The Photographers' Corner 2013-2020

[Freedom56]

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Originally Posted by explanade Blended in-camera and came out that way or in post processing?

"Blended in camera"? -- I wish my camera could do that. The steps involved were:

1- Compose the shot (with correct exposure)
2- Shoot a short video clip at 4K 60P
3- Shoot the time lapse (enough shots to cover the soundtrack segment at 30 FPS)
4- Shoot another short video clip at 4K 60P (the lighting and color changes rapidly during sunrise and sunset)
5- Render the time lapse in-camera to 4K 30P
6- Using Vegas pro, blend the time lapse clip with the best matching video clip and adjust the brightness and contrast of video clip to match the time lapse as required. Blending involves masking and feathering the video clip onto the time lapse clip. For the sunrises, I used a 2.5 stop hard edge graduated ND filter to balance the exposure.

The reason I tried this was that time lapse of ocean sunrises and sunsets always looked odd with waves crashing the shore rapidly (plus nobody else that I know of was doing this). Blending solved the problem. Then I explored what else I could do to blend slow motion with time lapse in an urban setting.

We are headed to Switzerland in May for 2 months. I will use this technique on some clips of a video I am currently planning - a 60 second Epic tour of Switzerland. I have the soundtrack already generated and I am working on the storyboard and planning the shooting locations. I estimate that it will take about 6 weeks to shoot the 40 clips I need for the 60 second video.

Who says retirement is boring?

[Gotadimple]

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Originally Posted by RonBoyd If you are referring to doneat54's post, I can see both large and small versions. Excellent photo BTW. Incredibly sharp, great detail. (Not to mention the emotional impact. <grin>)

Using Firefox, the post shows a broken link.

[The Cosmic Avenger]

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Originally Posted by Gotadimple Using Firefox, the post shows a broken link.

Not for me. It might be a plugin or setting, but it's not universal to FF. Just sayin'...

[Ronstar]

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Originally Posted by DrRoy Sunrise at Acadia NP last October, and a B&W to go with Ronstar's. .

Nice shots! and a great reminder that I need to finalize plans for Arcadia trip.

[Ronstar]

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Originally Posted by Freedom56 This is an experimental time lapse I just completed yesterday. I blended a time lapse with slow motion video shot with the same settings. You can get some pretty nice effects. It was shot near our condo around Palm Beach Florida. The camera is a Lumix G9 with a Sigma 18-35mm F/1.8 and Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8 lens. The Lumix G9 doesn't crop 4K video so it makes shooting this type of video easier. It also can shoot 4K at 60 FPS or 1080P up to 180 FPS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIGl92Bk80k

Awesome! I like the way that the clouds are moving fast with slow moving birds. Very creative.

[Ronstar]

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Originally Posted by f35phixer Attachment 33673 Attachment 33674 Attachment 33675 Paris London New Years.... No way would i drive the Spyder in Paris!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice pics! There is a similar spire in Scottsdale, Arizona designed by the students at the Frank Lloyd Wright architecture school. Maybe this is where the students got their inspiration.

[Ronstar]

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Originally Posted by Dave J The last photo from our recent trip to Utah. Taken on the road leaving Moab heading home.

Very nice! I would hate heading home after seeing views like that.

[Khan]

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[street]

Beautiful photos to all. I always take pictures when out and about and enjoy looking at them after I get home. Here are a couple I got at the ranch.

[Ronstar]

^ Nice photos street! And a nice ranch too!

[Ronstar]

Bison at the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie and view from the hiking trail at Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area - both about 60 miles SW of Chicago.

[street]

^ WOW! That picture of the Tatanka is outstanding!

[f35phixer]

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Notre Dame - really sad to see in this state!!!

This insect hotel was kinda cool, think we'll make one for DD's place....

[Freedom56]

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Originally Posted by Ronstar Bison at the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie and view from the hiking trail at Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area - both about 60 miles SW of Chicago.

Nice scene! The clouds and grass would make a nice composition for a time lapse blended with a subject walking in slow motion through the tall grass.

[RonBoyd]

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Originally Posted by street ^ WOW! That picture of the Tatanka is outstanding!

+1

[Ronstar]

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Originally Posted by Freedom56 Nice scene! The clouds and grass would make a nice composition for a time lapse blended with a subject walking in slow motion through the tall grass.

Thanks! I do have to try a time lapse soon. But one blended with a slowmo will have to wait until I get the simple time laps down.

Unfortunately this scene didn't last long. Early morning and the sun burst through the clouds for only a few minutes. After a few minutes, everything went drab.

[Ronstar]

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Originally Posted by f35phixer Attachment 33720 Attachment 33721 Attachment 33722 Notre Dame - really sad to see in this state!!! This insect hotel was kinda cool, think we'll make one for DD's place....

Wow - they are really getting Notre Dame fixed in a hurry.

[Ronstar]

It's still a gloomy winter here, so more black and white

[Souschef]

DW, a California girl, looking at a frost covered tree for the first time.

[Ronstar]

Made a collage of some of my Rte 66 photos.