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Portugal Sunset Fireworks
Photography started at 8:31pm and I took a photo every 6 seconds until 10:31 - 1205 photos. Expose started at f8, 1/250th of a second at ISO 100 and ended at f8, 5 seconds at ISO 1600. It is shot aperture priority (f8) with the time limited to 5 seconds and the sensitivity on auto. I use LRTimeLapse to adjust the exposure and FinalCut Pro to reduce some of the bumps (but two are still visible). It's shot full resolution (8105 x 5403) in raw (maybe 14 bit) so I can take individual images out later. Focal length was set to 27mm.
John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > July 2024 > Portugal Sunset Fireworks

Cabo Sunset
I needed to stabilize this image (I forgot to turn off the auto focus) so I used Final Cut Pro.

This video is 948 images long. The first image was taken March 24th at 5:49:15pm and photos were taken every 8 seconds until 7:54:30pm. Exposure starts at f8, 1/400, ISO 100 and finished at f8, 6 seconds and ISO 1250. This is 11 + 1/3 stops in shutter time difference and 3 + 2/3 stops in ISO sensitivity to make 15 stops difference.

This is the view from the deck of the place we stayed (5351 in El Encanto De La Hacienda (the building) at Hacienda Encantada (resort name)).
John Harvey Photo > Trips out of the Country > Cabo San Lucas > Cabo Sunset

Sunset At The Pool
Sunset At The Pool
Tags: pool, sunset
People: Claira, Nara

John Harvey Photo > Trips out of the Country > Cabo San Lucas > Sunset At The Pool

Cabo Sunset Stabilized
The black bars are my bad. I needed to stabilize this image (I forgot to turn off the auto focus) so I used Final Cut Pro. My Final Cut Pro project was set to 16:9 which gave it black bars.

This video is 948 images long. The first image was taken March 24th at 5:49:15pm and photos were taken every 8 seconds until 7:54:30pm. Exposure starts at f8, 1/400, ISO 100 and finished at f8, 6 seconds and ISO 1250. This is 11 + 1/3 stops in shutter time difference and 3 + 2/3 stops in ISO sensitivity to make 15 stops difference.

This is the view from the deck of the place we stayed (5351 in El Encanto De La Hacienda (the building) at Hacienda Encantada (resort name)).

Sunset From 733 Seymour
This is 740 frames. Started at 4:17pm at f8, 1/250th of a second. Ended at 5:56pm, at f8, 6 seconds per exposure, ISO 180. The interval was 8 seconds.
I brought my big tripod to get over the glass wall. The lens was set to 28mm.
John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > January 2024 > Sunset From 733 Seymour

First Night
This was taken at 20mm. I started at 7:14:57 and took a photo every 8 seconds until 10:07:27pm (1296 images). The camera started at f8, 1/500th, ISO 100 and ended at f8, 5 seconds at ISO 3200.

Nara and I go out Kayaking and come back in this sequence.
John Harvey Photo > First Night

Sunset With Layers Of Cloud
I started at 7:49:55pm and took a photo every 8 seconds until 9:50:59pm (909 images). I started at f8, 1/640, ISO 100 and ended at f8, 6 seconds, ISO 720. The lens was set at 24mm.
John Harvey Photo > Sunset With Layers Of Cloud

Sunset Light
We are in bay on the North side of Murchison Island. Hot springs Island is just around the corner from here and these rocks in front of us have strong currents which leads to rich intertidal life.
Tags: sunset

John Harvey Photo > John's Overnight Page > Haida Gwaii > Hot Spring Island > Sunset Light

Stonecutters Bridge
This timelapse had 636 fames, starting at 6:07 pm and ending at 7:31pm. The interval was 8 seconds. Photography started at f8, 1/40th of a second at ISO 100 and ended at f8, 4 seconds, ISO 320.
John Harvey Photo > Trips out of the Country > Hong Kong 14 > Stonecutters Bridge

Sunset Ferry Trip Stabilized
I've been trying to do this for a while - take a timelapse from the front of a ferry near sunset. While I shoot on a tripod, the resulting sequence still needs a lot of stabilization because we are on a boat!

This sequence started at 5:00pm and ended 2076 frames later at 6:43pm. Exposure went from f6.3 at 1/125th of a second to f6.3 at 1/2 of a second. The interval is 3 seconds because I learned from an earlier trip you need more intermediate frames if you want any chance to align between frames.

The script to stabilize is in python and uses OpenCV and the SIFT algorithm to do the image alignment. I use a variety of alignment masks through the sequence so I can exclude things like the clouds and ocean but also other ships moving side to side. This script writes a transforms.trf that ffmpeg can use for stabilization.

Back in Decemeber 2021, I took a ferry trip but hadn't yet figured out how to stabilize it.

import cv2 
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import pprint
import math

f = open("transforms.trf", "w")
f.write("VID.STAB 1
")
f.write("#      accuracy = 15
")
f.write("#     shakiness = 3
")
f.write("#      stepsize = 4
")
f.write("#   mincontrast = 0.200000
")
f.write("Frame 1 (List 0 [])
")

img1 = cv2.imread('DSC_4877_FerryHg.jpg')  
mask = cv2.imread('mask2.png', cv2.IMREAD_GRAYSCALE)
Mask_5182 = cv2.imread('Mask_5182.png', cv2.IMREAD_GRAYSCALE)
mask_5725 = cv2.imread('mask_5725.png', cv2.IMREAD_GRAYSCALE)
mask_5885 = cv2.imread('mask_5885.png', cv2.IMREAD_GRAYSCALE)
mask_6670 = cv2.imread('mask_6670.png', cv2.IMREAD_GRAYSCALE)


currentMask = mask

img1 = cv2.cvtColor(img1, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)

#sift
sift = cv2.SIFT_create()

keypoints_1, descriptors_1 = sift.detectAndCompute(img1,mask)

for n in range(2,2064):
    print("Frame " + str(n))
    img2 = cv2.imread("DSC_{:04d}_FerryHg.jpg".format(4876 + n)) 
    img2 = cv2.cvtColor(img2, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)

    if ( (4876 + n) == 5182 ):
        currentMask = Mask_5182

    if ( (4876 + n) == 5725 ):
        currentMask = mask_5725
    
    if ( (4876 + n) == 5885 ):
        currentMask = mask_5885

    if ( (4876 + n) == 6670 ):
        currentMask = mask_6670

    keypoints_2, descriptors_2 = sift.detectAndCompute(img2,currentMask)

    #feature matching
    bf = cv2.BFMatcher(cv2.NORM_L1, crossCheck=True)

    matches = bf.match(descriptors_1,descriptors_2)
    matches = sorted(matches, key = lambda x:x.distance)

    countPositions = 0
    listOfPoints = ""
    for idx, val in enumerate(matches):
        distance = math.sqrt( (keypoints_2[val.trainIdx].pt[0]-keypoints_1[val.queryIdx].pt[0]) *
                         (keypoints_2[val.trainIdx].pt[0]-keypoints_1[val.queryIdx].pt[0]) + 
                        ( keypoints_2[val.trainIdx].pt[1]-keypoints_1[val.queryIdx].pt[1]) *
                         (keypoints_2[val.trainIdx].pt[1]-keypoints_1[val.queryIdx].pt[1] ) )

        if ( val.distance > 299 and idx > 10 ):
            continue
    
        print("    " + str(idx) + " " + str(distance) + " " + str(val.distance) +" (" +
                 str(keypoints_1[val.queryIdx].pt[0]) + "," + str(keypoints_1[val.queryIdx].pt[1]) +
                 ") -> (" + str(keypoints_2[val.trainIdx].pt[0]) + "," +
                 str(keypoints_2[val.trainIdx].pt[1]) + ")" )
        if( countPositions > 0 ):
            listOfPoints = listOfPoints + ","

        # https://github.com/georgmartius/vid.stab/blob/master/src/serialize.c
        #   if(fscanf(f,"(LM %hi %hi %hi %hi %hi %lf %lf", &lm.v.x,&lm.v.y,&lm.f.x,&lm.f.y,&lm.f.size,
        #    &lm.contrast, &lm.match) != 7) {
        # LM = Local Motion
        # Sample: (LM 0 0 922 424 224 0.507735 0.263512)

        listOfPoints = listOfPoints + "(LM {:0.0f} {:0.0f} {:0.0f} {:0.0f} {:0.0f} {:5.3f} {:5.3f})".format(
                -(keypoints_2[val.trainIdx].pt[0]-keypoints_1[val.queryIdx].pt[0]),
                -(keypoints_2[val.trainIdx].pt[1]-keypoints_1[val.queryIdx].pt[1]),
                keypoints_1[val.queryIdx].pt[0], keypoints_1[val.queryIdx].pt[1], 
                48,
                (300.0 - val.distance) / 300.0 , 0.6 - (300.0 - val.distance) / 1000.0)
        countPositions = countPositions + 1


    f.write("Frame {:d} (List {:d} [{}])".format(n,countPositions,listOfPoints))
    img1 = img2
    keypoints_1 = keypoints_2
    descriptors_1 = descriptors_2


f.close()


John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > February 2023 > Sunset Ferry Trip Stabilized

Foggy Downtown Sunset
This is 656 frames from 4:01pm until 5:50pm. Exposure at the start was f8 at 1/50th of a second, at end was f8, 4 seconds. The photos are take every 10 second. No stabilization as the camera was on a tripod on solid ground (just outside of the Granville Island Public Market).

This is one of the easiest timelapses ever - the exposure is almost linear (the camera made the correct and consistent guesses) and no stabilization required.

Fog downtown is pretty rare - it usually happens when we transition from wet weather to cold weather in winter.
John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > January 2022 > Foggy Downtown Sunset

Port From Canada Place
663 photos, starting at 6:10, ending at 8:38. 8 seconds between exposures.
John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > April 2022 > Port From Canada Place

Iona Spit At Sunset
The sun had actually set at this point. This is a 3 frame HDR image.
John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > June 2016 > Iona Spit At Sunset

Vibrant Sunset
The most vibrant sunsets seem to happen just after the sun goes over the horizon.
John Harvey Photo > Photos of Vancouver > View of Vancouver From My Apartment > Vibrant Sunset

Stormy Sunset
Stormy Sunset
John Harvey Photo > Photos of Vancouver > View of Vancouver From My Apartment > Stormy Sunset

At The Beach At Sunset
I think Nara took this but I can't be sure - I also took a few images of the same subject. It was really quite windy. The 4:3 aspect ratio is quite a throw back - I haven't seen that in a while.
John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > December 2015 > At The Beach At Sunset

Kids With Glowing Tree
Kids With Glowing Tree
People: Claira, Nara

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > November 2020 > Kids With Glowing Tree

Sunset Construction
Sunset Construction
John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > November 2020 > Sunset Construction

Three Cruise Ships Behind Breakwater
In Vancouver, these ships would have already left. Apparently cruise ships in Victoria leave after 9pm.
Tags: sunset

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > August 2022 > Three Cruise Ships Behind Breakwater

Neon Wet Streets And Sunset Skies
In Vancouver you often get wet streets drenched with light. There are too many people walking around in Hong Kong to make that effective.
John Harvey Photo > Trips out of the Country > Hong Kong 8 > Neon Wet Streets And Sunset Skies

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