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Timelapse of table
So I want to make a timelapse movie of me drawing, and I will be
drawing on paper on a table. I have a DSLR and I was wondering if you knew about a good way to mount it above the paper? I have two tripods and putting them on the table may be a bit cumbersome but it's possible, but I don't seem to be able to zoom out/move the camera far up enough without seeing the tripod in frame. Not a huge problem per se, but I would prefer a mounting solution that works without seeing it of course. Any ideas? -- Sandman[.net] |
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Sandman wrote:
So I want to make a timelapse movie of me drawing, and I will be drawing on paper on a table. I have a DSLR and I was wondering if you knew about a good way to mount it above the paper? I have two tripods and putting them on the table may be a bit cumbersome but it's possible, but I don't seem to be able to zoom out/move the camera far up enough without seeing the tripod in frame. Not a huge problem per se, but I would prefer a mounting solution that works without seeing it of course. Any ideas? Do either of your tripods have a reversible column? It is a somewhat under-advertised feature of many tripods. Sometimes mounting the camera on a reversed column below the apex of the tripod can help. Leg shadows can still be a big problem though. Peter. -- |
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On 2011-11-19 04:39:10 -0800, Peter Irwin said:
Sandman wrote: So I want to make a timelapse movie of me drawing, and I will be drawing on paper on a table. I have a DSLR and I was wondering if you knew about a good way to mount it above the paper? I have two tripods and putting them on the table may be a bit cumbersome but it's possible, but I don't seem to be able to zoom out/move the camera far up enough without seeing the tripod in frame. Not a huge problem per se, but I would prefer a mounting solution that works without seeing it of course. Any ideas? Do either of your tripods have a reversible column? It is a somewhat under-advertised feature of many tripods. Sometimes mounting the camera on a reversed column below the apex of the tripod can help. Leg shadows can still be a big problem though. Peter. Yup! My Manfrotto allows me to mount the camera so that I can avoid a shadow. In this case the target area is on the floor, but I am sure I could make it work over a desk drawing surface. http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/IMG_0378w.jpg http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/IMG_0379w.jpg -- Regards, Savageduck |
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In article 2011111907041788124-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom,
Savageduck wrote: On 2011-11-19 04:39:10 -0800, Peter Irwin said: Sandman wrote: So I want to make a timelapse movie of me drawing, and I will be drawing on paper on a table. I have a DSLR and I was wondering if you knew about a good way to mount it above the paper? I have two tripods and putting them on the table may be a bit cumbersome but it's possible, but I don't seem to be able to zoom out/move the camera far up enough without seeing the tripod in frame. Not a huge problem per se, but I would prefer a mounting solution that works without seeing it of course. Any ideas? Do either of your tripods have a reversible column? It is a somewhat under-advertised feature of many tripods. Sometimes mounting the camera on a reversed column below the apex of the tripod can help. Leg shadows can still be a big problem though. Peter. Yup! My Manfrotto allows me to mount the camera so that I can avoid a shadow. In this case the target area is on the floor, but I am sure I could make it work over a desk drawing surface. http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/IMG_0378w.jpg http://homepage.mac.com/lco/filechute/IMG_0379w.jpg That was a very nifty setup. My Manfrotto doesn't allow for that, unfortunately: http://sandman.net/files/manfrotto.jpg The small silver latches on the legs make them bend outwards more, but I don't think that would help me... Maybe I need to get myself one of those that you have... -- Sandman[.net] |
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In article , Peter Irwin
wrote: Sandman wrote: So I want to make a timelapse movie of me drawing, and I will be drawing on paper on a table. I have a DSLR and I was wondering if you knew about a good way to mount it above the paper? I have two tripods and putting them on the table may be a bit cumbersome but it's possible, but I don't seem to be able to zoom out/move the camera far up enough without seeing the tripod in frame. Not a huge problem per se, but I would prefer a mounting solution that works without seeing it of course. Any ideas? Do either of your tripods have a reversible column? It is a somewhat under-advertised feature of many tripods. Sometimes mounting the camera on a reversed column below the apex of the tripod can help. Leg shadows can still be a big problem though. Peter. I'm not sure I understand what a reversible column would be, and how to check if I can use it? Sorry -- Sandman[.net] |
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Sandman wrote:
I'm not sure I understand what a reversible column would be, and how to check if I can use it? Sorry Based on the picture of your tripod, I would try to see if I could take the cap off the bottom of the central column of the tripod, loosen the knob holding the central column in place and then pull the central column up out of the tripod. Then insert the column upside down into the bottom of the apex of the tripod. If the cap on the bottom of your tripod central column comes off, this will probably work. The advantage is that since your camera is now a bit lower than your tripod legs, the legs won't show when pointing down. You may need to be careful about lighting to keep tripod leg shadows out of the picture. Peter. -- |
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On Sat, 19 Nov 2011 17:54:18 +0000 (UTC), Peter Irwin
wrote: Sandman wrote: I'm not sure I understand what a reversible column would be, and how to check if I can use it? Sorry Based on the picture of your tripod, I would try to see if I could take the cap off the bottom of the central column of the tripod, loosen the knob holding the central column in place and then pull the central column up out of the tripod. Then insert the column upside down into the bottom of the apex of the tripod. If the cap on the bottom of your tripod central column comes off, this will probably work. The advantage is that since your camera is now a bit lower than your tripod legs, the legs won't show when pointing down. You may need to be careful about lighting to keep tripod leg shadows out of the picture. If the cap on the botom of the central column comes off you may find that there is a screw-mounting which will enable you to hang your camera from the bottom of the column. Then you can extend the legs and hopefully get the tripod out of the picture. Regards, Eric Stevens |
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In article , Peter Irwin
wrote: Sandman wrote: I'm not sure I understand what a reversible column would be, and how to check if I can use it? Sorry Based on the picture of your tripod, I would try to see if I could take the cap off the bottom of the central column of the tripod, loosen the knob holding the central column in place and then pull the central column up out of the tripod. Then insert the column upside down into the bottom of the apex of the tripod. If the cap on the bottom of your tripod central column comes off, this will probably work. The advantage is that since your camera is now a bit lower than your tripod legs, the legs won't show when pointing down. You may need to be careful about lighting to keep tripod leg shadows out of the picture. Whoa, man, you just blew my mind. Yes, the bottom does come off, and yes it can be turned upside down. Now I have to try something to see if the camera comes too low, but this may just be the simplest solution to this. Tons of thanks to you! -- Sandman[.net] |
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On 2011-11-19 04:51 , Sandman wrote:
So I want to make a timelapse movie of me drawing, and I will be drawing on paper on a table. I have a DSLR and I was wondering if you knew about a good way to mount it above the paper? I have two tripods and putting them on the table may be a bit cumbersome but it's possible, but I don't seem to be able to zoom out/move the camera far up enough without seeing the tripod in frame. Not a huge problem per se, but I would prefer a mounting solution that works without seeing it of course. Any ideas? Two tripod legs on the floor, one on the table (shorter of course). -- gmail originated posts filtered due to spam. |
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Alan Browne wrote: On 2011-11-19 04:51 , Sandman wrote: So I want to make a timelapse movie of me drawing, and I will be drawing on paper on a table. I have a DSLR and I was wondering if you knew about a good way to mount it above the paper? I have two tripods and putting them on the table may be a bit cumbersome but it's possible, but I don't seem to be able to zoom out/move the camera far up enough without seeing the tripod in frame. Not a huge problem per se, but I would prefer a mounting solution that works without seeing it of course. Any ideas? Two tripod legs on the floor, one on the table (shorter of course). Well, in my testing, the three tripod legs were on the table and at their shortest, and the area to photograph was in between two legs, yet still they would show up in the frame. One leg at its shortest would probably be even worse, but I like your thinking -- Sandman[.net] |
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