Low Level Lighting Motion Time Lapse - Zeapon Slider

[@roryhaymanphotography8882]

Magical, hypnotic time lapses

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks for watching Rory, appreciate your comments.

[@brucemullis479]

I love these videos . I got out and tried it in the backyard.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much for watching Bruce. I'm always practicing in the back yard ..!!!!

[@evgeni2306]

Great stuff as usual. Love it. The bike....just amazing. And the other thingi came out magical.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much for watching really appreciated.

[@jeffholmes1362]

Another great video, that tricycle is awesome. The farm we just bought here in Tassie has an old horse drawn plough, I now am inspired to get out and shoot. If only the rain would stop 😄

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks for watching Jeff. I'm sure you'll get an opportunity very soon. Lots of auroras down your way as well lately.

[@photonbucket]

Super video Richard. Thank you for sharing. Keep them coming. Wish I had your dark skies 🤩

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Yes we are certainly spoilt for dark sky locations here. Thanks for watching Robert.

[@carlreid4161]

Excellent instructional video once again Richard, the timelapses were brilliant!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Really appreciate that Carl

[@andythomas7770]

Great video Richard, loved the time lapses and great instructions on how to use lighting. Many thanks.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

You're very welcome Andy. Thanks for watching.

[@keith2599]

AWESOME video as always Richard, LOVED IT...Beautiful...

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Many thanks Keith. Thanks for watching.

[@three-phase562]

Very informative and great results yet again. There is a drive from torch / lighting manufacturers to produce higher lighting levels, but that doesn't suit your requirements. That little work around is helpful to know.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks Three-phase. Yes dimmer is always better.

[@gunterdeutsch4260]

Hallo Richard, thank you for sharing your worth-while experiences with us. I love the results of your time lapses. As always your video is very informative and helpful. Best regards, Günter

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much for watching again Gunter. All the very best my friend.

[@josepmbernaus]

Fantastic video about low level lighting Richard. I could see the practical part of my recent question about low level lighting, this has helped me a lot! Thank you so much!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

I'm so pleased it helped Josep.

[@manjul1966]

Mesmerizing. Loved it Richard

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks again Manjul

[@ibrahemrustay4787]

You've done a beautiful job

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Many thanks indeed Ibrahem, appreciate you watching.

[@MnigTv]

I came up with some interesting and new ideas related to night sky photography while watching your movie. Most of all, however, I gained the motivation to act. Thanks for the tips. I wish you a starry sky as much as possible.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thank you so much for watching Lukasz. Always appreciate your comments.

[@IzzyAbuleelaPhotography]

What can I say Richard, an amazing video with some incredible imagery as always. Hope you and the family are safe and well 🙏🙏🙏

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Yes going well Izzy. Always appreciate you watching mate. I'm off to your great state in a couple of weeks .... maybe time for a coffee somewhere if it suits ..????

[@IzzyAbuleelaPhotography]

@@nightscapeimages.richard definitely just let me know where and when. If you want the location if anything I have posted just ask 🙏

[@ptst19]

Thank you, very interesting

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much for watching.

[@bobsheridan6692]

Mosquitos, biting ants and dangerous snakes...oh how an artist suffers for their work! I was half expecting to see a big brown snake cross the path on your wonderful time lapses! Great work as always Richard, and very much appreciated. Still waiting for the night skies to clear here on the west coast of Canada, but we are just starting our Milky Way season.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

I'm sure you'll get some clear skies soon Bob. Yes no snakes in this one ..thankfully ...!!!!

[@johnprice5423]

dont stop teaching me!!! Thank You !!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much for your comments John, much appreciated.

[@calvinphipps3121]

Amazing as always Richard! Thanks for the continued inspiration

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much for watching again Calvin.

[@Mr.Zen_73]

I love your energy and enthusiasm!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

I very much appreciate you watching.

[@andreroy6411]

Awesome and inspiring as always, Richard. Best quote so far this year? "To be honest, it's good snake territory." LOL

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Haha, well I didn't see any snakes so I guess that's a good thing ..!!!!

[@David-Neilson]

stunning pictures again 😍

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

I'm glad you like them David

[@pearcem66]

Great detailed run through Richard. Loved all the timelapses but the plough with that small bank of clouds moving through won me over. Awesome video as always.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Yes I'd say that's my favourite as well Mark

[@paultrunfull3324]

Great vid, nice little tip with the lights. For me the 1st-3rd t/l was great but the 2nd was awesome, just loved the cloud scooting across the sky.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much for watching Paul. Yes I tend to agree about that second time lapse.

[@brianhenno4744]

Fantastic Richard 👍👍👍

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Many thanks for watching Brian

[@BradPhoto24.7]

Thanks again Richard for your stunning work. Funny thing, I have one of those trikes exactly the same, but in better condition, in my shed. It was from my childhood many years ago. My kids used to have heaps of fun with it as well. I never thought of it as a prop for nightscape photography, the things one can do with different objects. Cheers

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks a lot for watching Brad. Yes even small subjects like this really do work well.

[@helencogan2187]

this was AMAZING!!! your work is stunning.THANk You for sharing…it inspires me!!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

You're so very kind Helen. Thank you so much for watching.

[@lesladbrook4508]

Absolutely brilliant Richard, thank you for all the info, also very inspiring to get out and try something like that. :-)

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks again for watching Les. It's always a pleasure being out there under the stars.

[@PM_007]

Oh man, those timelapses looked absolutely stunning! Great content as always.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks for watching, really appreciate it.

[@AstroRoad]

Beautiful stuff as always Richard, the plough time-lapse especially was next level. I think the Ulanzi VL49 lights are also magnetic. They are great lights for this sort of task, it is surprising hard to find lights that can output such a low light level. Absolutely loved your brackets to make the Zeapon tripod mountable. Necessity really is the mother of all invention 🙂.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much Dominic. Yes and I already had those brackets in the cupboard. The Ulanzi lights are excellent for these uses .. and so small and light.

[@georgiberle1227]

Hi Richard, i realized that I have no real good camera bag because I am missing a white towel in there :-). Thanks a lot for another great video!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Haha, well you could probably use the shirt off your back in a pinch ...!!! Thanks for watching Georg.

[@geoffsharpe6456]

I liked all three motion time lapse sequences. The last one , shooting towards zenith was different because we usually see a motion time lapse similar to the first two, with a prominent ground based subject. Educational as usual Richard. 😀👍

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks a lot Geoff. Yes I had to cut that one a bit short as it was getting very late by then ... I'll do a few more like that moving forward though.

[@lactech27]

The best of the best video of timelapses without competition. Really enjoy it so much the way of how you work all the details in the preparation of the magnificent timelapses. Thabk you so much !!!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

You're very welcome Luis. Thanks heaps for watching.

[@guykerr8111]

As usual, very informative. Thanks.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

And I thank you as usual for watching Guy.

[@M31glow]

Great post!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

I'm glad you liked it Walter, thanks so much.

[@davelong6727]

I see you modify things to help you with your photography, Great idea, Thank you Richard for another enjoyable 20 minutes

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

I always appreciate your comments Dave. Thanks for watching.

[@bradtuckerman388]

Brilliant video mate as always. love your work.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks heaps for watching as always Brad.

[@bradtuckerman388]

Hi Richard, I have just bought 2 of the ulanzi lights and I am very impressed with them can't wait to get out and try them out.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Good on you Brad

[@dennisblack4444]

Thank you Richard for another fantastic video and of course the great tips. Awesome time-lapses mate, love them.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much for watching Dennis

[@andrevandermeulen]

Great video again!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much for watching Andre

[@BrettWoodPhoto]

We loved it mate, And we really got a good laugh watching you swiping the mozzies & ants 🐜 & then the snake comment. Only Aussies will giggle at this stuff. As I always say “effort equals reward” we’ll done Cheers mate.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Hey Brett, thanks for watching mate . .really appreciated.

[@BardhokNdoji]

Can you imagine you setting up the scene at the middle of the night, talking about lighting and doing all these preparation when there is no wind end everything is standing still..... and then all the sudden you hear a squeaking sound and to your shock you notice the bike has started rolling slowly.....BY ITSELF.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Haha, well that could happen as it's on a hill. Not to mention the sheep that inhabit the place ..!!!

[@PhillTicehurst]

Fantastic timelapses and you know i have a passion for motion timelapses ,very inspirational ,more please lol

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much Phill. I'll be shooting many more of them this year.

[@garrydelday5816]

Incredible as always Richard, missed my first opportunity at the Milky Way core here in the UK last weekend due to conditions not being conducive. Will be hoping for the next date at the end of the month, clear skies please 🤞🌌

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Good on you Garry .. I'm sure you'll capture it soon.

[@orhankaradeniz9107]

Amazing video.. well done..

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

I'm glad you liked it Orhan

[@keithmahoney494]

Great info and video Richard. Hate to say to but maybe I should think about relocating to Victoria. Weather up here in NSW is and has been terrible, unless you drive 12 hours out to Broken Hill.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Yes I'm hearing that a lot Keith. Thanks for watching.

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

I'm ashamed of myself. I still haven't done a time lapse yet. I plan to remedy that, this year. You got some more nice ones. 15:43 is my favorite for this night. Getting lots of sky really seems to be the ticket. You've got to find a pretty nice hillside to use for sure but man, that along with the tree branches to frame it all in, just really adds to the whole thing, making that one just that much more extra.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much my friend, always appreciate your comments.

[@Interbeing_CDN]

Fantastic work Richard! MW season is upon us here in NA and I have been out a couple of times so far and getting back into the grove. Your videos are always a wonderful source of inspiration. Thanks for sharing!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

I'm really pleased to hear that Todd. Thanks so much for watching.

[@rogeriopeccioli1616]

Excelent.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks for watching my friend.

[@andysuzierawlins5462]

How on earth did you fit 3 timelapses into one night, lol? Excellent quality as usual Richard, will be packing a couple of white towel in my camera bag after this. Thanks for your hard work

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Well this is spread over 2 nights Suzanne . .I could have done it all in one night but I'd need another slider.

[@andysuzierawlins5462]

@@nightscapeimages.richard I tried to run 3 cameras last night, rather unsuccessfully

[@4e4inRuslan]

Камера иногда вовремя диалога фокусировалась на маските ;) Спасибо ваши душевные видео.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Yes it's hard to get accurate focus in such low light conditions sometimes. Thanks for watching.

[@terryhill789]

Richard great video on low level lighting love that slider of yours, looking forward to investing into one. Like the idea of a towel to cut the lighting more we have old objects around here but need to travel hours to get to them there is a mining I’d like to go back to were I got married called Virginia City, Montana mining town that was frozen in time wonderful place back in the later 1850s wounding is your summer coming to a end there? Have a great day just love your time lapse and your photos that you have on display thank you.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks heaps for watching Terry. Yes we are in Autumn (Fall) here now. And it's a great time of year.

[@robbbreck9321]

Excellent as always. Love your work

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks very much for tuning in Robb

[@Хоббиромантика]

Класс 🙌!!!!! Такая красота !!!!!!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Very kind of you as always my friend.

[@megalexandre]

Perfect!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much for watching

[@peterviragphoto]

Stunning work Richard! I just wanna fly into the core of our galaxy, right now….😀 Thanks for sharing!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Haha, well it may be a little warm up there . .always appreciate you watching.

[@peterviragphoto]

@@nightscapeimages.richard just checked some estimates, 100k in those gas clouds🥵😬ok I’ll stay and keep watching your videos instead, at least for a while😀

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

@@peterviragphoto Haha . .!!!!!!!!!!!

[@NJDRONEMAN]

Wow That’s all I can say !!!! WOW!!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much for tuning in . .I really appreciate it.

[@garyhilles5418]

Hello Richard, thanks for your hard work. Lots of good informative if you want to do a time-lapse of your own!! Did the ants give any trouble getting things set up.lol Really appreciate the very informative video as always.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

No they were all asleep at night when I was there . ..thankfully .. !!!!

[@BoskieChannel]

milkyway view in down under is out of this world.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Yes it sure is . .a magnificent view down here.

[@johncarter591]

Awesome work Richard Love the details on how to best set up our Lights I've just purchased Two Lume Cube's with their Low light mode so Far I'm impressed with them but also finding it hard to keep out of the shot while keeping the light output low and Yes they can be set to go really low in output ....

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Good on you John. Appreciate you watching. There are many options for lighting these days which is fantastic.

[@johncarter591]

@@nightscapeimages.richard Yes there is a lot of choice now but it does make it hard for others to find the ones which are really are capable of Low output for this type of work

[@MrNandiuxx]

You just gave me an excellent idea

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

I'm very pleased to be of assistance.

[@Ib3119cz]

A pro of night photo

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

You're very kind Pablo

[@berthaduniverse]

Really enjoying your work Richard. IMO, it's a bit hard to find this quality abandoned stuff here in California. I've been a bit down on TL, as it's so labor intensive in post. So I will say, "you're putting a bee in me bonnet"... Lol!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Yes I know what you mean Paul. I very much appreciate your generous support.

[@ericwilkes1840]

Epic time lapses Richard, especially love the plough shot. The detail on lighting technique was brilliant thank you. Just hope the ants and mozzies didn’t do to much damage 😂

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

I survived in the end Eric . .thanks for watching.

[@bmichaud1000]

Great work Richard! Hugely inspiring! We're running a night sky workshop later this summer (in the north of course) and I may have some questions for you :)

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

No worries Brett, any time my friend.

[@bmichaud1000]

@@nightscapeimages.richard thanks Richard!

[@marysmith5015]

Absolutely beautiful! That 2nd time lapse with the plow was AMAZING! Question, with the slider slowly moving, do you not get some motion blur like if the slider is moving mid shot on the camera?

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks for watching Mary. I get asked this question a lot. As you can see the images are very clean. It's a very slow movement and the time frame is long. I'd say our brains are not registering the movement. Also by using an ultra wide lens it helps . .although I used the 35mm lens on the trike and it's also clean. It often comes down to accurate focus as much as anything else. I made sure my focus was on the plough and trike for example.

[@dhg1960]

Hi Richard, as usual a very interesting video. Do you have a number of sliders or were the clips shot over a number of nights? Once again I am envious of the beatiful locatios you seem to have on your doorstep.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks a lot David. On this occasion I shot over consecutive nights. Yes I'm always very thankful for the locations close at hand.

[@simonharding5696]

Really enjoying this series, and I love the timelapses. One thing I'm unclear on is how are the images not blurry when you set the slider to do its own thing whilst the camera does the interval? I was expecting the stars and the subject to be slightly blurry, but they were razor sharp!!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks a lot Simon. Yes this is something I get asked a lot. The movement is very slow but obviously the camera is moving during the loong exposure . .I guess the movement isn't long enough to register with out brain. Also, perhaps a higher megapixel camera would show the movement more.

[@simonharding5696]

Thanks Richard. The results are truly magical!!

[@victormultanen1981]

wow

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much for watching Victor

[@Rui_Fonseca]

Great work Richard! Can you tell me the link to buy these mini tripod placed on the base of Zeapon?

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

I'm not sure where you're located .. but I bought them on ebay here: www.ebay.com.au/itm/232443399633?epid=1642213926&hash=item361eb4cdd1:g:TxsAAOSwv~laudjI&frcectupt=true

[@Rui_Fonseca]

@@nightscapeimages.richard Thank you

[@amacmedia3221]

Absolutely stunning time lapse clips, do you tend to shoot long enough for a 10 second clip?

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Hey Alasdair. It depends on the lens I'm using. The 35mm f1.8 I need to keep the shutter speed to 10 seconds. I'll go to 15 seconds usually with the 15mm or 20mm lenses. At a pinch perhaps 20 sec. I find that with timelapse the small star trails are not noticeable.

[@amacmedia3221]

@@nightscapeimages.richard thanks Richard, I’ll definitely be trying some more time lapse with lights in the future

[@gregr5303]

Inspiring stuff as always Richard, and stunning results. I often find myself having to put old tshirts, cloth or anything else on hand to reduce light output for LLL 😏, thanks for sharing your similar experience. Quick newbie question with respect to timelapse... So the slider is continually moving while you are taking 10s exposures. Is the movement so small that it doesn't affect the image sharpness?

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

In a nutshell ... yes. The movement is very slow and even at 35mm it works quite well. Remember this is over a 3-1/2 hour slide. If the slide was faster then obviously the movement would show. You can do the move shoot move style of timelapse but then the slider is controlling the camera and there are quite a few occasions where I want the camera to control the timelapse. I do have a Zeapon made trigger which will be useful for this type of sequence. . but it won't let me shoot with electronic shutter . .which I like to do. However I'll use it in future videos.

[@soumyakayal4608]

What precautions do you take to make sure your are safe from snakes. If you can make video on it, would be great 😊

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Well to be honest I don't even think about snakes. Mostly I'm shooting when the weather is cold and they are nowhere to be seen. I make a lot of noise . .I've never seen one in my travels.

[@zuyuanzhu]

Could you spray some jungle formula which could drive the bugs away😬 I feel bad when you are bothered by the bugs 🐜😢 Anyway, great videos as always! Thank you 😊

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Yes you are right . .I forgot to bring it with me. Appreciate you watching.

[@mojjjoz240]

Hi Richard, you have just talked me into buying a Zepon micro 2 plus. But 1 thing i don't understand is how you shoot 10sec exposures while the slide is continuously moving. Wouldn't this make the image blurry doing a long exposure and the slide moving? I can't wait to get out and try these times lapses myself. Thanks for the great content!

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks so much for watching the video. The key is to have a long slide over an extended period of time. I generally wouldn't use that technique under about 3 hours of shooting time. The movement over 3 hours or so is very insignificant and as you can see from my example. . not enough to cause motion blur at all. If I was going to do a shorter time span for my timelapse then I'd have to revert back to the standard move-shoot-move method. The main reason I like to use this method is to take advantage of the brilliant in-built intervalometer in the Nikon Z6 cameras. Hope that helps.

[@AlSo-Fotografie]

@@nightscapeimages.richard not under 3h for the slider and what max exposure time do u recommend? 10s should be also max. right?

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

@@AlSo-Fotografie 10 sec would be fine .. but I have done 15 seconds. I'm assuming you're using a wide angle lens. 14mm - 20mm ... ???

[@AlSo-Fotografie]

@@nightscapeimages.richard Thanks Richard, Yes a RF 15-30. Mostly at 15mm. 20s should also be ok, if I stick to the 300 rule. But this may causing blury images right?.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

@@AlSo-Fotografie I think you should be fine at 15 sec .. maybe 20 sec

[@fredriksvard2603]

I have the same ulanzi, are you really using it at 1%? I always thought i had to keep it around 80% or so but now that i think about it it's been harsh or garish.

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks for watching Fredrik. I can not use it much brighter than 1% for these types of time lapses.

[@fredriksvard2603]

@@nightscapeimages.richard Thanks, i don't do timelapses (yet), but regular night shots. I'll try lowering it.

[@robertcorlet512]

👍

[@AstroDragon33]

What software do you use for making the timelapse? And how are you focusing on both stars and the plow???

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Thanks for watching. I use Lightroom to do all the edits and use LRTimelapse to render out the images as a video file. I focused on the plow in this case and at that distance with a 15mm lens at f2.8 I have infinity focus. See this depth of field table. www.photopills.com/calculators/dof-table

[@MSmith-Photography]

I'm in the northern hemisphere where winter is going to get one last strike in this week. I may want to trade your mozzies and ants for cold and snow. Maybe. 🤣

[@nightscapeimages.richard]

Haha, yes we all have our obstacles . .I hope you get a chance to see some clear skies my friend.

[@MSmith-Photography]

@@nightscapeimages.richard Tonight may be possible, but it'd be the only night this week.