I know Joe has played with time lapse photography but I was wondering if anyone else had and if you have some pointers? I'd like to give it a go from an artistic PoV rather than a "scientific" one. None of my cameras have a "time lapse" option so I would be doing it by hand, or remote shutter release rather. I was thinking of setting up a tripod and trying to capture some cloud motion. I don't have all the time in the world to experiment and would like to pick a subject that I know could return some good results. Thoughts?

Is it something like this?

Sort of but not really, I would classify that more as motion blur. I am speaking of something like taking photos every 30 seconds and then combining them into a short animation.

I guess I konw now what you mean! :)

Kort,
Compose you scene on a tripod (so it stays consistant)  My G6 has an interval minimum of 1 shot every minute (up to 100 total)   

For that IR time lapse I took approximately 30 images (30 minutes) and then created the gif.

30 secs may not be enough to get good motion (from clouds, sun)

It would if you're actually moving  an object I think (since you would be controling the movement)

Attached Link: http://www.haworth-village.org.uk/nature/time-lapse/thumbs.asp

A cool link for reference:

Joe

Thanks for the link Joe, those clips are exactly what I mean. I may want to try one of those things too like they used to do on Sesame Street where the guy seemingly moves around but his feet are always together, hehehe. ;'] Thanks for the tips too.

I'd recommend using a timed snapshot using a wireless remote like I have on my D70. I can set the camera to a specified delay (lets say 2s) and trigger that with the remote. So that way you can trigger the camera and have 2s to het your hands/body in position, move to the next spot, trigger, have 2s etc etc..

For this specific application that is :)

hey it's very funny Kort !!! i'm impatient to see what you will do with this approach of the movement :oD

Heheh, thanks Rinze, good idea to used the timed delay in this specific application. ;']

Which is the best software for time lapse postwork?

Hi, I've used movie salsa a little, I'm not saying its the best or anything but works and is somewhat inexpensive.

http://www.imagesalsa.com/MovieSalsa/

Also when it comes to taking time-lapse of clouds, I've found that 1 shot every 15secs is pretty good, however I wouldn't go over 30secs as I found that it shows to much movement and doesn't flow that nicely

Good Luck
Steve

Thanks Steve. No chance to try things out yet, but looking foward to the opportunity. Here is a shot of some clouds I took just last week. I wish I could have set up the tripod and give the old TL a try.

more time-lapse example links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3bRwB5fDFo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKCknYobp6o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIXs6Sh0DKs

Some of you may be interested in the  Canon TC-80N3, which is a remote switch with the timer control & exposure count control functions. Supposedly, its very useful for time-lapse photogaphy of blooming flowers, astrophotography, etc.

There are many people who have modified the  TC-80N3 to work with other cameras

Example link
[ http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1035&message=16155143

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I don't think this is exactly what you are looking for, but it is a variation on the time lapse photo. I wanted to take a long duration exposure of star trails, but my Canon S3-IS doesn't have a "bulb" function. Instead, I used the "intervalometer" function to take 30 photos, 1 minute apart, each with a 15 second exposure. Definitely not as good as a true 30 minute exposure, but not bad considering the limitations of the camera. The 30 photos were combined in Paint Shop Pro. The trees are a little blurry due to wind throughout the 30 photos.

Matt

Hey Matt, that is pretty cool! No, not really what I was after but neat in and of itself. Thanks for the links and info Joe, wanna lend me your Canon? ;']