Dandelion flower & clock time-lapse

Time-lapse Dandelion flower & clock by Neil Bromhall to accompany my free plant identification website http://www.rightplants4me.co.uk.
Filmed in studio, Nikon D200 digital camera, 55mm lens & 105mm lens, x1 studio flash with reflector. 2-5 minute intervals between exposures. Filmed over a period of 1 week.
Used a turntable to get the flower and seed head to rotate whilst opening.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• time-lapse
• weeds
• time
• lapse
• flowers
• gardening
• garden
• flowering
• wildflower
• wild
• green

[jammyz444]

when you do a timelapse, is it just a really special type of video camera? and then you can speed up the process of things on the computer or is it a bunch of pictures? because this timelapse was beautiful, and it looks like you left your video camera on for a long time. haha.

[neilbromhall]

@jammyz444 Hi Jammy, I use 35mm Nikon digital cameras rather than video camera. I take 1 frame every several minutes depending on how long the plant takes to grow grow. Then I run the still frames at 25fps to make it into a movie. Thank you for your interest

Best wishes

neil

[jammyz444]

@neilbromhall thank you! your timelapses are incredible to watch. [:

thanks for posting!

[neilbromhall]

@jammyz444 Hi Jammy,

Thank you for your kind comments. I'm delighted that you like my time-lapses. I've just started an ambitious Acorn germinating time-lapse. It will take several months to grow. I'll add it to YouTube if I have any luck.

Best wishes

Neil

[ArroganceClause]

i dont get it. how does it turn from yellow to all puffy?

ive been on youtube to find that, but no one has posted any videos showing the actual transition (if there is one at all) from yellow flower to gray clock

[neilbromhall]

@ArroganceClause Hi I've done another time-lapse from flower to seed head in one single shot. please see:- youtube.com/watch?v=UQ_QqtXoyQ­w

Basically when the flower has been fertilised the flower closes. Over a period of 3-4 weeks the petals die off and the seeds with it's parachute form. When ripe the dandelion clock opens.

[rbrooks2007]

I wish dandelions were in fashion in lawns this year!

They are beautiful though.

[Mollfie]

That's so cool! I love dandelion clocks, they're so pretty.

[robchaosi]

I thought my old man was kidding saying both of those were dandelions.

[JJemo1]

thhis is trippy!!! woooowwww pretty!!!!

[micromantis]

This is very beautiful. Well done!! Hyper realistic with that azure background.

[1woodstockPeace]

WAIT!!!!!! are dandiions and those yellow flowers the same thing???????????

[8jwong14]

Well thats just amazing. First it opens into a flower than it closes then it opens up again with the things people love to blow away.

[jammyz444]

@neilbromhall i shall be awaiting it! [: