Thursday, 10 May 2018

canon - What can I use an intervalometer for?


With my Canon SX210 IS and the ultra intervalometer script, now I'm able to capture take long time lapses with a series of photos. I have already tried shooting clouds in the sky, when the sun is setting down and the effect is very interesting, but I don't know any other situation where I could use the intervalometer.


Also, it would be good to know some tips about the use of intervalometers.


What ideas or hints do you have?



Answer



Essentially it is a nice feature if you don't want to hang around your camera. The camera snipes away for some hours and you don't have to care except for the sorting afterwards.



  • combine with long-time-exposure and try to create a nightsky-shot (circling around polar star in the norther hemisphere)

  • ... or even a 24h shot of an location, like this guy here: 24h above planet Sounio (below is the link to his "making of" - he had to control the process all the time)

  • if you only want to celebrate New Years eve and can live with the "chance"-shot: use it for fireworks


  • if you are into sports like skiing or sailing and do not have somebody like me [shutter-bugging you all the time], put it on the side of the slope/snowpark/sea (bonus: you know where to show the best tricks)

  • put it on a kite and take some aerial photos of your own (actually ... my A610 starts acting up ... that sounds like a nice option ... thanks for the idea)


Same as the "normal" photography: your imagination is the limit.


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