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Night Motion Timelapse: Tempest Milky Way

September 21, 2011

by yaska77

Hot on the heels of tte-77′s ISS filmed timelapse of the Earth from space is another earth-bound masterpiece from maestro Randy Halverson. Give your eyes a treat and go fullscreen HD :)

Tempest Milky Way from Randy Halverson on Vimeo.

Tempest Milky Way
by Randy Halverson

About this video:

One of the challenges in making this video, was trying to get good storm with stars shots. The opportunity doesn’t come along very often, the storm has to be moving the right speed and the lightning can overexpose the long exposures. I had several opportunities this summer to get storm and star shots. In one instance, within a minute of picking up the camera and dolly, 70mph winds hit. One storm was perfect, it came straight towards the setup, then died right before it reached it.

Extended cut available at dakotalapse.com here

At the 1:57 mark a Whitetail buck came in to check out the setup. It was caught on 20 frames, and was there for about 10 minutes. It was only 50 yards from the camera, dolly and light.

At the 3:24 mark, a meteor reflects on the water of the small lake. There are also quite a few other meteors in the timelapse.

This was all shot in central South Dakota from June-August.

Canon 5D Mark II for a few shots, Canon 60D and T2i
Canon 16-35, Tokina 11-16

Shot in RAW format. Manual mode, Exposure was 30 seconds on most Milky Way shots, 20-25 on some of the storm shots, ISO 1600 or 3200 F2.8.

Simon Wilkinson at thebluemask.com created the music “Tempest” and sound for it.

I used the Dynamic Perception Stage Zero Dolly on most of the shots as well, it is awesome.

Check out Dakotalapse.com for more of Randy’s beautiful films, and follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Google+

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Always inspiring, it’s films like this that have got me into trying out timelapse for myself!

And have a look through the other time-lapse videos we’ve featured here

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Night Motion Timelapse: Wild Wyoming, A Summer of Sunsets and Dark Skies

September 11, 2011

by yaska77

It’s been a while since we brought you one of these fantastic night sky time-lapse films, but we’ve got another jaw-dropping one for you from photographer Eric Hines.

We featured some of Eric’s breathtaking images of the Milky Way at Devil’s Tower (Wyoming) not too long ago, and it’s to this area he returned to capture the beautiful time-lapse below. Go HD and fullscreen for the full effect!

Wild Wyoming, A Summer of Sunsets & Dark Skies from Eric Hines on Vimeo.

Wild Wyoming, A Summer of Sunsets and Dark Skies
by Eric Hines

About this video:

This is a collection of timelapse pieces that I shot between late June and early August, 2011, in Eastern Wyoming, and Western Nebraska.

All sequences were shot on the 5D Mark II, in RAW format. The lens used, in all but two shots, was a 24mm f/1.4L II, which I rented from Borrowlenses.com. The other two were shot on my 16-35mm f/2.8L II.

Motion control for the timelapse shots were provided by the excellent Dynamic Perception Stage-Zero Dolly. Since purchasing the dolly, I have been using motion control on almost every timelapse that I shoot.

I have to say, shooting this piece was one of the best experiences that I have had in my life. Travelling 1000 miles from home to spend the summer trying to capture all of the beauty around me was amazing. I finally had the chance to truly see what the night sky was supposed to look like, and it left me breathless. During many moments in the video, you can see plenty of shooting stars, along with a few satellites, and a plane here and there.

Music is “Death is the Road to Awe” by Clint Mansell, from the soundtrack to “The Fountain” (available from itunes).

Eric Hines Photography on Flicker
Follow: @EricHinesPhotos on Twitter

Amazing video and the result of a lot of of patience and effort, so how much is a plane ticket to Wyoming anyway??

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Night Motion Timelapse: Ocean Sky

July 15, 2011

by yaska77

Here is another truly awesome night motion time-lapse, this time from Alex Cherney.  There are some excellent shots in this video, one of the reasons it won the overall astrophotography prize at the Starmus festival!

A LOT of work goes into these films, so we like to help highlight them so more people can enjoy them!

Ocean Sky from Alex Cherney on Vimeo.

Ocean Sky
by Alex Cherney

About this video:

At a star party in August 2009 I took my first long exposure photograph of the night sky. I was so thrilled with the results that I dedicated most moonless weekends since then to photographing two things I love the most in nature – the night sky and the Ocean.

Taking a series of images and combining them into a time lapse video sequence made it even more interesting. I have since experimented with all-night time lapses, panning motion, etc. But most importantly I’ve enjoyed the journey immensely.

This time lapse video is the result of almost 1.5 years of work, 31 hours of taking images during six nights on Southern Ocean Coast in Australia.

Ocean Sky was awarded the overall winner prize at STARMUS astrophotography competition.

The soundtrack is by Redmann

There’s not much else that needs saying really, just go full screen and enjoy! :)

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Night Motion Timelapse: Outer Banks

July 2, 2011

by yaska77

My we’re good to you aren’t we?! Recently we’ve spoiled you rotten featuring some truly superb night sky time-lapse films, and this latest gem by Daniel Dragon Films is no exception.

Shot on the Outer Banks, North Carolina, this film features some wonderfully unique shots. Go full-screen for the full jaw-dropping effect!

Night Motion Timelapse: Outer Banks from Daniel Dragon Films on Vimeo.

The Outer Banks
by Daniel Dragon Films

About this video:

The production shooting for my film was done over two trips, one during the new moon in May, and one during the new moon in June.

For “Night Motion Timelapse: Outer Banks” most of the astrophotography was done at 25s exposure, ISO 1000, with aperture settings ranging from f/1.4 to f/2.2. I don’t like to use high ISO settings, (over ISO 2000), including astrophotography. I’d rather find another way, if possible.

The Milky Way shot was probably the most single challenging shot from a pure photography point of view, it was good to have prior “lighthouse” experience. When you’re shooting near a lighthouse, it causes terrible lens flare when you’re wide open at f/1.4. I wanted to get the Milky Way, and I also wanted to see the stars through the field of light cast by the beam. Final setting: 25s, ISO 800, f/2.0.

Test shot from pre-production - Image Credit: Daniel Dragon Films

People ask about the lack of “flickering” in my shots…. there is no flickering because the entire film is shot with Manual settings. The twilight shot with fire in the distance is done with Manual 15s exposures.

Camera Gear:
Canon 5DmkII (one BTS w/Canon 7D & 16-35mm)
Canon 24mm f/1.4 lens rented from BorrowLenses.com
Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 II-L lens
Tiffen 77mm & 85mm UV filters (vital for lens protection from salt, sand, and moisture)
Pearstone ShutterBoss remote timer
Bescor 40W basic LED on-camera light (mounted on its own tripod, w/ fabric dimmer)

Motion Control:
MX2 controller from dynamicperception.com
 Orion Teletrack AZ-G telescope pan/tilt mount from telescope.com
 (Orion controlled with MX2 unit and custom interface cable)
Dynamic Perception Stage Zero 6 ft. motion control dolly
2 Aluratek ADMPFB100 external battery packs
Manfrotto 460MG 3D Magnesium Head
Manfrotto quick release plate used w/Orion
Universal Ball Head
2 Sunpak 6600DX tripods

There is more information on the making of this beautiful film on danieldragonfilms.com

Also follow him on Twitter or join his Facebook page!

I once thought that if I’d seen one night sky time-lapse I’d seen them all, but each and every one I’ve sat open mouthed watching has been unique, inspiring, and achingly beautiful.

Having recently started my own time-lapse tests I can just about appreciate how much time and effort has gone into these sorts of films! Awesome, in the truest sense of the word!

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Orion – Motion controlled time-lapse

June 24, 2011

by yaska77

Some of the first night sky photographs we ever took were of the constellation Orion. Such a recognisable group of stars and a favourite of many, it’s great to see it feature in another gorgeous time-lapse video. Watch, enjoy, feel inspired!

“Orion” – motion controlled night timelapse from Randy Halverson on Vimeo.

Orion
by Randy Halverson

About this video:

Shot in central South Dakota in late march-early april. It was the first time I’ve had the chance to use an Orion head mounted on the Dynamic Perception Stage Zero dolly.

The Orion (aka Merlin or Celestron) telescope head allows for an ultra slow pan and tilt of the camera while it moves slowly along the dolly. The MX2 controller from Dynamic Perception runs the dolly as well as the Orion head.

I also used a “milapse” mount on a few shots as well. The Orion works great with the MX2 and the dolly, I’ll be using it often.

At 2:09 you can see the Orion (telescope head) panning and tilting on the dolly.

Canon 60D and 550D
Tokina 11-16
Sigma 20mm F1.8
Tamron 17-50

Shot in RAW format, most shots were 25 seconds exposure F2.8 or 1.8 on the Sigma with 2 second interval between shots, for about 300 frames or so (several hours). There were a few 30 second exposures. ISO 1600

Music: Equinox by The American Dollar

The night sky. You’ve gotta love it! Have a look through the other time-lapse videos we’ve featured here

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