intervalometer, time lapse,

-Some ballpark interval starting points to try out...

Fast moving clouds: 1 second
Slow moving clouds: 10 seconds
Sun moving across a clear sky: (wide) 20-30 seconds
Stars moving across the sky: (wide) between 20-60 seconds
Sunsets close up: 1-2 seconds
Crowds of people: 1-2 seconds
Plants growing eg cucumber vines: 2 minutes
Shadows moving across the ground: 10-20 seconds

Note these times can change drastically depending on the local conditions, and the aesthetic look you are trying to achieve, so the best answer is to get out there and practice for yourself to see what works for you. As a general rule of thumb, any tighter or telephoto shots need much faster intervals.

Bruce Gilden on photography practice

1- It begins with “You”
2- Photography is subjective. Be yourself.
3- A photojournalist places one fact after one fact and photography is more subjective than that.
4- If you’re comfortable with yourself, you can accomplish almost anything.
5- Find your niche through commitment, hard work and intelligence.
6- YOU ARE AS GOOD AS WHAT YOU EAT!
7- Go back to a place that has visual possibilities.
8- Build up a body of work and a style from this (perseverance).
9- You must act and react. Do your thinking beforehand.
10- Do you have a language yet?
11- Listen to yourself, not to others.
12- It takes years to lose your influences and become yourself.
13- I want to help you MAKE photographs, not TAKE photographs.
14- Persevere through your working years, this will make the diffrence of wether you’re special or
run of the mill.
15- If you want to shoot something, DO IT NOW! Later you might change your mind, or the place
might have changed.
16- Be courageous, not foolish.
17- You need an antenna to feel things, and a bulldog mentality.