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

Walking the docks in Antigua

Yachts are like birds, they go south for the winter too. I shot these two yachts last December in Antigua. Caribbean skies, underwater lighting and $100 million dollars worth of toys. The two yachts pictured are the 60 meter M/Y Amnesia (left) and the 90 meter M/Y Nero (right).

Gear: Nikon D2x / 17-55mm 2.8 / Manfrotto tripod and ballhead.

As always, click any image for the larger version. 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

Time-Lapse video, Building a Yacht

I’ve always been fascinated by the time-lapse movies of huge construction projects like what you see on the Discovery Channel. This was an opportunity to make my own miniature version.

The movie is made up of 2400 photographs taken at intervals ranging from one every 30 seconds to one every minute. Although this project took several months, the movie only shows a few decks of the yacht coming together over a period of 10 days.

Watch the movie then read the story.

The video includes audio; you may want to adjust your volume before beginning.

Here’s the story

Super Yachts and Lingerie.

In my other life, I work on yachts. Simply described, they are the big, luxurious toys of the super rich. It pays better than photography (in my experience) and working and living on these beautiful boats does have its perks.