Time Lapse with BRIGHT moon-Plus questions

[Parker219]

1. In this case I checked on the camera, battery showed full, I came back 10 minutes later and the battery had died. Thats why there is a "jump" in the action. My question is, if I would have noticed it right away, do you think the jump would have been noticable? How do you guys or how do you think the pros make long time lapse that have had battery changes seem perfect? Seemless?

2. My camera was in P mode so I could set the time interval to 30 seconds. However the night sky before the moon comes up seems a little dark and after the moon comes up it seems too bright. So what should I have done?

3. How do you like that "missle" ( plane ) at the end?

4. Any other comments or suggestions?

 

[PropilotBW]

3). Airplane is an awesome catch!

 

[Benco]

A very good, solid tripod maybe? I think you could change the battery with no noticable interruption in the video but your camera actually moves a bit as well as losing a chunk of time. The plane at the end is very cool.

 

[480sparky42 41]

Use an external power supply. That'll take care of the battery-dying issue.

 

[Parker219]

Thanks guys.

Here it is at 10 frames per second and with the beginning shortened.

 

[runnah]

Use an external power supply. That'll take care of the battery-dying issue.

Yep. I do these alit and I have my ac adapter plugged in.

Also it's better to these in m mode. The p mode will constantly adjust giving you weird light and dark transitions.

 

[Parker219]

^ So I have to set to manual for when it is dark, and keep adjusting it as the moon gets brighter? I guess I cant set it and forget it.

 

[runnah]

^ So I have to set to manual for when it is dark, and keep adjusting it as the moon gets brighter? I guess I cant set it and forget it.

Sorry I misspoke, use av priority for sunsets and what not.

I've learned it's alot easier to do these when the light source is constant.

 

[480sparky42 41]

^ So I have to set to manual for when it is dark, and keep adjusting it as the moon gets brighter? I guess I cant set it and forget it.

The moon won't get any brighter. It's going to stay the same. What will make a difference is the clouds like what you have in your images. A lot of clouds will reflect the moonlight that otherwise would not reach the camera, so the meter will try to adjust the exposure for the increase in light. A stray headlight can also produce the same result... a slightly darker image overall and that shows up glaringly in a timelapse.

Set the camera to M next time, and choose an exposure that is average of all the ones you took for this run.