B&W Mode | Time Lapse Clouds

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groveChuck

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OK, here goes, I'll probably get raked over the coals for this one, but WTH, I'll post it anyway.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger, right? :happy:

SCENE: A sunny, 80 degree day in Miami. Strong sun. Very strong.
Shot clouds in B&W Mode this afternoon out my balcony.

1fps Interval Rec.

Started in Cine-D, switched to Cine-V.
Was going to edit the Cine-D shots followed by the Cine-V shots, but ended up mixing them up based on the movement of the clouds.

Started with 100%/80% Zebras, then switched to 90%/80% Zebras.

So an organized test became a free for all.

Should have used the WFM more.
Film Cam
180 Shutter
1080/24p
Detail -7
Coring +2
Master Ped -8
Matrix Cine-Like

Canon FD 50mm f1.7 (first time I've shot clouds with no wide angle).

Ungraded- I was curious how the B&W mode looks. Next time, I'll probably shoot color and kill the Sat in post.

It looks better in post than on Vimeo (imagine that!), but tell me what you see- blowouts, banding, noise, whatever.

After watching the Montana video, I remembered a saying we have in Florida "We have clouds for mountains," so figured it'd make a good time lapse. They're much more dramatic in the summer.

And no shooting in gloves, I was wearing shorts! :thumbsup: (I guess it's warm Down Under and in NZ too, but I couldn't resist).

Here ya go:
http://vimeo.com/19008623

 
Wow, what a comparison! Not deserved, but thanks! (it's one of my faves too). Just wait til I have two lenses... look out!!!
 
Real nice.

B&W. Nice call. ( Red filter would have added contrast.)

I wanted music...epic music!

Maybe could have been too fast... Be nice to see the clouds morph and build a little more slowly.

Sometimes a little hot in the highlights. A difficult subject to expose because of the constant changing light dynamic.
 
Thanks Shooter.
I was wondering if yellow or red filters would work, I guess they would since it's recording in B&W. Definitely needed more contrast.

Agreed on speed- the slow, billowing effect.
1 fps is the slowest Interval rate- two shots were 1 frame/10sec and they were too fast. And the clouds were moving at different speeds depending on the wind.
Something like 2 fps or the 1f/16f of the HPX170 would be ideal.

And you nailed it on the highlights- very tough to expose with the changing sunlight, and that's why I wished I had used the WFM more.

Thanks for your comments.
 
awesome video. can someone please remind me what score he used? its on the tip of my tongue but i cant remember!
 
Nice video....but after digging out for the third time this week....I'm wondering if you have a spare room to rent till all this snow is gone!

Question, did you white balance in color mode first, then switch to B&W mode?
I believe they suggest that method in the manual...or Barry's book....or somewhere?

I shot quite a bit using the above method...mostly head shots and it looks really good.
Sorry I can't share any of that footage at the moment.
 
III. Allegretto grazioso, Leonard Bernstein :)

I saw banding in the sky around 9 seconds. Other than that, most of it looks awesome. Gonna have to do some timelapse clouds with mine now.
 
Rick Burnett said:
III. Allegretto grazioso, Leonard Bernstein :)

I saw banding in the sky around 9 seconds. Other than that, most of it looks awesome. Gonna have to do some timelapse clouds with mine now.
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Yeah... right after the sliding waterfall shots! ;-)
 
ZazaCast said:
Nice video....but after digging out for the third time this week....I'm wondering if you have a spare room to rent till all this snow is gone!

Question, did you white balance in color mode first, then switch to B&W mode?
I believe they suggest that method in the manual...or Barry's book....or somewhere?

I shot quite a bit using the above method...mostly head shots and it looks really good.
Sorry I can't share any of that footage at the moment.
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Hey Zaza- we have rooms for rent- for every day you stay, it costs one week's use of your AF100! Deal? :happy:

I haven't seen that WB suggestion. I just checked my cam, it was in preset 5.6K, not sure why, I rarely use preset.

I'd love to see your talking head shots, but I know, if you showed us, you'd have to kill us!!!

But who needs a slider? Just put the camera on a big puck, slide it on the ice like curling!!! :grin:
 
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Rick Burnett said:
III. Allegretto grazioso, Leonard Bernstein :)

I saw banding in the sky around 9 seconds. Other than that, most of it looks awesome. Gonna have to do some timelapse clouds with mine now.
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Thanks Rick- I was sure banding would show up somewhere for somebody, but that's not bad... I'll take it!

I just wish there was a slower Interval rate!
 
groveChuck said:
Thanks Mike, appreciate it!
It's Beethoven's 7th Symphony, First Movement (Berlin Philharmonic, Von Karajan conducting).
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How bizarre that it matched another song using SoundHound on my iPhone. Typically it is VERY VERY accurate but I never tried classical songs before, haha!
 
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