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Taking Incredibly Long Time Lapses Is Easier Than You Think (Thanks to Instructions Fairy)

Jul 2, 2013 by Udi Tirosh 7 Comments

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Instructable user fpound of kontent films needed to take a really long time lapse. How long? 4 months – to show water changing over a season. While any battery will last for a night time lapse, running for four months is not only battery heavy, but it calls for camera protection against the elements.

How to make a long term time-lapse

Here is a video that shows the power of taking a timelapse over an entire season.

Setting up a camera to such a long duration requires quite a bit of preparation, but pfound made a point of documenting those preparations providing very clear and easy to follow instructions.

The process involves several steps:

Securing the camera with a Pelican case. The case provides a housing for the camera, battery and intervalometer.

The case is fitted with a pipe for the lens and a clear UV filter, making it practically a weather sealed tank proof home for a camera.

How to make a long term time-lapse

Power is coming from a 12 volt car battery running through a power converted and a faux battery.

How to make a long term time-lapse

Finally an intervalometer is hooked up and set to the desired interval.

How to make a long term time-lapse

Last but not least, you definitely don’t want anyone calling the cops after seeing a weird box making clicking sounds. so clearly explaining what you are doing is a good idea:

How to make a long term time-lapse

[How to make a long term time-lapse | kontentfilms]

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About Udi Tirosh

Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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