Our guys really got into DSLR filming this past deer season and I would say we have gotten pretty handy with them. We have learned a lot and also what not to do. But I wanted to go to the next step. Watching shows like Heartland and some of the other shows that have good camera work I really enjoyed the night time lapses. I did some research into how to shoot one and did my first one a few days ago. I didn't have my shutter speed quite right and there was a little more cloud cover than I wanted but I liked it especially for my first one. (Turn up brightness to make stars pop) [video]https://youtu.be/E3qbbKXAcSs[/video]
Cool video. I like the orange background in the sky. I don't know much about filming but looks to me like you're doing it right!
Time Lapse are a blast. I try to do one at least once a week or so just because you can never have to many! They are addicting for sure! What was your interval you used?
I started with my shutter at 20 seconds and interval was 25 seconds and my ISO at 3200 but I noticed that some of the stars were streaking so I just did one last night with my shutter at 10 seconds, interval at 15 seconds and ISO at Hi1 and it turned out much better. The stars were more crisp and some of the planes I caught were more crisp.
Here was the second one I did with the faster shutter speed and higher ISO. You can bump the quality up on the player to get a better clarity (doesn't look very good on auto). [video=vimeo;158942948]https://vimeo.com/158942948[/video]
Do you have to leave your camera out all night unprotected? I feel like I would be restless worrying about the camera, lol.
No I wouldn't do that. I started it around 7:45 (pre daylight savings) and let it run until about 10:30. I put my rain gear on it and just leave the end of the lens exposed.
I use the Nikon D3200 with the Nikon Nikkor f1.8 50mm lens. Once the pictures are taken I use Adobe Lightroom to mess with the features to get the stars to pop then I can save it as a video.
Thats awesome. Try moving your intervals a little shorter. I like 10 seconds and the time-lapse will look a little smoother. Also like Soggy said, I would think with that high of an ISO your would get a lot of grain in your pictures. If you shoot with a lower ISO you may have to increase your shutter to around 20-30 but it would look a little more clear maybe. Just some ideas, those are just some things that have worked for me in the past and have turned out pretty well! These are a couple I did a few nights ago. Shutter was at 30 and I believe ISO was at 400 with f 3.5 18mm (just a kit lens) Interval was set at 10 seconds As you can see the first one was shaky since there was a 30 mph wind that night so it kind of ruined the time lapse. [video=vimeo;159223719]https://vimeo.com/159223719[/video]
No what I do is after putting them through Adobe Light Room I put all the pictures in window movie maker and cut the length down to 0.7 seconds each. Then save it as a video.
Thats a nice video. I hadn't been seeing a whole lot of fuzz but I am still searching for the right settings on my camera. I will try the slower shutter speed and lower ISO. Thanks for the tip.
Like I mentioned in my post to Prestonwk I hadn't really noticed any fuzz but I am still looking for the right setting on my camera.
