tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944796799720738820.post81114111370319282..comments2013-10-28T22:46:53.202+00:00Comments on Strange News From The Plankton: The lives of cloudsPlumbagohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04517664753686599228noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944796799720738820.post-4706701975431967692009-02-03T17:20:00.000+00:002009-02-03T17:20:00.000+00:00Thanks very much. I've really enjoyed making the ...Thanks very much. I've really enjoyed making the movies.<BR/><BR/>Regarding the difficulty of doing them, the basic mechanics of the time lapse movies are easy. One of my Christmas presents was a device like a normal camera remote (in fact, one can use it this way as well) which includes timing functionality. It lets you set up shots quickly and really easily, and I can control shot frequency, initiation delay and exposure duration. Although, that said, I've typically only been controlling shot frequency and letting the camera sort out exposure since my subjects (e.g. sunsets) are highly variable.<BR/><BR/>The harder part is selecting a subject. Because they take many hours to capture, outdoors subjects require either patience (plus dry weather and thick winter clothing) or a secure location for the camera to work unsupervised. The latter requirement has meant that I've tended to shoot from indoors through windows in the house. This has minor technical issues (e.g. reflections), but also limits what I can do, partly because there are only so many windows, but also because the windows look into the windows of other houses (or could be mistaken as doing that). I can certainly imagine that spotting a camera looking into your house might cause alarm!<BR/><BR/>It'll get a bit easier when the weather's better and I can spend more time outdoors (even in the garden) with the camera. I'm certainly hoping for some movies of plant movements when they start flowering.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, hope all's well with you!Plumbagohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04517664753686599228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-944796799720738820.post-32023048556130404072009-02-03T15:31:00.000+00:002009-02-03T15:31:00.000+00:00very cool. I'm enjoying your time lapse stuff. H...very cool. I'm enjoying your time lapse stuff. Hard to do?Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06841401956111498745noreply@blogger.com