My Experiments Archive

  • I shot this video between rainstorms while visiting a friend in Cleveland.  I used my maximum f-8 aperture but still shot at 1/80 sec., even with a polarizing filter.  I don’t particularly...

    Cleveland Skyline

    Posted on October 21, 2010 | 1 Comment
    I shot this video between rainstorms while visiting a friend in Cleveland.  I used my maximum f-8 aperture but still shot at 1/80 sec., even with a polarizing filter.  I don’t particularly...

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  • Click here for my new video tutorial that updates this action with some tips and tricks. I show you how to adjust the length of the trails and go step-by-step...

    Star Trails Photoshop Action

    Posted on March 29, 2010 | 14 Comments
    Click here for my new video tutorial that updates this action with some tips and tricks. I show you how to adjust the length of the trails and go step-by-step...

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  • It’s been a while since I posted an original video, so here’s one I made in late January from the window of an Airbus A319. I started recording as soon...

    From a Plane Window

    Posted on February 21, 2010 | No Comments
    It’s been a while since I posted an original video, so here’s one I made in late January from the window of an Airbus A319. I started recording as soon...

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  • I recently found some videos on YouTube that featured time lapse stars that left trails as they moved across the sky.  This is my first attempt at mimicking that technique....

    Moon Rise with Trail

    Posted on January 1, 2010 | No Comments
    I recently found some videos on YouTube that featured time lapse stars that left trails as they moved across the sky.  This is my first attempt at mimicking that technique....

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  • I made this short video to show some of the differences between HDR time lapse and normal time lapse.  I’ll finish this tutorial with my next post about using a...

    HDR Example Video

    Posted on December 24, 2009 | No Comments
    I made this short video to show some of the differences between HDR time lapse and normal time lapse.  I’ll finish this tutorial with my next post about using a...

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  • I’ve been working on night videos for a few months now and this is my most successful so far.  I disabled my camera’s dark frame subtraction in order to make...

    Stars with Dark Frame Subtraction

    Posted on December 17, 2009 | 1 Comment
    I’ve been working on night videos for a few months now and this is my most successful so far.  I disabled my camera’s dark frame subtraction in order to make...

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  • I took the photos for this video back in September but had a little difficulty creating a time lapse because I was using the new Windows Live Movie Maker.  Eventually,...

    Berkeley to San Francisco

    Posted on October 17, 2009 | No Comments
    I took the photos for this video back in September but had a little difficulty creating a time lapse because I was using the new Windows Live Movie Maker.  Eventually,...

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  • I haven’t posted to the blog for a while, so here’s a short video to break the streak. I made this at my work to show the kids how I...

    Highway I-5

    Posted on October 9, 2009 | No Comments
    I haven’t posted to the blog for a while, so here’s a short video to break the streak. I made this at my work to show the kids how I...

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  • I made this video on a visit to Ohio back in the spring.  It was a very rainy week, so the few shots I was able to take were seperated...

    Ohio Time Lapse

    Posted on August 15, 2009 | No Comments
    I made this video on a visit to Ohio back in the spring.  It was a very rainy week, so the few shots I was able to take were seperated...

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  • The sky was really pretty just before sunrise this morning, so I set up my tripod in the driveway. As a photograph, the orientation was a no brainer–a narrow, vertical...

    Vertical Video

    Posted on August 8, 2009 | No Comments
    The sky was really pretty just before sunrise this morning, so I set up my tripod in the driveway. As a photograph, the orientation was a no brainer–a narrow, vertical...

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