Wax on, Wax Off - Candles Melting Time Lapse Video

I know, I know, everyone in the universe (< = everyone) has seen candles melt but how often do you see them melt @ high speed! In my estimation as least 7 times less than the previous number of 2.8 billion.

I am getting to that point where ideas are hard to come by...not desperate yet but I am starting to have to use my brain and if you knew me you'd know that it's a risky affair to do so. Candles were an easy fit b/c I have them and they show movement! A good match both time and movement for this application so I went for it :)


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Spys Like Us - The most boring Time Lapse Video EVER...DP Spy

Be it the boring or redundant content and/or the lack of "trim" - this was not very well received by the folks @ DP. I happen to like it if for no other reason than the music but c'est la vie!! (Such is life).

I suppose I could have added a few thing to make it more interesting, made it 90% shorter..now I know :)

But aside from all of that it did get me some more interested in my videos, which is just for fun anyway.

(K)night Rider - Night Driving Time Lapse Video

My first night drive but definitely not my last. I was actually planning on going all the way downtown to the state capital but construction on the interstate put me behind schedule, so I had to pull a u-turn instead :(

The hard part is/was showing it to be bright enough in those areas that are not that well lit. So far I have found that it's a lot harder to alter video than it is pictures in terms of exposure. There is a lot less latitude obviously, especially consideing the thriftiness of my equipment. Now I know why prosumer camcorders run in the several thousands of $$.

I think it came out pretty decent. Just have to remember to stay to those places that have a lot of street lights :D


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HAF (Hyper Active Fish) - Time Lapse Video

Say hello to our other pet fish(es), plastic though they may be! I bought this years ago as part of a themed date night with the Mrs., She got a kick out of it for sure.

The light is the natural light of the tank, I did not add any additional light. The bubble control is a knob on the side, you can go little or a lot. Twice during the video I adjusted the flow but you cannot see my hand either time.

I think if I shoot it again I will change the flow more often to really give to variances.



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Rain Rain OMF (On My Face) - Driving Time Lapse Video

This is a driving video on my way to the doctors office in morning rush hour traffic while it was raining. A rare chance to see both as I do not commute nor am I usually on the road when it rains.

This was during the early part of the summer though when it rained nearly everyday for the better part of 2-3 weeks. It was an unusually mild beginning to the summer for us. But not to worry, the heat is here and making up for lost time it would seem. We've had a few days pushing near 100 but thankfully not as many as we might usually have by this time of year!

Maybe more surprising is that I drove all that way and didn't See an accident. Austin has a large number of fender benders it seems whenever it rains. People either drive way too fast or way too slow when it rains here in TX.

I think a night time rain drive would even be more fun to see, 
all the reflections for the lights would be great I think!


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Poolio - Pool TimeLapse Video

This is my daughter and I at our neighborhood pool. This was early in the summer, one of the few times in the early part of the summer where it was not raining.

The opening part where we look like we are doing deep knee bends, I am actually splashing water onto the concrete, trying to subdue a fire ant mound and trail. There was a massive fire ant trail leading to the awning where it just so happened to be a birds nest. I;m not sure if the ants perpetrated the nest but I certainly didn't want them to have a easy time of it. Yes, I hate fire ants! I tried to get some video of them but I did not have a suitable tri-pod with me. In fact this video was shot from our beach towel on top of a picnic table.

I think next year I will invest on an underwater housing for the camera and then go back on a busier day, that would be fun to watch I bet! The only problem is that the housing for this particular camera costs nearly as much as the camera itself! I might just get a housing, suited for another camera but usable with mine. That way I can still do video, I just won't be able to actuate the shutter to take individual pictures.



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Radioactive Popsicle - TimeLapse Video

This was an experiment of sorts. I had no earthly idea how long it would take for these "special" popsicles to melt. I wound up compressing the time of the video which showed nearly a continuous flow of the melting process. I think it turned out really well. I guess I should try it on a much larger scale and then add additional heat to the mix in order to make it even more dramatic.

The popsicle mix? Well if you are familiar with black lights, the solutions used should not be any surprise at all. I guess if you really want to know make a comment and I'll let you know ;)

The next video I did of the same style was actually 4 of them but they did not move around as much as the old mix had dried up and caked the bottom of the pyrex dish...it had much traction...wasn't going to be a whole lot of slipping and sliding there! Oh well :o


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Red H¤T Lava - Lava Lamp Timelapse Video

This was tough to shoot b/c of the orientation of the lamp versus the orientation of the camera; see portrait vs. landscape. I guess I could have turned the camera on its side or even rotated the video in post but oh well! Next time I'll make the adjustment. I made another video already but it's similar to this one. ..

By tough to shoot I mean I couldn't get the camera in a position to avoid the hot spots near the bulb. Ultimately I'd like to get the camera a lot lower in the frame so that the bright sections are not as dominant.

I did like the way the light danced and bounced around on the white poster board backdrop. It was the fresh and the funky ;)

While I know there are a million lava lamp videos on YT, I hope mine is at least more interesting than the one I saw the other day...it was just a regular video in some guys room...music was lame :O


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For Da Boids - TimeLapse Video

This was a rare treat this summer, to have a nest of barn swallows right outside our back door.

The mother and father must have been quite ambitious as they actually raised 2 litters? There must be a different word for birds as opposed to cats say? Whatever it is I do not know! Perhaps too, the 2 sets of chicks is also normal. Clearly I am not a barn swallow expert!

I also got a fair amount of photographs but I was usually shooting from inside and so the lighting was never very good. Next year I'll set everything up outside and then fire the shutter via remote!!

This is the seconds set of chicks numbering 5. The first set was only 4...only ;)


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