{"id":35882,"date":"2016-06-24T00:21:26","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T04:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/?p=35882"},"modified":"2022-07-04T02:48:29","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T06:48:29","slug":"time-lapse-photography-video-clip-brooklyn-waterfront-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/time-lapse-photography-video-clip-brooklyn-waterfront-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"Time-lapse photography video clip &#8211; Brooklyn waterfront, NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/172031210?byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h1>Time-lapse photography video clip &#8211; Brooklyn waterfront, NYC<\/h1>\n<p>Dipping ever deeper into Time-Lapse Photography, I recently bought the Dynamic Perception Stage One motion controller. What makes it unusual, is that it breaks down into 20&#8243; segments. The carbon-fibre rods are also light enough to carry around in a tall backpack &#8230; just the recipe\u00a0for adventures in Time-Lapse photography. One thing that you quickly realize with Time-Lapse is that there is a never-ending learning curve. Just as you have a good grasp on the ethnical aspects of shooting &#8211; the gear, and such &#8211; then\u00a0you realize that there is still the editing and processing to make the video clip more slick.<\/p>\n<p>Here is one of my more successful time-lapse video clips, shot with the rig shown below:<\/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-One_9412.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-24mm-f3-5-pce-tilt-shift\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikon 24mm f\/3.5\u00a0PCE Tilt-shift lens<\/a>\u00a0 \/equivalent \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/canon-ts-e-24mm-f3-5-ii-tilt-shift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Canon TS-E 24mm f\/3.5L II Tilt-Shift Lens<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\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 One Dolly\u00a0Motion Controller<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>More about the video clip<\/h2>\n<p>The idea behind the movement is obvious &#8211; it starts with a close up of the words by Walt Whitman: The tall masts of Mannahatta, as he penned it in\u00a0&#8220;Crossing Brooklyn Ferry.&#8221; From there I wanted the camera to rise higher, revealing more of the Manhattan skyline as the camera recedes.<\/p>\n<p>This was my second attempt at this spot.\u00a0I had tried the rig with lighter, more portable tripods, but that just does not work &#8211; far too much shake. Even these heavy beasts were affected by the wind. The jitter was reduced with the Stabilization setting in Final Cut Pro.<\/p>\n<p>The video clip is 30 seconds long, and took 45 minutes to shoot. In retrospect, a shorter\u00a0shoot duration (for the same movement), might have been better. I\u00a0a 3-stop Neutral Density filter to bring the shutter speed down to an 1\/8 second. A longer shutter speed would&#8217;ve given a smoother appearance to the water &#8211; but I was limited in only having a 3-stop ND filter with me. A 6-stop ND filter would&#8217;ve been perfect. \u00a0The aperture used was f\/19 on the perspective control lens.\u00a0The reason for the PC lens, is that the aperture mechanism is manual &#8211; and this eliminates flicker from the aperture stopping down for every shot like it would with a different lens.<\/p>\n<p>These are the tripod legs and heads that I n \u2013 an interesting combination of not-too-heavy, but quite sturdy:<\/p>\n<ul>\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><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/recommends\/manfrotto-057-magnesium-ball-head\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manfrotto 057 Magnesium Ball Head (\/w RC4 Quick Release)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The RC4 quick release is a larger plate, and works beautifully with the motorized dolly. A smaller quick release plate like the Manfrotto Q2 plate was just too small and narrow.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/172188575?byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2>Another version, with mild HDR processing<\/h2>\n<p>Running each of the final JPGs through a midl HDR processing, and then recompiling the video clip, gives a brighter look with more shadow detail.<\/p>\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\u00a0<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>Time-lapse photography video clip &#8211; Brooklyn waterfront, NYC Dipping ever deeper into Time-Lapse Photography, I recently bought the Dynamic Perception Stage One motion controller. What makes it unusual, is that it breaks down into 20&#8243; segments. The carbon-fibre rods are also light enough to carry around in a tall backpack &#8230; just the recipe\u00a0for adventures&nbsp;<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/time-lapse-photography-video-clip-brooklyn-waterfront-nyc\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Read more inside&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":35883,"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":[897,451,421],"yst_prominent_words":[4947,4895,4950,4897,4948,4898,4944,4945,4951,4941,4899,4894,4892,4949,4896,4893,4891,4866,1880,4946],"class_list":{"0":"post-35882","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-time-lapse-photography","8":"tag-time-lapse-photography","9":"tag-time-lapse-photography-tips","10":"tag-timelapse-photography","11":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35882"}],"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=35882"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51234,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35882\/revisions\/51234"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35882"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neilvn.com\/tangents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=35882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}