Crater Lake: Day to Night - Time Lapse

[111095billyboy]

Looks like bullets flying? Lol

[brentepeters]

Love the window shot

[persephoneluv]

awesome! i am just starting this but am miffed where to start!

[MrHAguiar]

Muito bom! Lindas imagens!

[mbskiking]

wow this is awesome...did you change your settings as the sun was setting or did the camera do that automatically? seems like getting the shutter speed and fstop right would be super tricky

[jsbcooper]

Great video but the window shot was the climax. Very inspiring work.

[arsenaljaipal]

That was amazing!

[marczabo]

Love the window shot...

[BBMJ21Login]

that window shot was beautiful! why have i never seen a timelapse from that agle before

[Ernests11245]

i really dunno the exact sentence to search it in google. How do you take photo of night sky when it's still light on ground like that one in 1:07. I really admire this kind of photographs! :D

[PropagandaBuster]

Excellent, outstanding, and a true work of art.

[TheUnchainedMind]

The shot through the window was superb.

You should've put some music along with the time lapse to make it more enjoyable .

[TheLloydkoehler]

wow

[babyboy5880]

@0:50 mark what's that orange glow behind the mountains toward the lower part of the screen, was that still sunlight or a towns light? Amazing videos, this one makes me miss living up in Oregon even more, im in AZ now.

[argv01]

@babyboy5880 the orange glow is ambient light from distant cities. It's visible because the camera's exposure setting is set very, very high.

[man3ack]

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!

[Maddie2211710]

O.M.G.

[Billybobdudees]

Amazing time lapse.

With a 30 second exposure, how did you not get any star trails?

[apfelkren]

looks amazing!

[garrysmodd]

i never knew how beutiful our planet was until i saw this

[pipidores]

0:51 meteorites!

[LeSuperPixel]

@pipidores Airplanes. 

[RkaShuffle]

0:54 looks somewhat fake... But amazing :o

[5graffitiartist5]

Nice video,

just one question where you live are stars really like that becasue where i am from it is totally not like that, just barely any stars, but where you live it is a unbelievable sight.

[danwasfreakinhere]

Are stars really like this? I can barely see the stars where I live.

[NickBhaj]

what is the best white balance to use when taking moon/star shots for a time lapse?

[Jackitreborn]

Beautiful! I wish our eyes can see like that in the night sky

[bigsmilesh]

Can you tell me how to make the camera take shots in specific time like you did

i own Canon 600d 

[wingsofhope2]

Does the sky there really look like that?!

[PhotoShopChannel]

@wingsofhope2 No, with a high exposure, any good camera can make out the outer arm of the milky way against a clear sky while at a high altitude.

[JM94FL]

Where's Crater Lake? I will one day live near here. Just for the night sky.

[gangster664]

Its just so damn trippy i keep watching it

[pyrrhonian2]

Great time lapse such a beautiful place nice work loved every second of it

[andrewntom]

I hate to be like this but don't use any metering mode other than manual!!!!

[argv01]

@andrewntom light changes, so if you use manual mode, you have to manually change the camera settings, and that's impossible. It takes too much time to test whether your new setting works. You have to use auto metering to the camera takes continuous shots without interruption.

[deelnyc]

Awesome....what program do you use to make this? Is it just a drag n drop procedure or is there a video time line which I would imagine takes forever? TIA

[argv01]

@deelnyc drop all the individual files into any movie-maker program and it'll create the video sequence for you. I use Final Cut Express. iMovie used to do it, but they stopped supporting time-motion movies (like this) after version 6.

[arubaforever]

Absolutely stunning. There is a God and he lives in the stars!

[PhotoShopChannel]

@arubaforever With the fairy's and unicorns?

[arubaforever]

@PhotoShopChannel Your confused, I can tell. Get back to 'shoppin'.

[PhotoShopChannel]

@arubaforever How ironic.

[Guitarz1970]

Awesome!

Inspiring too!

[gangster664]

That was... Well I can't describe it.

[simonheartscake]

0:33 - 0:47 just so beautiful

[subodhbs12]

beautiful video...may i know about the software u use for putting them together ! Have more questions to pop ;)

[punishalltrolls]

0:35 beautiful and chilling.

[killlerkan08]

Please dont take this the wrong way but is this video genuine? Like, is that what the sky actually looks like at night?

[MYGOLDCOIN101]

This is fantastic!

[hardcorecaver]

what metering did you use?



[teckeltranquille]

Very Nice !!

[Gmaxi77]

I'm starting to explore timelapse photography and I know how difficult it is to achieve good results as you did

Great job and piece of art!!!

[XxCLOWNxKINGxX]

haha i went here for my school field trip a couple years ago

[angelamria]

That was incredibly awesomely amazing!!! It was so cool!!!

[callmehere]

Great video, but what do you do to ensure proper exposure throughout the changing metering of the scenes. I'm sure daylight scenes don't require the same ISO, shutter speed, and aperture of the night shots, so what mode do you shoot the pictures in? I know you set the white balance off, so are you just shooting in Shutter priority and setting the pics at 30sec shutter speeds and allowing the camera to set the iso and aperture? Do you recommend which focus point to focus on i.e. sky or trees?

[argv01]

@callmehere time-lapse photography requires a lot of baby-sitting during times when light changes dramatically. You have to watch the preview screen every few minutes and reset the exposure compensation as the day moves to night, or vice versa. Higher-end SLRs, like the Canon 5DM2 have an "auto ISO" setting, which helps a lot, but you still need to do manual adjustments anyway. Once the light is constant, you can leave it alone.

[myungskywalker]

@argv01 does the sky really look like that with the naked eye as well or is ur camera thats capturing it so well

[EminentlyConvivial]

@argv01 Like every camera has Auto ISO?

[IAMLOZZY11]

@callmehere Go Aperture priority and it'll sort it all out for you.

[NorthLight68]

Very inspiring. Thank you for sharing this.

[astrofranck]

Fantastic.

[IYumsBoba]

omg. The sun going down and transitioning into the night sky of stars seemed UNREAL. Seriously...was that real?? I almost jumped out of my chair. It was like watching the evolving skys of heaven

[dp721]

Really great stuff Dan. I love how the window frames the stars (no pun intended), and it looks like you threw some soft light back at the window frame?

[rakkins]

As often do you change the card? how many do you use and which size?

[argv01]

@rakkins I shoot at the camera's lowest possible resolution (~2780?) because HD video is only 1920x1080. One shot every 30 seconds for 8 hrs is 960 frames. 1-2Mbytes per frame, takes up about 1-2G of space on the card.

[JonnyboyVideos]

0:52 most beautiful thing i've ever seen

[ranaadnanm]

Followed the youtube link for your website, just to come and comment on how great your work is. I wish I had the means and oppurtunity to do such stuff.

[John2K90]

how many photographs make up this video?

[argv01]

@John2K90 generally, about 30 photos per second of video. It's 86 seconds long, so there are about 358 or so stills.

[PierLocal]

Nice job... I love the window shot...

[chubbybunnyyummy]

ths is sooo amazing!!!!!! :O

[skaterrebel]

Epic.

[saaduttara]

wow love it

[infera1]

does it really looks space 0:57 in some countries!?

It's so beuatiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[talon2202]

I got that you used 30 second exposures for the night shots but what interval and playback speed did you use to keep it with a fluid motion? I would hate to spend a night shooting to find out I had too much of an interval set.

Thanks!

[argv01]

@talon2202 I set my interval timer to take continuous shots, back to back. 30-second exposures, so the interval timer is set for 32 seconds (2 second pause to let the camera write the image to the card). With a continuous stream of images, you glue them together using a movie-maker product. I used quicktime Pro. It prompts for "frames per second" -- I usually do 30, to give a smoother feel. The more frames, the smoother the effect. The fewer frames, it's choppier, but you get longer movies.

[Rymwa]

i saw a few meteors in this video

[argv01]

@Rymwa those are airplanes. meteors go too fast to see

[Rymwa]

@argv01 No. I know where was planes. I really saw few meteors.

[Rymwa]

@argv01 1 meteor from 0:49 to 0:51 near the tent or what was that.

[Rymwa]

@argv01 1 meteor from 0:49 to 0:51 near the tent or what was that.

[Rymwa]

@argv01 I know where was planes. I really saw few meteors! From 0:49 to 0:51. Near right upper corner.

[chickeee]

I meant - would you see the same number of stars or at least most of them with a naked eye?

[chickeee]

If you looked out that window would you really see all those stars ?

[MichielMV89]

@chickeee look in the description, he uses 30-second exposures.

[hdtimelapsenet]

Good job! Beautiful shots!

[BACONATOR2033]

wow those tracers look like something off of star wars

[BACONATOR2033]

omg the shooting stars remind me of star wars

[iamlightboo]

I lol'd from 0:16 - 0:32

[bemorecarefull]

That sky at night is amazing, I dont think I have ever seen anything as beautifull.

[HardyBoyz009]

Dan, your videos are simply amazing and very beautiful. Keep up the fantastic work, as I enioy watching these awesome videos :) Thank you.

[kidudette]

Hi there, is it okay if I could use portion of this video for non-profit usage?

[argv01]

@kidudette no, you have to license it. contact me at argv01@gmail.com

[lovinit19791]

@argv01 Fair use, a limitation and exception to the exclusive right granted by copyright law to the author of a creative work, is a doctrine in United States copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders. Examples of fair use include commentary, criticism, news reporting, research, teaching, library archiving and scholarship.

[argv01]

@lovinit19791 ...and you're telling me this... why?

[lovinit19791]

@argv01 just giving that guy (kidudette) a heads up on the law regarding copyright :)

As your in the USA the law applies...which means i could copy it...upload it...and not get in any type of trouble regarding copyright infringement..as long as i wasnt making any money from it of course

[argv01]

@lovinit19791 making money has little to do with copyright infringement. the items you listed (commentary, etc.) can all make money, and they are subject to fair use, and therefore don't require licensing. By contrast, using a video as part of a promotional vehicle -- even for a non-profit company -- still requires permission, even though "profit" isn't involved.

It's also irrelevant whether I'm in the USA. Jurisdiction is determined by where the "use" takes place. See Berne Convention

[Nassault630]

Great shot, I love the window. I have a few questions, though.

I just got an intervolomter to take such pictures, however, when you set the camera on manual for day exposure, and dark falls, how do you smoothly get to the longer exposures for the stars? Do you bump it up every few exposures?

Any suggestions for patience? What to do while it clicks away?

Thanks!

[argv01]

@Nassault630 some cameras (canon 5DM2) have an "automatic ISO" setting just for this purpose. As the light changes, the ISO will gradually increase to maintain the same exposure. (You have to be in Av or Tv mode, though -- in this case, Av makes sense)

[eddiequest4]

FANTABULOUS !

[appazvf]

are they airplanes or flying saucers ufo aliens. he he he

[jeffkersey1]

Very cool...

[143mark6275]

does it really look like that from the naked eye? those are a lot of stars.

[argv01]

@supervanscott they're not meteors -- they're airplanes

[giofrasa]

fantastic !!!!!

[iprozach]

Who's the crum bag who dislikes this?

[ZizouZ1dane]

I'm so happy I live so close to Crater Lake!!

[bigsky780]

Amazing what lenses?

[sparka666]

One person missed the like button.

[orosia666]

Very nice. If the night shots were 30-second exposures, how does it come, that the stars didn't draw a small line? Or they did, but I can't see them, because it's a video.

I use an SX20 with CHDK, but never tried night shots. What options do you suggest to set up? Thanks.

[slebs11]

Brilliant! From 35 secs onwards is amazing! but how you adjust the exposure from day to night? Im hoping to go camping and get a similar time lapse vid on my D300, bit scared im gonna shoot for hours and not have the correct settings though! It is also better to use high ISO's rather then low?

[slebs11]

Brilliant! From 35 secs onwards is amazing! but how you adjust the exposure from day to night? Im hoping to go camping and get a similar time lapse vid on my D300, bit scared im gonna shoot for hours and not have the correct settings though! It is also better to use high ISO's rather then low?

[slebs11]

Brilliant! From 35 secs onwards is amazing! but how you adjust the exposure from day to night?

[sgrazied]

you did a GREAT job. maybe the better i've seen on youtube!

[TheWildPiper]

Wow that was amazing. So beautiful. I loved it!

[TheVittleVlog]

Awesome vid!!!

[thisishellagay]

absolutely beautiful video! I found this through your website! Which I found through Yahoo Answers. You are well known!

[hazletay]

This video is amazing!

[mak7227]

Just beautiful.......Great job!!!

[Mikej1592]

incredible, mind blowing, you dont mention how many images you took to string together to make this video, I bet it is a number in the 10,000 range again, mind blowing!

[silvertonbobbie]

That was stunning. Crater Lake is one of my most loved places. Very mystical. That should have some music.

[thisishellagay]

@silvertonbobbie I found the music of these 2 videos go very nicely with this.

watch?v=CCouyhcVzuQ

watch?v=zziZrRaKr1k

:)

[bdy23]

so beautiful, i want to try that!

thank you for the video and informations.

[Maydomedia]

It almost looks fake =0

[cavac]

Fantastic! WOW!

[SpeedmasterJ23]

amazing.....

[xAugust10x]

ive lived in san francisco my whole life and i would give anything to see the night sky like this

[jojohummer]

Damn, it is really cool. How did you get it to go from the daylight to the night. I already tried it once but it didn't work. Great work !!!

[mogul1265]

1:00 omg!

[MrWajax]

You've captured some incredible scenery! I was captivated by this video. Thank you for sharing this with us. Thumbs up!

[klarissa5]

WOW that was just...WOW incredible WOW!

[tvalerianopereira]

AMAZING!

[Joshuamc88]

Thanks

[Joshuamc88]

Beautiful video man, truly amazing. What kind of camera and lens did you use.?How long were the time intervals?

[argv01]

I've updated the description on the main page with this information.

[thgl2814]

WOW !!! This is unbelievable. How did you do this? Is this a video camera or a camera?

[argv01]

I've updated the description on the main page with this information.

[zeesham13]

@argv01, is the sky really like this? is even real?

[destinws2]

Are you shooting on aperture priority or manual?

[argv01]

different conditions require different settings. When light changes a lot -- like a setting or rising sun -- then I shoot in AP (aperture priority, auto-exposure). When light is static -- like at night -- then I use manual mode to avoid the camera from inadvertently jumping up and down a half step due to some errant object, like a car light, or just the meter getting testy.

[snaphappy7530]

when it got to night time i was like: WOW

[topbluffa1]

i havnt seen the stars for a very long time so this was very much appreictaed .

so bright hee from streets lights etc i havnt seen stars in years!.

its like being in your house with the lights on when its dark outside you cant see anything outside :(.

i think they want this so we feel more alone and forget about the possibility of others in our universe and to stop us feeling so small.

and feeling small is a good thing as you feel part of something truly MASSIVE.

[culiced]

this is amazing! do u remeber what the setting was for the second scene? also, how do u make the milky way show up and wat r the settings, chec out my little timelapse, nowhere as amazing as yours

[apeanutforlife]

there are no words for this..

spectacular.

[guitarruler1432]

from 0:42 to 1:05 are those asteroids or planes?

[argv01]

one can never see asteroids (shooting stars) in a time-lapse series. they don't last long enough to expose onto the camera sensor. So, anything you see are always planes.

[guitarruler1432]

@argv01 ok gotcha

[ryan440w]

AWESOME!!!! at 40sec and beyond is just breathtaking!!

[faber745]

Great work!!! Thanks man!

[bennoach]

Oh my God!

[thytum]

very nice ! good job!

[RoOoGena]

i can't tell ya how much i loved it

[lautaroak47]

WOW , Beautiful!

[Bsnakezs]

shoot a picture wait about 30 seconds and take another picture same thing over and over again.

[argv01]

a timer cable-release is best so you don't have to stand there doing it yourself. For the night exposures, 30 seconds each.

[sk8b0i]

how long do you time each exposure? thanks

[FredK2A]

Wow! Cooool! :-)

[M00sedog00]

wow..thats truly amazing!!!! how dod you make a time lapse???

[asdfghjkl10531]

nice

[twkVids]

Im truly stunned...

this is the best time lapse ive ever seen!

would you mind telling me what format you shot in?

[AndyZeiger]

Way cool!

[offyonder]

Ok. So I tried this myself, posted as a video response here. Clearly, I still need some practice!

[briang97603]

Absolutely amazing!

[garrettgibbons]

Did you modify your 5D with a UV sensor?

[KenScottPhotography]

nice collection

[EchoHawk509]

Astonishing!! But the window sequence was unbelievable! Great work and thank you so much for sharing with us.

[andrewwaynethomas]

Yeah I was wondering the same thing.

[offyonder]

Nice... did a lot of sleeping during the day, eh?

[hjignatius]

Another outstanding time lapse!