Timelapse Photography with your spare Ubuntu Box and Digital Camera

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Timelapse photography is kick ass and I am all for them, but I wonder if dedicating an entire computer for this task along with the camera is the right way of going about it (unless overkill is the motive). How about a more compact/cheaper solutions such as an intervalometer for dslr (buy or build one), or if you have a canon p&s camera using the CHDK firmware project http://chdk.wikia.com which offer the intervalometer feature....

Usually one would not leave a DSLR or any digicam unattended, so you if you have an extra laptop laying around this would be an easier solution.

er... you'd leave your laptop unattended? but not a camera?

This was definitely a case of "this is what I have laying around." It's just set up in my apartment at the moment. I also agree; a hardware solution would be better for taking timelapses out and about -- but there's a ton of cool stuff you can take timelapses of around your house. And more people probably have an extra computer than a shutter timer.

Here's one I made with my iPhone propped up on the countertop, not long after Auctomatic was acquired and we all moved to Vancouver http://vimeo.com/1407316

Fun! I love timelapse photography. I used a similar method to timelapse myself working at my desk for a day - http://posterous.jazzychad.com/office-time-lapse-video

Interesting, you tend to touch your face a lot as you sit there (unless you are eating non-stop). I used to do that as well, but when someone pointed it out to me I became keenly aware of how often I did it, and now I don't do it as much.

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