Really, really neat time lapse pictures taken with the 5D Mark II

to create this HD video.

It's of the night sky and stars, shot in Yosemite, the desert, and many other place.

I can't imagine the time and effort it took to create this.

Worth seeing.

http://flash.popphoto.​com …laxy-over-california.html

Awesome. Thanks for the link.

Excellent!
Thanks for sharing the site.

That's amazing!

I know that people say you can't damage the sensor shooting video, but what about in casees like this, where you are shooting for REAAAAALLLLY long??

Wow!

Amazing work! I could sit there and watch that kind of stuff all day.

I love this one too...

http://vimeo.com/12509​29

Okay, any tips for time lapse and software? These videos are gorgeous. I guess location is pretty important too

http://vimeo.com/66867​68?hd=1

Watch that link for HD plus some links to his setup. His work goes far beyond putting your camera on a tripod with a self-timer. I think it's the panning setups that really set his work far above anything else that is out there.

DStanic wrote in post #8971718
That's amazing!

I know that people say you can't damage the sensor shooting video, but what about in casees like this, where you are shooting for REAAAAALLLLY long??

Those are still photos that have been merged into a video.

How is the video made to pan so smoothly over such a long period of time? Is it simply a matter of moving the head of the tripod in small increments?

MatthewK wrote in post #8982446
How is the video made to pan so smoothly over such a long period of time? Is it simply a matter of moving the head of the tripod in small increments?

I doubt it was done manually. Probably used something like a motor drive that would be used on a telescope, or a turret head capable of very fine fractin-of-a-degree adjustments.

Livinthalife wrote in post #8976382
Okay, any tips for time lapse and software? These videos are gorgeous. I guess location is pretty important too

A good consideration is to purchase an intervelometer. I can recommend the Pclix LT which can be ordered from www.pclix.com as it is very programmable and allows for some creative options. I just purchased one and my initial experiments are showing signs of success. I use After Effects to sequence the images but Quicktime Pro is a great low cost solution for sequencing images.

Also for the panning, a small motion control rig is a must. This could be as simple as a motor head for a tracking telescope under computer control available for about 300 bucks. You'll probably need some remote power to support all of this though.

Is time lapse photography just a series of photos, made to look like a video?

MatthewK wrote in post #8982446
How is the video made to pan so smoothly over such a long period of time? Is it simply a matter of moving the head of the tripod in small increments?

Just take a look at one of hes videos:

http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=AoCx6sOCTQE

normstangl wrote in post #8988163
A good consideration is to purchase an intervelometer. I can recommend the Pclix LT which can be ordered from www.pclix.com as it is very programmable and allows for some creative options. I just purchased one and my initial experiments are showing signs of success. I use After Effects to sequence the images but Quicktime Pro is a great low cost solution for sequencing images.

Do you just need the unit itself, or an additional cable for the specific camera?