Sydney Harbour Bridge - Observatory Park
Observatory Hill Tree
Ok, I know I have not been blogging as regular as I should, but having to apply for my own position at work is way to exhausting at the moment... Although, I did get out the other day to get the photos above, including the time-lapse project I also did... Let me explain!
Bayer, who are celebrating their 150 years, has a blimp that is flying people around. A friend of mine in Auckland put out a call asking if anyone was going to be out, if they could photograph it, as his brother would be onboard! So, I thought I'd help, and arranged a location to be. His brother texted me saying it would be an afternoon/evening flight around 5-7pm. So it would be a 'facing' the east composition. I thought do I do north side, Blues Point, or South Side, Observatory Hill, I opted for the later. Anyway, whilst waiting, 5pm came... And went, then suddenly, I got the text, its a "NO GO" due to winds! What to do now?
So, as I had the gear in the car, I thought I might get a shot of the Harbour Bridge whilst here, and I had my tripod as well. It wasn't until I got to my spot, I thought about doing a time-lapse of the sunset against the bridge! I had done one before, so the settings would be ok (just a little more thought) to give it a go! So I set it all up, and let the camera simply do its thing.
Settings are, if you're interested, A/V, F9.0 and ISO200. Then I set the intervalometer at a 10 second interval, with a 2 second countdown. What I should have done, was for a 5 second interval, which then would have given me double the images and a longer video! Then, in Lightroom, a sharpen, and boosted the blue, red and green spectrum's only, and VERY slightly increased temp... I also cropped at 1600 x 900 which is a better 'video' output, and then 'synced ALL 800 odd images so as settings are the same. I then outputted the video at 24 frames per second, a plug-in that you can find for Lightroom...
Hoo roo for now...
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This is really interesting and something I really want to learn more about, I thought I understood,up until the word countdown.
ReplyDeleteStunning pics! The views must have been breathtaking! Happy WW
ReplyDeleteWonderful shots. I especially like the one of the bridge. Thanks for hosting and Happy WW!
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful photos you have captured. Thank you for stopping by Oh! My Heartsie Reviews, I appreciate it!! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteLove silhouettes…so you can guess which one is my favorite. ;) Although, the lighting in your first photo is off the hook!
ReplyDeleteStunning. I love all the different colored lights on the bridge. Happy WW :)
ReplyDeleteHow very beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! LOVE the time lapse. It goes to show how important lighting in on a subject. You can tell the good lighting from the flat lighting. Nicely done!!
ReplyDeleteLove the first shot and have to say, the time lapse is pretty cool! Something I have yet to try, perhaps one of these days!
ReplyDeleteStunning photo of Sydney Harbour bridge in all those lights..
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely gorgeous! My husband and son have been to Sydney many times but I've only dreamed of it. ;)
ReplyDeleteStunning photos love the lights on the bridge looks great at night.
ReplyDeleteHave a fantabulosa week and thanks for stopping by :-)
Great stuff! I hope to make it to Australia one day. In the meantime travelling around Europe doesn't sound all that bad, does it? ;)
ReplyDeleteIf you ever run out of travel ideas, you are always welcome to take a peek into my adventures.
Awesome pictures! So glad you linked over. Have a great week. :)
ReplyDeleteMagnificent pics!
ReplyDeleteExcellent photos, I really like how you captured these stunning lights at night ...
ReplyDeleteGreat photos.
ReplyDeleteThese pictures are the reason I want to travel when I retire.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures thanks for sharing them with us.
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