The last month or two has been spent getting to grips with video – stills have taken a back seat for a while…. A potential commission for a large project has given the incentive to really sort out something I’ve been messing around with for years.
By comparison with stills, video is much more complex, where settings, editing and output are concerned. As a stills photographer of too many years it’s given me a headache on several occasions!
So – initial results after hours of experimentation and fiddling about are below. The Vimeo playback is still a too soft (more messing about required), and real-time video stabilisation has only just been cracked (more later). I’ve still to get Vimeo to consistently present the ‘HD’ option for playback. It’s been really interesting and a good – if rather frustrating at times – experience.
All shot on a Canon 60D and a Sigma 10-20, f4-5.6, best quality 1920x1080p settings then ‘timelapsed’ in Premiere Elements.
So, more to follow – the stabilised walking video is looking quite good but could do with improvement! The option of motorised rail mounted timelapse is on the horizon but I’d better sort out the remaining problems before that problem is tackled….
Thanks for looking.
28mmf2 
A bit of appropriate background music helps add to the experience.
Hello Lignum Draco,
It certainly would – what I didn’t mention is that the video is meant to be a visual backdrop to a music performance. The composer will provide it in 2014!
Thanks for the comment.
How lovely! As good as being there with the gentle rustle through the grass!
Thanks nylondaze – that was a good day for pseudo-timelapse. Glad you liked it (there will hopefully be lots to follow once I’ve cracked HD settings) and thanks for the comment.
Smashing video! I’ll look forward to seeing the completed project next year!
Thanks Chillbrook – lots to do!