Pulling off a Timelapse video! Could anyone direct me to some useful info?

[eladbari]

Hello there, guys!
Hope this is the right place to post this.
I'm interested in taking Timelapse photography. Creating a video out of all of these JPEG sequences that I'll make. I am not expecting anything close to this video sample, but I'll just post it cause I love it


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P10QZS4xLgs


So, I probably could achieve those star-trails in post. I am not worried about that...
I am worried about how could I pull off the shoot itself.
I have a 5D mkII. My widest lens is a Nikkor 28mm 2.0 [which I hope isnt too soft for this]. I have a laptop I will take with me- to use its EOS Utility as the timer [as I have no remote] And I got a ton of questions such as..

#1 which settings of..well..everything- should i go with [iso..aperture..heard exposure time of 30sec is good..and in 30sec intervals..etc..] how to set the EOS Utility right for this..
#2 if you start shooting @ sundown- then how will the manual-pre-set exposure will perform here? since you move from daytime to nighttime- and you cant shoot on Auto [of course] - then how could your image not get over or underexposed within that transition?
#3 how distant should you be from any light sources..cities...etc..
how long will 1 battery take me up to? [+any tips to prolong its life while
timelapsing? like disabling the preview screen..etc?]

I wont continue on with the questions here, although id love to hear from you about 'em, but i feel its not fair-since i dont have basic knowledge yet of this whole thig...
So, im just asking if you guys know of any Practical and helpful Video tutorials to pull this off? Any links that could get me some steps closer to going out there and doing this, knowing I have all the tools+knowledge I need?

Thank you so much!
and, again, I hope this is the right place to post this question...

[jsanzthomas]

Hi

Holding on to the right exposure and ISO settings all along the time-lapse shoot before dusk to after dawn is a difficult matter more or less you need to be more cautious on the quality & sure about switching off your IS, Auto focus & enough big Memory card.

For 1 & 2 :

@ the start in a Day : Lowest possible ISO number and automatic exposure mode is better to go with at the angle of sunset of about 10-15% & can be a gradual Increase of ISO number no focus to be disturbed through out the shoot and leave it as it is for at least in the selected value for 3 - 7 exposures each @ through out while shooting @ night. Then coming back to day shoot while sunrise its going to be a reversal technique of gradual decrease of exposure time & F-stop. it might not even work & gives you a overexposed image where you will have to be forced to change the auto exposure mode.

For 3:

Whats the Subject you are focusing in is the first concern, where the illumination & moon-y day plays a role, while this s predominant in your case while the night is over illuminated your image is exposed a lot & you will not attain the desired result.

Disable your preview screen.
Choose a Memorycard which can hold enough data as enough as which can hold

Note for your power supply : Get a external power supply for the camera sort of UPS or invertor or can try with the Power grip with 2 or three batteries into it.

Thankx

Post us & Waiting for your click.

[tonylong]

Only a note:

That was a cool video! The one thing I noticed is that there were two approaches to the stars, one to capture "star trails" as well as the movement of the stars, the other to capture the movement of the stars without the trails.

Capturing the trails means longer exposures, not just time lapse exposures. Capturing the stars but not the trails would mean shorter exposures and, presumably, a lot more of them to make for the smooth timelapse movement!

[eladbari]

Originally Posted by tonylong

Only a note:

That was a cool video! The one thing I noticed is that there were two approaches to the stars, one to capture "star trails" as well as the movement of the stars, the other to capture the movement of the stars without the trails.

Capturing the trails means longer exposures, not just time lapse exposures. Capturing the stars but not the trails would mean shorter exposures and, presumably, a lot more of them to make for the smooth timelapse movement!

hey there, tony!
i totally understand your way of thinking here, but if you know some After Effects- then there is no special method of shooting really. its all about the post work

https://vimeo.com/44035278

I wish i could get some links to video tuts. I wonder if i should ask this question under the Nature & Landscapes Talk section...

[tonylong]

Originally Posted by eladbari

hey there, tony!
i totally understand your way of thinking here, but if you know some After Effects- then there is no special method of shooting really. its all about the post work

https://vimeo.com/44035278

I wish i could get some links to video tuts. I wonder if i should ask this question under the Nature & Landscapes Talk section...

Hey, well, I haven't done video stuff in, well, a bunch of years, so you guys know stuff I don't!

[eladbari]

well, now u know man
that technique is just e-z p-z

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