I have always liked the idea of a series of photos taken of the same subject at a different point in time. I remember seeing someone's project of a fruitbowl that had been left to decay over a period of weeks and thinking "I must have a go at something like that" one day. It wasn't a particularly pretty series, but very fascinating just the same! So eventually, almost 3 weeks ago I bought some roses to make my own.
I've also found this fabulous abstract example by @aliciapragastis posted over a year ago.
Today, @dune1953 posted a youtube clip of a series of 365 photos of a bicycle taken everyday for a whole year (http://365project.org/discuss/general/10626/lifecycle-of-a-bicycle) which is also similar idea (although made into a film rather than a still collage).
There are various other ideas that could be executed with this sort of time-lapse collage, the obvious ones being -
1) Growth (of a plant/child?!)
2) Development of a building/structure being erected
3) City skyline over 24 hours
4) Landscape through the 4 seasons
Please feel free to add more suggestions to this list - I'd like more ideas for some future projects!
Have you any examples of your own timelapsed photos? Let's see them please!
That's excellent, I love the Rose shot, I've seen people do this with the progression of their "baby bump" but positioning a camera / person in the same location for 9 months sounds hard!
@Scrivna Thanks! I would imagine so! I can assure you that making sure no-one touched the tripod (or the little stool the vase was on) for a whole 3 weeks was difficult enough in itself! I had hoped the process would be over within a week if I didn't water it, but by doing that it wilted within 48 hours and being in work I hadn't been able to take any photos of it! So I ended up watering it a little during the day and keeping it dry overnight to take a new photo every morning. I can't believe that a £3 bunch of roses from Tesco could last 3 weeks at the best of times, nevermind being abused!
@sdpace Ooh, thanks - they're both great, esp the Milky Way @natew214
I had thought of putting the rose into video format, but need to dig out all the extra images to make it last more than about 2 seconds! May try later...although the tripod was moved once or twice, so it may not be particularly effective!
I have this one, but it's not organized in an horizontal series. The small pics are the flower opening on 4 different days, and the two bigger are on the fourth day, both sides
@bobbyj Woah, great. I was then about to say that I'm too impatiant to do a time lapse unless 125 photos in just over an hour count, today's shot was startrails Hehehe.
This year I'm looking at doing more time-lapse videos. Obviously it takes a lot more time and effort (and patience waiting!), but it really shows the small changes the eye doesn't really detect.
I've been experimenting with time lapse photography for a little while now. My first attempt was with cloud motion. To do this one I manually triggered the camera once every 4 seconds for an hour or two: http://365project.org/beteljooz/365/2011-08-15
@scatcat It's lovely - I think yours actually works better by not being laid out horizontally - it would make a lovely print for a countryside kitchen :)
@beteljooz The yard one is brilliant! And setting one up for a party is such a good idea - how did you make sure that no one messed around with the camera during the party?!
@lluniau - Thank you! The yard one was a fun test AND it got my yard cleaned up. For the party, I've known the hosts for many years and *in general* their guests aren't really the rowdy type. I just took it on faith that no one would do anything to the camera. BTW, I'm the spinning / rotating guy on the edge of the fire pit at about the 35 second mark.
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here's a few videos that I've seen on the site (they can't be embedded)
Milky Way @natew214
Movers in Paris @axel
I had thought of putting the rose into video format, but need to dig out all the extra images to make it last more than about 2 seconds! May try later...although the tripod was moved once or twice, so it may not be particularly effective!
I have this one, but it's not organized in an horizontal series. The small pics are the flower opening on 4 different days, and the two bigger are on the fourth day, both sides
And this one:
I also made a time lapse video last year:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExFDj_fXUqA&feature=channel_video_title
This morning I captured a large cloud disappearing. http://365project.org/jeancarl/videos/2012-01-24
Ocean waves: (sped up video playback) http://365project.org/jeancarl/videos/2012-01-08
Nature and a sunset: http://365project.org/jeancarl/videos/2012-01-09
Sunrise: http://365project.org/jeancarl/videos/2012-01-10
My next was using an intervalometer to control the camera. This one was the first test with it: http://365project.org/beteljooz/365/2011-12-01
This latest one is a New Years Eve party in 40 seconds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nWR4ox0L_s