I’ve been snapping away, trying to learn more about time lapse photography. You haven’t seen most of it, because most of it has been… let’s just call it an educational experience.
I shot over 1,400 photos Saturday night (while we were out of the house). They were quickly discarded. What I tried to do, I tried to do incorrectly. It’s more complicated than I’d like to let on.
Early today I placed “Clicky” in another picturesque perch, hoping to catch our changeable skies and tonight’s sunset. It’s a secret location. That’s security through obscurity, because there’s really no way to protect the camera for the six or seven hours I expect it to click away.
Among the things I’ve realized is, for daytime time lapses, some cloudiness is good – but not too much. The sky needs to be textured, not flat. For nighttime skyscapes, I need to use my 30mm f1.4 (fast) lens.
I still haven’t done any cityscape night shots. That’s coming later. I just need to practice and ramp up my skills.
Blogger’s note: This weekend I did capture the afternoon shadows near our stairs at home. It is successful for what it is… but it’s not too much.
I’m not done yet.
very smooth animation, nicely done
This is apropos of absolutely nothing, but I just came across it on another blog I follow, and I think your wife and daughter will get a kick out of it:
“Dooce” on a plane with Rick Springfield
Yes, there are photos. 🙂