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jedidia
shoemaker without legs
Yeah, we leave the low-level photographic stuff mostly to the camera firmware itself, but the results... vary. DSLR cameras are not explicitly built for self-operation and assume that there's some person making some reasonable settings for the current circumstances. As such, rigging a DSLR for a 24/7 timelapse is non-trivial and usually needs some settings adjusment by the controlling software every now and then. We currently have satisfactory, but not really brilliant results from that...
steph
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Last I heard, there were DSLRs which allowed the user to implement the gradual decrease in brightness/exposure, maybe even during the timelapse itself. It depends on what you're trying to achieve. I guess one could just leave the camera on apperture priority and fixed focus and leave it sort the other settings for each picture. The interval is usually a few seconds, so it's not a burst shooting. Of course , having the perfect exposure every time and thus avoiding the dreaded flicker is hard.
During a sunset , a fixed setting might work well, since it just gets dark anyway.I usually do timelapses with my phone. One can clearly see how it progresses through the brightness settings as it keeps getting darker outside
Edit: there were some timelapses on Vimeo and YouTube of the full moon rising , in long exposure, basically without any flicker. Don't know how those guys do it, I'm pretty sure post-processing is involved, but they do it well.
During a sunset , a fixed setting might work well, since it just gets dark anyway.I usually do timelapses with my phone. One can clearly see how it progresses through the brightness settings as it keeps getting darker outside
Edit: there were some timelapses on Vimeo and YouTube of the full moon rising , in long exposure, basically without any flicker. Don't know how those guys do it, I'm pretty sure post-processing is involved, but they do it well.
Linguofreak
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Groannnnnnnn.
A capital pun sir, a capital pun. You will be shot at dawn.
Of course, my own pun probably warrants the death penalty itself. In the interest of self preservation, I commute your sentence to three hours of watching bad stand-up.
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Linguofreak
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My sense of humor is equally weird, or I would not have responded as I did.
Andy44
owner: Oil Creek Astronautix
An old one:
What does the B in Benoit B. Mandelbrot stand for?
Benoit B. Mandelbrot, of course.
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Also, sometimes I end other people's sentences with "...and then the murders began."
What does the B in Benoit B. Mandelbrot stand for?
Benoit B. Mandelbrot, of course.
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Also, sometimes I end other people's sentences with "...and then the murders began."
Andy44
owner: Oil Creek Astronautix
I shall henceforth refer to water as "rusty hydrogen".
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(...and then the murders began)
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(...and then the murders began)
Andy44
owner: Oil Creek Astronautix
...and then the murders began.
MaverickSawyer
Acolyte of the Probe
...with an axe.
PhantomCruiser
Wanderer
Heard this on "Big Bang Theory"
Feynman, Einstein and Schrodinger walk into a bar. Feynman says, “It appears we’re inside a joke.”
Einstein replies, “But only to an observer who saw us walk in simultaneously.”
To which Schrödinger says, “If someone’s looking in the window, I’m leaving.”
I laughed longer than I should have. More so from the looks I was getting from the wife (who clearly did not get the joke).
Feynman, Einstein and Schrodinger walk into a bar. Feynman says, “It appears we’re inside a joke.”
Einstein replies, “But only to an observer who saw us walk in simultaneously.”
To which Schrödinger says, “If someone’s looking in the window, I’m leaving.”
I laughed longer than I should have. More so from the looks I was getting from the wife (who clearly did not get the joke).
Ravenous
Donator
A Neutrino walks into a bar.
Immediately the bartender challenges him: "We don't serve sub-atomic particles in here".
The Neutrino says "OK, I was just passing through..."
Immediately the bartender challenges him: "We don't serve sub-atomic particles in here".
The Neutrino says "OK, I was just passing through..."
Quick_Nick
Passed the Turing Test
Breaking news: The desert is hot!
120F/49C in Phoenix later today...
120F/49C in Phoenix later today...
