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My first attempt at HDR tone mapping timelapse.

We start off with normal timelapse and then go into the 3 and 7 bracket tone mapped HDR timelapses.

I wanted to create a sense of colour and insanity that Las Vegas gives you. All from one view point. My balcony. With that restriction can you do it? Well I did it before in my two previous timelapses...

This was harder in a way as there was no single focal point like in the Sydney Harbour piece or the Space Needle piece.

I made a virtue of the HDR tone mapping with the change of pace in the music and also my use of bookends which I love.

There is a very detailed commentary on my website which goes into each shot in detail. It's worth a listen. philipbloom.net/?p=13307

Music is from "Moon" by the brilliant Clint Mansell

Shot with a Gh2, T2i, T3i, 5Dmk2

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  • Valeri Pizhanski plus 9 months ago
    Masterpiece. Philip Bloom Pocket Dolly in action:)
    What means HDR? It's not JPG right?
  • Terry Willard 9 months ago
    HDR means High Dynamic Range. 3 or more photos taken at different exposures to create a single HDR photo.
  • Kemalettin Sert 9 months ago
    dude this is not REAL HDR...
  • Philip Bloom pro 9 months ago
    Never said it was true HDR Kemalettin. I even say it in the description above..."HDR tone mapping timelapse" and in the blog post I go further into describing what that actually is.
  • MILapse 9 months ago
    Nice work Phil! Two thumbs way up.

    The 'what is real/true' is a huge gray swath. Very subjective and interpretive, I suppose, until 32bit displays become commonplace. ;)
  • Dia DiCristino plus 9 months ago
    Great work Philip! No matter what it is!
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  • Patrick Zaw plus 9 months ago
    that was incredible!
  • Max_Carsel 9 months ago
    Yes, really !
    vimeo.com/6874224
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  • Dean 9 months ago
    Excellent work! Nice to finally see it. Arg...I was gonna use Moon for my Red Rock piece! Thanks for the commentary as well, much appreciated!
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  • Pixelfactory.tv pro 9 months ago
    That is stunning, Philip. Possibly your best piece yet! Cant wait to watch the breakdown because there's so many techniques and movements in there that have me going "what?", "how?".
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  • Theo Gove-Humphries 9 months ago
    Wow! Really nice
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  • Maurits Reinders 9 months ago
    One word: AMAZING! Video in a new dimension.
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  • Paul Wood plus 9 months ago
    Fantastic! never seen HDR in a video before. Unbelievable amount of effort here and rendering!
    Damn...!
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  • Dan Merry 9 months ago
    Really amazing shots! This one definitely had me hooked until the last frame. Epic.
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  • Philip Han 9 months ago
    Absolutely amazing!
    A tad too Fantasty-like for me at times but I guess it's stylistic. Got a little motion sick too! Hahaha

    0:18 is simply a Ken Burns Effect right?
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  • Jonny Jones 9 months ago
    EPIC! HDR seems so much more powerful, especially with the music you chose! I've gotta get out more and do timelapse stuff! I'll have to pick your brains at some point! Hats off!
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  • Mihir Desai plus 9 months ago
    This is your best time lapse video.
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  • Matthew Butler plus 9 months ago
    great stuff and a great soundtrack under it.
  • blackwatch plus 9 months ago
    Masterpiece Theater! if blokes like Matthew would offer Sir Bloom proper motion tracked text this would be on smash!
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  • Gerard Miquel plus 9 months ago
    Very nice Philip!
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  • kaunet roxx plus 9 months ago
    loved the planes landing hah
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  • Pablo Sáinz 9 months ago
    brilliant, as usual, Phillip.. :)
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  • Patrick Zadrobilek plus 9 months ago
    very nicely done Philip! I know how much work it is to tweak tone mapped images!
    Have you been used RAW images or multiple JPGs for the tonemaps?
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  • Anthony Cote 9 months ago
    Best video of yours ever
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  • Scott Cannon plus 9 months ago
    really pretty Philip, thanks for sharing.
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  • Barry van Varik plus 9 months ago
    Great work. The tonemapped images give it a bit artistic, surreal feel. I liked the landing planes as well and the reflections in the windows/ buildings. Did you set bracketing in camera or on the timer-remote?
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  • T R 9 months ago
    Architecture work is amazing~ Lovely images. Very inspiring.
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  • Gerolf Nikolay plus 9 months ago
    This looks surreal!
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  • Matt Davis pro 9 months ago
    To render the mundane into spectacle through new eyes; to see what we see, but afresh. It's said that an act of genius is to render the hitherto unseen as blindingly obvious. Or a thing of beauty. Just love the way it kicks in from 01:27, but even the intro sets the bar on timelapse.
  • Philip Bloom pro 9 months ago
    thanks Matt!
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  • Jon Bryant plus 9 months ago
    Philip, did you buy the T2i and T3i with the intent to use them primarily for your time-lapse work?
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  • Edward Smyła 9 months ago
    Looks superb! and the ambient sound adds a lot. Looking forward to your commentary on the blog! Thanks
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  • Paul Antico plus 9 months ago
    Nice edit!
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  • The Film Artist plus 9 months ago
    Alot of hard work but well worth it! :)
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  • Joe Moya plus 9 months ago
    cool stuff...
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  • dawolf 9 months ago
    This is fantastic! Thanks for putting together the audio commentary. Very interesting info on setup, settings and HDR.
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  • Maik Thomas plus 9 months ago
    looks like a 3d rendered city ^^
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  • Lawrence McGovern plus 9 months ago
    exemplary as per usual Phil, really appreciate the time taken to explain how you achieve these works
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  • James Boyd plus 9 months ago
    The bar has been raised again. Simply stunning. I actually took notes during the audio commentary. Great job, Philip!
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  • Gideon Dante 9 months ago
    Nice, What a town!
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  • zeroDOTmedia 9 months ago
    He's only gone and done it again! I'm off to your site for that commentary now...

    Thank you.
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  • Rafael Asquith plus 9 months ago
    Well done Philip :)
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  • Paul Reynolds plus 9 months ago
    Damn Mr. Bloom! This one's going viral.
  • Philip Bloom pro 9 months ago
    thanks Paul
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  • VIDEOHOOD 9 months ago
    Breathtaking!!! Guess it's not bound to stay in Vegas...
    Great video master Bloom!!
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  • Emmanuel Pampuri pro 9 months ago
    Bravo Philip ! C'est superbe !
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  • Makenzy Honing 9 months ago
    dude that was sick i really like all of the rotating shots those were my favs :D
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  • Aaron Morrell plus 9 months ago
    HDR= High Dynamic Range= A lot of work. Lots more stills to work with+Kessler sliders= Majorly impressive work.

    The edit was on the mark!
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  • Richard Twomey plus 9 months ago
    Really wasn't expecting to like this as I hate HDR photography. In this video it just works, stunning! Love the edit, made better with Clint Mansell's amazing music. Well done.

    Reminds me of 'Enter the Void' the Gaspar Noe film.
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  • Kessler Crane pro 9 months ago
    Wow bro! I knew it would be good but you took it to another level! I love how you once again used your talent to take random TLs and turn it into a story. Love the build to the climax by use of compositon, HDR intensity and music but with a sergions persision you put my melted brain at ease with your finish. You are very good bro. No supirse. Thank you for this. Awesome, Perfect!
  • Philip Bloom pro 9 months ago
    Thanks Eric! Really appreciate the kind comments! We must do some more together in June!
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  • Bruce Feagle plus 9 months ago
    Outstanding... again!
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  • MisaGarcia plus 9 months ago
    Holy Crap! I understand your obsession with Timelapses!
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  • Allan Gange plus 9 months ago
    wow! I was about to start editing my video for Vegas, not sure I'll bother now. You are always an inspiration though so maybe I'll just give mine a go anyhow and in a few thousand videos time I may be nearly as good as you.
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  • Kiefer Cook 9 months ago
    Truly breathtaking!
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  • samir lezzoum 9 months ago
    good job phil
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  • Diamond Eye plus 9 months ago
    10/10. Wonderful. Stunning.
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  • Rob Imbs plus 9 months ago
    This is phenomenal Phil! I want to hire you to shoot a TL for me!
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  • Andrew Howe plus 9 months ago
    Simply stunning. Well worth all that rendering
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  • Ikaika Fuata plus 9 months ago
    Another Masterpiece Philip. Well done.
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  • Gorgeous.
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  • Rajesh J Taylor 9 months ago
    Awesome piece of work. I may have to upgrade from my Flip Ultra now after seeing this!
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  • Michael O'Rourke 9 months ago
    an absolutely amazing example of timelapse
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  • James Drake 9 months ago
    Clint Mansell would be proud
  • Philip Bloom pro 9 months ago
    I hope so. We are facebook friends. Just sent it to him...if it stays up then he likes. If it changes music then he doesn't! :)
  • Özcan Kurt plus 9 months ago
    If the music changes, my top list of soundtrack composers will be changed as well ;) Wonderful job, dear Philip...
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  • Mike@Indieshorts plus 9 months ago
    One of your best Philip, congrats
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  • iSOFTY TECNOLOGIA 9 months ago
    O seu trabalho é surpreendente. Ele passa um carga sentimento e mostra o rastro que a humanidade deixa no passar dos momentos.
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  • Really stunning Phil. Amazing work,as always.
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  • Getawaymoments 9 months ago
    very cool
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  • Jason Martin 9 months ago
    I noticed the little audio SFX touches you added, they really impart an extra dimension.
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  • Richard Bentley plus 9 months ago
    Awesome!
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  • Charles Frisby 9 months ago
    Wow... since it was time lapse, I continued listening to Pandora. The song "Pogo" by Digitalisim was AMAZING with this video. Great work.
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  • Michael E. Locke 9 months ago
    Man Philip, It's like cartoons on SA morning when I see a timelapse/commentary piece from you. All that fun and I learn so much. I've got a T2i w/ML, but I don't think I've got the storage yet for bracketing/timelapse. Time for some terabytes...ML
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  • Martin Oller 9 months ago
    vari ND on the 300mm pool shot? what brand do you use? singh-ray?
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  • Yannick Barthe plus 9 months ago
    Hello Philip, I waited impatiently this new video as soon as I saw your first HDR screenshot from Vegas on Twitter. The result is stunning. What work on the post... there must be enormous. Bravo and thank you for constantly surprise us with your beautiful timelapses and DSLR movies !
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  • azar22 9 months ago
    amazing..! im in -awed.
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  • Thomas Baer plus 9 months ago
    almost psychedelic! great!
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  • Jesse Springer plus 9 months ago
    I love how this is so unlike most of your other films. You really took a leap with the music. And I'm loving the slow, patient build.

    I typically like to also include a witty insult with my comments, but I'm tired and lazy.
  • Jesse Springer plus 9 months ago
    And (no offense) there's really not much of anything to insult... Sorry.
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  • Alex Cameron plus 9 months ago
    This is awesome Phillip! Looks like something out of a Batman Film if you know what I mean! Love the clouds about halfway through!!
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  • modernchroma.tv 9 months ago
    Nice Work Phillip
    Amazing shots
    we have posted it on
    Modernchroma.tv
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  • Wow!
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  • Ralf vd Veerdonk 9 months ago
    Wow great video! So how do you zoom slowly in and out while the timelapse continues? I'm very curious about that!
  • Philip Bloom pro 9 months ago
    thanks. All done in post, detailed in my commentary on my site!
  • Simone Gablan 6 months ago
    master of the universe!
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  • gnomalab 9 months ago
    impresionante!.
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  • Joe Simon Films plus 9 months ago
    That was awesome Phillip! A really amazing watch!
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  • Neil Evans 9 months ago
    We should not enjoy pictures of inanimate buildings but somehow I was sucked into an psychedelic
    cosmic array of 24 hour hedonism which captured my imagination. Just when I was tiring of time-lapse you grab me again, your work Phil is always an inspiration, thanks dude!
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  • Do you ever send your movies to film festivals? with a piece like that you could easely get you into the selection of many important festivals... Some of them will give you tickets and hotel.
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  • Will J Carman 9 months ago
    Absolutely beautiful! Great work Philip.
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  • Cafeteria Films plus 9 months ago
    Really fantastic work as usual Philip. The ominous cloud rolling cityscape shots from about 1:40 to 2:15 are something really special.
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  • Brandon Moore plus 9 months ago
    Brilliant work! The tone mapped HDR really worked well for creating the surreal Las Vegas experience. Your titles in this piece particular were the best I've seen thus far. Love where you going with that.
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  • Nils pro 9 months ago
    It would be great to have multiple "like" setting to rate such a good job.
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  • Ari Virtanen plus 9 months ago
    Looking such amazing! Great work!
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  • David Aldrich plus 9 months ago
    Super cool stuff dude!
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  • Carlos Gorrin 9 months ago
    Great timelapse, the HDR created a great contrast with the city. Love the music, I used it in the first video test I did with my DSLR
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  • David Aldrich plus 9 months ago
    Just watched it again. Seriously Phil, everything you post inspires me to shoot something! Thanks and please keep it up!
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  • Tao BD 9 months ago
    Amazing work!!
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  • Yober Films pro 9 months ago
    Wow, all perfect...
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