If you have ever been in a wide open landscape the most interesting thing isn't necessarily the landscape itself, but what you see coming over the horizon. Growing up in South Dakota the landscape itself can be beautiful at times, but that doesn't compare to what the sky can do, especially at night. Combine that with the landscape, and it makes for great photo opportunities. More information and stills at http://dakotalapse.com/2013/06/horizons/ Watch the 30 minute feature on Vimeo On Demand https://vimeo.com/ondemand/horizons Bear McCreary (The Walking Dead, Defiance, Battlestar Galactica, etc) once again helped me with some original music for the video. This time he suggested adding vocals to the mix. Brendan McCreary and his band (Young Beautiful in a Hurry) did just that. They came up with “I Forever” The single is available on iTunes http://tinyurl.com/pgrq45p , Amazon and other online sources. I shot Horizons from April - October 2012 mostly in South Dakota, but also some at Devils Tower in Wyoming. From the rugged Badlands, the White River valley and the Black Hills, the horizons seem to endlessly change. Download the 30 minute long Horizons feature at http://dakotalapse.com/2013/06/horizons-feature Photography and Editing – Randy Halverson Production Assistants – River Halverson and Kelly McILhone Color Correction - Jeff Zueger - Spectrum Films Sponsors: Dynamic Perception – The Stage Zero and Stage One dollies were used in many of the shots. I can't recommend them enough for a quality product at a low price. http://www.dynamicperception.com/#oid=1005_1 Borrowlenses – Throughout the summer I got some great Canon and Zeiss lenses from Borrowlenses to use in the shoot. They have great service and every lens performed flawlessly. So if you ever want to try out a lens ,or just need one for an special shoot, give them a try! http://www.borrowlenses.com Granite Bay Software – I try to avoid flicker in sunset or daytime timelapse while shooting. But sometimes it is unavoidable. I used GBDeflicker to smooth out the flicker in some of the sunset timelapse. http://www.granitebaysoftware.com/ Equipment Used Canon 5D Mark III, sometimes with a 2nd from Borrowlenses.com Canon 5D Mark II Canon 60D I used a variety of lenses, many from Borrowlenses.com Canon 14, 16-35, 24-70, 50 F1.2, 70-200mm lenses Zeiss 21, 25, 35mm lenses Nikon 14-24mm with Novoflex Adapter Available in 4K Digital Cinema Contact for licensing footage, shooting rates or anything else. Randy Halverson dakotalapse@gmail.com Follow: Facebook http://www.facebook.com/dakotalapse Twitter http://www.twitter.com/dakotalapse
Randy Halverson shot this amazing nightsky timelapse in South Dakota and in Wyoming near the Devil's Tower. Just stunning.
