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1. In The Land Of The Northern Lights
11 months ago
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Ok folks, this is it. Here is my first video project.
It is a timelapse video of the Northern Lights. All sequences are shot in or close to Tromsø in Northern Norway.
I have spent over 6months collecting footage for this, I have shot approx 50.000 stills to choose from in making this video. A goal for me has been to try to preserve the real-time speed of the northern lights, or come as close as possible, and present it the way I experienced it, instead of the northern lights just flashing over the sky in the blink of an eye. It may work on other time-lapse videos with fast moving clouds and sunsets etc, but with the northern lights in focus, it should be presented in it's true speed to reflect her beauty, imo. In the video I have put together a collection of slow moving auroras in the woods, over the mounatins, in the city, in the foreshore, reflected in the sea, with some of the most spectacular and strongest auroral outbreaks seen in many years. Included here is a coronal outbreak, in which I am particularly happy to present, since it is very difficult to get on stills, even worse on "film".
I got a fantastic soundtrack made for the video by local musical talent in Tromsø; Per Wollen. A Huge thanks goes to you Per obviously! The audio track "Aurora in the sky" can be found on iTunes.
Also, with two small children at home under 2 years, it goes without saying I could never have done this without the fantastic understanding and help from my girlfriend. This has been an insanely time-consuming project. Both hours after hours out in the cold, but also all the hours in post-processing during late nights has led to a severe lack of sleep. And although you always feel like there is something you could have improved, even slightly, before releasing, you come to a point when you just have to finish. And that time is now.
Thank you so much Veronica flickr.com/photos/velectronica/ for letting and helping me finish this project!! Love you! :)
Also, I would like to apologize to many of my friends for being so occupied the last months. Looking forward to spend more time with you all now.
A huge thank goes to Jay and dynamicperception.com/ for their awesome timelapse gear who made some of the sequences in this video possible!
Per and I would also like to express our feelings for the tsunami victims of the great people of Japan.
The video shown here on Vimeo is 1280x720. It may be also available in 1920x1080 and Digital Cinema HD 4K. Contact me for higher resolution. Video may not be used commercially or public without permission.
Footage has been prepared for viewing in sRGB color space since this is the space most people use. Hence wide gamut displays may display colors wrong, especially green ones which the aurora mostly appears in, since the most clipping in color space when downscaling to sRGB is done in the green color area.
Hope you like the video, more info about me:
flickr.com/photos/salomonsen/
arcticlightphoto.no
Gear used to put this together:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon EOS 7D
Canon EF 24 L 1.4 Mark II (My precious)
Canon EF 16-35 L 2.8 Mark II
Samyang 14mm 2.8
Nikon 14-24 2.8G AF S
Tokina 11-16 2.8
Meade DS-2000 w 497 Autostar
Dynamic Perception Stage Zero Dolly/Rail w MX2
Best regards
Ole
facebook.com/arcticlightphoto
Ok folks, this is it. Here is my first video project.
It is a timelapse video of the Northern Lights. All sequences are shot in or close to Tromsø in Northern Norway.
I have spent over 6months collecting footage for this, I have shot approx 50.000 stills to choose from in making this video. A goal for me has been to try to preserve the real-time speed of the northern lights, or come as close as possible, and present it the way I experienced it, instead of the northern lights just flashing over the sky in the blink of an eye. It may work on other time-lapse videos with fast moving clouds and sunsets etc, but with the northern lights in focus, it should be presented in it's true speed to reflect her beauty, imo. In the video I have put together a collection of slow moving auroras in the woods, over the mounatins, in the city, in the foreshore, reflected in the sea, with some of the most spectacular and strongest auroral outbreaks seen in many years. Included here is a coronal outbreak, in which I am particularly happy to present, since it is very difficult to get on stills, even worse on "film".
I got a fantastic soundtrack made for the video by local musical talent in Tromsø; Per Wollen. A Huge thanks goes to you Per obviously! The audio track "Aurora in the sky" can be found on iTunes.
Also, with two small children at home under 2 years, it goes without saying I could never have done this without the fantastic understanding and help from my girlfriend. This has been an insanely time-consuming project. Both hours after hours out in the cold, but also all the hours in post-processing during late nights has led to a severe lack of sleep. And although you always feel like there is something you could have improved, even slightly, before releasing, you come to a point when you just have to finish. And that time is now.
Thank you so much Veronica flickr.com/photos/velectronica/ for letting and helping me finish this project!! Love you! :)
Also, I would like to apologize to many of my friends for being so occupied the last months. Looking forward to spend more time with you all now.
A huge thank goes to Jay and dynamicperception.com/ for their awesome timelapse gear who made some of the sequences in this video possible!
Per and I would also like to express our feelings for the tsunami victims of the great people of Japan.
The video shown here on Vimeo is 1280x720. It may be also available in 1920x1080 and Digital Cinema HD 4K. Contact me for higher resolution. Video may not be used commercially or public without permission.
Footage has been prepared for viewing in sRGB color space since this is the space most people use. Hence wide gamut displays may display colors wrong, especially green ones which the aurora mostly appears in, since the most clipping in color space when downscaling to sRGB is done in the green color area.
Hope you like the video, more info about me:
flickr.com/photos/salomonsen/
arcticlightphoto.no
Gear used to put this together:
Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Canon EOS 7D
Canon EF 24 L 1.4 Mark II (My precious)
Canon EF 16-35 L 2.8 Mark II
Samyang 14mm 2.8
Nikon 14-24 2.8G AF S
Tokina 11-16 2.8
Meade DS-2000 w 497 Autostar
Dynamic Perception Stage Zero Dolly/Rail w MX2
Best regards
Ole
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Veldig bra, gratulerer så mye :)
Thanks Tor Even, you were and inspiration for me with your project. Let's hope we who have followed you can be an inspiration to others and push the technological boundraries and ourselves to the max! :)
Thank you!
Thank you HDtimlapse, really appreciated.
BR.
Ole
timelapseitalia.com/tl-tromso-la-citta-norvegese-delle-aurore-boreali
Please share this! Congratulations Ole!
TLI
timelapseitalia.com
mvh.
Ole C.
Thanks Tom,
those words coming from you means a lot to me. You are as many have pointed out allready an inspiration to us all in this field. Highly appreciated!
BR.
Ole
thank you so much. Yeah that sequence was a hard one, but it can be done! ;) Mixing light pollution with nortern lights is not desirable, but I think if you mange to process it good, the visual result can be fantastic.
Thank you so much,
BR.
Ole
det er bare å ta opp stafettpinnen og kjøre på!! Hvis du trenger tips er det bare å spørre.
mvh.
Ole Christian
timelapses.tv/timelapse/en-la-tierra-de-las-auroras/
timelapses.net/timelapse/in-the-land-of-the-northern-lights-by-ole-christian-salomonsen/
btw, do you have any secret to making the battery last longer in the cold weather?
br.
Ole
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Hilsen
Ole Christian
Best.
Ole
Hilsen
Ole C.
Hilsen
Ole C.
en stund, men du har tatt det til helt nye høyder :) Ja, jeg er inspirert!
Means a lot!
Thx.
Ole
Thank you for your kind words,
Best.
Ole
hilsen Ole C.
:-)))
Best.
Ole
Best.
Ole
Had to change a few diapers, but that's the way it goes!! ;)
Thanks a lot for your feedback.
BR.
Ole
yes it is awesome, have a few sequences with red auroras as well, but they did not make it in this release. Will se in future releases.
Thank you again,
BR.
Ole
Envious of every aspect from the cams used, lens, dynamic dolly.... and of course location and availability of the Aurora to you.
KUDOS!!!
BR.
Ole
BR.
Ole
About the semi-real-time reproduction of the footage... how did you do this exactly? I have only just started using AE, but I just can't figure it out.
Keep up the good work, looking forward to the sequel!
Regards,
Joost
Cheers,
Z
It's ALL about the light!
thanks for your feedback, and your understanding reg lack of sleep, hehe :)
I shot some in RAW, some in sRAW. Most of the time sRAW is sufficient imo.
Yes it's all about the light!
Thanks,
Ole
I personally like the music. Musical taste is always a challenge. I did not want to "cheat" and use commercial music without asking the artists, as many do.
BR.
Ole
Keep it up.
Best.
Next year I might go somewhere else to do a similar project.
Thank you, you too.
Best.
Ole
Reed
When the sequel will be released I do not know, but I certainly have enough footage!
Thanks again, keep up the good work!
HOWAY THE LADS !!!!!
Br.
Ole
jevoisjevoyage.blogspot.com/
Ole
Thanks again, keep it up
Best.
Ole
How did you use the Meade/Autostar gear? Just as a slow pan mount with your camera piggybacked on top, or?
I used the meade for slow panning, in this video only two sequences done with the meade made it. The opening sequence was shot with the 7D + Tokina 11-16 + the Meade twisting in between the trees facing straight up into the sky.
Thank you,
BR.
Ole
Well, as I said earlier in the comments, I hope I inspire others to beat me, so that we all push eachother and our gear to achieve good results!
Have a fantastic weekend,
BR.
Ole
Congrats Ole for this great production and thanks for the view 8)
Dom :)
Thank you,
BR.
Ole
Br.
Ole
Keep it up,
BR.
Ole
Please share more about your camera settings and post process workflow. Many Thanks!!!
BR.
Ole
ja mye som skal klaffe for å få til slikt. Familie, venner, osv ++
Tusen takk,
mvh.
Ole C.
yes I like my 5D2. Glad you like the soundtrack, the musician can be found here:vimeo.com/user5350329
Thank you,
Best,
Ole