- 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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