I was just strolling on the terrace, feeling the wind and gazing blankly at the wide sky and after half an hour of looking at the clouds go marching as a Sky Force Regiment from south to north I got the bright idea that I shud photograph them! So I ran down and got my digi cam and took 2 pics. Then I got the ever brighter idea that I shud take a video! I've seen a time lapse video of the stars at night, and it looks awesome!
This is that video:
http://www.doobybrain.com/2009/05/18/time-lapse-video-of-milky-way-galaxy-over-texas/
And so I got inspiration to do a similar video now. First, I started taking the vid standing on the terrace. After a minute of recording, I realized I cant keep standing and hold the camera stable for long and anyway to get a better view of the setting sun I needed to get to higher ground so I climbed atop the 12 foot water tank there :) (no I didntuse my spidey skills, I took advantage of the ladder there :D )
So I got up, crossed my legs, placed my hands on the thighs, held the cam in my right hand, held my right hand with my left hand (for stability; the cam shudnt move when we want a time lapse vid) and sat there like that for a WHOLE EIGHT MINUTES!! I guess my hands were as stable and strong as a surgeon's while doing an operation ;)
But still, the cam shook enuf to destroy the subtle cloud movements :(
Luckily there was an "anti-shake" effect in the video software I used to edit the video :) Looks much better now. And I added one of my fav music to it too, so ppl dont get bored looking at clouds for a whole minute :)
Enjoy!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSecpaWeEKE
As a bonus, I also took a few pics of the birds :)
