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)