Orchid Time-lapse and Statistics

Posted by JUST PhotographIN' on May 14, 2015
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  • Project start date: 02/21/2015
  • Project end date: 05/13/2015
  • Time-lapse timeframe: 02/22/2015 through 04/24/2015
  • Time interval between photos: 30 minutes
  • Total photos taken: 3429
  • Total number of photos used in time-lapse: 2913
  • Video frame rate: 24 frames per second
  • Camera Body: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
  • Flash: Canon Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX
  • Memory cards: Eye-fi SD card; San Disk Extreme Pro 32GB CF cards [2x]
  • Camera, lens, and flash settings:
    • Aperture: f/11 to start off; switched to f/22 once the buds started opening
    • Shutter speed: 1/200th (flash sync speed)
    • ISO: 100
    • Lens set to manual focus and image stabilization off
    • Flash set to ETTL with no exposure compensation
    • Camera was in manual exposure mode with an unknown exposure compensation (3 plus stops under)
    • RAW and JPEG file types shot separately to each memory card; RAW to the CF card, JPEG to the SD card
      • Edited RAW files exported to JPEG used in the time-lapse video.
  • Other lighting accessories: floor lamp with daylight balanced bulb
    • Westcott 20″ 2 piece diffuser/reflector set (one white diffusing and one black reflecting)
  • Tripod: Promaster XC528C with ball head mount
  • Intervalometer: Canon Timer Remote Controller TC-80N3
  • Batteries: Rechargeable AA Ni-Cads for flash, Canon Battery Packs LP-E6 for camera body, and one button cell for the timer remote
  • Photo editing: Adobe Lightroom CC and Adobe Photoshop CC
  • Video Compilation: Adobe Premier CC
  • Audio adjustments (Fade in and Fade out): Adobe Audition CC

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