Time Lapse Tree Work

[bonner1040]

I love timelapse, here are some of my personal ones. Feel free to share your own!

Little Big Oak - 2 climbers prune a large oak tree while a 3rd removes a branch from another tree.
Little Big Oak - YouTube

Hickory Imp - A crane assisted removal of dead hickory tree
TL - Hickory Imp - YouTube

Whole Tree Rigging - A rope controlled felling
Whole Tree Rigging - YouTube

Looking up to Norway - A look up at a norway maple pruning
Looking up to Norway - YouTube

Sycamore Prune - A top down look at sycamore prune.
Sycamore Prune Final Cut - YouTube

Quick trim and cable - Light trimming of a sycamore and a pine is pulled away from leaning and a support cable is installed
Quick Trim and Cable - YouTube

Arbor Re-Construction an Inverted Tree Removal - At the home owners request and just for fun, we used a 3D printer to reconstruct the tree after removal.
Arbor Reconstruction - An Inverted Tree Removal - YouTube

It can get a bit boring so I dont blame anyone for not liking it but its a hobby of mine to make them so enjoy!

 

[Pelorus]

Have only watched the first one so far, but very enjoyable, Nick.
It is somewhat humbling to a Luddite like myself to see this kinda video technology. :msp_w00t:

 

[bonner1040]

Time lapse is easy, I used to do it the hard way but now I have a TLC200 Timelapse camera, and its as easy as pushing the button and uploading the results.

Amazon.com: tlc200

I got the wind angle lens and you can totally tell the difference, its a big improvement. It only does timelapse but it does it well with good options and 1 second interval.

I am glad you like it!

 

[imagineero]

did you use the wide angle lense in all those vids? Looks like a great thing to have, I'd love to put some vids like this up on my website. Do you need to get too far away without the wide angle?

Shaun

 

[bonner1040]

Those videos are a combination of different cameras. Even with the wide angle lens on the TLC or my wide angle Contour, you still need to get pretty far back for a tree like "Little Big Oak" without the wide angle lens you need to get really far back.

 

[Arbonaut]

You big yellow dog in, "The Wesco Condition" was cracking me up. you do a fine job in the vids.

 

[TreeAce]

cool video. I would like to have some time lapse stuff myself. I noticed you had Leimister (spelling?) on that crane job. Was it Dan himself on the crane? We must not be to far apart. I am in Avon Lake, how about you? I am also curious who you are with. No big deal just wondering.

 

[squad143]

Nice work.

I like doing the occasional time lapse as well, especially on some of the larger removals. I have been using a Samsung SMX-F30 camcorder. It's a digital camcorder that has an option to record in timelapse as well. You can even set the timelapse rate. I'll usually set it for a shot every 3 seconds or every 5 seconds.

Here are a couple of my timelapse videos. My favorite is the third one, probably because of the upbeat music. Unfortunately, because of the music I chose, you can't watch them on a mobile device.

Timelapse Willow:
Time Lapse Willow - YouTube

Timelapse Silver Maple (Day 1):
Time Lapse Silver Maple Removal - Day 1 - YouTube

Timelapse Siver Maple (Day 2):
Silver Maple Removal - Day 2.wmv - YouTube

 

[bonner1040]

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

I liked those Willow/Silver Maple movies!

 

[deevo]

Nice work.

I like doing the occasional time lapse as well, especially on some of the larger removals. I have been using a Samsung SMX-F30 camcorder. It's a digital camcorder that has an option to record in timelapse as well. You can even set the timelapse rate. I'll usually set it for a shot every 3 seconds or every 5 seconds.

Here are a couple of my timelapse videos. My favorite is the third one, probably because of the upbeat music. Unfortunately, because of the music I chose, you can't watch them on a mobile device.

Timelapse Willow:
Time Lapse Willow - YouTube

Timelapse Silver Maple (Day 1):
Time Lapse Silver Maple Removal - Day 1 - YouTube

Timelapse Siver Maple (Day 2):
Silver Maple Removal - Day 2.wmv - YouTube

You guys should see him after he drinks a Monster Energy drink and then does tree work, cameras can't keep up to him!
He is way faster then those videos! for real

 

[bonner1040]

I am a redbull guy!

 

[imagineero]

My camera arrived yesterday, same one. Took it out today for a play, you really do need that wide angle lense! Couldnt get one in aus, and have one coming from the states. I got the camera here though. Even putting the camera way p the back of the yard, it could barely get a 30 foot tree in frame.

I took a couple vids, but they were way too slow. I tried 1 sec intervals with 5fps output. Then I tried another with 1 sec intervals and 30fps output that was way too fast. Maybe 2 sec and 15fps? What are you setting yours at?

Shaun

 

[bonner1040]

Always one second interval for me. Either 20 or 30 frames/sec then I manipulate the speed in iMovie. Almost always use wide angle lens.