Here are links I found interesting on April 22, 2012:
- Lotte Time Lapse: Birth to 12 years in 2 min. 45. – Time-lapse of a child growing up.
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Interesting Links, July 8, 2011
Here are links I found interesting on July 8, 2011:
- Republicans Set To Repeal Light Bulb Efficiency Standard That Would Save Consumers $12 Billion A Year – The title explains the problem. Apparently, Republicans don’t see a need to save energy — or money.
- Photographer creates 360-degree time-lapse movies – “San Francisco artist and programmer Ken Murphy has combined a point-and-shoot camera, a Canon firmware hack, and a motorized telescope mount to create lively, panoramic time-lapse movies.” Very cool.
- If Google Buzz Is A Black Hole For Sharing Traffic, Google+ Is The Big Bang – Interesting look at the popularity of Google+ for sharing content. Maybe I’m missing the point, but it seems a lot like Facebook but without your Aunt Tilly looking over your shoulder.
- TSA Screener Accused Of Stealing $50K In Electronics From Travelers – This is what happens when you give absolute power to an organization. Let them go through our luggage without supervision and we’re the ones who lose. TSA AIRPORT SCREENING IS OUT OF CONTROL! When will we make it stop?
Yesterday’s Rainy Desert Day Time-Lapse
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Not what I expected, but you never know what to expect.
I set up my time-lapse camera — an old Canon G5 with a PClix attached — very early yesterday morning. We were supposed to get weather in Wickenburg and that meant clouds. (We don’t get clouds very often, so it’s notable.) I figured I’d get a dawn to sunset time-lapse of the weather moving through.
Unfortunately, it was cloudier than even I expected — not a glimpse of blue sky all day long. The video is a bit disappointing, although you can see the cloud movement and complete loss of visibility. The knobby mountain on the horizon is Vulture Peak, which is about 3 or 4 miles away as the crow flies. It doesn’t stay in the picture for long.
The formula for this video was one shot every 15 seconds, compiled at 30 fps. That takes a 12-hour period and reduces it to about a minute and a half.
One of the problems with shooting time-lapse movies of the sky is that you never know what to expect or where the best views will be. It’s all a crap shoot. That’s okay because the setup is digital and doesn’t cost a thing to operate. It’s just a matter of setting it up and running through the 2000+ photos it generates when it’s done.
I’ve got the camera set up again today and will have more action to show. There’s blue sky and a few clouds that are speeding through the sky, pushed by a strong wind. Perhaps you’ll see that here tomorrow.
Sunrise from Wenatchee Heights
A time-lapse to remember.
For the past five weeks, I’ve been living in my RV on the side of a hill overlooking the Squilchuck Valley south of Wenatchee, WA. Every morning, I’ve watched the sun’s golden light spread out over the valley, illuminating the hillsides, mountaintops, orchards, and grassy knolls around me.
The view out the door of my RV for the past 5 weeks.
I’m leaving next week and although I think I’ll be back next year, I might not. I wanted to capture the experience to remember it.
So at 4 AM, I was outside, setting up my time-lapse camera. One shot per minute, compiled at 6 frames per second yields this 28-second video. Enjoy.
Construction Time-Lapses
More time-lapse fun.
Here are two time-lapse movies I’ve done this month.
The Backhoe time-lapse shows my neighbor putting in his new driveway. Frankly, I liked the driveway he already had. Why tear up all that nice land?
The House Framing time-lapse was done today. My other neighbor has been framing his house for about a week. I’m kicking myself for not starting these sooner. I hope to make new time-lapses for this project for the rest of the week, so stay tuned.