Melbourne time lapse

alexch (Alex) · #1 14-07-2010, 02:32 AM

Hi all,

I am working on a Melbourne time lapse project (need to do something when it is cloudy) and below is the link to the first draft. I need to re-visit the Eureka Skydeck and shoot more angles and re-do the second part of the footage due to the tower shake (I only had one battery with me yesterday).

http://users.on.net/~che/Melbourne.avi (10MB)

Comments and critique regarding the subject matter and soundtrack choice are very welcome.

The gear is as usual: D700 and 14-24mm lens.

Cheers,
Alex

Octane (Humayun) · #2 14-07-2010, 03:12 AM

Sublime.

That is unreal.

The only thing that bugs me is the rectilinear distortions.

All it needs are explosions and fireworks.

H

iceman (Mike) · #3 14-07-2010, 06:12 AM

Wow that is quite amazing. How long were each of the recordings? How long were your exposures?

Incredible work.

troypiggo (Troy) · #4 14-07-2010, 07:49 AM

Excellent! Still yet to try timelapse seriously. Inspirational.

alexch (Alex) · #5 14-07-2010, 10:12 AM

Thanks guys, I had great fun doing it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Octane

The only thing that bugs me is the rectilinear distortions.

All it needs are explosions and fireworks.

H

The distortions annoy me as well but hard to avoid when you are 297 metres above

Quote:

Originally Posted by iceman

How long were each of the recordings? How long were your exposures?

Each part is about 600 frames, 2 second exposure and 2 second interval. So each recording is about 40 minutes long.

Alex

alexch (Alex) · #6 14-07-2010, 10:50 AM

Attached is a shot from a little earlier. I somewhat corrected the perspective in Photoshop.

Alex

erick (Eric) · #7 14-07-2010, 11:12 AM

Very colourful! The Ferris Wheel is interesting to watch. And the lights on the Arts Centre spire. Many thanks Alex!

alexch (Alex) · #8 14-07-2010, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by erick

Very colourful! The Ferris Wheel is interesting to watch. And the lights on the Arts Centre spire. Many thanks Alex!

The Olympic Park Stadium changes colour too.

multiweb (Marc) · #9 14-07-2010, 12:11 PM

Very cool. It's addictive. I'd like to see another 10min of it

erick (Eric) · #10 14-07-2010, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexch

The Olympic Park Stadium changes colour too.

Oooooo! It does too! That is cute.

DavidU (Dave) · #11 14-07-2010, 01:25 PM

Superb effort.

gary · #12 14-07-2010, 03:53 PM

Hi Alex,

Would love to have a look but can't readily locate a CODEC either for
Windows Media Player or QuickTime Player for Windows that will play it.

alexch (Alex) · #13 14-07-2010, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gary

Hi Alex,

Would love to have a look but can't readily locate a CODEC either for
Windows Media Player or QuickTime Player for Windows that will play it.

Hi Gary,

I encoded it as WMV it is a bit larger though (17MB):
http://users.on.net/~che/Melbourne720.wmv

Cheers,
Alex

gary · #14 14-07-2010, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexch

Hi Gary,

I encoded it as WMV it is a bit larger though (17MB):
http://users.on.net/~che/Melbourne720.wmv

Cheers,
Alex

Hi Alex,

Thank you. That's absolutely fabulous!
The resolution is extraordinary and you can even make out pedestrians.
Looking forward to more. Well done!

Best Regards

Gary

Sarge (Rod) · #15 14-07-2010, 09:00 PM

Brilliant Alex, well done and thanks

Rod

Piers · #16 14-07-2010, 09:14 PM

Nice work, mate. Well done!

koputai (Jason) · #17 20-07-2010, 10:05 AM

I love it Alex! What software did you use to assemble the .avi from the stills?

Cheers,
Jason.