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A film shot in the High Desert of California -- the Alabama Hills, Eastern Sierras, Mount Whitney, and Joshua Tree -- during the Geminid Meteor Shower.

Filmed Dec. 12-14, 2010.

More info about this film: photography.evosia.com/2010/12/15/geminid-meteor-shower/

Soundtrack: Happiness - Riceboy Sleeps. Performed live by Jónsi & Alex with the Hilliard Ensemble, Latvian National Choir, Wordless Music Orchestra, and Jeffrey Milarsky (Conductor). More info about the music: jonsiandalex.com/music

Website: evosia.com
Facebook:facebook.com/evosiastudios
Twitter: twitter.com/evosia

Motion / Timelapse gear from Kessler Crane. Henry is a Kessler sponsored shooter. kesslercrane.com

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MILapse 1 year ago

Amazing! You really hit it out of the park on this one. Simply stunning work!
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks MILapse! I'm grateful for the support from timelapse community. Your work has helped make my work possible. :)
Daniel Dragon Films 1 year ago

Henry, you do great work, and I've noticed.. it keeps getting better.. you've added motion control since last year... at 2:20 is one epic shot.
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks Daniel! I've learned a lot in the past year. It's been really great. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Stephen Lewis 1 year ago

Amazing!
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks Stephen!
david salko 1 year ago

thanks for keeping me in the loop on your projects. i love em all, but particularly fond of the stuff from JT. great job...again.
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks David! JT is always always amazing. But Alabama Hills has really gotten my interest after this shoot.
BumKi Cho 1 year ago

Very very nice!!! Thanks for sharing!
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks BumKi!
Tom Lowe 1 year ago

Good job, Henry. These are place I love so much.
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks Tom! Love your work!
Chris Becker/Berlin audiovisuell 1 year ago

I love your movies. Your work is inspiration. But we do not have such a beautiful night sky over Berlin. I will try it. ;O)
HDtimelapse.net 1 year ago

@Chris we need some desert in our Europe for beautiful night shots. That's why I'm not trying yet! We have to go there too ;)
Davide Taviani 1 year ago

Pure awesomeness.
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks Davide!
HDtimelapse.net 1 year ago

Great job! Amazing shots! Great landscapes in that part of the world ;)
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks! I love your work as well.
Thomas Baer 1 year ago

breathtaking!
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks Thomas. :)
mike ambs 1 year ago

Very, very beautiful work :)
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks Mike! That's a neat umbrella
Dotcomming 1 year ago

Henry, absolutely stunning compositions! Some of the best timelapse I've seen on Vimeo. Do you mind me asking what camera you're using and what motion control rig?

Your first three shots of the sunrise are brilliant. (not to mention all of the night shots)
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thank you! I'm using a canon 5d mk II with a motorized pocket dolly from Kessler crane
The Film Artist 1 year ago

Breathtaking! :)
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks TFA :)
chrisp0 1 year ago

Very nice. Great shots with good movement from some amazing locations.
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks for the comment chrisp0
Onisu 1 year ago

{★★★★★}
That says it all~
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

:)
Camille Seaman 1 year ago

Love it!
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks Camille!
Bruce Feagle 1 year ago

Fantastic!!
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks Bruce!
Simon Owen 1 year ago

Absolutely stunning!! Incredible work - well done!!
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thank you Simon :)
Dan Carter 1 year ago

Great show Henry! A beautiful reminder of several places I've visited.

Thank you for sharing.
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks for the comment Dan!
Eve B. 1 year ago

Absolutely beautiful! Could watch this all day :)
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks very much, Eve!
Chris Giordano 1 year ago

What a beautiful production of a beautiful place, thanks for sharing your adventures!
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thank you Chris. It was my first time to Alabama Hills. Definitely worth visiting many more time.
Pata Soringer 1 year ago

Is so beautiful and relaxing! Love it !
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks Pata!
Dan Eckert 1 year ago

Nice job. Good lighting!
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks Dan. Great stuff you're doing out in the desert. I still need to visit Anza Borrego!
Wolfathedoor 1 year ago

incredible
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks Wolf!
langustart 1 year ago

Amazing
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thank you!
Mathieu Gérard 1 year ago

Great !
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks Mathieu!
Dave Amason 1 year ago

Beautiful combination of artistry and technique, Henry. There's something about your videos that makes me stop and watch, and bears up to multiple viewings. You've got a great eye. Really like some of the tasteful dolly moves you've incorporated into your work as well. You're on my radar now! Looking forward to you sharing your next experience...
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks Dave! Good to know my work makes good reruns.

Working on a 2010 compilation, one about winter, and my urban landscape film.
Thomas Schwarz 1 year ago

WOW !! Stunning shots...amazing ;)
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks Thomas!
Thomas Berge 1 year ago

It's insane how visually stunning this film is, amazing work Henry!
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks Thomas! Keep up the good work in Oslo!
Smoky Cat Productions 1 year ago

Henry your videos are AWSOME!

Paolo - Jacksonville, FL
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks Paolo!
Dale Hildebrand 1 year ago

Very well done.
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks Dale. Appreciate the comment!
Jose A. Hervas 1 year ago

Timelapse best I've ever seen, congratulations
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thank you :)
dislokated 1 year ago

Wow, this is awesome. And great soundtrack too!
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks :)
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

Very nice sir. What are you lighting with?
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks Dustin. I'm using petzl headlamps with diffuser and the core battery where you can regulate brightness

I going to reprocess the night shots using your method in after effects and see how it looks. Thanks for the tip.
Dustin Farrell 1 year ago

Headlamps huh? Cool.

The biggest benefit of stacking is that you can shoot at a lower ISO. If you have already shot at at high ISO you will see little benefit.
Rutger Geerling 1 year ago

simply amazing! what a joy to watch!
Henry Jun Wah Lee 1 year ago

Thanks Rutger!
Edith Valle 1 year ago

this is so amazing, lovely job!
Joe Moya 1 year ago

Nice work
Jason Brownlee 1 year ago

Awesome timelapse work! Very impressive!
David Mendez 1 year ago

Stunning. Inspirational. Hopeful. Did you camp in the coldness of night to get all this? I've visited the same places, but only when the weather is warm. Thanks for sharing this.
David Mendez 1 year ago

Ah, just found the answers on your blog.... Again, thanks for sharing this fascinating work.
Philip Erskine 1 year ago

again, delicious
Dimitar Vranchev 1 year ago

I see the earth going around the sky...
Jeff Sullivan 1 year ago

Another great one!
Frans Hofmeester 1 year ago

This is great!
Givot 1 year ago

amazing work
Felipe Rojas 11 months ago

I loved it !!! ★★★★★
Erich Bartos 11 months ago

Fantastic! I have a kind of paranoia. I need to dedicate to such a beautiful art-work. Cut anchor.
Dennis Smith 6 months ago

Stunning! Thanks for sharing your amazing work.
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Eddie Renz 6 months ago

Beautiful. Simply Breathtaking work.
Ville Timonen 6 months ago

A good place to shoot the stars. Beautiful!
wes Engstrom 5 months ago

I've been Warned very nice.
Gabriel Igarashi 2 months ago

thank you very much for this vid. You blessed me!
PeterPatrickM 2 months ago

Now that is a brilliant piece of work. All of the above. Gifted and inspirational.... the music is bang on perfect, great choice it has to be said. Love Jonsi & always thought Sigur Ros music a perfect partner. Anywayz thanks for the great work and sharing with the masses !!!
Lucius Kahng 2 months ago

Awesome!
Lucius Kahng 2 months ago

My co-worker writes, "While that was cool, I’m a little skeptical about whether it was real or not, because there didn’t seem to be a lot of shadow movement when the camera changed position, and none of the branches seemed to move as well. It looked like it was produced using “Ray Dream Studio” with the animation filters."

Was any software used to create this effect?
Henry Jun Wah Lee 2 months ago

It's all real. In terms of lighting, scenes in Alabama Hills were lit using a stationary LED lamp. Hence no shifting in shadows as the camera was moving. In the Joshua tree scenes, some were lit with stationary LED and others were just natural moon light. Ones with the moon you do see shadows move as the moon was setting.
eddyizm 2 months ago

how you guys get the camera to move so smoothly blows my mind! much less the timelapse bit. you picked the perfect locations- i love mobious arch and jtree!
Ali Saloum 1 month ago

This is absolutely incredible. Brilliant work.
Annie 2 days ago

Amazing Captured, Great film, Thanks Henry
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