clone tool, it doesn't seem to work right. I haven't done much with the paint tool though, so it's a new area I've got to figure out.

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-Eric Gooch
http://www.cybergooch.com
 
Bluewave said:
I really liked the "Rolling Eastward" clip.

I've been doing a lot of time lapse recently using my Pro1 and a
PClix interval timer, with the ambition of assembling the clips into
a short promotion movie of the scenery and events where I live (Outer
Hebrides, Scotland).

It still amazes me when I get home and view my latest footage, but
I'm trying to shoot less clouds sequences now; as fascinating as they
are to watch I need some variety in the final movie. I'm also
experimenting with an auto panning device to create movement

The Pclix sends shooting intervals to my camera's IR port, however
sometimes my camera ignores the signal, and there's a slight jolt in
the final footage. I'd like to do a 12 hour+ TL but without some sort
of portable power supply, my camera will never shoot for that long on
one battery.

Lightroom has been useful is adjusting exposures across hundreds of
shots, or removing a consistent blot on the lens. Other software I
use is Quicktime Pro to make the initial animation and VirtualDub to
remove flicker via a filter.
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Have you found any auto-panning devices that are reasonably priced? That would be a nice thing to add for some time-lapse sequences.

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-Eric Gooch
http://www.cybergooch.com
 
Forrest 7 said:
With the first series of photos (a day in the life), how did you know
which exposure to choose since you started before sunrise?

Great idea, I had no idea you could do this with still cameras.
  • Forrest
http://www.pbase.com/canon78
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Thanks!

I just started a bit underexposed, knowing it would get brighter later in the day. Actually, it's overexposed when the sun's at it's highest. Just guesswork, really.

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-Eric Gooch
http://www.cybergooch.com
 
EricG said:
Have you found any auto-panning devices that are reasonably priced?
That would be a nice thing to add for some time-lapse sequences.
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In short, no. I've made a mechanical device from an egg timer taken apart, but it needs some way of tilting the camera up and down. It also only rotates anti-clockwise! 360 degree rotation takes two hours.

If you have some electrical engineering know-how you could make a device with a timer and micro-stepped motors, but that's beyond me. I think that's what this guy did: http://ollielarkin.co.uk/blog/
 
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