Time lapse photography

l3fty999 · 11-03-2009, 02:52 AM

I was wondering if anyone here has played with time lapse photography, you know, take a bunch of pics from the same spot and splice them together for a movie. I'm experimenting with it right now and the results are really interesting. If I get anything really noteworthy, I'll figure out how to upload them to Photobucket so they can be seen.

Aaron

l3fty999 · 11-03-2009, 09:41 PM

Ok, nothing REALLY spectacular, but I thought this was pretty neat: critters.flv video by l3fty999 - Photobucket

also: bubble coral eating video by l3fty999 - Photobucket

All pics are taken with no current. Any movement you see is from the animals themselves. With the bubble coral, I wish I'd started sooner, like when the piece of krill actually landed on the coral. There are two polyps there, I fed the one on the left. I would really like some feedback, and if there's something you'd like to see, tell me. If you're interested in how I did it and what equipment I used, I will most certainly tell you that too. In fact, many of you may already have the equipment and not realize it...

Aaron

tektite · 11-05-2009, 08:24 PM

I'm going to make time lapse videos of my SPS growth when I get some. Just haven't started yet! I did make a nighttime timelapse with one of my hidden cup corals - I was highlighting its tentacles with a flashlight and it ate a copepod or something. It was kinda cool.

chipmunkofdoom2 · 11-05-2009, 08:29 PM

Those are pretty cool.

I think a coral growth long term would be cool

Reefmack · 11-05-2009, 08:47 PM

I thought the number of worms popping out of the rock was amazing!

l3fty999 · 11-05-2009, 09:55 PM

It is absolutely amazing what you see when you slow things down, isn't it? It's a whole different tank when you look at it like that. If anyone else has any time lapse video, please do post when it's done. This could get pretty interesting if we could get some time lapse of sps or lps corals. It's even interesting when you speed up zoanthids to "our time" and watch how they eat and interact with whatever else is close to them. I would like to do long term coral growth myself, but my camera sees frequent use besides aquarium photography. I think I may have a decent webcam somewhere, but I'll have to dig for it.

Aaron

tektite · 11-05-2009, 10:07 PM

Nothing great, but here's the hidden cup coral. It was already reaching for the food when I started.

Now if you want cloud timelapses - storms, sunsets, cloud growth - there I got some awesome ones

redsea reefer · 11-05-2009, 10:14 PM

cool vids

l3fty999 · 11-05-2009, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tektite

Nothing great, but here's the hidden cup coral. It was already reaching for the food when I started.

Now if you want cloud timelapses - storms, sunsets, cloud growth - there I got some awesome ones

Well, I think it's cool, let's keep'em coming!

Aaron

ambowlin · 11-05-2009, 10:32 PM

very cool videos!

l3fty999 · 11-06-2009, 01:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reefmack

I thought the number of worms popping out of the rock was amazing!

Yes, we all have more worms than we think we do. I thought it was neat to see the spaghetti worms foraging for food the way they do. I played it several times before processing it for uploading, and saw something new each time.

Aaron

BLAKEJOHN · 11-06-2009, 03:11 AM

I would like to do a time lapse growth on my sps but I just found out today that most sps (acros) only grow about six inches per year. Well with kids and my photography work I cant let a camera sit on a tripod to that long. But I might do something.......

l3fty999 · 11-12-2009, 06:14 AM

Here's another one...
coral_eating.flv video by l3fty999 - Photobucket

Reefmack · 11-12-2009, 10:38 AM

Awesome video - thanks for posting it!

chipmunkofdoom2 · 11-12-2009, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLAKEJOHN

I would like to do a time lapse growth on my sps but I just found out today that most sps (acros) only grow about six inches per year. Well with kids and my photography work I cant let a camera sit on a tripod to that long. But I might do something.......

Again, I think this would be very very cool.. I hope you can figure something out!

Every second of video needs between 24 and 30 frames to look fluid.. if you take one picture a day that would work out to be about 12-15 seconds of video. Could be cool... you could make a stand and set the camera on it and bring it out once a day and snap a pic.

11-03-2009, 02:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
l3fty999 Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 265 View Gallery Karma Komment	Time lapse photography I was wondering if anyone here has played with time lapse photography, you know, take a bunch of pics from the same spot and splice them together for a movie. I'm experimenting with it right now and the results are really interesting. If I get anything really noteworthy, I'll figure out how to upload them to Photobucket so they can be seen. Aaron

11-03-2009, 09:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
l3fty999 Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 265 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Time lapse photography Ok, nothing REALLY spectacular, but I thought this was pretty neat: critters.flv video by l3fty999 - Photobucket also: bubble coral eating video by l3fty999 - Photobucket All pics are taken with no current. Any movement you see is from the animals themselves. With the bubble coral, I wish I'd started sooner, like when the piece of krill actually landed on the coral. There are two polyps there, I fed the one on the left. I would really like some feedback, and if there's something you'd like to see, tell me. If you're interested in how I did it and what equipment I used, I will most certainly tell you that too. In fact, many of you may already have the equipment and not realize it... Aaron

11-05-2009, 08:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
tektite Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 651 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Time lapse photography I'm going to make time lapse videos of my SPS growth when I get some. Just haven't started yet! I did make a nighttime timelapse with one of my hidden cup corals - I was highlighting its tentacles with a flashlight and it ate a copepod or something. It was kinda cool. __________________ --Tek-- No trees were harmed in the sending of this message; however, a significant number of electrons were slightly inconvenienced. My Fish Room thread

11-05-2009, 08:29 PM	#4 (permalink)
chipmunkofdoom2 Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stewartstown, PA Posts: 1,307 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Time lapse photography Those are pretty cool. I think a coral growth long term would be cool __________________ Will sell my body for ricordea DIY High Power LED Retro!

11-05-2009, 08:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,156 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Time lapse photography I thought the number of worms popping out of the rock was amazing! __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

11-05-2009, 09:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
l3fty999 Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 265 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Time lapse photography It is absolutely amazing what you see when you slow things down, isn't it? It's a whole different tank when you look at it like that. If anyone else has any time lapse video, please do post when it's done. This could get pretty interesting if we could get some time lapse of sps or lps corals. It's even interesting when you speed up zoanthids to "our time" and watch how they eat and interact with whatever else is close to them. I would like to do long term coral growth myself, but my camera sees frequent use besides aquarium photography. I think I may have a decent webcam somewhere, but I'll have to dig for it. Aaron __________________ *all ABOARD! hahahahahaha -Ozzy Ozbourne*

11-05-2009, 10:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
tektite Neon dottyback Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 651 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Time lapse photography Nothing great, but here's the hidden cup coral. It was already reaching for the food when I started. Now if you want cloud timelapses - storms, sunsets, cloud growth - there I got some awesome ones __________________ --Tek-- No trees were harmed in the sending of this message; however, a significant number of electrons were slightly inconvenienced. My Fish Room thread

11-05-2009, 10:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
redsea reefer Golden Moray Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: L.A, California Posts: 2,144 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Time lapse photography cool vids __________________ Eddie 34g RSM 130 with 45#'s live rock and 30#'s aragonite reef sand. Tunze 9002 skimmer with inTank media rack - Koralia 2 My Tank Thread

11-05-2009, 10:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
ambowlin Fire Coral Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 74 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Time lapse photography very cool videos! __________________ AMBER

11-06-2009, 03:11 AM	#12 (permalink)
BLAKEJOHN Elegance coral Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: KINGSTON, I.L. Posts: 1,073 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Time lapse photography I would like to do a time lapse growth on my sps but I just found out today that most sps (acros) only grow about six inches per year. Well with kids and my photography work I cant let a camera sit on a tripod to that long. But I might do something....... __________________ 110 gallon acrylic 1 Yellow Tang, 1 Blue Tang, 2 Eng Gobies, 1 Six Line Wrasse, 1 Tomato Clown, 1 Lion fish RBTA, Longspine Urchin, Approx. 200 snails Red Monti, Purple Rim Monti, Leathers, Elegence, Yellow Polyps, various Zoa's, FrogSpawn, Ricordias, Greenbirdsnest, Pink Milli, Blue Milli, Bonzai, unknown Acropora's, Purple Digi, GSP, Bubble Coral, Staghorn, Slimer

11-12-2009, 06:14 AM	#13 (permalink)
l3fty999 Pistol Shrimp Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 265 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Time lapse photography Here's another one... coral_eating.flv video by l3fty999 - Photobucket __________________ *all ABOARD! hahahahahaha -Ozzy Ozbourne*

11-12-2009, 10:38 AM	#14 (permalink)
Reefmack NaClH2O Addicted Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 6,156 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Time lapse photography Awesome video - thanks for posting it! __________________ aka Terry Excellence in reefkeeping is achieved by mastering the fundamentals, and learning from mistakes. No such thing as an evil crab. Only humans have the ability to be evil. "If you don't like what your fellow forum neighbors are doing, then don't pay so much attention to them" 34g Red Sea Max 130 (April 07), ~50-60 lbs. live rock, Aragonite substrate. Lighting: Current USA Outer Orbit Pro - 150W HQI, 2 x 24W Blue Plus T5 HO Fluorescent by ATI, 2 x 24W Super Actinic T5 HO Fluorescent by UVL, Vortech MP20, LifeReef RSM Siphon, EShopps RS-75 Sump, Euro-Reef custom sump skimmer, Simplicity media reactor, Tunze Osmolator ATO, ReefKeeper Lite L3 controller Reefmack's RSM 130 and...Red Sea Max Owners Club and My JBJ 6G in this thread[/color][/i]

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