First Night time lapse - Nikon D5100

My first attempt at night sky timelapse! Finally! Actually my first Timelapse with the Nikon D5100 using the kit lens. You can read about it here.

View my latest and greatest! http://youtu.be/v8lGwPALGLs?hd=1

http://fstop.onthis.net/?p=170

My Camera Equipment:
GoPro - http://amzn.to/wG7Klv
GoPro2 - http://amzn.to/xDS0m7
Joby Tripod - http://amzn.to/x4VVOW
Nikon D5100 - http://amzn.to/ArDPxo 
Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 - http://amzn.to/wD3Hli
Nikon D5100 Intervalometer - http://amzn.to/z8w1Lm

Other Videos I've done since. Are here:
Aurora Borealis - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jggEZrpVke8
Night Sky 5 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukOJa9fKA8k
Night Sky 4 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzCR_ae8PyA
Night Sky 3 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR9KIQJUKqo
Night Sky 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pg5nuA6RnU

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Nikon
• D5100
• 18-55mm
• kit
• lens
• night
• sky
• long
• exposure
• 30
• secs

[GNDxero]

@1kylehill You are correct. In bulb mode, using a remote, you have to hold the button down, and when you release it closes the shutter. Unless you have a remote, with a "hold" button. Which mine does, you can depress the button, then slide it up and it locks it on. An intervalometer works on the same premise. It can "hold" the shutter open for whatever it is set to.

[1kylehill]

@GNDxero if I'm not mistaken the 'bulb' setting allows you to hold the shutter open as long as you want, without using a remote you need to physically hold the shutter button down as long as you want the shutter to be open then to close the shutter release the button, you can do the same with a remote but not have to hold the button.. sorry.. I don't know the specifics but this is what I've read on Nikon's web site, yes, I'm a Nikon user, hope this helps..

[XavierNuke]

@GNDxero what Canon camera you use ??

[Vnix]

btw, anyone know where this song is from?

[Vnix]

beautiful.

[PhotoEasel]

@ElectrifyPhotography The Bulb mode doesn't work while using the built-in intervalometer, so 30secondes is all what you can get as a max exposure unless you're using an external intervalometer!

[tmick990990]

@ElectrifyPhotography So you're saying that if i wanted a 30min time lapse i would have to stand there and hold the button the entire time? Cause thats what i pictured in my head when you said that.

[tmick990990]

@GNDxero So you just take multiple 30sec exposures and then use software to edit it all together right? Thanks again!

[GNDxero]

@ElectrifyPhotography @tmick990990 Well, you'd have to hold the shutter every interval, that would be a lot of work. I've taken timelapses with 15,000 pictures! Here's what I got. Go up and check my description. I've put a link to it.

[ElectrifyPhotography]

@GNDxero You could actually record each exposure longer by using bulb mode. The only problem is you need to keep the shutter depressed for the full time or use a cable release.