Timelapse Techiques

When I'm not shooting weddings, events, or portraits on my personal time I enjoy shooting landscapes. One of the ways that I like to photograph a landscape is to make a timelapse of the places I visit. Here are some pics of how I shoot my landscape timelapses:



Timelapse samples and some directions:



A short timelapse that I made while on my Thanksgiving visit to Grand Canyon National Park. I made these timelapses at "The Abyss," "Hermits Rest," and "Desert View."

To make these timelapses, I took about 15 minutes sessions with my Canon 40D to take a pic every 5 seconds.





And here is the setup shot and description on this one:


Music: Machination Kevin Macleod (http://incompetech.com/)

Shooting Details:
Canon 40D
0.8" exposure @ 5 secs
ISO 200
f3.5
568 images

So this a driving timelaspe I made while testing my recently purchased camera mount that I bought at a photo expo. The mount is called the Fat Gecko from Delkin. It's a mount that uses suction to attach to smooth surfaces. So I wanted to see how well it would handle during normal driving conditions. So this is the result of the test.

I took this timelapse during my drive to pick up family dinner. In the middle of the movie you will see my arms / steering wheel go crazy because I couldn't get into the parking spot so I have to maneuver multiple times to get into the spot (San Diego has some of the smallest parking spots, grrr)

Grand Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon National Park
Originally uploaded by olasisucsd

I was lucky enought to visit one more National Park this year. Over thanksgiving weekend I visited Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. What a site to see with your own eyes. For sure it is a place that I want to explore more. Since I only had a short weekend stay there I only got to explore the South Rim, Grand Canyon Village, and Desert View. But even with the short amount of time I spent there I managed to take some pics of the national park. Maybe next year, I will do the Grand Circle Tour of the Southwest National parks and monuments. I also visited two national monuments while I was there as well, Sunset Crater & Wupatki National monunments. Those pics will be posted soon. For all of the other Grand Canyon pictures and a timelapse movie of the canyon check them out here at the following link:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/olasis/sets/72157622958999934/

I hope you like them. Please forward if you feel like sharing them with others.