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Planet 5D Blog: blog.planet5d.com/2011/10/dustin-farrells-landscapes-volume-two-another-canon-eos-5d-mark-ii-timelapse-masterpiece/

PLEASE WATCH IN HD FULL SCREEN w/SOUND. It is a much better viewing experience. Hopefully you have a 1080P monitor and good connection. If not, bug a friend or colleague that does. It is worth it.

Landscapes: Volume 2 is the second of a three part series (probably). Every frame of this video is a raw still from a Canon 5D2 DSLR and processed with Adobe software. In Volume 2 I again show off my beautiful home state of Arizona and I also made several trips to Utah. This video has some iconic landmarks that we have seen before. I felt that showing them again with motion controlled HDR and/or night timelapse would be a new way to see old landmarks.

Sales Pitch: I would now have to say that my timelapse skill set is very complete. The amount of knowledge I have gained through research, testing, and shooting experience is astounding. From moon phases to high dynamic range to motion control rigs to noise reduction, you would have a tough time finding someone with more overall knowledge of timelapse. If you need help with your next timelapse project you can reach me at 888-444-2739 or DustinF@crewwestinc.com

Most of the motion control for this video was done with the Stage Zero Dolly by Dynamic Perception. Once I got comfortable using the DP dolly I fell in love. I can set up shots now in much shorter times. More importantly for me, it is much smaller and much more portable than my homemade motion control. Without it, shots like the Delicate Arch shot in Utah would be nearly impossible due to the length of the hike. Buy the Stage Zero Dolly if you are looking for quality, inexpensive, easy-to-use motion control. dynamicperception.com/

In addition to the Stage Zero, I also used a three axis motion controlled CamTram. The CamTram is the most versatile dolly I have ever used. Its applications are only limited by your creativity. The CamTram has virtually no weight limit. I was able to achieve shots that dolly-in with the camera just over the ground because of the CamTram's ability to hold heavy counter weights.
CamTram Motorized Options Video: vimeo.com/30385088

The amazing graphic work at the beginning and end was done by Chris Pettit of Digital Skye Media Development. Check out Chris' other work here: vimeo.com/user8750744

Music is "Sunshine (Adagio In D Minor)" by John Murphy. #15 here: itunes.apple.com/us/album/sunshine-music-from-motion/id297702863

Thank you to the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff for allowing me to shoot there. They were very friendly and helpful. lowell.edu/

Saving the best for last . . . thanks to my wonderful wife Laura. Not only does she put up with and support this crazy passion of mine, she helped out on many of these shots. I think I'll keep her :-)

ENJOY

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  • Randy Halverson plus 4 months ago
    Cool, great job on this.
  • Dustin Farrell plus 4 months ago
    Thanks Randy. If vol 3 happens it's gonna be non stop Milky Way action!
  • Peter H. Chang plus 4 months ago
    Absolutely gorgeous! Phenomenal work, Dustin! Will watch it again on the 13ft screen tonight :)
  • MILapse 4 months ago
    Incredible work Dustin! Totally blew me away man.. Two thumbs way up!
  • Maik Thomas plus 4 months ago
    awesome job dustin & crew :-) - love the quality of the imagery and also the light setups.

    greets from dresden
  • Dustin Farrell plus 4 months ago
    Thank you fellas! @Peter I wish I had a 13ft screen!
  • Brad Kremer plus 4 months ago
    What can I say besides WOW Dustin! This is AMAZING!
  • Dustin Farrell plus 4 months ago
    Thanks Brad. Hopefully I will see you at Chronos.
  • Daniel Dragon Films plus 4 months ago
    for everybody else:
    talking about the Chronos Film Festival

    chronosfilmfestival.com
    Nov 3-5th, 2011 in New Mexico, USA
  • HDtimelapse.net 3 months ago
    Stunning work!

    hdtimelapse.net
  • Tom Scott 1 month ago
    Watch California Daylight | Time Lapse on Vimeo! vimeo.com/user7499655/california-daylight-time-lapse
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  • Luis Caldevilla plus 4 months ago
    I like your crew "Best Wife Ever" :)

    Great job Dustin. Pure inspiration.
  • Dustin Farrell plus 4 months ago
    :) Thanks Luis!
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  • Mathias Eis Schultz 4 months ago
    Fantastic work! And great to see that you still are the master in astro-lapse!
  • Mathias Eis Schultz 4 months ago
    This is not 3D, but some of the HDR moving shots in the beginning looks so 3D in my eyes. Fatnastic.. again :D
  • jelle dreesen 4 months ago
    i was thinking the same!
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  • SCIENTIFANTASTIC plus 4 months ago
    Awesome work man! Some unreal shots in there.
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  • Javier Guijarro 4 months ago
    fantastic work ¡¡¡
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  • Dominic plus 4 months ago
    Congratulations Dustin ! Technically flawless. Love the shallow depth of field shots and the long lenses sunsets too !
  • Dustin Farrell plus 4 months ago
    Thank you Dominic. I am very proud at how "shinny" this one is. No lens dirt, or flicker, and everything is tack sharp. I worked hard at that. Glad it showed.
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  • Rafael Asquith plus 4 months ago
    Beautiful Dustin, what an amazing shots on this video man.

    Great! Congratulations.
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  • Time Lapse Italia 4 months ago
    I do understand why comments rain on your video only after such a few time of publishing: Dustin, this is AWESOME!

    Going to feature it as video of the day, very soon.

    TLI
    timelapseitalia.com
  • Dustin Farrell plus 4 months ago
    Thank you for the post!
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  • Chris Klüpfel 4 months ago
    Oh my god! This is THE best piece of Timelapse/Landscape movie i have ever seen! Actually it took me a while to comment that because i was speachless as it finished playing. Is there a making of somewhere? There`s a lot of "how did you do this and that".
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  • TEMPONAUT Time-Lapse 4 months ago
    Wonderful Landscapes! And really nice and smooth motions! Great job!
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  • Henry Hougen 4 months ago
    Ineffably amazing.
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  • Daniel Haupt 4 months ago
    Awesome in 1080p!
  • Dustin Farrell plus 3 months ago
    Even better in UNCOMPRESSED 1080p!
  • Moustapha RMILI 3 months ago
    hi Dustin! Im deseperately seeking how to download the uncompressed versions of your videos but vimeo tell me this : "Sorry not available for download"...Why?

    One more thing: As a saleman on a market in France speciaized on the distribution of electronics goods, i capture the stream of your video (mp4 format compressed) to make a technical demo of the latest TVs on the market...I never see something like that...Customers were completely destabilized by the beauty of your videos...I laughed inside myself seeing these reactions.

    I think you would have to be hire by samsung, panasonic etc to make them technicals demos.

    And i wish to make somthing like you did (i have to test your secret on AE)
  • Dustin Farrell plus 2 months ago
    @ Moustapha, I truly appreciate your comment and admiration. The video is not available for download in an attempt to stop unauthorized use.

    You could purchase the 1080P version for the use you desire by contacting me at dustinf@crewwestinc.com
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  • Laurent 4 months ago
    Wonderful...
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  • Jan Möller 4 months ago
    This is probably one of the best timelapses I have ever seen. Thought the HDR effect gonna disturb me, but it was the total opposite. Fantastic colours.

    Greetings from Germany. Jan
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  • egg-film 4 months ago
    Wow! Really amazing shots! I really enjoyed this clip!
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  • Jimmy Bowman plus 4 months ago
    I am absolutely speechless.
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  • fredy rodriguez 4 months ago
    very amazing video,,, one of the best on the net...
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  • Nuno Coutinho 4 months ago
    Fantastic, i love that. thanks for these 3:30.
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  • Jason Stack plus 4 months ago
    unbelievably impressed! question - for the star shots, what lenses/shutter speed/f-stop were you using? ISO? I would love to know!

    thanks
  • Dustin Farrell plus 4 months ago
    14mm 2.8 and the 24mm 1.4
    Nearly wide open
    Around 25-30 seconds
  • Rand Larson plus 4 months ago
    What ISO, Dustin?
  • keirux plus 4 months ago
    ISO, please! :)
  • Dustin Farrell plus 4 months ago
    Always changes. Usually around 2500
  • remizik 3 months ago
    Amazing video, thanks a lot, I've been in a few place shown here ... it was amazing.
    One question, I tried shooting stars for 25-30sec, but they are moving pretty fast so it makes "stipes" on the picture.
    I wonder how you get this result !
    Anyway, bravo again, probably one of the most beautifull video on vimeo/earth :)
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  • Sasha Aleksandrov 4 months ago
    Superb
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  • Simon Cramar 4 months ago
    Is this chicken skin normal??

    It is just a magic world!
    Thanks for filming it :)
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  • Matt Ziniel plus 4 months ago
    this is freaking amazing!! Incredible work, can't wait for the next piece
  • Dustin Farrell plus 4 months ago
    watch this one a few more times :)
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  • Richard Gluck plus 4 months ago
    so awesome man. my favorite shot is the cave shot with the dolly move. the filling light is perfect, the color temp is just warm enough. plus, there is a bad-ass storm happening in the background. good stuff man, you're definitely inspiring me to take a closer look at HDR. i like how it's used in a transparent manner, people these days have been over-killing it. now i have to go out there and try to top this, shit!
  • Dustin Farrell plus 4 months ago
    good luck ;)
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  • Federico Castro plus 4 months ago
    Just O_o thanks for sharing
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  • Greg Kiss plus 4 months ago
    This is beautiful, Dustin. Some really great footages in here... :-)
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  • Jonathan 4 months ago
    This is incredible and awe inspiring! Excellent work!
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  • Aireality plus 4 months ago
    Stunning. Would love to shoot these surroundings using my Hexakopter sometime!
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  • Daniel Dragon Films plus 4 months ago
    Amazing Clarity. Bokeh! Bar raised.

    Storm / Milky Way shot at 1:28 is impressive beyond words.

    Sunrise at 00:50 and sunset at 1:38 very clear.. Bramper, HDR? Again, very crisp.

    Instant classic.
  • Dustin Farrell plus 4 months ago
    Thanks Daniel. No bramper at all. HDR. Glad you can't tell.
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  • Eric Hines plus 4 months ago
    This is simply breathtaking work, Dustin.

    I have to agree that the Storm/Milky Way shot was stunning, gave me chills.

    Excellent dolly moves, and incredible timing on those shots.
  • Dustin Farrell plus 4 months ago
    'gave me chills' has gotta be the best compliment you can get!
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  • c.a. church 4 months ago
    Great job Dustin! Love it!
  • Dustin Farrell plus 4 months ago
    Thanks Chris!
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  • Yannick Barthe plus 4 months ago
    Absolutely stunning ! Love it !
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  • hauhnar 4 months ago
    Man!! This is incredible.
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  • apa plus 4 months ago
    F'in Amazing!
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  • Ball Lightning 4 months ago
    this is excellent work.
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  • Keith Langill 4 months ago
    Beautiful and inspiring work, Dustin!
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  • Mike Lanfor plus 4 months ago
    Dustin, very well done! Some great shots - the storms shots I loved the most! Added this to Vimeo Dynamic Percption Group of favorites!
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  • Jake McKee 4 months ago
    Wow, great stuff man!
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  • Colin Macleod 4 months ago
    Stunning from start to finish. I can't wait to see what you'll come up with next!
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  • ade adetayo plus 4 months ago
    one of the most beautiful shots I've ever seen
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  • Chinh Do 4 months ago
    Wow that is beautiful. The pictures are so sharp. What bit rate did you use to compress for uploading?
  • Dustin Farrell plus 4 months ago
    30mb/s
  • Chinh Do 4 months ago
    Thanks for responding Dustin. Vimeo's own guide says to use 5000 kbps (5mb/s) so I thought that was some type of limit.
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  • SHOTUP plus 4 months ago
    This is EPIC! Wow.
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  • Lois Bryan 4 months ago
    this was a joy in every way ... magnificent!!!!!!!!!!
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  • Cameron Trejo plus 4 months ago
    Love AZ. Love your work. Thanks for sharing Dustin.
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  • George Kim 4 months ago
    One of the most beautiful "documentary" of nature.

    I think you'd better change the music, though, since some of your viewer might feel that the music used is so sad that if makes you feel as if the nature you're seeing is about to be destroyed. There are other choices that sound bright, epic, and moving.

    Best wish.
  • Dustin Farrell plus 4 months ago
    Thank you for the compliment.

    I don't think the music is sad. I think it is powerful and builds nicely to match the strong finish.
  • WTK Photography plus 4 months ago
    Amazing timelapse, one of the best I've seen, congrats!

    And I agree with you Dustin on the music.
  • Yeah the music is almost as intense as your imagery!

    Anyone knows the track name by any chance?
  • Martin Webinger 2 months ago
    hi there,
    thats the sad truth - in fact we are doin best to do so - to destroy mother earth.
    i think the music fits - but not only of that hard fact you mentioned. it is also perfect to show one of the most awe-inspiring places in the world. there is a sad trend in loosing respect - respect for nature and respect for other beings - at least in my opinion. for our future it is inevitable to show more respect for other people, thoughts and for our planet.

    wish you the best.
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  • Asa Li plus 4 months ago
    Another great timelapse video !
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  • Sheldon Neill plus 4 months ago
    Awesome work. Truly inspiring!
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  • Tom Baurain plus 4 months ago
    Holy crap Dustin, this is the best timelapse video I have ever seen. GOOD GRAVY!
  • Dustin Farrell plus 4 months ago
    mmmmmm . . . gravy.
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  • Brandon Vincent 4 months ago
    Wow, this was incredible
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  • Apolonis Aphrodisia 4 months ago
    Magnifique :)
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  • blake everhart plus 4 months ago
    Incredible. The Mozart of timelapse
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  • Colin Legg plus 4 months ago
    Yeah, this 'crazy passion'! Nicely done again mate.
  • Dustin Farrell plus 4 months ago
    We should talk more than once a year. I'll work on that! Thanks Colin.
  • Colin Legg plus 4 months ago
    Promise me you won't do anything this crazy! - outsideinthemovie.com/outside-in-dark-sky-time-lapse-shoot/1529/
  • Dustin Farrell plus 4 months ago
    That's nuts! Intense man. Can't wait to see the finished product. 8 brampers?!?!
  • Colin Legg plus 4 months ago
    Yeah mate, 8! When all the adulation dies down hit me up and I'll fill you in.
  • Dustin Farrell plus 4 months ago
    Deal!
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  • Mike Curtis 4 months ago
    Nice work! Gauntlet thrown, I gottage my moco rig up and working!

    -mike curtis
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  • R P 4 months ago
    cool
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  • QUÉ IDEA plus 4 months ago
    Símplemente espectacular!!!
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  • FLIP4 4 months ago
    probably the most beautiful timelapse ive seen to date,
    the quality in HD is just to much sex! very gud job
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  • Brian Dickman 4 months ago
    Incredible work, Dustin! "Wow" came out of my mouth a few times while watching, it's totally surreal.
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  • Gavin Owens plus 4 months ago
    Man, this is so good!!
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  • Lewis De Mesa 4 months ago
    Perfectly done! I still have a long way to achieve anything close to this.
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  • Incredible work ;-)
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