This is the shot I lost because of a power failure halfway through the night. What happened was that one of my cables had a 5-amp fuse, but my power source was 7amps, so the fuse blew around 2AM, cutting this timelapse short. I still got about 6 seconds worth of TL out of it - so not a total loss. Now I'm super eager to shoot more stuff just like this.

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  • Ben Millett 1 year ago
    Amazing.
  • Ben Millett 1 year ago
    I had to share this with my peeps: ben-kt.momillett.org/2008/06/the-one-that-got-away/
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  • ße ωell ;-) plus 1 year ago
    I love the clarity you have of the night sky, just we had evenings like that over here in the UK. Nice shot though, and I bet you were fuming after seeing this the following day?

    Looking forward to your next version of this, and hope you get that fuse problem sorted. Thanks for sharing this Tom ;-)
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  • Tom @ Timescapes plus 1 year ago
    Not so much fuming. I woke up at 5AM, climbed up the side of the mountain in the freezing cold, and saw my camera sitting there dead... when it should have been click-clacking away. I think the best way to described what I felt was "deflated". :(
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  • you make my head explode
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  • Andrew Millett 1 year ago
    That is beautiful. I love that you captured a few shooting stars, they really spice it up. I concur with Karen.
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  • Eric Buist 1 year ago
    "ohhhh that is cool"

    my exact words when i saw this
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  • Scott Kampmeyer 1 year ago
    only 6 seconds... but what an awesome 6 seconds!
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  • Lucasberg (Joey) plus 1 year ago
    That was about to be Super Epic. Your new moco system is awesome. I can't wait to see your 2008 reel at the end of the year.
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  • Brian Boudreau 1 year ago
    WOW that was awesome Tom. Cant wait to see more
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  • ashesoftime 1 year ago
    amazing, makes me wanna try timelapse with DSLR.
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  • Ayz Waraich 1 year ago
    what a great timelapse. and that piece from the fountain works so well.

    very nice tom.
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  • heroine worshipper 1 year ago
    Don't have the balls to leave an expensive camera on a mountain overnight. Left a flag up once. A helicopter checked it out the next day. Suspect they confiscate stuff left in regional parks beyond a certain time.
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  • Tom @ Timescapes plus 1 year ago
    Well, I hauled my gear way, way up the side of a mountain in the pitch black and freezing cold at 10PM, and there were only like 3 other campers in the whole area - all of whom I had met. The chances of anyone finding my camera up there was like 1 in a million. That's the beauty of shooting in very remote places.
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  • Garrett M. Smith 1 year ago
    That's just awesome, nice work, Tom.
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  • Loren Lewis 1 year ago
    I'm looking forward to seeing more of this.
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  • Brandon Vaidean 1 year ago
    where is this?
    the sky is amazing!
    please shoot some more
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  • Hoop-CA, USA 1 year ago
    oh man, you must have been bummed when you found your camera was off-"what the ??"

    Love your stuff, man.
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  • michael baca 1 year ago
    do more! that was nuts it looks 3D. very cool
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  • Chad Richard plus 1 year ago
    very cool - classic time-lapse story as sooooo much can go wrong. Very nice mini piece though... looking forward to seeing more.
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  • monso 1 year ago
    simply fantastic.amazing.....
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  • Sébastien Abes plus 1 year ago
    wow crazy timelpase i love it
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  • ZipZero 1 year ago
    wow. this blew my mind.
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  • John Graeme Morris 1 year ago
    Fantastic.... classic time lapse yes indeed.
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  • maiux 11 1 year ago
    :)
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  • Bill Totolo plus 1 year ago
    Holy cr@p, that looks like cg!
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  • Jennifer plus 1 year ago
    wow. this doesnt seem real, where is this?
  • Tom @ Timescapes plus 1 year ago
    Mt Whitney Portal campground. Beautiful place. Very underrated in terms of CA campsites.
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  • Brendan Williams 18 days ago
    what music did you use for this?
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