Panama Canal: Time-Lapse photography and video

I recently transited the Panama Canal on a large private yacht. This being my third time in the canal, I decided to play around with video and incorporate some time-lapse images too.

This is not HD as I'm not really a video shooter, but I have to admit that I enjoyed trying to tell a story with moving pictures in addition to the stills. So I may find myself investing in something better soon. All the video was shot with a Canon G11 compact digital and the time-lapse images were shot with a Nikon D300.

I used the intervalometer feature on the D300 set to shoot every 15 seconds. I edited the stills in Aperture and put the video together using iMovie. Pretty basic editing tool for video but I think it turned out to be pretty cool. Enjoy TR

Life on a Boat

I've mentioned this before, in my other life, I work on yachts. After my eight month break / slash photography session, I'm returning to work.

Yachts not only pay well, they are a fun job and afford a unique platform for seeing and photographing the world. If you can find the time....

Above is M/Y Tuscan Sun, a 145 foot private yacht. I grabbed this shot while I was on the foredeck preparing to enter a port in the Mediterranean.

Gear: Nikon D2x / 12-24mm F4 lens

As always, click any image for the larger version. TR