Posts Tagged ‘Wyoming’

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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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Close Encounters of the Milky Way kind

July 4, 2011

by yaska77

There are some movie scenes that seem to etch an image in your mind. In the case of Close Encounters of the Third Kind by Steven Spielberg, one such image is that of Devil’s Tower in Wyoming.

This familiar outline appeared many times throughout the film, in shaving foam, mashed potato and even a huge scale model built by Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) in his lounge!

Captured recently by a 20 year old amateur photographer, the incredibly talented Eric Hines of Valparaiso, Indiana, the image below is truly out of this world! As impressive as the movie was, this image and those following it are both beautiful and amazing in equal measures.

Milky Way Over Devil's Tower (click to enlarge, opens in Flickr) - Image Copyright: Eric Hines Photography

Awesome isn’t it? Now imagine that scene towards the end of Close Encounters with the sky looking like this. That’s not all though, there’s more…

Portrait with the Stars - Image Credit: Eric Hines Photography

Portrait with the Stars (click to enlarge, opens in Flickr) - Image Copyright: Eric Hines Photography

Wyoming certainly seems to give a grand view of the Milky Way, and Eric has captured some absolutely beautiful images.

Wyoming Dirt Road Milky Way (click to enlarge, opens in Flickr) - Image Copyright: Eric Hines Photography

Lone Tree Milky Way (click to enlarge, opens in Flickr) - Image Copyright: Eric Hines Photography

Unless you’ve already clicked on the images here Eric has a Flickr portfolio featuring some staggering photos, and you can also follow Eric on Twitter, through which he graciously allowed us to highlight his fantastic eye for beauty.

Stunning.

Eric Hines Photography on Flicker
Follow: @EricHinesPhotos on Twitter

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