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So I saw all of these pictures of that volcano in Iceland nobody can pronounce the name of, so I figured I should go and do something that is not news footage but something more cinematic. But the flights to get over took forever as expected (somewhat). 4 days after leaving I finally made it, but the weather was terrible for another 4. Just before leaving it got pretty good for about a day and a half and this is what I managed to get.

Wish I had more time. I missed all the cool Lightning and the Lava of the first eruption. But I figure this will just be a trial run for another day.

I am of course accepting sponsors to send me back there for more please...!! haha

Music: Jónsi - Kolniður (jonsi.com)
Canon 5d mkII
HUGE thanks for the Motorized Dolly via Dynamic Perception (dynamicperception.com)

© Sean Stiegemeier
in-perfidia.com
twitter.com/sstieg

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  • Shawn Butcher plus 1 year ago
    this is epic, glad you got in and out safe! i want to pick your brain about timelapse one of these days.
  • HDtimelapse.net 2 months ago
    Beauty and The Beast in the same time. Great!

    hdtimelapse.net
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  • Daniel Peters plus 1 year ago
    love it...so you using the kessler? wish I could afford that baby unless you know someone that hires out?

    love the airplane shots, did you know it was there or were you like...ooh nice i'll check that out ha
  • Sean Stiegemeier plus 1 year ago
    ive been looking for that airplane every time i go to iceland. found it this time, and there just happens to be a cano spitting out ash behind it

    not a kessler. they wouldnt help me.
    dolly was from MILapse... soon to be released...
  • Daniel Peters plus 1 year ago
    im such a spazz ha...you mentioned what you used at the top haha..you know a rough idea on pricing for the milapse?

    also what wide lens did you use on this?
  • Sean Stiegemeier plus 1 year ago
    16-35 2.8 L seriers... milapse dolly I think is coming in at half the price of the kessler package (to give you an idea) but I have not heard the final details yet. im looking forward to getting the final as well!
  • Daniel Peters plus 1 year ago
    ha really weird I just ordered the L series 16-35mm but I also just ordered a pocket dolly from kessler with the cheaper motor as I couldnt afford the big daddy and now you say the MiLapse will be half the price...ha damn

    also thanks for replying man, means alot since you have so many comments here

    keep blowing us away with your work (would also be awesome to go with ya on one and document it with my 5Dmkii)
  • Adam K 1 year ago
    MiLapse said this on YouTube: " It's looking like $795 for the six footer with the MX2 controller =) " .. just wanted to tell you, if you dont know yet :)
  • Daniel Peters plus 1 year ago
    cool thanks for the info Adam...seems like a cool price!
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  • Luke Pygman 1 year ago
    This is gorgeous Sean! Was this work commissioned or was it entirely personal?
  • Sean Stiegemeier plus 1 year ago
    personal, time off work and wanted to go see it
  • Sean Stiegemeier plus 1 year ago
    wish i could get paid to be out there
  • Jeff Youngblood 1 year ago
    I would PAY to go out THERE. But yeah, getting sponsored to do what you love is always nice. Well done my friend!
  • robertogreco 1 year ago
    Beautiful work. Maybe a return trip could be paid through Kickstarter? kickstarter.com/
  • I was going to suggest the same thing.
    PS:
    Bravo on the footage! Spectacular!
  • Luke Pygman 1 year ago
    Sean -
    Here's an idea. Have you considered creating a digital coffee-table book of Iceland? This might be a little ahead of the times, but readers like the iPad could pave the way for you to create things like that. Each "page" could be a different video scene of an Icelandic location. Just a thought and something I've been wanting to do for a while now.
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  • Kristian Lopez 1 year ago
    this is unbelievably amazing.
    I would really appreciate it if someone could tell me the track title? I literally went through a ton of sigur ros songs but couldn't find the right one
  • Sean Stiegemeier plus 1 year ago
    jonsi.com
  • ThatGuyNick plus 1 year ago
    track is Kolnidur...new Jonsi album is fantastic
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  • Chris Light plus 1 year ago
    exceptional captures! i could care less about the song with images like this.
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  • MILapse 1 year ago
    It's amazing you achieved this in only a couple of days! Rock on Sean...
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  • Ken Scott 1 year ago
    wonderful collection for the short time spent there!
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  • The Film Artist plus 1 year ago
    Superb!!!
    Added to vimeo.com/channels/worldhd
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  • David James 1 year ago
    Totally excellent. Question: when you were 'time -lapsing' what did you do while you were living in 'real time'???
  • cris per 1 year ago
    good question! ;)
  • Freezing? (btw amazing images)
  • curious too! im sure, whatever you did, worth the effort. amazing footage!
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  • Edgar Marrera 1 year ago
    Crop
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  • Jordan Lloyd plus 1 year ago
    Shazam is telling me the track is "Kolnidur - Jonsi"

    Epic shots!
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  • Dave Kiss 1 year ago
    unreal
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  • Thats amazing, I was thinking exactly the same, although I did not go and now there is no point as you already went and did such a good work :)
  • Ade Santos 1 year ago
    Sylvestre if you can afford the trip then go... just go!
    Do your best and enjoy it!
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  • Ade Santos 1 year ago
    I loved it!
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  • Vesko Cholakov 1 year ago
    great! I loved the power of the motion ;) Keep the good work up!
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  • DEAR MAMA plus 1 year ago
    really impressive!! nice job I would like to do the same trip..
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  • Dorian Vasco 1 year ago
    Gorgeous sights! Very great footage!
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  • Andrew Reid plus 1 year ago
    Really amazing. That's the true power of the Earth… making humans look small and the 5D Mk II even smaller!! So good, I forgot all about cameras for a second.
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  • Gabriel Franco plus 1 year ago
    Best thing i've seen this year.
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  • Sam Westrop 1 year ago
    very powerful images :)
  • Mikus Pikus 1 year ago
    Powerful amazing, lovely video, it made my day and I believe that more and more people should see this folks, promote it as it is truly beautiful.

    All the best, Mike
    theperfecttoys.com
  • Hot Toys 5 months ago
    Everything natural are beautiful, even disasters!!!

    thanks
    Malkhaz
    thehottoys.com
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  • Niko Sánchez 1 year ago
    Amaizing. Looks so aisolated. What is that filming effect??
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  • Jef Gibbons plus 1 year ago
    Beautiful and powerful... and captured so beautifully. incredibly inspiring!!!
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  • Mirik 1 year ago
    beautiful!!!
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  • Awesome m8!!!!....... luv it!!!....... :d
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  • CYRIL MERONI plus 1 year ago
    Thanks .. Really love it
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  • Nick Keating 1 year ago
    Beautiful images sean, can only imagine the experience of actually being there. Well done.
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  • Mike Hannon plus 1 year ago
    Well done sir! I presume you shot RAW photos, as opposed to video?
  • Sean Stiegemeier plus 1 year ago
    yea all raw
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  • Javier Morgade plus 1 year ago
    Wow.... Best timelapse video I've ever seen...
    Unbelievable. I have no words.... Awesome work!!!!!!
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  • Patryk Kizny plus 1 year ago
    I think you did a great job deciding to go there. But also I see you must have used all your time available there! Congratulations! I really like your framing, the wreck of the plane and the wires on the foreground around 0:30.
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  • Adonis Pulatus plus 1 year ago
    Epic stuff!
  • Pozzi 1 year ago
    catastrophically epic !!
  • Adonis Pulatus plus 1 year ago
    ;-)
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  • James Spencer 1 year ago
    Beautiful! Iceland truly is stunning! Well that bit sure is :D
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  • Robert Rowe 1 year ago
    Very powerful... Thank you for these amazing 2 minutes and 18 seconds well spent!
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  • Kevin Jacobs 1 year ago
    This is just amazing! I'm loving every second of this video!
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  • davor a. lipej plus 1 year ago
    Great job. Go on you're no1.
    Thanks.
    I'll enjoy in yours next work.
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  • Myles Lewando 1 year ago
    What perfectly smooth timelapse and amazing subjects. These epic shots make us seem so insignificant beneath such gigantic natural scenes.

    Golly, I can't wait to get to Iceland.
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  • Alex Pinto 1 year ago
    thats what happens to an airplane when it goes across the ashes then?! zomg!!! just kidding, amazing video!! :)
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  • Caleb Dorfman 1 year ago
    You now have enough footage for a post-apocalyptic film. Well done!!!
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  • Pedro Nogueira 1 year ago
    Very well done.
    Congratulations!
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  • Enrique Pacheco plus 1 year ago
    Great shots.
    Shame you missed the first eruption. It was much interesting.
    Check out the my video: vimeo.com/10548285
  • Sean Stiegemeier plus 1 year ago
    awesome, yea this is the stuff that made me want to go, but I couldnt get out there earlier due to work.
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  • YNUS 1 year ago
    Attraits!
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  • Espen Jakobsen 1 year ago
    Truly beautiful.
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  • nachoad 1 year ago
    Realmente son espectaculares las imágenes! Belleza!!!
    Lo he posteado en mi blog: soygik.com/espectacular-timelapse-del-volcan-eyjafjallajokull-islandia/

    Un saludo.
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  • David DiCicco 1 year ago
    When my son (17) comes in, I'll show him your beautiful video - he introduced me to sigur rós and has been wanting to travel to Iceland.
    Your work, most certainly, has inspired !
  • Sean Stiegemeier plus 1 year ago
    that is awesome. i highly recommend in june/july
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  • Clayton Douglas plus 1 year ago
    wow....fantastic stuff...nice edit too
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  • Afrodite Xig 1 year ago
    This is why i adoooore timelapse!Look @ this.. wow!
    Great work ;)
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  • willteeyang plus 1 year ago
    awesome sean, ive always been your fan! from photos, to music videos. and now this... soooo awesome!
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  • markmcknight plus 1 year ago
    Hope you get sponsored for a return stab to create MORE!!!
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  • Kostas Petsas 1 year ago
    Stunning. Nature at it's best captured in a unique way. Sorry you haven't managed to get the lava in your shots.
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  • Stefan Chapman plus 1 year ago
    Man, what can I say? Breath taking. Makes me want to step out to Iceland again right now! Was the trip just for the footage? If so kudos for the extra mile.
  • Sean Stiegemeier plus 1 year ago
    yea just went for this. at least I didnt come out empty handed. but i really wish I saw more. next volcano is going to be pwnd. hopefully
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  • Tony Leech plus 1 year ago
    WOW. Absolutely stunning. Amazing work, Sean.
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  • wauw!! wish i was there too
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  • Steen Risom 1 year ago
    Thanks for sharing this. Second best to being there. Well done.
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  • Words for what!?!!!!!!!
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  • This movie is perfect
    Great, Beautiful, best I have seen.....
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  • Nonstopvid 1 year ago
    incredible!
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  • mkluis plus 1 year ago
    Wow.
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  • BiggiBraga plus 1 year ago
    Thanks, best regards from all people in Iceland. This is beautiful
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  • Miguel Costa 1 year ago
    Awesome work! The imagery is absolutely incredible. I can't imagine if you had more time, you sure would knock us mortals out :D
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  • Fernando 1 year ago
    Epic and Beautiful
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  • Stefan 1 year ago
    Amazing! Such quality!
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  • Rick Macomber plus 1 year ago
    you deserve all the congrats for this one... when I see images like these it makes me crave a 5D or 7D even more. But the one thing stopping me is... $$$$$. Keep up the great work man!
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  • Beautiful footage from my country, thank's :)
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  • dunno how u did it ! that's crazy ! that's like a movie from superman ! :D great awesome terrific job =}
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  • Max 1 year ago
    which lenses did you use to film that nice pictures?
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  • These are the greatest shots I've seen from the eruption in Eyjafjallajökull. I live in Iceland so I have seen a lot of them. Thanks!
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  • JAVA 1 year ago
    wow! increible! excelente!
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  • Joe Thomson 1 year ago
    Awesome images Sean, your well lucky to have got up there! Keep up the ace work!!
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  • Tommy Rodgers plus 1 year ago
    Very Nice
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  • callum earnshaw plus 1 year ago
    brilliant.
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  • Jose Bayón plus 1 year ago
    ¡Ohh! Fantastic Sean, wordless....
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  • Serhat 1 year ago
    pffs, that's sick & epic...
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  • Kevin DeOliveira 1 year ago
    wow
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  • Boris Schouten 1 year ago
    My God...
    Everybody stand in awe, time-lapse pWnd...

    EPIC!
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