Later in the month of July, Comet Neowise was much easier to chase in the late evening hours. This time lapse, captured on July 18 reflecting on the stillness of Belwood Lake, Ontario, Canada was surreal. Complete with a small flock of geese.

**I'm sure it wasn't the comet they were interested in but my clicking camera near the shoreline.

It's amazing to imagine that this spectacular space traveler was seemingly hovering in the night sky yet speeding along on it's journey out into the far reaches of our solar system, not to return for another 6,800 years. I wonder what Earth and human civilization will be like by then & who will be gazing into the night sky at this glowing wonder.

A time lapse of Comet Neowise rising over the Grand River in the wee hours of the morning in Belwood, Ontario, Canada. It was such a quiet morning although extremely early. To start capturing the time lapse, I needed to be in position prior to it rising. On July 10, that meant waking up at 2:30 in the morning. Throughout the month of July, I explained to friends that chasing Comet Neowise gave a similar feeling as jet-lag! One thing non-astro I love about this time lapse is the rising mist & fog off the river as the temperature started to rise. Ghostly

Sometimes timing isn't everything. Preparedness goes hand in hand with good timing. On this evening, I had all my favourite gear with me. DJI Mavic Pro, 2 Nikon D750's, my trusty Manfrotto tripod. Now carry all that through a marsh! Lol

I managed to get a time-lapse going with my one D750 (14mm Rokinon glass) and let it do it's thing while i took hand held photos with my other camera and flew the Mavic to capture a most pleasant sunset in Luther Marsh. Just north of Grand Valley, ON

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So this was a neat experiment that I ended up deciding upon after taking the shots for a time lapse of the movement of stars with a church in the foreground.

Originally, my thought was, just do a normal time lapse but then it occurred to me to try layering the resulting images to produce "star trails".

I ultimately went with creating the finished frame first but then arranged it to show a more dynamic progression to the still image at the end.

I was quite pleased with the results and I think i will try to apply this technique in future time lapses.

After spending the sunset hours at Pilkington Overlook close to Fergus, Ontario, I was headed back to Waterloo when I happened to take the old bridge over the Conestogo River on the way home.

Something very neat was happening with the exposed flowing water. Because of the extreme deep freeze we were experiencing, a misty fog was rising from the river.

Adding to that mystique was the moonlight from an almost full moon.

I convinced myself to pull out my tripod and brave the cold once more before the end of 2017....... glad i did :)

Recent time lapse experiments at 14mm/Nikon D750. Taken over a week in November in Conestogo Lake, Luther Marsh, and Kitchener/Waterloo, ON

The small clip of northern lights intrigues me more for the vertical meteor shooting "up" from the horizon in the left hand corner. I've never seen that before.

An early morning experiment with exposure on Guelph Lake in Ontario.

It was a challenge calculating the proper exposure to start the time lapse knowing that, eventually, the sun would rise and my exposure would be blown out if i wasn't careful.

Another small time lapse, enjoy

Last Sunday was a bit of a "round-trip" of Luther Marsh Conservation Area. I hiked along the perimeter of the main lake mid-day and for October, It was HOT! Being mid-day, there wasn't much going on. We all know what that "magic hour" can bring. After leaving to find a place to eat, I was tempted to come home but after reconsidering, I was thankful that I decided to make the decision to go back to the park. At first (in the first portion of the time lapse) i set up my shot using a dark ND filter for water smoothing but hadn't realised i didn't account for the lack of exposure once the sun had set.

I removed the filter and packed everything away thinking it was over but Mother Nature had other plans. Almost immediately after putting my equipment away, the sky turned brilliantly pink! Quickly, i set back up the camera to attempt to capture the tail end of that splendour. It wasn't long but i was thankful to have experienced it first hand with my own eyes.

Lesson learned... Don't pack up until the sun has TRULY set.

This evening in particular was very special as we had 3 astronomical events occurring one after the next.

First, there was the typically, phenomenal Lake Huron sunset.

Secondly, right behind it, was the crescent moon setting within an hour after sunset.

Last, but certainly never least, was the Milky Way following the setting moon.

Certainly a treat to have all 3 happen on the same night! Road Trip!

Shoot further than the eye can see - (i think i just made that up) ;)

My evening on Lake Huron extended as the haze from the sky cleared and gave way to the Milky Way galaxy.

It was enchanting to see it before my very eyes and i hope to make Milky Way chasing a "thing" in my world.

Still working on mastering coloring, editing etc but time lapse is addicting.

There's a special spot along a country road close to Fergus, Ontario, Canada where you can sit and watch the sun go down.

I try to make it out to Pilkington Overlook at least 3 times a year.

Timing is everything. As it was this evening.

If you look closely, just after the sun sets, there's a tiny bonus.

Either a plane or a slow falling star. I can't tell and can not recall first hand while i was there.

This little ol' stone bridge is in quite the awkward location situated right after a busy round-a-bout leading into Cambridge, Ontario. The river feeds directly into the Grand River. I know nothing about the origin of the bridge but notice it every time I drive down Blair Road. I often wanted to stop and take a picture and wonder how many even notice it's there as they busily zoom around the bend.

A little gem.

Going for that "mirror effect" over the water, i set these exposures to 13secs w. an ND filter.

With the breeze across the water, it makes it look like the lake's water levels are rising and falling.

At times, it's easy to forget what a serene feeling the countryside can invoke.

Get out of the city as much as you can!

While driving in the countryside, chasing the sunset, i came upon a serene field of barley gently blowing in the breeze. Spent 2 hours capturing 2154 images at 3 second intervals. It's amazing what movement those seconds reveal when sped up 300%.

Having ordered my glass ball from Amazon months & months ago, I was pleased to finally get out and try a sunset experiment with it. Also, not being able to use my Rhino "motion" slider for a while was motivation enough as well to pull out all the gear.
Originally, I had scoped out a small wooden bridge in the countryside and knew the sun would set in the right angle. I imagined the ball being framed higher in the frame but by the time I set up the slider, the arc (for the turn), the tripod ball head and finally the NIkon D750, my lens was too high.
Never-the-less I went ahead with the capture as mother nature has a way of making things better.

Any ways, here is my first motion timelapse using a glass ball at sunset.