Version 0.1 Released Feb 26, 2012
This is a screen capture of the CHDK Motion Detect Plus script in action.
I created a new CHDK motion detection script called "Motion Detect Plus" to take repetitive shots with motion detection.
This Motion Detect Plus script adds a repetitive shot feature to the standard CHDK "motion.lua" script. This is useful for compiling a motion time-lapse sequence using motion detection to trigger the photos instead of a traditional intervalometer.
The script is called motionP.lua and should work with most cameras that support CHDK.
You can download the CHDK Motion Detect Plus script here.
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My front lawn was covered with a thin layer of frost this morning.
This morning when I looked out my front window I noticed a thin layer of frost covered the tree branches and the grass on my lawn. The air temperature was a cool -5°C.
An aerial view of the old foundations at Polly Cove in the West Dover Barrens.
The weather has been nice enough the last few days to get out and take some aerial photos using my trusty Multiplex EasyStar model airplane. The photos were taken at noon on Feb 14th, 2012 around the old ruins at Polly Cove, West Dover, Nova Scotia. To take the photos I used CHDK + the UBASIC Countdown Intervalometer script on my Canon Powershot SD780IS camera with the shutter speed set to 1/1500th second.
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Here is a photo of Andrew Hazelden flying model airplanes in -15°C weather.
This morning my brother, Russell, & I decided it would be fun to get out to the flying hill and fly some model airplanes during the winter season. For the last few days the coastal winds around West Dover, Nova Scotia have been calm at sunrise.
This morning the road was a bit icy and the temperature was around -15°C but it didn't stop us from having a great time. We got to the top of the flying hill just as the sun was breaking through a few clouds on the horizon. I snapped a few photos with my Canon Powershot as we were getting set up for flying. We flew a Multiplex EasyStar this morning for half and hour until our fingers and toes started to get a bit numb. The FMA co-pilot flight stabilizer worked well and leveled out the wings from the occasional gust of wind.
Sunrise in the West Dover Barrens
Here is a photo of the barrens with a light covering of snow and ice.
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A short night sky time-lapse GIF-a-mation
Last night the power was out for over four hours in West Dover. After I used up the last of the energy in my UPS unit I had to find something else to do with the evening.
Since the power was off in the village the street lights were off as well. This created an interesting opportunity for some excellent wintertime backyard astronomy.
I used a flashlight to locate my camera gear and tripod. Once I had my tripod set up outside I changed the lens on my Canon DSLR camera to an 8mm Peleng circular fisheye lens. The Peleng lens is a lot of fun because it takes extremely wide angle photos. I set my Canon D60 camera to bulb mode and programmed my Canon TC80-N3 intervalometer to capture 90 second long exposures. In all I ran the camera for 45 minutes in the cold weather and captured 28 long exposure images before the batteries died. I think it is cool that the Peleng lens has such a wide field of view that it also caught the headlights of cars driving by on the highway.
This image is a stack of 20 photos @ 90 seconds each.
For the 26 image composite I used the maximum image stacking mode in Photoshop along with dark frame subtraction.
This image is a single 90 second exposure that shows Orion's Belt low on the horizon.
This is a photo looking out on the West Dover Barrens after a fresh snowfall.
Christmas Eve in West Dover
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