Washington, DC at Night (Time-lapse + HDR Toning)

At Triple Exposure, we always love to see great examples of time-lapse.  What’s even cooler though is when the author uses HDR toning to really make their images. pop!  Have a look at some great shots.

“This piece is all about DC at dusk and night — concentrating on the monuments and historical buildings on the mall. During the making of this time-lapse, I was hassled/stopped 27 times by DC police and received 5 parking tickets. That’s pretty much how it goes in DC.

With help from my buddy Drew Breese, Russ Scalf, and a few unnamed sources we were able to complete this production… even if it was slightly behind schedule. It took nearly 3 months to film the sunsets — since DC weather isn’t always the best.

For the production, I used a combination of standard frames, tone-mapping, and traditional HDR (on a few shots). It’s quite the mixture.”

•  Canon 5D Mark II
• Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 II
• Canon 50mm f/1.4
• Canon 70-200mm f/2.8 II
• Dynamic Perception Stage Zero

Processed with: 

•  Adobe After Effects CS5.5
• Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5