Take a look back on 2015 through the eyes of photographer Brian Abeling. He spent the entire year of 2015 photographing various events around Central Iowa - which is now condensed into a three minute video made up of over 7,000 still photos plus a few video clips from a GoPro camera. Photos were processed in Adobe Lightroom then Adobe After Effects - and the final video is rendered in Adobe Premiere.
I owe my family a great deal of thanks for their role in this video... as they are always the first to review and provide significant edits to these projects. In fact, I made two different versions prior to this one and sent it out for several people to review - and the feedback wasn't that great. My son Wil redid the entire opening sequence to new music and I really like the new intro, it's much more 'edgy' than my edits which are very traditional.
Music is Different Futures by Good News Tunes from Premiumbeats.com, licensed for both online video and TV news broadcast.
Here's the full list of sequences in the video, along with the resolution that its available in (either 1080 or 4K)
:01 - :06 Sunset over the Des Moines skyline, 4K
:06 - :09 New downtown lighting at Financial Center and Polk County Courthouse installed in Jan 2015, 4K
:09 - :12 Snow storm from Feb 1, 2015, when Central Iowa received 13 inches of snow in 24 hours
:13 - :16 Sunset over Des Moines skyline, March 2015
:17 - :20 Street Vault, part of Drake Relays, held on Court Avenue, April 2015, 4K
:20 - :22 Street Vault, part of Drake Relays, held on Court Avenue, April 2015, 4K
:22 - :25 Crescent Moon passing by the Traveler's Sign, downtown Des Moines, 4K
:25 - :27 Moonlight Classic Bike Ride, 700+ cyclists passing in front of the Iowa State Capitol, 4K
:27 - :29 Moonlight Classic Bike Ride, 700+ cylists across the bridge at Gray's Lake, 4K
:30 - :34 Nitefall on the River concert, featuring the Nadas, June 2015, 4K
:35 - :36 Clouds over Des Moines, 4K
:37 - :39 Northern Lights over a farm, Blairsburg, Iowa, June 2015, 4K
:39 - :42 Northern Lights over Century Wind Farm, Blairsburg, Iowa, June 2015, 4K
:42 - :47 Northern Lights over the Greufe Farm, Blairsburg, Iowa, June 2015, 4K
:48 - :53 Kids playing in the water jets at the new Cowles Commons, June 2015, 4K
:53 - :57 Moon Float at Gray's Lake, Summer 2015, 4K
:57 - 1:02 Close up of canoes at Moon Float, Gray's Lake, Summer 2015, 4K
1:02 - 1:07 Boats on Gray's Lake during Moon Float, Summer 2015, 4K
1:07 - 1:12 Des Moines Art Festival, June 2015, 4K
1:12 - 1:18 Close up of Des Moines Art Festival, June 2015, 4K
1:18 - 1:23 Silhouette Sunrise over Des Moines, June 2015, 4K
1:23 - :1:28 Hot air balloons rising during mass ascension at National Balloon Classic, Indianola, July 2015, 4K
1:28 - 1:32 Hot air balloons against the raging clouds, National Balloon Classic, Indianola, July 2015, 4K
1:32 - 1:36 Main Concourse, Iowa State Fair, Aug 2015, 1080 resolution
1:36 - 1:39 Giant Slide, Iowa State Fair, 1080
1:39 - 1:42 Biggest Boar, Iowa State Fair, 1080
1:42 - 1:45 Sunset on the midway at Iowa State Fair, 1080
1:45 - 1:51 Harvest in Blairsburg, Iowa, Oct 2015, 1080
1:51 - 1:53 Harvest in Blairsburg, Iowa, Oct 2015, 1080
1:53 - 1:58 Super Moon Eclipse over Polk County Courthouse, Sept 2015, 1080
1:59 - 2:01 Close up of Super Moon Eclipse, 1080
2:01 - 2:04 Crowds at Iowa Science Center watching Super Moon Eclipse, Sept 2015, 4K
2:04 - 2:09 Riverfront YMCA Implosion, Oct 2015, 1080
2:09 - 2:13 Star trails over High Trestle Bridge Trail, Madrid, Iowa, 1080
2:13 - 2:15 Hyperlapse moving through the High Trestle Trail Bridge, Madrid, Iowa 1080
2:18 - 2:23 4th of July fireworks over the Des Moines skyline, 4K
2:23 - 2:26 Nightime traffic on Court Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa, Sept 2015, 4K
2:26 - 2:30 Food Truck Showdown, Western Gateway Park, Des Moines, Oct 2015, 1080
2:30 - 2:32 Food Truck Showdown, Western Gateway Park, Des Moines, Oct 2015, 1080
2:32 - 2:36 A&E Cows, Des Moines, 4K
2:36 - 2:37 Traffic on I-235 near Roosevelt High School, 4K
2:37 - 2:42 Kids playing under the autumn leaves, Drake University, 1080
2:42 - 2:45 Pedestrian on the Gray's Lake bridge during sunset, April 2015, 4K
2:45 - 2:48 Kids sledding at the Shattering Silence Scultpture, Nov 2015, 1080
2:48 - 2:51 Zamboni cleaning the ice at the Brenton Skating Plaza, 1080
2:51 - 2:56 Sunset over the Des Moines skyline, Jan 2015, 4K
For inquires, please contact brian.abeling@gmail.com
