That's right; we're just an hour away from the first episode of season 13; and only two months (and a couple of days, but who's counting) after its first airing in the UK. Thank you, SBS, what would we ever do without you [/sarcasm off]
Can you tell that Sydney experienced a number of excellent weekends recently? Yes, I've been out for quite a bit of time lapse fun, and I have every intention to release the results for everyone to see (whether you take that as a threat or a promise is up to you).
Another attempt at combining light streak photography and time lapse; this time with more frames, shot specifically for this purpose (unlike last week, when I originally set out to just get one decent light streak photo).
The slight wobble in the second video demonstrates a vital rule for time lapsing: Always turn off the camera's auto focus.
My thanks to Aldi for providing very convenient rooftop parking in such a great vantage point.
Some may call it vandalism; others probably see it as self defence:
SYDNEY'S newest criminals - the speed camera torchers - have struck again in spectacular fashion, wiping out one of the city's most hated revenue-raising cameras. [...] A city-bound fixed speed camera halfway up Spit Hill is believed to have been deliberately set alight at about 2am today.
Police attended the scene, taking photos and scouring the scene for evidence.
It was the fifth speed camera attack in the area since the start of June.
While out to do some more time lapse experimenting (I admit it's really quite addictive), I found that my camera's battery seems well and truly to be quitting on me. The reassuring "fully charged" indicator turns out to be nothing more than an evil deception, as it quickly changes to "completely depleted", shutting down the camera after little more than 100 shots.
So, my Sydney Harbor vision turned out significantly shorter than planned; but for what it's worth, enjoy.
Pending the purchase of a new battery, and weather permitting, I intend to go back to Milsons Point and give it another go.
Still, all is not lost; while I was there, I did manage a decent shot of the Opera House in the warm light of the late afternoon sun.
How come Magnum (1980), enjoying a high class sports car and having access to top of the range tech gizmos, always had to find a public phone, and was even forced to physically chase down the luxury car of his host to warn them of a bomb; while Charlie's Angels (1976) had cell phones even in rental cars?
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