My Experiments Archive

  • The video above shows my first experiment with macro time-lapse. I’ve used affiliate links where practical because they allow me to fully share my techniques for free. The $42 Solution...

    How to Make Macro Time-Lapse Videos

    Posted on May 7, 2012 | No Comments
    The video above shows my first experiment with macro time-lapse. I’ve used affiliate links where practical because they allow me to fully share my techniques for free. The $42 Solution...

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  • 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...

    Holiday Lights in San Francisco

    Posted on January 8, 2012 | No Comments
    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...

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  • 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...

    My Lunar Eclipse Video – December 2011

    Posted on December 11, 2011 | No Comments
    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...

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  • 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...

    The Biggest Solar Eruption Ever Recorded

    Posted on November 25, 2011 | No Comments
    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...

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  • 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...

    Walking Time-Lapse

    Posted on October 2, 2011 | 1 Comment
    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...

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  • On January 18, I mentioned in a post that the technology site Gizmodo was hosting their first ever video contest until Feb. 9 and the theme was time-lapse.  I decided...

    My Gizmodo Contest Entry

    Posted on February 9, 2011 | 1 Comment
    On January 18, I mentioned in a post that the technology site Gizmodo was hosting their first ever video contest until Feb. 9 and the theme was time-lapse.  I decided...

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  • I mentioned a couple of months ago that I’d started playing around with tilt-shift videos. Here’s a collection of some of those videos. It was shot over the course of...

    Experiments in Tilt-Shift

    Posted on December 29, 2010 | 4 Comments
    I mentioned a couple of months ago that I’d started playing around with tilt-shift videos. Here’s a collection of some of those videos. It was shot over the course of...

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  • I’ve wanted to record planes landing at a major airport for a while and finally took the opportunity after renting a camera from BorrowLenses.com.  I headed to San Francisco International...

    Planes Landing at SFO

    Posted on December 23, 2010 | 1 Comment
    I’ve wanted to record planes landing at a major airport for a while and finally took the opportunity after renting a camera from BorrowLenses.com.  I headed to San Francisco International...

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  • My plan was to rent a camera and a tracking telescope to record tonight’s lunar eclipse.  Three days ago, the weather report showed nothing but clouds for all of California...

    My Lunar Eclipse Video

    Posted on December 21, 2010 | 3 Comments
    My plan was to rent a camera and a tracking telescope to record tonight’s lunar eclipse.  Three days ago, the weather report showed nothing but clouds for all of California...

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  • I was inspired by Sam O’Hare’s videos to try my hand at tilt-shift.  I made a few attempts and am surprisingly happy with this result.  I couldn’t get my camera...

    My First Tilt-Shift

    Posted on October 31, 2010 | 3 Comments
    I was inspired by Sam O’Hare’s videos to try my hand at tilt-shift.  I made a few attempts and am surprisingly happy with this result.  I couldn’t get my camera...

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