Timelapse from plane window..?!
#1
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Timelapse from plane window..?!
Hello there,
I'm thinking of creating a timelapse video through the window of my plane.
I'm flying Lufthansa from JFK to FRA then FRA to DMM.
My tools onboard woud be my iPhone (with timelapse app), a regular Sony 12MP camera, and my macbook pro.
Of course, if I do this I'm going to be using the macbook to keep my iPhone on during the flight. If things "feel" okay (JFK TSA are complete moronic monsters) I'll stick my iPhone or my camera to the window with a piece of scotch tape.
The results won't be as good as this: http://youtu.be/8j36Erxd5rc
But I still feel like it would be fun to do.
Any chances of being stopped by a flight attendent for a "strange person taking pictures through the window the whole flight"? Maybe I'll find a friendly attendant and let them know what I'm doing?!
Not sure, so I need your advise.
I'm thinking of creating a timelapse video through the window of my plane.
I'm flying Lufthansa from JFK to FRA then FRA to DMM.
My tools onboard woud be my iPhone (with timelapse app), a regular Sony 12MP camera, and my macbook pro.
Of course, if I do this I'm going to be using the macbook to keep my iPhone on during the flight. If things "feel" okay (JFK TSA are complete moronic monsters) I'll stick my iPhone or my camera to the window with a piece of scotch tape.
The results won't be as good as this: http://youtu.be/8j36Erxd5rc
But I still feel like it would be fun to do.
Any chances of being stopped by a flight attendent for a "strange person taking pictures through the window the whole flight"? Maybe I'll find a friendly attendant and let them know what I'm doing?!
Not sure, so I need your advise.
#2
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A few thoughts on this topic...
1) The TSA will have nothing to do with you by the time you're inside the airplane. Certainly they are not going to be the ones telling you to not tape your phone to the window.
2) Officially you are not supposed to have any electronics on during taxi/takeoff/landing. Whether you can get away with it (and choose to try) or not is up to you but we've got a whole thread here of shots that suggest it happens all the time.
3) I did it on my past few flights with a Flip video and no one cared, except the typical "all electronics off" comments.
These are three from last week:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD4kuwBwAsk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n-p53qLbhc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4ivFOXTBdQ
1) The TSA will have nothing to do with you by the time you're inside the airplane. Certainly they are not going to be the ones telling you to not tape your phone to the window.
2) Officially you are not supposed to have any electronics on during taxi/takeoff/landing. Whether you can get away with it (and choose to try) or not is up to you but we've got a whole thread here of shots that suggest it happens all the time.
3) I did it on my past few flights with a Flip video and no one cared, except the typical "all electronics off" comments.
These are three from last week:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD4kuwBwAsk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n-p53qLbhc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4ivFOXTBdQ
#3
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I meant: the whole experience of going through the TSA at JFK airport makes one very wary of even trying to be artsy on a plane :P
I love how they keep yelling at crowds and throwing around the carry-on containers like they're the ones dealing with international affairs.
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Thats a cool idea. I woudl be concerned with teh "all electronics" off situation as well. Some FAs don't notice, others are eagle-eyed and may reprimand you. Worth a shot though, I guess
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If you have the gear and the ability to power your device for the entire flight I would say its worth a shot. If you want to feel safe about doing it you could ask the FA if they would allow you to do that during flight (I would probably leave out the takeoff and landing part) and also ask the people around you to make sure they are all ok with it. As a photographer and an "artsy" person this sounds like a really cool idea, if you do it please post it here so we all can enjoy your trip! Good luck and safe travels!
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