I know we have shared one or two time lapse videos in the past, but I thought this one deserved sharing for two reasons.  Firstly, because it shows what you can do even if you don’t have thousands of dollars worth of sliders and dollies, or a 5D mk2 and a pelican full of (overpriced?) L glass / full-frame ultra-wides.  And secondly, because I helped film some of it!  I met Sean Goebel through some friends a little over a year ago, right around the time I was getting interested in time lapse photography myself.  (Find more of his work HERE)  My highlights in this latest timelapse montage  include ~300 almost flawlessly consecutive flashes from a cheap wireless trigger, and pushing a Toyota Prius at 0.5 MPH down the middle of the road in Joshua Tree National Park at 2 AM in the dead of winter.  (Remember THIS post?)  Oh I suppose I should disclaim, for that particular shot of the road in Joshua tree, we did indeed rent a 5D mk2 and a 24 f/1.4 L, and I suppose you could say our “dolly” (a Prius) cost $30K.  But other than THAT, lol, the motion in these time lapses was made on his home-made rig.  (Edit:  Click HERE to read a BTS (behind the scenes) page on how each scene was created)

I know that some day when we’re all 40-something or 50-something, maybe we’ll have all our dream cameras and lenses, and we won’t ever have to say “if only I had…” when a shot doesn’t come out right.  But until that day comes, while we’re still 20-something and 30-something, …I just like to share random bits of work that I see that encourage me to get out there and JUST SHOOT, no matter what gear I’ve got.  Most of these time lapses were filmed on a Canon 7D, a Canon Rebel XT, and a Tokina 11-16 f/2.8, which in my opinion is one of the most formidable “adventure photography” setups on the market today…  As a Nikon user myself, for adventure photography I’d love to have the Tokina on a Nikon D7000 (which has a built-in intervalometer, and AIS manual focus lens compatibility!)

Enjoy the video!  (BTW, I *highly* recommend viewing the HIGH QUALITY version of the film here, and if you have the internet speed for it, download the less-compressed version if you dare.  ;-)

=Matt=