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Time lapses I shot while at Burning Man 2009.

Music by Roy Two Thousand.

If you would like to use any of this footage in any of your not-for-profit projects, please feel free. All that I ask is that you credit me (Ben Wiggins) and let me know what you used it for (delrious@gmail.com).

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  • KAZ PR✪D. 2 years ago
    Amazing !
  • Esther Leder 2 years ago
    Amazing2! So good! .-) Best of!
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  • Timelapses.es 2 years ago
    Magical!. Enhorabuena!
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  • greenroot pictures plus 2 years ago
    That was incredible. I am truly jealous of you being there to experience it and of your filming/editing. Great stuff.

    What camera did you use?
  • Delrious plus 2 years ago
    I shot with a Canon 5dmarkii.
  • rahmin sarabi 2 years ago
    how did you shield it from the dust? also, what sort of lens is appropriate for timelapse in these lighting conditions.

    you've inspired me.
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  • FoneFrenzy 2 years ago
    Very nice work and good choice for music. What type of camera did you use?
  • Delrious plus 2 years ago
    Canon 5dmarkii.
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  • Campbell Drummond 2 years ago
    Wow!must go to burning man soon.Great time lapse,I have lots of time lapse at youtube.com/user/crookedmouthdj
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  • Ron Kurti 2 years ago
    fuckin' wow.
    captures the feeling really well.

    What cam you using for this? 5dII?
  • Brodie Gwilliam plus 2 years ago
    yes
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  • Juztn plus 2 years ago
    One day...one beautiful day I will be able to go...nicely done!
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  • Jules Minton 2 years ago
    Past, present, future and neverwas all rolled into one. You seem to have captured the gathering's elusive spirit: a graceful requiem for the world...and a strange hymn to its possible survival.
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  • Kevin Robbins 2 years ago
    this is awesome, i've never seen burning man presented like this, maybe that's why i've never felt this sudden urge to add it to my list of things i have to go to before i die.
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  • roy two thousand 2 years ago
    excellent work ben! i feel blessed to be part of such a beautiful creation:) thank you for sharing your talents!!
  • The Snaz plus 2 years ago
    this is my new favorite song. on repeat. mmmm. bass.
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  • Carriecookie 2 years ago
    Damn that looked good. The music fits again very well to your vid and I´m glad you could see this event with your own eyes. I saw a mention in a TV channel and thought it looks very interesting and you showed the special spirit of the even very good! So,thanks for that
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  • My new favorite Burning Man video -- OF ALL TIME. This is incredibly beautiful. I've never seen a video that's captured the essence of the spirit of the event as well as you did here. Well done! Also, that song is awesome.
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  • Mario Costanzo 2 years ago
    Cool!
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  • Steven Ilous plus 2 years ago
    Wow.
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  • Peter Rocco 2 years ago
    Thank you thank you. A totally amazing display , good music and the temple burn finished it of fantasticaly.
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  • Andy Rat 2 years ago
    Far-fuckin'-out! Aw, thanx - That was beautiful. Sure wish I coulda been there. Oh yeah, and the music is spot on!
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  • Kert Gartner plus 2 years ago
    I need to go back there some day... it's been too long :)
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  • Tom Lowe pro 2 years ago
    Awesome, dude... awesome.
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  • Zed Chance 2 years ago
    so sickkk
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  • john dunstan plus 2 years ago
    this is fantastic, i would love to see this, beautiful time lapse
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  • Ryan Arroyo 2 years ago
    Amazing! What song is this?
  • Delrious plus 2 years ago
    It's Halcyon 2k by Roy Two Thousand. I ran into him at Burning Man, told him what I was doing and he kindly gave me his CD - this song was perfect for what I wanted to do for this reel.
  • Travis Dickie 2 years ago
    Don't forget the Orbital kudos, it was their song first.

    Wicked vid, I'm searching for the balls to bring my pro camera down next year.
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  • Kenichi 2 years ago
    Beautiful, it makes me want to go to the Burning Man!! >_
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  • Calin Manescu plus 2 years ago
    Awsome... I see that you prefer to take night shoots.

    brilliant...
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  • mpared plus 2 years ago
    lovely work yet again posted @ the curious brain
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  • Rtorre 2 years ago
    Precioso...
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  • Elfilmias plus 2 years ago
    Nice!
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  • elsakawai plus 2 years ago
    super hot
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  • mike connor 2 years ago
    Very nice work.
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  • Galen Richards 2 years ago
    I'm one of the owners of the Dodo art car you filmed from. That video is amazing! Definitely one of the best BM videos I've seen. Nice work.
  • Delrious plus 2 years ago
    Thanks Galen. I had a great time hiding out on the back of the Dodo bus. Met some nice people up there too!
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  • olen 2 years ago
    this captures a very particular essence of Burning Man that I have yet to see be captured: light and the way light - and fire - is the grounding element on the playa. so beautiful. thank you.
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  • Nick Vivion 2 years ago
    The Dodobus! Thats our bus. Gorgeous, what a sexy way to see it

    N
  • Delrious plus 2 years ago
    You guys rocked. Maybe next year I bring a big boom and do some time lapses looking back at the boat? Just thinking out loud......
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  • Byron Quandary plus 2 years ago
    great job!
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  • John Sappo 2 years ago
    That was sick! Great footy, and love the composition.
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  • Kimberly Sandie 2 years ago
    Thank you!!!!
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  • John X 2 years ago
    Brilliantly done, man---thanks for posting this!
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  • Ed Babb 2 years ago
    Beautiful work.. what was this shot on? A lot of these frames seem to be open for only a fraction of a second.. is it a combo between stills and stuttered live action (on the 5d MII perhaps?)

    I just returned from AfrikaBurn, South Africa's version of burning man (still small - 2000 or so people - but growing every year and still young! Only 3 years old) which was mindblowing and inspiring.

    Thanks for sharing this!
  • Delrious plus 2 years ago
    I shoot on a 5dmarkii. The torches in the middle (@ opulent temple and the temple) and the burning of the temple were video.
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  • I have to say this is one of the best videos of black rock city i've ever seen... and just like burning man, it is too short and leaves me wanting more!!!
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  • Delrious plus 2 years ago
    I'm so glad people enjoyed this....especially those that were at the burn and know what feeling I was trying to chase.
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  • Andrea Nixon 2 years ago
    I've so enjoyed the 2 videos of yours that I've watched so far! You are an extremely talented individual~
    Looking forward to watching more!
    I'm from NV. & familiar w/ The Burning Man, have not been, but I'm sure it is a Magical Experience, thank~you for the fabulous footage !
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  • Derek Sajbel 2 years ago
    hotness, love the dodo shot, i saw most of the burn from that view while DJing
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  • bexy cameron 2 years ago
    This video is my happy place.. that was my saturday night at burning man.. in chronological order.. even down to the slide and pirate ship...

    AMAZE!!!
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  • Rothco pro 2 years ago
    Very Nice!
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  • ViViDeo 2 years ago
    Brilliant!
    My favorite shots are the Temple falling and the view from the pirate ship!

    Hope to see you at Metropolis!

    Viya
    (ViVideo)
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  • occubus jive 2 years ago
    thanks for making this and props for using music that was gifted to you...you caught the magic of an amazing year!
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  • Mike Hedge plus 2 years ago
    Ben seriously genius
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  • paola idrontino 2 years ago
    i was there too...one of the best experience in my life...looking forward going back home soon...xo
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  • Jeremy Roush 2 years ago
    I got to the part with The Wedge and I called to my girlfriend: "HOLY SHIT STOP WATCHING DEXTER AND GET THE HELL IN HERE AND WATCH THIS". I rewinded, went full-screen HD, turned off lights.

    We were both in tears at the end.

    Like stated above: this is best capture of the FEEL going into the city's night.

    The packing, driving, set-up, survival part is something else, but what you've captured here: the art, the scale, the different-journey-ever-night adventure of going into the city's night... so well done.
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  • Boris Petrovic 2 years ago
    beautiful!
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  • Peggy Fok 2 years ago
    This is AMAZING, and probably the best BM video I've ever seen. Well done! I would love to learn how to do this! Any tips besides buying a a Canon 5dmarkii ?
  • Delrious plus 2 years ago
    You don't need a 5dmarkii. Any Canon or Nikon DSLR will get the job done. The markii just buys me a bigger frame and better high ISO performance for night shots. I shot a huge amount of nice time lapse on a Canon XSI before getting a 5dmarkii.

    The best advice I can give you is to just get out there and try it, the problems and how to solve them will become self evident.
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  • Frank Flocks 2 years ago
    I'd like to know how long it took you to take each scene and how you managed to leave your camera out in the dust for an extended period. I assume you stayed with the camera the entire time.

    For people who want to try time lapse cheaply, the free program Stereo Data Maker can be used to take time lapse pictures with most Canon point and shoot cameras - IA google search will find the program. It is mostly intended for people who shoot stereo with two cameras but it works fine with one - For most Stereo Data Maker functions, you need a supported camera, plus a switch and a battery pack producing 4.5 volts and a USB cable, but I don't believe they are necessary to do time lapse. When you get your time lapse files (individual jpg files) they can be turned into a movie with programs such as Quick Time Pro.
  • Delrious plus 2 years ago
    Most of the time lapses in this real were pretty short. None going over 30 minutes or so. Some of them are really short, just like 5-10 minutes. I stand with my camera. Dust wasn't as bad as I was informed it would be...but I also tried to shoot mostly when the dust was minimal.

    Just keep lens changes to a minimum and use the self sensor cleaning function. I even at one point cleaned my sensor while I was out there without introducing worse dust.

    Regarding doing time lapse cheaply - I had bad results with quicktime pro. It has some funky memory requirements that cause it to crash when doing large sequences at high resolution. I think a better cheap solution is shooting in jpeg mode and using virtualdub (it's free) to post process. You can also buy intervalometers for very cheap (< $50) if you just get the cheap knock offs (which in many cases have better functionality than the $200 canon one).
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  • Alex Reid 2 years ago
    Great video! I love time lapses and so badly wanted to do some this year but didn't have the time to get the equipment together (or so I say).

    And I was very much surprised to actually recognize myself on the pirate bus. I recognized my shirt actually, then the glasses, then the handsome face.. but I digress. :P

    Wow.. very great job Sir. Thanks!
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  • kamraman 2 years ago
    Beautiful. Captures being there more than any other piece I've see.

    Did you shoot the timelapse images in full RAW or in a smaller RAW mode? What program do you use to construct the timelapses?

    I did a couple this year, but nothing as spectacular as this. Gives me inspiration for the next burn!
  • Delrious plus 2 years ago
    Thanks for the kind words Kamraman.

    I shot most of this as SRAW1 and post processed with Adobe After Effects.
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  • gr3y 2 years ago
    beautiful... thank you.
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  • The Bedarfs 2 years ago
    Very very cool. I want to make it out there someday.

    The song is based on Halcyon by Orbital in 1992...I'm guessing, since it sounds a lot like it and has a similar name. You can check out the original song out there on the web.
  • roy two thousand 2 years ago
    indeed:) one of the classics in my mind.. that whole album is a big influence for me. this was my tribute:) feel free to download a copy for yourself!
    roy2000.com/music.html
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  • Anthony Newman 2 years ago
    This was unbelievable, thank you so much... it really brought me back.
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  • Crystina McKenna 2 years ago
    AWWWEEESOMMMMEEEE! i love it.
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  • MJLasky 2 years ago
    Supreme effort. Took me home for awhile! Merci beaucoupe.
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  • timklein 2 years ago
    It's extremely difficult to convey the feeling of the playa at night, but you've done a masterful job. Thank you for sharing it!
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  • Tall Neil 2 years ago
    Thanks!
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  • Thomas Payne 2 years ago
    uh, awesome! i love that
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  • zoomion plus 2 years ago
    Hackers Soundtrack ? :) hehe
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  • mick jeffries 2 years ago
    thank you thank you thank you. nice to go back to BRC.
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  • I could watch that for an hour! Wish you got more footage, but I can understand why you'd get distracted . . .
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  • Aaron Morrell plus 2 years ago
    I don't have the time to read all these comments.... so.... I know I'm repeating the praise. BUT, O MY GOODNESS, THAT WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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  • Ian MacKenzie plus 2 years ago
    Love it! But wish it was longer...
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  • Powell Miller 2 years ago
    you have great patience ben wiggins. killin' it...!
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  • Leo Canneto 2 years ago
    Amazing. You captured just like I saw it!
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  • Cad 2 years ago
    Do you use the Canon TC-403N or whatever the timer remote release is? If so, what settings?
  • Delrious plus 2 years ago
    I use/abuse my intervalometers. I have the Canon one and several knock offs. I'm currently using the Canon (until I break it and have to re-solder it again), but it's no different than solutions that cost $150 less. I also have an intervalometer that I built that is capable of some more advanced stuff like exposure/interval ramping.
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  • Erick C. 2 years ago
    awesome post-burn gift. thank you! :)
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  • Stewart Bracken 2 years ago
    Brilliant
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  • FTP MEDIA plus 2 years ago
    Wow, I love this!! Thank you for transporting me back again. What a gift! :)
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  • Lynn Fisk 2 years ago
    OMG That Is Just AWESOME By Far One Of The Absolute Best Videos Ever From The Playa You, My Friend Gifted All Of Us That Could Not Be There With Something That Is Irrepalceable. Just F*****G AWESOME THANK YOU
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  • Tony Bisson 2 years ago
    The temple collapsing is a stunning shot.
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  • Eriijk Rêssler 2 years ago
    Stunning! I'm in awe of the crispness. It's the most alive imagery I've seen of BM. Hyper-real.
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  • Arin Crumley 2 years ago
    Wow, great work! Glad this is getting around the web and made it's way to me. Inspired!
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  • Giorgio Galli 2 years ago
    Great work, amazing pics, dude!
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  • best ever 2 years ago
    wunderfull!
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  • Ben Brown 2 years ago
    yeah bman was great this year. thanks for lockin in some memories for me Delirious
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  • Spencer Black 2 years ago
    Awesome video! love how you built up tension in the edit.
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  • Jett Green 2 years ago
    wow, u captured it perfectly! amazing, i feel like I was back there
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  • Sara Parker 2 years ago
    magical...
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  • VJ Spanglish 2 years ago
    so sick, love the music...fits perfect! amazing.
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  • SteveOramA 2 years ago
    I agree with VJ.
    Great work man!
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  • J. D. Forbes 2 years ago
    Makes me think I'd like to go there...someday. Great work! Look forward to more from you. :)
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