Driving Timelapse
This is a behind-the-scenes shot of a driving timelapse sequence I filmed in Joshua Tree National Park last night. Matthew Saville, Michael Relich, and I took advantage of the full moon to do a 1-night trip to the park. We left at 9 PM, filmed in the park for a few hours, and then got home around 5 AM.
We used a 5D Mk. II and rented a 24mm f/1.4L II. At ISO 6400 and f/1.4, we were able to get 1/2 second shutter speeds, which was fast enough to produce nice timelapse video without blurring everything into oblivion. We mounted the camera to the car and rolled with it, effectively making the car the heaviest and most expensive dolly possible. Putting the car in gear, even with no gas, resulted in rolling which was much too fast (5 miles per hour! Oh no!). After some experimentation, we elected to put the car in neutral and then took turns pushing it at speeds of about 1 mph.
For one of the runs, I stuck my camera on top of the car. I shot 3-second exposures at f/2.8 and ISO 3200, and this is one of the resulting images.
Driving Timelapse
This is a behind-the-scenes shot of a driving timelapse sequence I filmed in Joshua Tree National Park last night. Matthew Saville, Michael Relich, and I took advantage of the full moon to do a 1-night trip to the park. We left at 9 PM, filmed in the park for a few hours, and then got home around 5 AM.
We used a 5D Mk. II and rented a 24mm f/1.4L II. At ISO 6400 and f/1.4, we were able to get 1/2 second shutter speeds, which was fast enough to produce nice timelapse video without blurring everything into oblivion. We mounted the camera to the car and rolled with it, effectively making the car the heaviest and most expensive dolly possible. Putting the car in gear, even with no gas, resulted in rolling which was much too fast (5 miles per hour! Oh no!). After some experimentation, we elected to put the car in neutral and then took turns pushing it at speeds of about 1 mph.
For one of the runs, I stuck my camera on top of the car. I shot 3-second exposures at f/2.8 and ISO 3200, and this is one of the resulting images.