my very first time lapse shot

[hyimted]

i just basically stood outside my street, and started experimenting. took a few shots before i got the timing down. took the photo i liked the best, tossed it into aperture 3, changed it to b&w, and made a few tweaks (contrast, exposure, etc).


secret ravine by hyimted, on Flickr

exif info: d90, 200, +.33ev, f/5.3, 4.0

but i don't really get a sense of motion from this. also, i kind of think the streetlamp and lights (on the right-edge of the picture) are too bright?

for some reason, it looks like i can't post the actual picture? anyway, here's the direct link.

[kuvahmagh]

Was there any motion when you took the picture?

[LeeR]

Try going to an overpass over a major highway and shoot the cars that go by. It may take you a few shots to get the timing and exposre down, but it's fun and you can get some really interesting images. Here's my most recent effort:

[hyimted]

Originally Posted by kuvahmagh

Was there any motion when you took the picture?

lol yep. that's the white stripe in the middle. that's what I meant by no sense of motion.

nice shot lee r. that's my next step!

[wmbtaylor]

If you were going for motion it might serve to see the original. Having black and white shots where you are catching the street lights as well as the headlights of a vehicle doesn't translate from what I can see to B&W. Can you post the original? It might convey the motion you were hoping for.

Also - maybe going somewhere that doesn't have a lot of street lights to illuminate the majority of the shot.

[hyimted]

Originally Posted by wmbtaylor

If you were going for motion it might serve to see the original. Having black and white shots where you are catching the street lights as well as the headlights of a vehicle doesn't translate from what I can see to B&W. Can you post the original? It might convey the motion you were hoping for.

Also - maybe going somewhere that doesn't have a lot of street lights to illuminate the majority of the shot.

thanks for the tips! here's the original pic:

[wmbtaylor]

Okay - that shot does convey motion as you can more clearly see the light ray from the headlights of hte vehicle.

You would still be a bit better served to go somewhere without all of the streetlights I'm affraid.

[Sterling]

Although you know there was motion there, unfortunately a straight white line does not convey motion to someone that wasn't there.

[hyimted]

cool .... thx again for the feedback everybody!