Tyler A. P. Moody | Carnival Glory Sailing to St. Thomas Time-Lapse @TylerAPMoody | Uploaded August 2021 | Updated October 2024, 37 minutes ago.
St. Thomas is such a beautiful place, here's a view of us sailing in on Carnival Glory back in 2014. Some of the clearest water I've seen is at Magens Bay on this island. There are even mostly clear/transparent fish swimming around there.

This is one of the earlier cruise time-lapses I have. The feature just came out with iOS 8 in September of 2014.
Shot using an iPhone 6, this still looks pretty good compared to some of my more recent ones. When I've switched between newer and older ones, it seems like the speed has changed slightly, or at least the frames that get kept for the final video. Maybe it's saving a smoother version (higher frame rate) in newer versions of iOS or on newer phones. Nothing huge, just an observation I didn't really research yet.

Here's an article about the feature from the company that makes the phone clip I bought later and currently use (in 2021).
studioneat.com/blogs/main/15467765-how-does-the-ios-8-time-lapse-feature-work

I usually mount the camera on one of the glass panes on the upper decks of the ship, it stays really stable and works well for time-lapses like this.

I used Logic Pro X and its Live Loops feature to make the music. I'm learning so much right now with Logic and it's exciting to keep exploring what I can do with it.

Equipment used:
(One of the two mounts for this earlier time-lapse)
RetiCAM Smartphone Tripod Mount with XL Conversion Kit
bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1250982-REG/reticam_rc_stm01_c_smartphone_tripod_mount_with.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwsZKJBhC0ARIsAJ96n3WvUzel9TuxYE07BnBu-I1RdxIMIYwJ2Mn0SOp5dTtkwzrsUcG8ej8aAr4ZEALw_wcB
Studio Neat Glif - Tripod Mount
studioneat.com/products/glif
Joby Suction Cup & GorillaPod Arm
joby.com/us-en/suction-cup-and-gorillapod-arm-jb01329-bww
Shot on iPhone 6

[Date taken: 11.25.14]