Beautiful night on Lake Superior

Good job, touching...Who plays this? Very nice shots, went well with music. Couldn't you have just tightened the tripod with the time lapse, so you don't get shakyness? Although, there wasn't that much
 
TheComo said:
Good job, touching...Who plays this? Very nice shots, went well with music. Couldn't you have just tightened the tripod with the time lapse, so you don't get shakyness? Although, there wasn't that much
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I wrote the music and played it


as far as the shakiness, everything was locked down on my tripod, the winds were super strong coming directly off the lake so there wasn't much I could do about it. Superior can produce gale force winds easy, and there were some gusts that were very close to that.
 
Really very good. Thanks for sharing this with us.
I like the music too. I wish I had the patience to learn how to play something.

BTW, I wouldn't worry about the shaking. If you hadn't mentioned it, I don't think I'd have noticed it.
 
Nice idea. Couple things though - the edits were often too fast, IMHO. You want to be able to relax with an image while the music is playing, instead you've barely settled in, and here comes the next one... too fast. Next, you move the camera way too much - panning and generally unable to pick an angle and stick with it... ants in the pants problem. Often it is more effective to pick an angle and give it a few moments, to just observe the world while the music plays.
 
OldCorpse said:
Nice idea. Couple things though - the edits were often too fast, IMHO. You want to be able to relax with an image while the music is playing, instead you've barely settled in, and here comes the next one... too fast. Next, you move the camera way too much - panning and generally unable to pick an angle and stick with it... ants in the pants problem. Often it is more effective to pick an angle and give it a few moments, to just observe the world while the music plays.
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The wind played a large factor into what I could and couldn't shoot. Slow pans were super tough because the wind was actually moving my arm faster than I wanted. Still shots were just as tough, the wind was shaking the camera unless I put my weight on the tripod. A few weights and some string hanging from the center of the tripod would have solved many of the issues. But your advice is something I'll definitely keep in mind for next time I shoot scenery shots.
 
I appreciate the wind issue, it can be tough. In situations like these, you may consider a small well-anchored tent which will shield you from the wind unless it's head on, and you move the tent to change angles. Of course, you can't do that on every surface. That's how some of those nature docs are shot.
 
OldCorpse said:
I appreciate the wind issue, it can be tough. In situations like these, you may consider a small well-anchored tent which will shield you from the wind unless it's head on, and you move the tent to change angles. Of course, you can't do that on every surface. That's how some of those nature docs are shot.
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hmmm good idea, maybe even some sort of screen with an opening or something might work.
 
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