Timelapse question

[blaz7]

Hi,

I was trying out some timelapse video and had some questions to ask and hope some members can enlighten me here. I know if i was to shoot maybe in the day time the metering would work quite well as the lighting does not change much.

But for sunrise or sunset where the change in light is quite big, is there something i should meter on and like a recommended settings in shutter and aperture? Like in my video 2, i tried to expose the sky correctly but the flats in front were dark all the way. If i had tried to expose the flats correctly, i would blow the sky. Or i should just do trial and error?

Timelapse Video 1

Timelapse Video 2

 

[aruns]

good attempts...actually i like the spooky feel of #2 (i couldnt even make the flats,though)

TL purists recommend shooting in M mode but i feel this doesn't work for day-night transitions without significant effort & trial and error.

When i shoot day-night i shoot in
- AV mode (manually disengage contacts from lens to reduce aperture flicker)
- Custom WB
- Manual Focus

Then i run it thru virtualdub's MSU deflicker to reduce any flickering. this has so worked out pretty ok for me. (you may refer to the TL I shot if you want http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R0hO4OM1Fw)

 

[Shuttercounts]

Usually how long do you guys use to shoot this kind of effect..??

 

[flipfreak]

the best way is to approach it like u would shoot a landscape. some people actually use hdr to get the maximum dr from the pics for their time lapse.

 

[blaz7]

good attempts...actually i like the spooky feel of #2 (i couldnt even make the flats,though)

TL purists recommend shooting in M mode but i feel this doesn't work for day-night transitions without significant effort & trial and error.

When i shoot day-night i shoot in
- AV mode (manually disengage contacts from lens to reduce aperture flicker)
- Custom WB
- Manual Focus

Then i run it thru virtualdub's MSU deflicker to reduce any flickering. this has so worked out pretty ok for me. (you may refer to the TL I shot if you want http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R0hO4OM1Fw)

Shooting in AV mode, won't all the scenes be of similar brightness? Maybe i'll try it out.

Usually how long do you guys use to shoot this kind of effect..??

Think my video 1 was about 20mins, video 2 40mins

the best way is to approach it like u would shoot a landscape. some people actually use hdr to get the maximum dr from the pics for their time lapse.

But then you would have to process hundreds of pictures? Or is there some easier way to do it?

 

[flipfreak]

yeah. u can run batch in photomatix in such cases.