AN INTRODUCTION TO NIGHT SKY TIMELAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY Introduction to Night Sky... · AN INTRODUCTION...
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Sunchie Yang
December 2014
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A TASTE OF TIMELAPSE VIDEO • Dancing Spirits
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GETTING STARTED
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• Conceptualizing • Story • Images
• Music
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NIGHT SKY SUBJECTS • Open sky • The Milky Way • Celestial events
• Stars, planets, moon, galaxies, comets, etc.
• Meteor shower, eclipse, etc.
• Night landscape
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PLANNING 1. Composition 2. Location 3. Dark sky
4. Moon or moonless?
5. Weather
6. Primary date and backup dates
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7. Atmosphere condition a. Cloud b. Fog / Dew point
c. Visibility
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SAFETY • Darkness • Wilderness • Unexpected weather condition
• Dress warm and weather-proof!
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ETIQUETTE • Avoid use of light, any light • If must, dim red-light only • Communication
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EQUIPMENT • Camera
• Batteries • Memory cards
• Viewfinder cover
• Lens
• Sturdy tripod
• Timer & release • Built-in vs. External
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• Flashlight / Headlight (red) • Optional
• Motorized camera slider
• Equatorial mount
• Portable power
• Light source for light-painting
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CAPTURING 1. Prepare camera
• Long exposure noise reduction • Shutter delay
• File format (RAW vs. JPG)
2. White balance
3. Aperture
4. Focus
5. Fog prevention
6. Shutter speed • Trail-less
• The 500 Rule
• Star trail
• Very long exposure
• Continuous shots + image stacking
7. ISO
8. Dark frame
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IMAGE PROCESSING • Exposure correction
• Highlight • Shadow
• Contrast
• Gradient filters
• Colour correction • White balance
• Saturation/Vibrance
• Detail improvement
• Noise reduction
• Sharpening
• Clarity
• Selective corrections
• Batch processing • Advanced techniques
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VIDEO ASSEMBLY • Sequencing • Music syncing • Transition
• Pan and zoom
• Rendering
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FORGOTTEN SKY Introduction The Forgotten Sky project took me a life long dreaming about it and 9 months in making. As the night sky is heavily polluted these days due to air quality and artificial lights, I wonder if anyone still remember how the night sky looks like. I hope through this compilation of timelapse fragments, it can bring back the memory of the night sky you, perhaps, once enjoyed.
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Q&A • Questions? • Contact Information
• Sunchie Yang • Email: [email protected] • Photo gallery: prismphoto.ca
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