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Music: Quantic - Not so Blue - quantic.org

On a whim I wondered what it would look like if I took a still image with my S90 every couple of minutes/hours on my recent weekend trip to Singapore and then made a time lapse from it. For the motorcycle shots I fabricated a neck strap from an iPhone cable and some masking tape that the hotel gave me. Kind of like a cheap version of the Microsoft SenseCam

If you look hard, when I deplane on the Tokyo to Singapore flight you can see my Uncle and me - he was randomly on the same flight.

Music: Quantic - Not so Blue - quantic.org

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Megan Leigh Sweeney 3 months ago

I felt like i went on the trip with you. I like the photos with you in them, how many pictures did you take? You should do this everywhere you go;)
Lee Uber 3 months ago

epic journey! very, very rad.
Shayla Miller 3 months ago

Did you ever get tired of your camera?
David DAngelo 3 months ago

Hey Shayla! How's it going? Yeah - it got annoying at times, funny looks from folks for sure. The makeshift neckstrap made it a bit easier, especially on the motorcycle.
Peter Chylewski 3 months ago

I have mixed feeelings about this:

- One one hand, it's a neat idea to portray everything you've seen (or your camera) during this one trip.

- On the other hand: How boring can flying really get? Same old airplanes, same old (cheap) food, same old wasted hours, same old airport design most everywhere on this planet. Just how much more boring can it get?

I'm writing all this with a lot reluctancy, because, whenever I am flying (which is kind of rare), I soo love being in the air and admire all the rest...
David DAngelo 3 months ago

I hear you for sure - flying can get old - especially when you are made to fly, and to some place that is less than awesome. But, when you're going someplace that you're fired up about it's pretty exciting. There's nothing like the view flying into Singapore at night with all the ships lit up just off the shore. Often, when you're surrounded by a different and unique environment, its effect can be energizing.

In the end, some folks are just wired differently about travel. . .

Thanks for your thoughts!
-Dave
Torsten Zorn 3 months ago

You know what I hate ... people complaining about flying.

YOUR FLYING THROUGH THE FRICKIN AIR PEOPLE ... IT'S AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

Nice seat choice on the way there too ... I can't believe they let you man the exit row.
Tiara The Merch Girl 3 months ago

Were you only in Singapore for a day? Your flights seemed to take longer than your actual holiday!

also just curious (and as someone who's been to Denver from Malaysia a bunch of times): why not Denver -> LA -> Singapore?
David DAngelo 3 months ago

I was there for two days - I just had to take the first day out to keep the video a manageable length.

As for the routing - I eeked a couple extra miles going through Chicago. . .

Thanks for the note!
-Dave
Mark McClellan 3 months ago

Loved this! What's great is that the blurry pictures worked well here where they would have otherwise been deemed useless. Instead they helped convey the sense of motion. Cool idea. Makes me want to go get on a plane to anywhere.
vickiho 3 months ago

Very awesome! I'm from Singapore, and it was pretty cool recognizing everything once you touched down. Great decision to rent a bike as well, btw. Also, I'm impressed you braved Sim Lim Square. :D
Kolby Kirk 3 months ago

Fantastic! Thanks for the ride. :)
Christian Anderson 3 months ago

I enjoyed that.
Emrys Roberts 3 months ago

That was bad ass! Great Job! :)
Tom Blachford 3 months ago

wow, i did one very similar.

check it out.

vimeo.com/5192369
David DAngelo 3 months ago

Just checked it out! very cool - you really can tell it was done with a nice DSLR! Nice work.
afilmnut 3 months ago

I grew up in Singapore and made this trip many times myself. It was awesome to see it through someone else's eyes. Thanks!
Robert Carrier 3 months ago

Very cool!
Stan Kjar 3 months ago

So why did you make the trip to Singapore for only 2 days?
David DAngelo 3 months ago

why not? - just for a little getaway that's completely different. That and some FF miles. . . :)
pat merino 3 months ago

Clever - fun and neat soundtrack ;-)
ifitri 3 months ago

My Homeland, Singapore!!!
Andres^C4^ 3 months ago

Exelent job dave, i realy like it
there is another like this on vimeo , i think it was on tokyo and it was very good also.
David DAngelo 3 months ago

I saw that Tokyo video - another great job done with a solid DSLR - really ups the quality. His video had a great feel to it. The LCD Soundsystem track rocked too.
Ciaron Linstead 3 months ago

Very nice!
Timothé Grière 3 months ago

I really like the concept !
Ryan Dean 3 months ago

I loved it, thought my brain might explode after two and a half minutes though!
Ty Bowmaker 3 months ago

By far the most fascinating journey I have seen. That was pure genios, loved every moment.
Highlight was on the plane less then a minute in when you at the food in 2 shots. haha
How big was your memory card, would have has to have been HUGE to fit all those shots!
David DAngelo 3 months ago

Thanks Ty! I used a 32 gb SD card - but only shot about 6 gig's worth of photos. The S90 in its highest setting jpeg setting is only 1 or 2 megs a photo. When doing timelapses - it's not worth using the raw setting - way too big.

cheers,
dave
chorbon 3 months ago

yeahh very good idea... nice
Juni Scott 3 months ago

Nice. Liked the way the video ended in the bed.
Mika Technika 3 months ago

great vid!!! great music!!!
ESTHER 3 months ago

Love it! you've captured all the little things that would be easy to forget
David DAngelo 3 months ago

And you thought he was cute before. Look at his Pea Coat, Tell me he's broke. . . . killer hat
Quality Vintage 3 months ago

So Cool - I like the end bit with your dog, so glad to see you. Looks like the drive into Boulder. Table Mesa/Martin Acres from the looks of the houses, eh?
- 3 months ago

Fantastic video. Thanks for bringing me along to Singapore.
Antonio Caldeira 3 months ago

Great idea! In fact it's so simple that I wonder why I didn't do it myself before. Good stuff. Congratulations
David DAngelo 3 months ago

Thanks man! I dig your 1150 GS - you can do a really cool time lapse journey with that beast!!
Antonio Caldeira 3 months ago

It takes genius to see what others overlook. Good things most of the time come from simple solutions. Thats the case with your movie. In February i'll do another tour in Morocco and that will be the best time to try to do a time lapse of that tour.
If it only would come as near as good as yours it would be great.
Keep up the good work!
David DAngelo 3 months ago

Having a motorcycle as a vehicle would be really cool - especially since you can mount it and power it off the the bike. All sorts of neat angles and mounting points (engine guards give a cool perspective I think.) And then of course when you're in all the cool cities and towns. . . keep me posted - can't wait to see!
c Rice 3 months ago

Did you go to Camp Deerwood in New Hampshire?
David DAngelo 3 months ago

Yes I did! Cory Rice?
James Thorley 3 months ago

Really cool vid dude
Danny Holland 3 months ago

Great video!
George Mason 3 months ago

Following up on a previous comment, my brain DID explode. Can we do it again?
Philip Campbell 3 months ago

great music and shots.
Paul Gwinnup Jr. 3 months ago

That was Awesome!!! It makes me want to go to singapore.
Kevin Olsen 3 months ago

I am surprise some TSA agent didn't arrest you for taking photos anywhere in the terminal or while boarding the plane.

How did you swing this?
David DAngelo 3 months ago

The only areas that are sensitive are customs. Outside of that a camera is the least of their worries.
Dee 3 months ago

Suggestion - get out of the city!!! The magic of many places is in the countryside. How many shopping mall visits do we need in our lives?

Wonderful concept, thanks for sharing. The sequence of the glasses of beer in Tokyo was a nice little bit of potential story telling that I encourage you to pursue in future projects.

Yes, more story telling and...well... more drinking beer!
David DAngelo 3 months ago

Dee - thanks for the thoughts. You and Daniel (below) should get together.

-Dave
William Hook 3 months ago

Awesome video. :)
MuratCo 3 months ago

hats off to the idea and the will put into it ~ i enjoyed the trip, though I thought you could weigh in more on the actual trip and trim the actual transportation part next time

cheers ~
Mike Kelly 3 months ago

Excellent ! This gives a feeling of being in the row behind you. Well done !
denny ertanto 3 months ago

Really nice video. makes me feel like going to the same trip.
anyway, i know all the places you visit while you are in singapore. from Pan Pacific, sim lim square, city hall, ect.

but, very good video. :D
La ZEBRA 3 months ago

very cool
Daniel Dides 3 months ago

Overall, I thought the video was stunning. It was a great concept, and really well executed.

Just my two cents, but I felt like certain parts could have used a couple more frames thrown in there. For the most part, the video was very easy to follow, but at times, the pacing for the motion just didn't feel right. The speed at which you moved seemed to vary slightly. Ex: 10 feet of walking would be portrayed by 3 frames in about half a second at one part, but at a different time, 10 feet of walking would be 5 frames over the course of .75 of a second. I hope that math made sense!

Again, my opinion. I mean no offense. D:
David DAngelo 3 months ago

Daniel - thanks for the comments. And don't sweat it - no offense taken. A thought for you to consider - about a week or two ago I made a comment on Gabriel Leigh's video called Frequent Flyer vimeo.com/7167640. You should check it out - he did a very good job. Anyways, I commented about watching out when he did a tilt and had a .6 soft grad filter on. (54 seconds in - I thought I was very clever for noticing this.)

Again, it's my opinion and I mean no offense by this, but let's just say after reading your 'advice' I now know how Gabriel felt after reading my 'advice.'
Wassim 3 months ago

Let's get that passport ready!!

Great idea, a nice way to "log your memories" so to speak.
T.TH. 3 months ago

Absolutely brilliant Mate, well done and that looks like an awesome trip!
Leopoldo Viana 3 months ago

That´s really nice man!
Congratulations!
gustave.angevin 3 months ago

nice job!!!! thxx 4 the trip
The Brothers Grinn 3 months ago

There are moments of brilliance in your piece. I had a fun time watching it, and then I had heartburn watching it again, looking for all the times when you must have been uncomfortable. A few months back I did this timelapse, ( vimeo.com/6887056 ) and the most uncomfortable part was shooting out the window. The guy in front of me was pissed that the shutter was going off every second, and I kept looking over my shoulder, just waiting for the stewardess to make me put the camera and tripod away. Thank you for sharing your journey. I look forward to the next one.
David DAngelo 3 months ago

That was awesome!!! Great idea to use the tripod in the plane - that looked hot! I just used an S90 and it was pretty near to silent.

Just saw on one of your comments you were interested in a panning rig. I bought a Celestron telescope for the tripod and panning head. A couple brackets and it makes it a really cheap unit.

Thanks for the comment - the best part about this whole video thing I did is now being able to see the stuff others have done - never would have thought to look before.

-dave
Daniel B 3 months ago

Amazing I want to kinda do the same thing
Yan PHUN 3 months ago

Somehow the security at airport always try to stop me from using my camera.

Were you being stopped from photographing anything at all?
Matthew Hauler 3 months ago

Loved the work. How did you take the pictures of yourself at the 0:41 mark?
Debbs. 3 months ago

Wait, so you left the bike in Kovan. Can we still find it or did you have other plans for it?
lauralee inserra 3 months ago

Pretty dope, I liked this.
narkyoung kim 3 months ago

wow i am staying Singapoe and Seoul
now i am in seoul
it make me miss singapore haha
anyway going back on monday so ,,,
MILO 3 months ago

One word- sweet. Very creative with the every-minute shot!
Mike C 3 months ago

Great work. Question: in order to make the video did you have to manually drop each picture in sequence in a timeline, or is there some kind of app that automates that?
Umar Sharif 3 months ago

Great Video!
Elaine Tong 3 months ago

Some part of it were pretty good (i.e. traveling with a scooter), but watching this over a course of 5 minutes can be very dizzy, plus the choice of music made me more headache after watching it 4 minutes into the film. Idea has been done. Not that original but thanks for sharing you trip with us.
Karl Jones 3 months ago

Nicely done! My favorite part was the dog offering its paw when you got home.
Ondřej Vymětalík 3 months ago

I really Love your vid !!!!! Awsome !! very inspirated
Felix Reichardt 2 months ago

This is really cool.

I can relate to it because I lived in Singapore for 3 Years and know all the places in that video. Surprised that they let you shoot inside the shops at Sim Lim Square. You stayed in the Holiday Inn Atrium right :-)?
David DAngelo 2 months ago

Thanks for the comment - stayed at the Mandarin Marina Oriental. Sim Lim wasn't a problem - folks were pretty nice.

Cheers,
Dave
Hans 2 months ago

how random to come across your video! I'm trying to see sample shots of the S90 desperately. And I wanted to know what your feedback on it? --

Amazing Film!! BTW.
David DAngelo 2 months ago

The S90 is killer! Have really enjoyed it - the LX3 is definitely a bit wider, but the S90's form factor is better. The low light capability is quite nice and I've been able to avoid using the flash. Recently I printed an 8x11 and it looked good, but not nearly as good as a digital SLR. Need to see how much better a RAW image prints though. Cheers - Dave
Tim Sayre 2 months ago

I have never seen so many escalators!
Adam Fleck 2 months ago

thats sick that the airplane actually has a flight map where you can see your location on the globe! I wish every commercial airline had that.
Tovkal 2 months ago

Just perfect. Good timelipse, good music, good dog. Just perfect.
REY SOL 2 months ago

Good video!!!
worldpeace 2 months ago

Fantastic!
Rick Macomber 1 month ago

nice... I just got back from S'pore yesterday. Two weeks vacation. I'm working on the film now : )
Craig Carson 8 days ago

Great Ideas & angles