Time Lapse 4

Time Lapse 4 from Alex Smith on Vimeo.

I decided to take a slightly different approach with this time lapse, I just got a new camera with video capabilities and wanted to try them out, I was visiting my Nan and she told me how the crocuses in her garden would open in the sunshine and close in the darkness. As it was a sunny day with a few clouds passing over I hoped to capture not only the opening flowers but also the change of colour as the sun saturated the garden.


I have mixed feelings about the result. I like that its quite different from my other time lapses which have all been one shot, silent and show cars and lights. This video is more natural with the flowers and insects. I also like the way the changing light as the clouds pass overhead changes the colour of the scene. I don't however think its as good as it could have been, I think a few longer shots shortened and sped up in editing would have worked better but as it was the first video I had shot with the camera I was unsure how much footage I would be able to capture.