Polar Express: Timelapse of Morant's Curve
Written and Photographed by Jonathan Stauffer
Sequence
Composed of nearly 1,500 photographs, this timelapse captures the passing freight trains along the Canadian Pacific Railway in Banff National Park. At fifteen second exposures per image, the result is a quick flash of light as the trains appear to hurdle by, when in reality, trains can take minutes to pass.
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Settings & Gear
Sony A7riii (GM 16-35mm 2.8), Settings (15s | f/2.8 | iso 2,000), # of shots (1,452), Shoot time (6.5 hours | 21:30 - 4:00), Moon status (New). Post Processing was completed in Lightroom using Batch editing techniques and rendered to Video in Premiere Pro.
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