Ok well here it goes two experiments at once. A learning experience for sure
Several years ago I discovered the CHDK website. This very loosely organized group of programmers hacked there way into Canon’s digital camera OS. You can download a main firmware add-on as well as a variety of programs to extend you Canon camera’s functionality. In this case an Intervalometer program is used to trigger operation of the camera. At the end of a run you have a memory card with a very large number of stills. I haven’t found the perfect program yet for the next step. Basically its a stop-motion animation. The program I use takes all these stills and outputs a DV file, which can be converted to internet compatible file formats.
This video is hosted by Vimeo, which is a kind of a cool community website for sharing and discussing videos and video production. The video quality has suffered a bit as it was transcoded by their server. Can’t really argue as at this level its free and the advertising level is low.
Signs of Deteriorating Weather from David O’Rourke on Vimeo.
Inside joke, we have a weather forecasting book that 90% of the captions are “signs of deteriorating weather”. Traditionally our thunderstorms move from West to East, here they can be seen moving from North to South on the horizon. Taken with a Canon A620 Power Shot, running CHDK shell OS, Looking West on Georgian Bay Canada, Time, approaching sunset. 2009 07 27