Stratocumulapse

How long should a time lapse video be? The consensus seems to be the "Goldilocks" duration is somewhere between 10 seconds and 30 seconds.

Two video clips were combined using Apple iMovie: one of the shorter test clips (5 s) featured in my last blog post; and a slightly longer clip (14 s) that I shot after my test clip turned out successfully. Both clips show stratocumulus clouds in the sky over Fairfax County, Virginia USA on 10 October 2025.

10 October 2025. Facing south-southwest. (26 s)

Tech Tips

Both video clips were taken with my GoPro HERO4 Black action camera mounted in a fixed position. The camera was set for "Video" mode / "Time Lapse Video" submode, using a resolution of 4K and an interval of two (2) seconds.

Copyright © 2025 by Walter Sanford. All rights reserved.