{"id":1264,"date":"2013-02-04T20:36:28","date_gmt":"2013-02-04T20:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/?p=1264"},"modified":"2017-01-12T03:59:50","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T03:59:50","slug":"getting-a-bit-animated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/getting-a-bit-animated\/","title":{"rendered":"<b>Getting A Bit Animated<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Shameless Photo Experimentation<\/h2>\n<p>I recently treated myself to (a\u00a0<em>demo version<\/em><em> of<\/em>) Photoshop Elements. When I popped out for a short ride around the trails near home last Saturday, I took my compact camera and my gorillapod to snatch a few shots.<\/p>\n<p>To give myself the bast chance of catching a good photo while the sun was low in the winter sky, I set the timer and programmed the camera to take ten shots in quick succession.<\/p>\n<p>Uploading the photos from the camera and scrolling through, a thought struck me&#8230; Can I make an animation from these?<\/p>\n<p>Well, one quick search on Youtube later and the answer was &#8220;<strong>Yes!<\/strong>&#8221; &#8211; Result.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1265\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DownCarrLane.gif\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1265\" data-attachment-id=\"1265\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/getting-a-bit-animated\/downcarrlane\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DownCarrLane.gif?fit=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DownCarrLane\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Down Carr Lane&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Down Carr Lane&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DownCarrLane.gif?fit=356%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DownCarrLane.gif?fit=267%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1265\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/DownCarrLane.gif?resize=400%2C300\" alt=\"Down Carr Lane\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Down Carr Lane<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1266\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/UpCarrLane.gif\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1266\" data-attachment-id=\"1266\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/getting-a-bit-animated\/upcarrlane\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/UpCarrLane.gif?fit=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"400,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Back Up For The Camera!\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Back Up For The Camera!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Back Up For The Camera!&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/UpCarrLane.gif?fit=356%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/UpCarrLane.gif?fit=267%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1266\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/UpCarrLane.gif?resize=400%2C300\" alt=\"Back Up For The Camera!\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back Up For The Camera!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>So, what do you think?<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and more to the point, where could I use some now that I know how to do it?<\/p>\n<p>Let me know, people. 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