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Same settings, 0.8s exposure, 2s interval, 884 frames captured.

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  • matthew carrozo 2 years ago
    excellent colours.
  • Jason Chen 2 years ago
    Thanks. But I didn't make any correction to the colors, the original colors seem to work out well.
  • matthew carrozo 2 years ago
    even better!
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  • 2 years ago
    this is awesome. i agree on the colors
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  • Aydin Odyakmaz plus 2 years ago
    What camera did you shoot with?
  • Jason Chen 2 years ago
    Canon EOS D30 with Sigma 18-50mm F2.8 attached.
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  • Ayz Waraich 2 years ago
    amazing.
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  • Jon Carpenter 2 years ago
    what program did you use? Yeah the color is great. night shots are the best
  • Jason Chen 2 years ago
    Image sequence was imported and edited with Sony Vegas and then export with Vegas' MainConcept MP4 exporter.
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  • swiss unix 2 years ago
    beautiful.
    Now let's make it variable exposure, 1hour interval, 8760 frames captured :-)
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  • Matjaz Mrak 2 years ago
    Great! Wich camera did you use? Thnx, Matjaz
  • Jason Chen 2 years ago
    It's Canon EOS D30.
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  • Jakob H 2 years ago
    884 pics - that means this shooting was 3% of the D30's lifetime (shutter is built for about 30 000 pics). ;-)

    But the result is great!!
  • Jason Chen 2 years ago
    I'll worry about that when it fails. I could have taken more if the battery didn't run out that fast.
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  • Cezar Moraes 2 years ago
    Great Work

    beautifull!
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  • Jason Chen 2 years ago
    Thank you everyone for your kind words.
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  • iamkeir 2 years ago
    This is superb. I wonder, do you think anyone has ever accidentally caught any crime-in-progress footage through long exposure before? Just watching all those people wandering around, busying themselves, is very fascinating...
  • Jason Chen 2 years ago
    I might catch a ninja in action someday.
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  • This is so amazing the colors are wonderful. The exposures seem to be just the right length, and just the right amount of time apart.
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  • Tom @ Timescapes plus 2 years ago
    nice exposure. good job.
  • Jason Chen 2 years ago
    Thank you, your work is also stunning.
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  • bryan pentecostes 2 years ago
    Im just absolutely amazed about how you did this. I have a 20D but after 300shots my memory card runs out. Im not sure about the process...but it really looks good. I wanna try this too...how did you do it?

    Excellent job. Very well done.
  • Jason Chen 2 years ago
    You can try lower the resolution in camera, 3 megapixels is enough for HD presentation.
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  • M.Allen Taylor 2 years ago
    Really nice work Jason! How did you convert your frames to 16:9 format?
  • Jason Chen 2 years ago
    Thanks. I crop them in Vegas.
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  • till 2 years ago
    Wow, slick. What do you use to edit?
  • Jason Chen 2 years ago
    Sony Vegas 7.

    I'm glad that you like it.
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  • kruzer 2 years ago
    outstanding
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  • Leemurray 2 years ago
    Nice job!
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  • Petteri Nordquist 2 years ago
    that was amazing
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  • Jordan Beck 2 years ago
    Outstanding.
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  • Denver Timothy 2 years ago
    This is my favorite video on vimeo! What is the music?
  • Jason Chen 2 years ago
    Thanks. This was cited above. 'Heat miser' by Massive Attack.
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  • Nyenum 2 years ago
    Wow. I'm just wow! This is some amazing footage. The film is so vibrant and eye catching. Kudos!
  • Jason Chen 2 years ago
    Thanks. I'm glad you like it.
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  • Dorowski 2 years ago
    Wow, this is hypnotizing.
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  • walt 2 years ago
    I saw a pattern in the buses, very cool.

    how is there no noise at 100 ISO?
  • Jason Chen 2 years ago
    Thanks. The ISO was set to 100 to keep the noise down.
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  • Lucasberg (Joey) plus 2 years ago
    What mode do you shoot these in? P,M,AV,TV? Great Video.
  • Jason Chen 2 years ago
    M mode, ISO100, f4, 0.8s.

    Are you making any test shots yet? :)
  • Lucasberg (Joey) plus 2 years ago
    Not yet, I will for sure this week-weekend. Thanks for the settings.
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  • axold 2 years ago
    Nice work! I like it too much!
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  • Christoph Nadig 2 years ago
    Nice video! What is the background song?
  • Jason Chen 2 years ago
    "Heat Miser"
    by Massive Attack
  • Christoph Nadig 2 years ago
    Cool, thank you very much!
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  • Rodney Blackwell plus 1 year ago
    How did you capture each shot? With a remote, a bulb attachment or is there a way of auto shooting every so often on your 30D?
  • Jason Chen 1 year ago
    My D30 was connected with a timer remote, much like Canon TC-80N3, but made by a third-party company.

    If you're interested in timelapse photography, feel free to join us in TLSM4Beginners Group ( vimeo.com/groups/TLSM4Beginners ) or Timescapes Discussion Forum ( timescapes.org/ ).
  • Rodney Blackwell plus 1 year ago
    Thanks for the info Jason. After I watched your video above, I started googling like crazy and actually found the TC-80N3 and it's on its way to me. Good to know I found the right product. I have a Canon 10D.

    Thanks also for the links to the beginners group and forum. I definitely want to experiment more with timelapse.
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  • monso 1 year ago
    awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee e.
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  • bryan pentecostes 10 months ago
    how big is your memory card and what are the resolutions for your pics? i still love this.
  • Jason Chen 10 months ago
    D30 has only 3 megapixels. It's largest image dimension is 2160x1440, slightly larger than a 1080p video frame size. The memory card I used was a Kingston 2G CF. I shot JPEGs, so it's easy to hold over 2000 images in that card.

    Thanks for still liking it. :o)
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  • edvard brun 7 months ago
    Very smooth and also very dynamic - that's a difficult thing to do - but you've pulled it off here. I am also a Sony Vegas guy, I think it works very well for timelapse...
    Do you find f4 (wide open?) and manual mode works best to reduce flicker with the D30 ?
  • Jason Chen 7 months ago
    Thanks for the compliment.

    In my experience, wider aperture will help reducing flicker. Flicker produced by the iris can be completely avoided by using a max aperture. However, shutter accuracy is also a factor that causes flicker. So there's no perfect solution for DSLR timelapsers, I guess.
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  • edvard brun 7 months ago
    You know, Jason, the strange thing is that I've been doing some timelapse sequences with my little Canon Powershot P&S camera set on aperture mode (and NOT wide open) and I do not get any flicker from it ! I do not know why the little A610 would have more accuracy than my 40D -- very odd, eh?
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