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cpo · 12 May 2011, 03:06 PM

I was a little bored tonight..so what's a guy to do with an iPhone and a Sea-Dweller? That's right. Time lapse photography! I'm working with limited resources...so I never really got the lighting just right...but hey...it's worth every penny you've paid to watch!

I could't make up my mind on which was best...so I posted three. They are each only 40 seconds long and comprised of a pic taken every 1/2 second for 10 minutes (1200 frames).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V0KpMtSlL0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZDfsGlX1GU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovQcBFDfKR0&hd=1

danberger · 12 May 2011, 03:12 PM

Very cool.....and strangely relaxing to watch

How did you keep the iphone still ?

DanP · 12 May 2011, 03:13 PM

Sa-WEET! Great idea

cpo · 12 May 2011, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by danberger

Very cool.....and strangely relaxing to watch

How did you keep the iphone still ?

Thanks.

I have a gorillapod stand and a glif iPhone mount.

pokpok · 12 May 2011, 03:19 PM

your SD is running FAST.

George Ab · 12 May 2011, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by pokpok

your SD is running FAST.

Good one!

cpo · 12 May 2011, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by pokpok

your SD is running FAST.

I guess I'd rather it run fast than slow! I was thinking it may still be within -4 +6 specs....in minutes of course...but I think it broke that rule as well.

Tri-Tip · 13 May 2011, 01:06 AM

Very cool videos. Can you capture one with the date changing?

425ranger · 13 May 2011, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Tri-Tip

Very cool videos. Can you capture one with the date changing?

THIS... also see you had a TV on in the background... that bezel is a shiney beast.

usbzoso · 13 May 2011, 01:25 AM

these are really cool video thanks for sharing

cpo · 13 May 2011, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Tri-Tip

Very cool videos. Can you capture one with the date changing?

Yes! I'll do that later today. I actually thought about that.

cpo · 13 May 2011, 03:50 AM

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Originally Posted by 425ranger

THIS... also see you had a TV on in the background... that bezel is a shiney beast.

Yeah...I didn't realize how reflective that bezel was going to be until I watched them. Once I realized the tv was reflecting, I turned it off (hotel rooms are small ;). But then I noticed hat even just walking over to check on it shows reflection on my skin tone in the bezel...I can't win!

stockae92 · 13 May 2011, 05:59 AM

Nice, you can stare at your watch for a long time in a short period of time

cpo · 13 May 2011, 06:52 AM

Here is a date-change time lapse.

http://youtu.be/IyHRoGNPXZ4?hd=1

cedargrove · 13 May 2011, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by cpo

Here is a date-change time lapse.

http://youtu.be/IyHRoGNPXZ4?hd=1

Thanks for posting that one. Amazing how your date changes bang on midnight. Very cool.

cpo · 13 May 2011, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by cedargrove

Thanks for posting that one. Amazing how your date changes bang on midnight. Very cool.

Interestingly...it varies..only by a few seconds though...but I did three and the change happened at the following times:

1. 23:59:59
2. 00:00:10
3. 23:59:56

I assume that it is because of how things are re-engaged after adjusting the time...I assume the more precision I use in aligning the minute hand with the exact top spot of the second hand, the more precise the date change will be. Not sure...but I just assumed it would always be the same. I was incorrect.

bighaole · 13 May 2011, 06:55 AM

#2 was my favorite. Something about the angle of the watch face was more pleasing to me.

It would be very cool to see the same thing with a fully charged lume (which you can even charge from your iPhone), then cut the lights and show the hands spinning and the lume fading.

cpo · 13 May 2011, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by bighaole

#2 was my favorite. Something about the angle of the watch face was more pleasing to me.

It would be very cool to see the same thing with a fully charged lume (which you can even charge from your iPhone), then cut the lights and show the hands spinning and the lume fading.

Funny, you mention this...I did it. I thought it would be really cool, too. The problem is the iphone's low light capability (ie dark) combined with the lume fade over time, combined with the speed up action of the time lapse photography.

When I first lit it up (with a high power flashlight), the lume was so bright that the phone was getting confused grabbing focus as the second hand swept around...then it settled down and held focus, but as it faded, combined with time lapse..it went dark on the video pretty quick. I could see it with my eyes great...but my eyes adjust to the darkness over time, so the lume fade was countered. The iPhone doesnt adjust, so the fade was more exaggerated. I honestly decided not to post the video because I didn't want it to look like Rolex had crappy lume... :) I just doesn't serve time-lapse video work in the dark with an iphone very well.

cpo · 13 May 2011, 07:29 AM

ahh...what the heck. Here ya go! Lume time-lapse.

http://youtu.be/yo98I2bwa2Y?hd=1

bewithabob · 13 May 2011, 07:52 AM

ok can you do one with weather in the background? like clouds blowing by....

cpo · 13 May 2011, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by bewithabob

ok can you do one with weather in the background? like clouds blowing by....

BAM!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34HiSa-QrAw

Annabell · 13 May 2011, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by cpo

BAM!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34HiSa-QrAw

Well Played Sir

cpo · 13 May 2011, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Annabell

Well Played Sir

Thanks!

Sorry bewithabob...I was just playing. I like your idea...and I do enjoy time lapse scenery...so your request will likely be real this summer. For now..it's rainy and cold outside...so this was all I could get you on short notice.

bighaole · 13 May 2011, 12:40 PM

CPO, I liked the low light one with the lume. Thanks for posting. I went back and looked at #2 again and i really liked the way the reflection of the seconds hand, in the rehout looked like it was scratching a trail of sparks.

How do you do the time lapse shots with the iPhone?

cpo · 13 May 2011, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by bighaole

CPO, I liked the low light one with the lume. Thanks for posting. I went back and looked at #2 again and i really liked the way the reflection of the seconds hand, in the rehout looked like it was scratching a trail of sparks.

How do you do the time lapse shots with the iPhone?

Thanks. I have several time lapse apps, but my new favorite (and the one I used for these) is called Motion Pics. It allows you to establish frequency, length, etc and it automatically builds the movie for you. Best of all...it's free. I wish I could control focus and white balance but right now it is all auto.

MortgageGuy · 13 May 2011, 02:07 PM

Pretty cool, thanks for sharing

bighaole · 14 May 2011, 02:38 AM

Thanks, CPO, I'm going to download that!

cpo · 14 May 2011, 03:27 AM

Here's another one. I thought it would be fun to capture some desk diving activity. You can see here how I use a sticker to prevent metal-on-metal when working with my MacBook Pro.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPR8NsGTPyc

rolexertion · 14 May 2011, 03:41 AM

Thanks for your effort and for thinking to post these, but one wonders if you realized having a firearm in one of the videos is against the site rules. Just checking.

cpo · 14 May 2011, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by rolexertion

Thanks for your effort and for thinking to post these, but one wonders if you deliberately used a firearm in one of the videos in defiance of the site rules.

Posting a link doesn't really 'count' as not posting guns on the site, imho.

Seriously? Deliberately and defiant? Huh. I thought it would be a cool scene. What do you suppose I have to gain from this? Intimidation? Here's how much it matters to me...lets take the link out. I would do it, but I can't seem to edit that older post. Not sure why, but I'll keep trying.

I don't want to offend anyone with what I thought was creativity. Fwiw...I have just as many pictures of firearms as I do watches. I guess I'll have to research the rules...I would have never guessed there would be such an issue...

12 May 2011, 03:06 PM	#1
cpo "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Denver Posts: 98	Sea-Dweller Time Lapse I was a little bored tonight..so what's a guy to do with an iPhone and a Sea-Dweller? That's right. Time lapse photography! I'm working with limited resources...so I never really got the lighting just right...but hey...it's worth every penny you've paid to watch! I could't make up my mind on which was best...so I posted three. They are each only 40 seconds long and comprised of a pic taken every 1/2 second for 10 minutes (1200 frames). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0V0KpMtSlL0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZDfsGlX1GU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovQcBFDfKR0&hd=1

13 May 2011, 07:52 AM	#20
bewithabob "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Real Name: Bob Location: Dallas, Texas Watch: Daytona Meteorite Posts: 3,417	ok can you do one with weather in the background? like clouds blowing by.... __________________ meteor flying to Earth onto my wrist... 116509 Daytona Meteorite, 116520 Daytona Black, 116710 GMTIIC, 16013 DATEJUST, CARTIER SANTOS 100 W20090X8, IWC Big Pilot, IWC Top Gun "Everything works out in the end. If it hasn't worked out, it's not the end."

13 May 2011, 02:07 PM	#26
MortgageGuy "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Real Name: Adam Location: Orlando, Florida Watch: Me Posts: 9,935	Pretty cool, thanks for sharing __________________ The richest people in the world look for and build NETWORKS, Everyone else looks for work... Robert Kiyosaki

12 May 2011, 03:12 PM	#2
danberger Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: England Posts: 500	Very cool.....and strangely relaxing to watch How did you keep the iphone still ?

12 May 2011, 03:13 PM	#3
DanP Banned Join Date: Apr 2008 Real Name: Dan P Location: Vancouver. Canada Watch: GV-U-Kno-Me :) Posts: 2,436	Sa-WEET! Great idea

12 May 2011, 03:19 PM	#5
pokpok "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: SC Watch: 16600 Posts: 198	your SD is running FAST.

13 May 2011, 01:06 AM	#8
Tri-Tip "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: CA, USA Watch: Out!!! Posts: 6,474	Very cool videos. Can you capture one with the date changing?

13 May 2011, 01:25 AM	#10
usbzoso Banned Join Date: Apr 2011 Real Name: Stan Location: Dallas Watch: 16610/16600/16800 Posts: 1,231	these are really cool video thanks for sharing

13 May 2011, 05:59 AM	#13
stockae92 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 4,964	Nice, you can stare at your watch for a long time in a short period of time

13 May 2011, 06:52 AM	#14
cpo "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Denver Posts: 98	Here is a date-change time lapse. http://youtu.be/IyHRoGNPXZ4?hd=1

13 May 2011, 06:55 AM	#17
bighaole "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA Watch: Exp II + Daytona Posts: 452	#2 was my favorite. Something about the angle of the watch face was more pleasing to me. It would be very cool to see the same thing with a fully charged lume (which you can even charge from your iPhone), then cut the lights and show the hands spinning and the lume fading.

13 May 2011, 07:29 AM	#19
cpo "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Denver Posts: 98	ahh...what the heck. Here ya go! Lume time-lapse. http://youtu.be/yo98I2bwa2Y?hd=1

13 May 2011, 12:40 PM	#24
bighaole "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA Watch: Exp II + Daytona Posts: 452	CPO, I liked the low light one with the lume. Thanks for posting. I went back and looked at #2 again and i really liked the way the reflection of the seconds hand, in the rehout looked like it was scratching a trail of sparks. How do you do the time lapse shots with the iPhone?

14 May 2011, 02:38 AM	#27
bighaole "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: USA Watch: Exp II + Daytona Posts: 452	Thanks, CPO, I'm going to download that!

14 May 2011, 03:27 AM	#28
cpo "TRF" Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Denver Posts: 98	Here's another one. I thought it would be fun to capture some desk diving activity. You can see here how I use a sticker to prevent metal-on-metal when working with my MacBook Pro. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPR8NsGTPyc

14 May 2011, 03:41 AM	#29
rolexertion Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Montreal, PQ Posts: 722	Thanks for your effort and for thinking to post these, but one wonders if you realized having a firearm in one of the videos is against the site rules. Just checking.

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