{"id":31462,"date":"2015-10-26T13:17:17","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T17:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/?p=31462"},"modified":"2022-07-04T02:49:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T06:49:06","slug":"rotational-time-lapse-video-example","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/rotational-time-lapse-video-example\/","title":{"rendered":"Rotational time-lapse video (example)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/143549766?byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h1>Rotational time-lapse video\u00a0(example)<\/h1>\n<p>Testing a new time-lapse rig in Times Square that shoots rotational time-lapse sequences.\u00a0The Dynamic Perception Stage R Motion Controller is a finely crafted machine that smoothly rotates the camera.\u00a0It is a very slick\u00a0setup that is\u00a0controlled via an app from my iPhone, all the settings are entered and controlled\u00a0via a bluetooth connection from my iPhone.\u00a0No more guessing with an analog controller.<\/p>\n<p>Here is my very first test shoot with this set up\u00a0&#8211; a 180 degree rotational time-lapse view of Times Square.\u00a0It came out <strong>much<\/strong>\u00a0better than I thought it might, considering this is actually a first test with this rig. (Why waste time shooting something less spectacular for a test?)\u00a0It\u00a0would&#8217;ve been a 45 minutes shoot for the 360 degree view,\u00a0but someone bumped my tripod\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0so I shortened it to this\u00a0180 degree view you see here.<\/p>\n<p>One of the neat additions to this setup is the angled bracket with which you can tilt the camera upwards. It helps in keeping the horizon even while the camera is tilted up. It would be more difficult to get right with just a ball-head on the tripod.<\/p>\n<p>I shot the individual images as RAW files so that I could bump up the contrast, and bring up the shadow details in post-processing. Then the video was compiled in Lightroom.<\/p>\n<p>I can see a few problems in this video clip\u00a0&#8211; my shutter speed was a touch too slow for the timing of the rotation, and this caused a few stutters. The next test will be smooth though &#8230; I have the hang of this!<\/p>\n<p>I would love to repeat this in a few months &#8211; can you imagine how this would look during a snow storm with the car&#8217;s headlights coming in through the snow, while the electronic billboards are lit up!?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dynamicperception.com\/?Click=3063\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/timelapse\/Stage-R.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Equipment used during this shoot<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Nikon D810<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/nikon-16-35mm-f4g-vr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikon 16-35mm f\/4G AF-S VR<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0\/equivalent \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/canon-ef-16-35mm-f4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canon EF 16-35mm f\/4L IS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/manfrotto-057-carbon-fiber-tripod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manfrotto 057 Carbon Fiber Tripod<\/a>\u00a0 with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/manfrotto-057-magnesium-ball-head\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manfrotto 057 Magnesium Ball Head<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dynamic Perception Stage R Motion Controller<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Related links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/camera-settings-for-time-lapse-photography\/\">Camera settings for Time-lapse photography<\/a><\/li>\n<li>More articles on <a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/category\/time-lapse-photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Time-Lapse Photography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/098537571X\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=098537571X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=planeneilphot-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Everything you want to know about Time-Lapse Photography<\/a>,\u00a0an E-book by\u00a0Ryan Chilinski<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Timelapse photography \u2013 a complete introduction<\/h2>\n<p><div class='one_half'>\n\t\t\t\t\tAs with everything in photography \u2013 or as with everything in life really \u2013 there is a learning curve. Then you have two options. You can reinvent the wheel, and figure it all out from scratch by yourself \u2026 or you can do some homework and study what people before you have done.<\/p>\n<p>There are several websites that are loaded with information \u2013 and then there is this thorough primer on the topic, written by Ryan Chilinski:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/timelapse-photography-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Everything you want to know about Time-Lapse Photography<\/a>. (<em>Amazon<\/em>)\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='one_half last'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/timelapse-photography-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/images\/123\/timelapse-book.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div class='clear'><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rotational time-lapse video\u00a0(example) Testing a new time-lapse rig in Times Square that shoots rotational time-lapse sequences.\u00a0The Dynamic Perception Stage R Motion Controller is a finely crafted machine that smoothly rotates the camera.\u00a0It is a very slick\u00a0setup that is\u00a0controlled via an app from my iPhone, all the settings are entered and controlled\u00a0via a bluetooth connection from&nbsp;<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/rotational-time-lapse-video-example\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read more inside&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31467,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[349],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[4934,4898,4843,4927,5327,5326,4945,4938,4935,4931,4929,4928,4937,4933,4869,4936,4932,4930,4866,4946],"class_list":{"0":"post-31462","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-time-lapse-photography","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31462"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31462"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51235,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31462\/revisions\/51235"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31462"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=31462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}