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Music: The Haunted Ocean by Max Richter Shot/Edited by Jess Dunlap www.jessdunlap.com
In 2012, director and photographer Jess Dunlap capture over 17k photos in such gorgeous spots as Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, Convict Lake, June Lake, Mono Lake, Simi Valley, and Owens Valley to create this 4-minute time-lapse video titled Monolation.
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Semenov says about his underwater photography:
When I first began to experiment with sea life photography I tried shooting small invertebrates for fun with my own old DSLR camera and without any professional lights or lenses. I collected the invertebrates under water and then I’ve shot them in the lab. After two or three months of failure after failure I ended up with a few good pictures, which I’ve showed to the crew. It has inspired us to buy a semi-professional camera complete with underwater housing and strobes. Thus I’ve spent the following field season trying to shoot the same creatures, but this time in their environment. It was much more difficult, and I spent another two months without any significant results. But when you’re working at something every day, you inevitably get a lot of experience. Eventually I began to get interesting photos — one or two from each dive. Now after four years of practice I get a few good shots almost every time I dive but I still have a lot of things that need to be mastered in underwater photography.
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Phuket, Nashville, Trondheim Norway, Ft. Lauderdale and Manhattan Beach, CA.
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Choros / 2011 / 13 min / HD / Stereo Directed by Michael Langan and Terah Maher Music by Steve Reich A chorus of women are borne from the movements of a single dancer in this dreamlike "pas de trente-deux." "Choros" premiered at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2012 and has gone on to play dozens of festivals worldwide. The film is currently broadcast in Europe by Canal+. For more information on the history of this technique, visit: http://chorosfilm.com
Amazing short film titled "Choros":
A chorus of women are borne from the movements of a single dancer in this dreamlike "pas de trente-deux."
"Choros" premiered at Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2012 and has gone on to play dozens of festivals worldwide. The film is currently broadcast in Europe by Canal+.
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The Grand Canyon, The Dominican Republic, snowy lanes of Indiana, Guatemala City and Taipei 101 shrouded in mist.
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BEST VIEWED FULLSCREEN, HD (with scaling off). Please dim the lights, turn up your speakers, sit back and relax. Banff World Tour Info: http://www.banffcentre.ca/mountainfestival/worldtour/ DVD & Blu-ray available for order at http://mountainsinmotion.ca/order/ If you like the short film, we'd love to get your vote for the Cold Smoke awards. Voting is open from January 26th - March 8th, 2013. Vote here: http://www.coldsmokeco.com/peoples-choice/ ***Currently experiencing technical difficulties with our film on the voting page. You can still vote, but you will have to view the film directly from this page for now.*** SYNOPSIS: Mountains in Motion: The Canadian Rockies is an award-winning short film documenting the life of the alpine landscape through time-lapse photography. In an effort to highlight the wildness of these mountain places and how they have inspired explorers of the past, present and future, time-lapse sequences were patiently gathered from exposed summits, by glacial lakes, and under aurora-filled skies. Hours and even months of change lapses in a matter of seconds, providing the viewer with a rare insight into the ever-changing nature of the landscape. Weaving throughout the film are reflections of an early mountaineer, who is deeply moved by his own encounter with the mountains and the revelations of explorers who have come before him. “What is this power that lures me upwards, into the unknown,” he wonders, “that pulls me deeper, despite snow, wind and exhaustion?” Made on a shoestring budget and with entirely volunteer hours, the film brought together artists from two vastly different parts of North America - Banff, Alberta, and Atlanta, Georgia. Strangers at the start, the film team developed strong friendships over the course of production and were united by their common goal of capturing the beauty and essence of a place that inspires them every day. This 100% human-powered film combines advanced time-lapse photography with an original story and musical score to bring the landscape center-stage and offers a thrilling new perspective that re-establishes the Canadian Rockies among the finest mountains in the world. WINNER - Best Documentary - Atlanta Shortsfest - Atlanta, GA, USA WINNER - Best Cinematography - Dixie Film Festival - Athens, GA, USA WINNER - Best Documentary Short - Asheville Cinema Festival - Asheville, NC, USA FINALIST - Banff Mountain Film Festival - Banff, Alberta, Canada FINALIST - Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival - Vancouver, BC, Canada OFFICIAL SELECTION - Banff Mountain Film Festival - WORLD TOUR 2012 / 2013 OFFICIAL SELECTION - ColdSmoke Awards Film Festival - Bozeman, MT Photography by Doug Urquhart (http://upthink.tv) & Paul Zizka (http://zizka.ca) Original Music by Michael Wynne (http://michaelwynne.net) Original Story by Meghan J. Ward (http://meghanjoyward.com) Motion control made possible by http://dynamicperception.com Voice Talent - Brian Bremer Pioneer - Guy Thorsby BTS Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dougurquhart/sets/72157627898019489/with/8424630328/ Mountains in Motion is an http://upthink.tv side-project in collaboration with http://zizka.ca Thanks for viewing!
From Doug Urquhart and Paul Zizka, makers of the short film “Mountains in Motion”:
"Hours and even months of change lapses in a matter of seconds, providing the viewer with a rare insight into the ever-changing nature of the landscape. Weaving throughout the film are reflections of an early mountaineer, who is deeply moved by his own encounter with the mountains and the revelations of explorers who have come before him. “What is this power that lures me upwards, into the unknown,” he wonders, “that pulls me deeper, despite snow, wind and exhaustion?”
Made on a shoestring budget and with entirely volunteer hours, the film brought together artists from two vastly different parts of North America – Banff, Alberta, and Atlanta, Georgia. Strangers at the start, the film team developed strong friendships over the course of production and were united by their common goal of capturing the beauty and essence of a place that inspires them every day.
This 100% human-powered film combines advanced time-lapse photography with an original story and musical score to bring the landscape center-stage and offers a thrilling new perspective that re-establishes the Canadian Rockies among the finest mountains in the world."
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Travel is a space that a lot of apps (and sites before them) have tried to find dominance in. Perhaps the search for the one app to rule them all (much like the platonic spaghetti sauce) is never quite in line with the many different modes and moods of the many different travels and travelers.
Dcover ($3.99 in the AppStore) seems to aim to be the tool for thoughtful travelers, eschewing the "expert picks" of so many travel solutions for the "research organizer", allowing for people who indulge in the fun of planning/imagining their trips to capture and use their research while actually on the trip.
This description makes the app and it's feel sound so bloodless, but in fact, the polished and pretty interface exude a lot of the feelings we hope to feel while traveling (composure, gorgeous and smart).
Clipping sites and articles that you discover in a way that system smarts to connect them to location and date means there is less fumbling through the guide book, less organizing effort needed by the user.
I am excited to put it to use on my next international trip. I'll share lots of pics, I promise.
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Alaska, Peru, Hawaii, Mammoth, CA and the plains of Texas.
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It's not easy to come up with something new when you visit the same place every year for more than a decade. Over the years Marsel has created the most extensive and most popular night photography portfolio of Namibia on this planet, and two years ago he decided it was time to take it to the next level. The idea was to create a night photography timelapse video featuring his most popular subjects in this amazing country: the fairytale-like quivertrees and the eery, dead camelthorn trees in Deadvlei - something that had never been done before. But instead of going for static scenes, Marsel decided to add movement to the scenes by using a dolly system. All scenes were shot during the night with Nikon D3, D3s and D4 cameras. We used small headlights for selectively lighting trees and rocks, and we sometimes used the moon. The brighter the scene, the more moon there was at the time. For the arch scene we timed our shoot exactly with moonset, which involved quite a bit of calculating and planning. But the hardest one of all was probably the mist scene in Deadvlei. Mist in Deadvlei only occurs around five times a year, so we had to keep a close eye on the weather predictions and many attempts were unsuccessful. When we finally got it right, the results far exceeded our expectations and show Deadvlei as no one has ever seen it before. Each second of video consists of 30 photographs. In total, Marsel shot more than 16,000 images over a period of two years for this project. The video won First Prize in the 2012 Travel Photographer Of The Year Awards. Marsel & Daniella Credits: Director: Marsel van Oosten Editor: Daniella Sibbing Composer: Simon Wilkinson Produced by: Squiver Equipment used: Cameras: Nikon D3, D3s and D4 Lenses: Nikon 14-24/2.8 and 24-70/2.8 Tripods: Gitzo Dolly: Stage Zero, Dynamic Perception Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Squiver Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marselvanoostenphotography
Getting to a place with clear, dark skies can pay off with some of the richest, most nuanced views of the starfields. Namibia, apparently, is one of those places.
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Jointed basalt columns, unusual columns predominantly hexagonal in cross-section, but polygons with three to twelve or more sides can be found from inches to meter in diameter.
Litlanesfoss, Iceland
Sea Cave on the Akun Island, Alaska, USA
Ghenh Da Dia
Takachiho Gorge, Japan
Takachiho Gorge, Japan
Los Organos, Canary Islands, Spain
Jusangjeolli Cliffs, South Korea
Garni Gorge, Armenia
Fingal's Cave, UK
Prismas Basálticos, Mexico
Kirkjugólf, Iceland
Svartifoss, Iceland
Hexagon Pool, Israel
Cape Stolbchaty, Russia
So much great details over at The World Geography.
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Photographer Philippe Echaroux completed a photo shoot for a series he calls, “The Pigment Party”.
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*** WINNER Best Animated Short Slamdance 2010 *** An egg and an apple build competing broadcast towers that vie for the attention of a transistor radio. With its complex characterization and narrative of animal evolution, competition and reproduction, SEED is a beautiful and sinister stop-motion story about the struggle to survive. Directed & Animated by Ben Richardson & Daniel Bird Produced by Josh Hetzler Story by Daniel Bird Cinematography by Ben Richardson www.seed-movie.com www.benrichardson.com twitter.com/benrichardson www.danielbird.net Check out Ben's Sundance 2012 feature debut as cinematographer at www.beastsofthesouthernwild.com
SEED. An amazing stop-motion short by Ben Richardson & Daniel Bird.
Chapter 19 from the Storm Lapse DVD with commentary: June 17, 2010 Southern Minnesota tornadoes. Time lapse of several tornadoes in southern Minnesota, including the mile wide Conger EF4. Music is courtesy Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com
Amateur storm chaser and videographer Skip Talbot explains:
The video was shot at 30 fps, and then sped up four times. When it’s sped up, four frames are blended into one. This 4x video was sped up another four times, the frames blended again. The result is very smooth. The trick is starting with video that’s been shot with exposure times close to the length of time between frames. I get this automatically using a camcorder. A still time-lapse with large time gaps between frames would require filters to extend exposure time and eliminate stutter
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From photographer Tamara Kenneally:
"The beauty of animals captivates me.
Their truth, instinct and innocence grounds me.
All I ever wanted to do was to be surrounded by animals, they tell you exactly who they are through their eyes and their behaviour.
Humans create so much pain for so many animals and without a voice they can’t tell their stories. I try to speak for them through my images.
I produce bodies of work which look at animal issues whilst also portraying the beauty of the animal.
I like to represent my subjects as the individual souls and personalities they are.
All animals are worthy of a happy, enriched life. All of them. The dog chained up in the backyard. The chicken at the factory farm. The bird in the cage. The tiger at the zoo. The pig in the sow stall. All of them."
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Taiwan
Israel
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“The beauty of the world...has two edges, one of laughter, one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.”
– Virginia Woolf
50-year-old Brent Christensen, an artist from Alpine, Utah, makes these extraordinary ice buildings.
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Some gorgeous snow photos, plus a great one from the coast of Portugal. And I believe this Asmara is the very first photo I personally have ever seen from Eritrea.
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Photographer Aaron Peterson ice-biking off the Upper Peninsula…
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