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  • It’s been a while since I listed exactly what I’m using for time-lapse. So, after a couple requests, here it is. I’ve used Amazon affiliate links because I bought most...0January 26, 2012

    My Equipment 2012

    It’s been a while since I listed exactly what I’m using for time-lapse. So, after a couple requests, here it is. I’ve used Amazon affiliate links because I bought most…

  • I began taking these photos a couple of weeks before Christmas but just finished the video this weekend. The workload finally became too much for my laptop so I had...0January 8, 2012

    Holiday Lights in San Francisco

    I began taking these photos a couple of weeks before Christmas but just finished the video this weekend. The workload finally became too much for my laptop so I had…

  •   I’ll keep this page updated as BorrowLenses.com comes out with new promotions and discount codes. The current special is for 15% off new orders made by Jan. 31, 2012....0December 20, 2011

    BorrowLenses.com Discounts

      I’ll keep this page updated as BorrowLenses.com comes out with new promotions and discount codes. The current special is for 15% off new orders made by Jan. 31, 2012….

  • What is Deshaker? Deshaker is a filter for the video editing program VirtualDub that reduces unwanted motion in your videos.  It can be used in any video with distracting camera...0December 19, 2011

    How to Use VirtualDub Deshaker

    What is Deshaker? Deshaker is a filter for the video editing program VirtualDub that reduces unwanted motion in your videos.  It can be used in any video with distracting camera…

  • I shot this video from San Francisco on Saturday morning. This is the last total lunar eclipse until 2014. The moon started going dark around 4:30am and stayed in the...0December 11, 2011

    My Lunar Eclipse Video – December 2011

    I shot this video from San Francisco on Saturday morning. This is the last total lunar eclipse until 2014. The moon started going dark around 4:30am and stayed in the…

  • Click here to go to the Youtube video I thought I’d get away from my usual time-lapse tutorials to post something I hope anyone interested in online video will appreciate....2December 4, 2011

    How I Got a Million Views on Youtube (and What I Learned Along the Way)

    Click here to go to the Youtube video I thought I’d get away from my usual time-lapse tutorials to post something I hope anyone interested in online video will appreciate….

  • Today’s post features a video of New York City shot by Benjamin JEHAN from France who goes by Titou on Vimeo. JEHAN is new to timelapse, but he did a...1November 26, 2011

    Case Study – Life-NYC

    Today’s post features a video of New York City shot by Benjamin JEHAN from France who goes by Titou on Vimeo. JEHAN is new to timelapse, but he did a…

  • I compiled this video from publicly available NASA photos. This is similar to the webcam time-lapses I’ve made before, except much easier. I tried to pump up the excitement by...0November 25, 2011

    The Biggest Solar Eruption Ever Recorded

    I compiled this video from publicly available NASA photos. This is similar to the webcam time-lapses I’ve made before, except much easier. I tried to pump up the excitement by…

  • I posted a video by Luke Shepard a few months ago featuring Paris at night. I’ve finally gotten around to posting a response to that video. This video was made...1October 2, 2011

    Walking Time-Lapse

    I posted a video by Luke Shepard a few months ago featuring Paris at night. I’ve finally gotten around to posting a response to that video. This video was made…

  • I’ve seen a lot of time-lapse videos over the last couple of years, but this has to be among the top three. The 3.5 million people who’ve watched it in...0September 21, 2011

    The Earth From Space

    I’ve seen a lot of time-lapse videos over the last couple of years, but this has to be among the top three. The 3.5 million people who’ve watched it in…

  • The four second video above might not seem that impressive, but consider that it took NASA fourteen years of photographing a gas cloud to make it. What you’re seeing is...0September 2, 2011

    Hubble Time-lapse Video or: A Star is Born

    The four second video above might not seem that impressive, but consider that it took NASA fourteen years of photographing a gas cloud to make it. What you’re seeing is…

  • I’ve seen wildfires captured in time-lapse before but never fires in such a metropolitan setting as London. Apparently, the fires were part of two nights of looting following the shooting...0August 9, 2011

    London Riots Fire

    I’ve seen wildfires captured in time-lapse before but never fires in such a metropolitan setting as London. Apparently, the fires were part of two nights of looting following the shooting…

  • I woke up this morning and realized I’ve never mentioned one of my favorite places for information about time-lapse. Tom Lowe has gained popularity for his video clips (1.2 million...0July 23, 2011

    Timescapes Forum

    I woke up this morning and realized I’ve never mentioned one of my favorite places for information about time-lapse. Tom Lowe has gained popularity for his video clips (1.2 million…

  •   LA Times journalist Jeff Amlotte spent last weekend capturing the construction project that caused the much-hyped Carmageddon in Los Angeles. After watching this video, I have to say, “was...0July 20, 2011

    Carmageddon Time-Lapse

      LA Times journalist Jeff Amlotte spent last weekend capturing the construction project that caused the much-hyped Carmageddon in Los Angeles. After watching this video, I have to say, “was…

  • It’s not every day a photographer makes the national news for a time-lapse video. Congratulations to Mike Olbinski for snagging an NBC Today interview for his video of the haboob...0July 6, 2011

    Phoenix Dust Storm

    It’s not every day a photographer makes the national news for a time-lapse video. Congratulations to Mike Olbinski for snagging an NBC Today interview for his video of the haboob…

  • Picasa, Google’s free picture editor, is one of the easiest ways to create free time-lapse videos even though it lacks many advanced photo and video editing features. My step-by-step tutorial...5June 30, 2011

    How to Make a Picasa Time-Lapse

    Picasa, Google’s free picture editor, is one of the easiest ways to create free time-lapse videos even though it lacks many advanced photo and video editing features. My step-by-step tutorial…

  • What is Twixtor? Twixtor is a plug-in that works with most popular video editing programs. To the best of my non-techie understanding, it takes two frames of a video and...6June 28, 2011

    Use Twixtor to Smooth Time-Lapse Videos

    What is Twixtor? Twixtor is a plug-in that works with most popular video editing programs. To the best of my non-techie understanding, it takes two frames of a video and…

  • Most videos I’ve featured on this site haven’t gone into much depth about how they were made. I thought I’d use today’s post to show a time-lapse video that goes...0June 24, 2011

    On the Inside Looking Out

    Most videos I’ve featured on this site haven’t gone into much depth about how they were made. I thought I’d use today’s post to show a time-lapse video that goes…

  • Is it better to be good or to be lucky? How about a bit of both? Vincent Laforet was shooting a time-lapse of clouds over an Italian beach when a...0June 21, 2011

    Rainbow at the Beach

    Is it better to be good or to be lucky? How about a bit of both? Vincent Laforet was shooting a time-lapse of clouds over an Italian beach when a…

  • I’ve featured aurora borealis videos a couple of times on this site but never its southern counterpart, the aurora australis. Now, Fraser Gunn has made an aurora video from his...0May 30, 2011

    Aurora Australis – The Southern Lights

    I’ve featured aurora borealis videos a couple of times on this site but never its southern counterpart, the aurora australis. Now, Fraser Gunn has made an aurora video from his…

  • I like to post some videos on this site that test the boundries of what we might consider time-lapse. This video was compiled from the stock landscape image archive at...0May 1, 2011

    Around the World

    I like to post some videos on this site that test the boundries of what we might consider time-lapse. This video was compiled from the stock landscape image archive at…

  • Anyone who’s ever been to Tokyo or even seen pictures of it is aware it’s a glimmering metropolis of flashing lights and illuminated billboards. However, with the loss of the...0April 19, 2011

    Dark Tokyo

    Anyone who’s ever been to Tokyo or even seen pictures of it is aware it’s a glimmering metropolis of flashing lights and illuminated billboards. However, with the loss of the…

  • A couple weeks ago, I posted an amazing Aurora Borealis time-lapse video I found. Now, Terje Sorgjerd has made another amazing video. This new video is called “The Mountain” and...0April 17, 2011

    The Milky Way from Spain

    A couple weeks ago, I posted an amazing Aurora Borealis time-lapse video I found. Now, Terje Sorgjerd has made another amazing video. This new video is called “The Mountain” and…

  • Neil Bromhall collected an acorn last autumn and recorded it growing over the winter. The first minute is pretty slow so skip ahead to 1:10 if you just want to...0April 16, 2011

    Acorn to Oak Sapling

    Neil Bromhall collected an acorn last autumn and recorded it growing over the winter. The first minute is pretty slow so skip ahead to 1:10 if you just want to…

  • 599 Productions, which supplies stock time-lapse video to major companies such as Getty, has just released their newest showreel. They explain some of the basics on their Vimeo video page:...0April 13, 2011

    The Latest Showreel from 599 Productions

    599 Productions, which supplies stock time-lapse video to major companies such as Getty, has just released their newest showreel. They explain some of the basics on their Vimeo video page:…

  • I just found this video from Adobe that explains how to correct auto white balance in star time-lapses using PhotoShop CS5. It’s far from easy and requires the newest version...3April 6, 2011

    Correct White Balance with PhotoShop CS5

    I just found this video from Adobe that explains how to correct auto white balance in star time-lapses using PhotoShop CS5. It’s far from easy and requires the newest version…

  • Sometimes a photographer can do one thing so well it makes an interesting study. In this case, Randy Halverson made a video of long exposure night shots around an old...0April 3, 2011

    Sub Zero

    Sometimes a photographer can do one thing so well it makes an interesting study. In this case, Randy Halverson made a video of long exposure night shots around an old…

  • Last week I featured a video about the Everyday iPhone 4 app that creates a time-lapse from self portraits. Now a new website claims to be making an iPhone app...0March 30, 2011

    The Life Lapse Experiment

    Last week I featured a video about the Everyday iPhone 4 app that creates a time-lapse from self portraits. Now a new website claims to be making an iPhone app…

  • Often mentioned as the “go-to” solution for time-lapse, QuickTime Pro has been used for years by professionals and amateurs alike. In this tutorial, I’ll explain why you might want to...6March 28, 2011

    QuickTime Pro Time-Lapse Tutorial

    Often mentioned as the “go-to” solution for time-lapse, QuickTime Pro has been used for years by professionals and amateurs alike. In this tutorial, I’ll explain why you might want to…

  • // Here’s a good use of computer graphics and real time-lapse combined. The video shows what Manhattan will look like once the new One World Trade Center building is completed....0March 26, 2011

    One World Trade Center

    // Here’s a good use of computer graphics and real time-lapse combined. The video shows what Manhattan will look like once the new One World Trade Center building is completed….