Chasing The Night - Mono Lake Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2013-07-31 | Please share it if you like it! Facebook: http://on.fb.me/KennethDarkSkyChaser Flickr: http://bit.ly/KenOnFlickrI was fortunate to get to stay for two nights at Mono Lake. This allowed me to shoot during the day as well. In this trip we experimented with focus ramping using a device my dad put together. You can see the focus ramping clips at: 0:09 and 0:33.Also thanks to Christian Halten for the wonderful music!Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
16 Galaxies, Nebulas, and Clusters in 1 Night! 🔭🔭 Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2022-03-19 | Three attempts at another First Person View Telescope Time-lapse! In this video I recap 3 trips to try to capture a first person view telescope time-lapse. The first trip was to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in the middle of the summer., the second trip was to the Coso Mountains, and the final trip was to the Trona Pinnacles. I captured 16 objects in the time-lapse:Orion Nebula M42 (Diffuse Nebula)Flame Nebula NGC 2024 (Emission Nebula)Crab Nebula (Supernova Remnant and Pulsar Wind Nebula) M1Open Cluster M41Open Cluster M47Open Cluster M48Whirlpool Galaxy M51 Globular Cluster M3Globular Cluster M53Sombrero Galaxy M104Starburst Galaxy M61Bode's Galaxy M81 Grand design SpiralCigar Galaxy M82 Starburst GalaxyGreat Globular Cluster in Hercules M13Ring Nebula M57 (Planetary Nebula)Lagoon Nebula M8 (Emission Nebula)Timelapse and EXIF info:30s Time-lapse Interval15s exposure while windy, increased to 20s during Sombrero GalaxyPiggy Back Camera:Rokinon 85mm @ F1.4Canon 6D @ ISO6400Prime Focus CameraCelestron 11" C11 Telescope 2800mm F10with F6.3 Focal Reducer resulting in 1764mm focal length @ F6.3Sony A7sii @ ISO6400Chapters:00:00 Intro - Motivation01:01 What is a Telescope First Person View Time-lapse01:50 Try #1 Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest - Planning02:53 Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Photography04:16 Try #2 Coso Mountains04:50 Try #3 Trona Pinnacles - Planning05:44 Telescope FPV Time-lapse07:46 Stabilized Favorites08:05 Satellites 08:54 Parting Trona Time-lapse / Outro
Milky Way Rising - 3 Nights and a Busted Telescope Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2021-06-19 | Three videos in one. In this video I share time-lapse and footage from 3 nights over 3 Dark Sky trips over the last 3 months. I absolutely love heading out to dark skies and watching the Milky Way rise! The first night from April was from our trip to Panamint Valley and the Minnietta Mine. Unfortunately my Celestron C11 telescope broke. The primary mirror became dislodged and fell into the corrector shattering it. The second night from May was from the Coso Mountains near Owen's Valley. We camped in the Upper Cactus Flats area.The third night was from June and we were again in the Coso Mountains near Owen's Valley. We camped in the Lower Cactus Flats area.Music from Patrick Patrikios.
Winter Milky Way Time-lapse Death Valley January 2021 Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2021-01-15 | In this video we head out to Ibex dunes in the bottom corner of Death Valley National Park for a night of astronomy and time-lapse. We tested my brand new CGX-L telescope mount and saw a ton of Deep Sky Objects. I captured two time-lapse sequences and some quick and dirty astronomy images through the C11 telescope.
40+ Meteors caught on video! Geminid Meteor Shower 2020 Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2020-12-16 | In this video I shoot time-lapse and raw video of the Geminid Meteor Shower.This was captured a day before the meteor shower peeked. I traveled up to the Alabama Hills and braved the freezing night with my 6 year old son. We had a wonderful time!The main time-lapse was shot with my Canon 6D 15s ISO 6400 24mm F1.4The videos were shot with my Sony A7sii 24mm F1.4 at 4K at 320,000 ISO.Music from YouTube Audio LibrarySong: Walking in the Sky By: Nico Staf
Dome Fire - Milky Way Time-Lapse in Mojave National Preserve Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2020-10-21 | I visited Mojave National Preserve to survey the damage from the Dome Fire near Cima Dome off of Cima Road and interstate 15. I spent a single night sleeping under the stars and I managed to capture 7 time-lapse sequences using my Canon 6D and Sony A7sii. The song in this video is from the YouTube audio library and is called Alone by Aakash Gandhi
Shooting the Milky Way 🌌- Dark Sky Chasing - VLOG1 Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2019-09-08 | I'm trying something new! Give me feedback! This month I headed out all alone to the Mojave National Preserve and tried to get some shots of the Milky Way as well as some time-lapse! Watch to the end to see how it turned out! Here's the gear I use: bit.ly/Time-Lapse-GearMy hope is these vlogs will be full of helpful tips and tricks for photography, astrophotography and night time-lapse.My Flickr: flickr.com/KenBrandonMusic from YT Audio Library:FlamesOrange FootBlue Macaw
65+ Meteors Caught on Video! Perseid Meteor Shower 2018 Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2018-08-17 | I braved the smoke in CA and took my my truck to Deadman Pass overlooking Mammoth Mountain CA to do some time-lapse and to try and capture a meteor on video! I was so excited to capture the first one, and I couldn't believe I captured over 65 meteors. For the video I used a Sony A7s II paired with a Rokinon 24mm @ F1.4. I shot it at 24fps with ISO 256,000! That camera combo can be found from B&H here: bit.ly/Time-Lapse-GearFor licensing please email Kenneth@KennethBrandon.com
Solar Eclipse Time-lapse - H-alpha - Bailys Beads - Corona - 4K Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2017-08-22 | WOW! The total eclipse was amazing!!If you're interested in the equipment I used, most of it is found here: bit.ly/Eclipse-GearI travled to Victor, ID to view and shoot the eclipse! Here's a time-lapse of the eclipse mostly in hydrogen-alpha (Hα) from my lunt-80mm solar telescope. To capture totality, Baily's Beads, and the corona I shot through my dad's 30 year old celestron telescope at 2000mm.I used Eclipse Orchestrator Pro to control my cameras so I could enjoy totality with my family while the cameras were snapping away.Special thanks to BHPhoto.com for supplying some of the gear I used. Checkout my Flickr for more Eclipse Pictures:flickr.com/kenbrandon
Snowboarding in 360 - EXPERIMENTAL Edit Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2017-01-31 | I've been wanting to play around with editing 360 degree video. I think tiny planets are fun and I much prefer this kind of 360 vs the traditional kind. Let me know what you think!A few coworkers and I headed up to Mammoth looking for some powder. We arrived 2 days too early and missed the epic day. Instead most of the mountain was closed and we only got a handful of laps. Still lots of fun, and we got snowed in so the trip was extended by a day! I'm hoping to do more dark sky stuff this year! Hopefully I can get more of that on this channel!Camera: Ricoh Theta S: on Amazon: http://bit.ly/360ThetaSEditing Insta360Studio / Adobe Premiere Pro CCMusic by Joakim Karud http://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudHere's the gear I use: bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Family Reunion 360 - try 2 Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2016-06-27 | Testing 360 video. I think I screwed up the metadata in the last attempt, hopefully this one works right!Here's the gear I use: bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Super Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse Time-lapse 4K Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2015-09-28 | For licensing contact kenneth@kennethbrandon.comHere's the still image: flickr.com/photos/kenbrandon/21158605663The super blood moon rose while in total eclipse on the west cost so I only got the second half. Of course the day before there wasn't a cloud in the sky.The time-lapse was made by taking images every 30 seconds. I shot it with a Canon 6D and Celestron C11 Telescope with focal reducer on a Celestron CGE Mount. I lived streamed the event on Periscope. Here's the setup: twitter.com/KennethBrandon/status/648304692934504449Music: Turn Onby: RW Smithfrom YouTube Audio LibraryHere's the gear I use: bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Double Satellite - Can you identify it? Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2015-08-24 | While hunting Meteors during the Persieds I found this interesting double satellite. It was visible for about 3-5 min around 1:00am +- a couple min. August 13, 2015 in Mojave National Preserve. Here's the Lat Long:35°18'57.8"N 115°32'46.0"WUsing Stellarium it doesn't seem like it could have been the ISS but I can't seem to find what it is. Do you know what it was?Final image here on flickr: flickr.com/photos/kenbrandon/20561676465Time-lapse info:Canon 6D 10s ISO8000Rokinon 24mm @1.4Images every 20sMusic: VoyeurBy: Jingle PunksFrom: YouTube Audio LibraryHere's the gear I use: bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Camping with a Telescope - Time-lapse Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2015-08-11 | Here's what happens when you setup a telescope at a campground. At William Heise County Park, Julian, CACanon 6D 20s 6400 ISO - 5s between shotsRokinon Lens14mm @ F2.8Telescope: Celestron C11 Mount: CGE MountHere's the gear I use: bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Astronomy Time-lapse - Telescope Point of View Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2015-07-06 | I headed out to the windswept Trona Pinnacles with my dad on Father's day. It was sweltering at 115°F. Using 2 cameras I captured another telescope point of view time-lapse. This time I had one camera time-lapsing using an equivalent 26mm lens while the other time-lapsing simultaneously at prime focus of my c11 telescope at 2800mm. More info below:Most of the objects in this video in order:JupiterMoonM51 Whirlpool GalaxyM13 Great Glob in HerculesM11 Open ClusterM17 Swan NebulaM20 Trifid NebulaM8 Lagoon NebulaGhost of Jupiter NGC 3242M51 WhirlpoolM63 Sunflower GalaxyM9? GlobM57 Ring NebulaM31 Andromeda GalaxySaturnM27 Dumbbell NebulaM31 Andromeda GalaxyM8 Lagoon NebulaExif:Piggyback time-lapse:Canon t3i: 50s @ ISO1600Tamron 17-50mm 2.8 @ 17mm & F2.8Prime Focus Time-lapse:Canon 6D: 50s @ ISO5000Celestron C11 2800mm F10Celestron CGE Mount**Music credit is incorrect. It should read:Music: TickerBy: Silent PartnerHere's the gear I use: bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Telescope Point of View Time-lapse Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2015-05-25 | I headed out this new moon with my buddy Elliot to Panamint Valley, CA. I was curious to see what a telescope pov time-lapse would look like. Telescope: C11 with CGE MountPiggyback camera: Canon 6D w/ Rokinon 24mm 1.4Stationary camera: Canon t3i w/ Tamron 17-50mm 2.8For licensing contact kenneth@kennethbrandon.comMusic from YouTube creator studio audio library:Time Stops by Silent PartnerHere's the gear I use: bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Jupiter Time-lapse Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2015-02-21 | I was hoping to do this for the trip moon transit last month, but I'm happy to at least capture this. This time lapse was taken over 2hours and 45min. Shot with Canon T3i at prime focus of my Celestron C8 on the CG-5 eq mount with dual axis drives for tracking.I shot a 30s video every 5 min. Videos shot with the t3i's 10x digital zoom mode. Ended up with 33 frames. Each video was prepared with PIPP and stacked with RegiStax6 It took a long time to process each frame. It turned out better than I had hoped!Music: Into the WormholeBy: Jingle PunksFrom youtube creator audio libraryHere's the gear I use: bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Jupiter UFO Transit Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2015-02-17 | While observing Jupiter I witnessed what I believe is an earth satellite flying across the face of Jupiter. I measured the UFO to be 7.6 arcseconds. It was around 7:24pm PST Feb 16, 2015. Using in-the-sky.org/satmap.php I could not figure out what satellite it would have been. I asked Phil Plait aka the BadAstronomer if he thought it was a satellite, he replied: "Seems big for that. Might be something terrestrial; balloon, or something like that. But I don’t know." Any help in figuring out what object was is highly appreciated!Shooting at 30fps it took about 10 frames to travel across the face of Jupiter which had a diameter of about 44", so it was traveling about 132 arcseconds/secMy flickr: http://flickr.com/KenBrandonMy facebook: http://on.fb.me/KennethDarkSkyChaserSetup:Celestron G8 Telescope and Mount with dual axis motors for tracking.Video with Canon T3i at prime focus in Digital x10 video mode, ISO 100, WB-Daylight30s of the video was stacked in RegiStaxHere's the gear I use: bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Comet Lovejoy Time-lapse Jan 2015 Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2015-01-21 | I head out to the Trona Pinnacles for a single cloudy night to shoot Comet C2014 Q2 Lovejoy. Unfortunately the clouds rolled in and I only had one night to shoot! Music: CloudsBy: Huma-humaFrom: YouTube Audio LibraryHere's the gear I use: bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Lunar Eclipse April 15, 2014 - Blood Moon Time-Lapse Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2014-04-15 | Time-lapse of the total Lunar Eclipse as seen from Long Beach, CA.The clouds chased me away. Music from YouTube Music Library:Moonlight Sonata by BeethovenContact Kenneth@KennethBrandon.com for licensing.Here's the gear I use: bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Las Vegas Night Time-lapse Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2014-01-01 | For licensing inquiries contact Kenneth@KennethBrandon.comBellagio Fountains and Vegas time-lapse. My Facebook: http://on.fb.me/KennethDarkSkyChaserMy Website: http://KennethBrandon.comMy Google+: http://google.com/+KennethBrandonMy Flickr: http://flickr.com/KenBrandonThis was shot from the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino. Music from YouTube Audio Library:Microchip by Jason FarnhamAvailable in 4K.Here's the gear I use: bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
How to Edit the Milky Way - Color Correction Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2013-10-15 | In this video I show how to do color correction of the foreground of a milky way shot.Check out the final photo here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenbrandon/10181420095Meta data from this shot:Canon t3i: 40s ISO1600Tamron 17-50mm 2.8 @ 17mm & F2.8On a modified Meade ETX 90 mountHow to edit the milky way tutorial:How to edit milky way time-lapse tutorial:Follow me on social media. It makes me happy. :)Flickr: http://flickr.com/KenBrandonFacebook: http://on.fb.me/KennethDarkSkyChaserGoogle+: plus.google.com/u/0/b/113163374720094554658Twitter: http://twitter.com/KennethBrandonhttp://KennethBrandon.comHere's the gear I use: bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Cloud Time-Lapse from Signal Hill, CA 9/4/13 Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2013-09-05 | I saw the clouds from my window and headed out spur of the moment to see what I could capture. I'm a bit unhappy with the flicker. I believe it's from the aperture flicker. I should have unhooked the lens a bit so it would have stayed in the same place. Also I could have used LRTimeLapse to reduce it but I wanted to get it out fast. Another thing I should have done was used a strong ND filter so that I could have dragged the shutter to get rid of the airplanes. At least it would have given them a since of motion instead of making them look like insects. :)Here's the gear I use: bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Bright Meteors Time-Lapse Collection Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2013-08-28 | In this video I show some of the brightest meteors I've ever captured. These all have Persistent Trains. The last one even has a visitable shock wave. The one during the Geminid Meteor Shower isn't in line with all the other Geminids so I think it was just a stray meteor. The one during the Persied Meteor shower is a Persied Meteor.Check out my Photography / Time-Lapse Facebook Page: http://on.fb.me/KennethDarkSkyChaserCheck out my Flickr: http://flickr.com/KenBrandonCheck out my Website: http://KennethBrandon.comMusic: Clean Soul By: Kevin Macleod (http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300033)Music License: CC Attribution 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)More on Persistent trains FROM NASA: (http://leonid.arc.nasa.gov/meteor.html)Persistent train is the long enduring emission that remains in the path of a bright fireball once the afterglow has faded. Persistent trains can last for 1-30 minutes (typically 4-6 minutes) at an apparent brightness of +4 to +5 magnitude. The optical light of these long enduring trains is from Na (sodium) and FeO (iron oxyde), from airglow-type chemistry of the recombination of oxygen atoms and ozone molecules that is catalised by sodium and iron atoms. Persistent trains last long enough to enable telescopic studies of the path of a meteor. Upper atmosphere winds distort the shape of the train.Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Hike-Lapse Experiment - Saddlebag Lake Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2013-08-07 | I wanted to try something new. I took a picture every 5 steps and then used After Effects to stabilized the resulting footage. It worked better than expected. My Time-Lapse / Photography Facebook Page: http://bit.ly/KennethDarkSkyChaser My latest time-lapse film: youtube.com/watch?v=6XUCSvlUw80 My Flickr: http://bit.ly/KenOnFlickrMy Twitter: http://twitter.com/KennethBrandonHere's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
How to Edit Milky Way Time-Lapse - After Effects & Premiere Pro Tutorial Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2013-07-16 | In this video I show how I edit my Time-Lapse sequences of the Milky Way. The time-Lapse I'm excited about! youtube.com/watch?v=6XUCSvlUw80My Photography Facebook Page: http://on.fb.me/KennethDarkSkyChaserMy Flickr Page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/91171539@N08My Twitter: http://twitter.com/KennethBrandonMy Website: http://KennethBrandon.comMy main procedure is to edit the camera raw files in Camera Raw, create a video sequence of the time-lapse in After Effects, and then do final editing in Premiere Pro. I'm currently using CS5.5Let me know if you like these tutorials.Any suggestions on good Video Capture software?Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
How to edit the Milky Way - Photoshop Tutorial Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2013-05-17 | Check out my second tutorial here: http://youtu.be/ykYT4KcEdPQMy Photography Facebook Page: http://on.fb.me/KennethDarkSkyChaser My Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/91171539@N08 My Twitter: http://twitter.com/KennethBrandonIn this video I show how I edit Milky Way Photos in Photoshop. I've learned this from various sources and from experimentation over the past year in a half while shooting time-lapse from dark skies.Shot info:Camera: Canon T3i (600D)Exposure: 40sISO: 1600Lens: Tamron 17-50mm 2.8 @ 17mm & F2.8Shot on a computerized pan/tilt telescope mount tracking the stars. I use a modified Meade ETX90 telescope mount.Please let me know what you think. I'm always looking for new techniques.Thanks!Here's my tutorial on how to turn this sequence into a Time-Lapse: youtube.com/watch?v=dcYpYSGKY2kHere's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Doheny State Beach Time-lapse Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2013-04-15 | Here is some time-lapse I shot from a family trip to Doheny State Beach.Not my best stuff but I thought I'd share it anyway. Unfortunately I was unable to go to a dark sky this month to shoot the Milky Way. Also my slider had some trouble in the second sequence. Music: Sovereign by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100065)Music License: (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US)Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Mojave National Preserve Milky Way Time-Lapse Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2013-03-28 | This month my dad and I headed out to Mojave National Preserve to do some Milky Way Time-Lapse and astrophotography. My dad and I modified a Meade goto telescope mount so that we could mount a camera on it for pan-tilting time-lapse. Now we can follow the stars as they move across the sky.We had a blast! Special thanks to Christian Halten for composing the music for this video! Check out his website here: http://www.christianhalten.de/Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Time-Lapse by Kenneth Brandon Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2013-03-19 | Hey guys this is a trailer for my channel. It's for the new YouTube One Channel design. It will be shown on my channel to people who haven't yet subscribed. If you haven't yet subscribed... what are you waiting for? Music: SovereignBy: Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100065)Music Licensed under CC Attribution 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Death Valley Milky Way Time-Lapse Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2013-02-22 | I headed out to Death Valley to take some Time-Lapse. Unfortunately I arrived as the sun was setting and had to scramble to set up. I'd like to go back and find a better spot for time-lapse. The goal for this trip was to try some panning and tracking time-lapse. I wanted to get a panning time-lapse that tracked the constellation Orion. Unfortunately that sequence didn't turn out very well because I messed up the settings on that one. (That's the very fast sequence at 0:33.) On the last sequence (0:35) I had my camera piggybacking my telescope while it was tracking the sky. This let me take longer than usual exposures without star trails. The exposures were 40 seconds instead of 20.I couldn't believe how many satellites were flying around at the end!I'm happy the cool part of the Milky Way is starting to make an appearance again!Music: Sovereign by Kevin MacLeod (http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100065)Music License: (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US)Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Joshua Tree Starry Time-Lapse Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2013-01-28 | I headed out with my dad and brother to Joshua Tree to take some time-lapse of that iconic desert. We slept under the stars while the temperatures dropped below 17 degrees Fahrenheit.We stayed at White Tank Campground. The arch is called Rock Arch and was visited all through the night by different photographers that braved the cold.One of the goals of this trip was to try to get a close up of the sun and moon setting. I really liked seeing the earthshine on the moon! :) Music by: Alex Beroza Song: Improvisations on Friday(http://ccmixter.org/files/AlexBeroza/17253)Music License: Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Moon Jupiter Conjunction Time-Lapse Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2013-01-23 | Here's my attempt at shooting the Moon and Jupiter conjunction. I stabilized it in After Effects. This was shot with my Canon 6D + 300mm lens. I took an image every 10 seconds.Here's the composite image from the beginning: http://www.flickr.com/photos/91171539@N08/8406872401Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Time-Lapse Contest Results + Prize Unboxing! Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2013-01-19 | My winning video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBx9NA90d8EYou can see my video in the winner's gallery here: http://www.youtube.com/user/MyIntelEdge/AMomentaryLapseIn this video I announce which place I got in Intel's Momentary Lapse Time-Lapse Competition. My video was entered in the third and last contest one day before voting ended. Special thanks to: Rafi Mustakim (youtube.com/user/SuperRubikCuber) for informing me about the contest!Thanks if you voted for my time-lapse!Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Orion Nebula - My First Stacked Image Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2013-01-16 | In this video I show my first stacked image. Here's the final image on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/91171539@N08/8386241628First I show an image of the constellation Orion taken that same night. After zooming into the nebula I show the 35 30 second images taken from my camera through my telescope. I think the streaks going through the nebula are actually geostationary satellites! You can see that although my telescope tracks the nebula, It's on an alt az mount and the image rotates while it tracks. Because of this I'm limited to only 30 second exposures. I can't wait to try this again!Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Star Trails in Tahoe Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2013-01-08 | Be sure to watch my Geminid Meteor Shower Time-Lapse if you haven't already seen it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_jdfyp8pL0I went snowboarding in Tahoe Last Week. I though I'd take the opportunity to learn something new. I wanted to experiment with larger resolutions. So this is a 4k sequence I created in After Effects. Then In Premier Pro I exported it to 2K. To watch it in 2k change the resolution to "Original."I'm looking for some new music is if you have any ideas please let me know! Thanks!Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Geminid Meteor Shower Time-Lapse 2012 Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2012-12-30 | For Licensing contact: kenneth@kennethbrandon.comI headed out to Big Sur to watch the Geminid Meteor shower of 2012!I experimented with two things for this video. Persistent Meteors and dimmed Star Trails.In the second sequence I really wanted to have persistent meteors. It was very labor intensive to get the shooting stars to linger. Basically I had to cut each meteor out and then have that be on a higher track. Then have that track fade out. (I hope that made sense!) I used Star Trails in the first and third sequence because that is much less labor intensive way to show meteors and have them persist. I developed a new method for making star trails. In normal star trails, the trails are bright and cause the image to lose detail in both the stars and the Milky Way. In my new technique, I've made it so the trail is dimmer and the original frame is more pronounced so that there is still detail in both the stars and Milky Way. Music: Silence Await by: cdk (http://ccmixter.org/files/cdk/17432)Music License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)Where should I go for my next trip?Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
3D Star Time-Lapse (Double Arch) Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2012-11-27 | This is my first attempt at making a 3D time-lapse or 3D movie of any kind. (Sorry this is a re-upload. There was a problem with the first version and the rendering of the credits.)I captured this using two Canon T3i cameras. One is mine and the other was borrowed. The movement is achieved with my DIY time-lapse slider that my dad and I made.Music: Down the Lighted Path by: Darkroom (http://ccmixter.org/files/mactonite/13876)Music licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Owens Valley Radio Observatory Milky Way Time-Lapse Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2012-11-23 | I shot this video while on a weekend trip to Bishop, CA in Owens Valley. These huge Radio Telescopes are pretty neat!Music: Silence Await By: cdk (http://ccmixter.org/files/cdk/17432)Music Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Contest Entry (A Momentary Lapse) The Colors of Night Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2012-10-22 | Hey Guys! Help me win this Time-Lapse contest! If I win I get a new camera that will help me improve my time-lapses! Vote for my video here: http://www.youtube.com/myinteledge?x=us_showcase_3925_4 There's not much time left! Also please share this video or at least click the like button! Thanks!Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Milky Way Time-Lapse - Double Arch - Alabama Hills Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2012-10-19 | This month my dad and I headed off to the Alabama Hills near Lone Pine, CA. These hills sit in the shadow of Mt. Whitney. The hills have awesome rocks formations and are home to over 300 arches. Many movies have been shot there. In this video I wanted to try a few new things. Using our DIY slider I actually used two cameras to shoot a 3D time-lapse sequence. I still am trying to work out how to edit and upload in 3D, but expect to see a 3D sequence soon!The main arch In this video is Double Arch but is also known as Cyclopes Arch. The arch at the end of the video is Alabama Hills' most famous arch, Mobius Arch.In the first Milky Way sequence you can see cars driving down the switchbacks coming from Whitney Portal.Music: Down the Lighted Path by: Darkroom (http://ccmixter.org/files/mactonite/13876)Music licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
HDR Cloud Time-Lapse Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2012-10-12 | Some great clouds! I wanted to experiment with some more HDR time-lapse sequences. Here are 3 I threw together. All HDR processing was done using Photomatix Pro from HDRsoft.comThe raw images came from my Canon T3i. Each image is processed from 3 bracketed shots at +-1.5. Music: Ethereal Space by:snowflake(http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/33318)Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Milky Way Time-Lapse - Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2012-09-22 | I went to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in the White Mountains in California. It's home to the world's oldest trees. The oldest is 4,834 years old.For this trip my dad rebuilt our time-lapse dolly. I also rented a Canon 5d miii for this. I wanted to see if the camera would improve the quality of my time-lapses. Music is "Sub Rosa" by Remote licensed under the Attribution-ShareAlike License. Connect and support here: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Remote/Sub_RosaHere's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Milky Way Time-Lapse - Kennedy Meadows, CA Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2012-08-20 | Here's three sequences from a overnight trip to Kennedy Meadows, CA. Here's a 360 photo taken that night: http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=053306fc-5938-4645-b43d-67a8783e4249I'm hoping to get my time-lapse slider back in working form for next month!The first was a Holy-Grail Time-Lapse attempt! Still a bit of flicker, but otherwise my favorite holy-grail I've done so far.Music: Silence Await by: cdk (http://ccmixter.org/files/cdk/17432)License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
HDR Clouds over the Sierras - Time-lapse Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2012-08-15 | I took these sequences on a family vacation to Mammoth Lakes, CA. Each frame is a composition of three photos bracketed at +-2.HDR done in Photomatix Pro.Music: Ethereal Space by snowflake : (http://ccmixter.org/files/snowflake/33318)License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
John Muir Trail Time-Lapses of the Milky Way Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2012-07-14 | Here are 7 time-lapse sequences I took while hiking the John Muir Trail (JMT) with my wife and brother. This is the first time I have ever taken my DSLR with me hiking. I'm pretty happy that I did. I brought 8 batteries and 128GB of Memory. (Around the halfway point I was able to recharge my batteries and transfer the files to a computer giving me a total 256 GB worth of memory for the trip.) All sequences were taken with my Canon T3i. I used the intervelometer script from the Magic Lantern firmware to drive the camera. Most star time-lapses were 30 second exposures every 45 seconds. All time-lapses are played back at 24 frames per second. Here's the sequences:1. Stars over Half Dome2. Climbing Half Dome3. Stars over Donahue Pass4. HDR Clouds over Lake Marjorie near Pinchot Pass 5. Stars over Upper Palisade Lake near Mather Pass6. Stars over Forester Pass7. Star trails over the backside of Mt. Whitney#4 and #5 should have been switched. Mather Pass came before Pinchot Pass.Thanks to the TimeLapseBlog on youtube for the tutorial on how to do star trails. (youtube.com/watch?v=GwgDtQXks1c) I used that for the last sequence of the backside of Mt. Whitney.Music by cdk - summertime instrumental 1 (http://ccmixter.org/files/cdk/13112)License: Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Venus Transit Time-Lapse Through Telescope!! 6/5/12 Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2012-06-06 | Here's a time-lapse I took of the Transit of Venus. The conditions were very nice in Long Beach, CA.I shot the time-lapse through my 8 inch Telescope (Meade LX90)I had my Canon T3i take three pictures every 30 seconds. Music by: Alex Beroza - Improvisation On Friday.... (http://ccmixter.org/files/AlexBeroza/17253)License: Creative CommonsAttribution (3.0) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Milkyway Time-lapse (Remastered) Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2012-06-01 | This was taken in Zion National Park. It was included in my last time-lapse from Zion, but I wanted to tweak it to get more out of the Milkyway. (I might have tried too hard!)Music by Alex Beroza - Improvisation On Sunday..... (http://ccmixter.org/files/AlexBeroza/17112)License: CC Attribution 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Milky Way & Annular Solar Eclipse: Time-lapses at Zion National Park Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2012-05-23 | Here are 4 of 6 time-lapse sequences I took on our weekend getaway to Zion National Park. The other 2 didn't turn out so good. My time-lapse dolly broke, so no sliding time-lapses this month.So far I'm 5 for 5 on my goal of finding dark skies each month of this year.Song: Improvisation On Sunday By:AlexBeroza http://ccmixter.org/files/AlexBeroza/17112 License CC by 3.0: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
Annular Solar Eclipse Time-Lapse May 22, 2012 Ring of Fire!! Kenneth Brandon - Dark Sky Chaser 2012-05-22 | I was fortunate to travel to Zion National Park and see a perfectly centered Annular Solar Eclipse, and the Ring of Fire!! Here's how I did it:1. Using my Telescope, Canon T3i, and intervalometer, I took three picture in AEB mode every 20 seconds, 1 dark, 1 medium, and 1 bright.2. I then created three time-lapses each from the three different exposure: Dark, Medium, Bright. 3. I then stabilized each of these time-lapses in Adobe After Effects. (I'm a novice when it comes to AE. That's why the stabilization isn't that good.)4. Using Adobe Premiere Pro, I cross faded the three time-lapses so that the sun stayed relatively the same color and brightness.What a Blast!I rushed to post this so I decided to not add music. (I'm very bad at picking music, so it takes me forever!) I also decided to post this without waiting to complete my other time-lapses from my trip to Zion National Park. Hopefully I'll be able to work on those soon!Here's the gear I use:bit.ly/Time-Lapse-Gear
