Timelapse photographer Kirill Neiezhmakov has launched a hyperlapse of Singapore he shot simply earlier than the pandemic began which captures the marvel of the colourful and dynamic city-state.
Neiezhmakov, primarily based in Kharkov, Ukraine, has specialised in time-lapses and hyperlapses for the previous ten years, creating movies that always get acknowledged at worldwide movie festivals.
Certainly one of his just lately shared tasks is a private one — he first visited Singapore in 2018 for a business venture for the INSEAD enterprise faculty and took to town instantly. He had shot some additional materials of Singapore on the time nevertheless it wasn’t fairly sufficient for a full video so he determined to return once more in 2020, simply earlier than the pandemic started.
Though it was not a business endeavor, his good friend supplied to pay for Neiezhmakov’s airfare in alternate for the chance to make use of a number of the materials in his venture.
The very first thing Neiezhmakov did was make a listing of the primary standard locations in Singapore and gather some pictures of them. Then, he decided what angle would work greatest for his composition and what time of day would carry the very best outcomes.
Neiezhmakov additionally used his native contacts, corresponding to his good friend Patrick Pellielo who additionally shoots timelapses, to see in the event that they know any good locations for capturing from above, corresponding to rooftops and balconies that he may get entry to.
In relation to capturing, Neiezhmakov tends to make use of 4 cameras with completely different lenses for capturing from one location. This protects time and generally helps catch moments that in any other case will not be repeated once more and likewise helps make hyperzoom transitions when utilizing completely different pictures.
The largest problem in Singapore was the climate — it adjustments very quick and may end up in heavy rain within the morning with a transparent sunny sky simply an hour later. Capturing from balconies wasn’t straightforward both. “You by no means know the way individuals who reside on the identical flooring can react to a man with a couple of cameras on tripods capturing of their home,” says Neiezhmakov.
To create the ultimate product, post-processing might be difficult, too. Neiezhmakov tells PetaPixel that he shot many good scenes and selecting out those to enter a brief three to four-minute video is hard.
General, Singapore was a welcoming metropolis, Neiezhmakov says. Bike-sharing service made journey within the metropolis straightforward and it value simply $10 to rent a motorbike for every week. Neiezhmakov didn’t must depend on public transport and was capable of simply discover town and scout appropriate areas for capturing.
In comparison with different cities which are extra restrictive, corresponding to Dubai the place capturing with a tripod is usually not permitted, Singaporeans have been pleasant and didn’t interrupt his work, Neiezhmakov remembers.
In the intervening time, Neiezhmakov is ready for nations to open their borders for Ukrainian vacationers in order that he can go on one other journey. However, till then he has loads of materials from Vienna and Dubai that he plans on modifying and publishing on his YouTube channel within the close to future.
Extra of Neiezhmakov’s work might be discovered on his Instagram and YouTube channel the place he shares timelapses and hyperlapses from all around the world.
Picture credit: All photos courtesy of Kirill Neiezhmakov and used with permission.
