Poppies - Canon 550D Time-Lapse

My first attempt at a time-lapse using my new Canon 550D. I wanted to show how some poppies followed the sun throughout the day. It starts off OK, but then it is too windy and the poppies move a bit too much so the time lapse isn't very smooth, and eventually the poppies are loosing their petals.

I used manual focus, auto exposure. 1 photo every 30 seconds.
I also used a cheaper timer remote I found on ebay for £19.95. It is a Neewer EZa-C1, but there are many similar clones on ebay. Works fine.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Canon
• 550d
• time-lapse
• poppies

[hotbrightsky]

@hotbrightsky Switching to Single Shot mode did the trick - thanks! Must remember to read the manual in future. I don't suppose you managed to get the remote to operate the video function did you?

[lawrencewilkes]

@hotbrightsky

No.

Leave the camera in single shot mode. Don't switch it to remote.

Let the remote do the work.

[lawrencewilkes]

@hotbrightsky

Sorry, not much I can add.

I didn't set anything on the camera - so it is just in the 'normal' single shot mode. It is the remote that is doing all the work.

Good luck. Lawrence