Hargus Lake is in A.W. Marion State Park outside Circleville, Ohio. Recently, I got up early enough to drive down and shoot a foggy sunrise over the calm water. Read MoreHargus Lake
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Love it or hate it, vertical video is becoming more than just people holding their phones incorrectly. More and more, the screens we look at the most are vertically oriented. Now that Instagram has broken out of the square, I wanted to try creating a time lapse video that fits in those vertical phone screens.
This isn’t the most compelling time lapse, but it is a technical success. I got the camera, the intervalometer, the Kindle and qDSLRDashboard all working together. The tripod was steady on the sand. The camera was level and lined up on where the sun would rise. I even remembered to put on bug repellent! Confident I can make the equipment work, now I can work on points for style.
It only took me three visits to get a couple good shots and a decent time lapse from the kayak ramp at Alum Creek Lake. There’s something about a long exposure sunrise that grabs me. Freezing that moment when the day begins and stretching it out makes it seem more tangible. Read MoreAlum Creek Sunrise