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12. Timescapes Timelapse: Mountain Light

by Tom @ Timescapes

2 months ago

11. Timescapes Timelapse: Learning to Fly

by Tom @ Timescapes

8 months ago

10. Timescapes: Timelapse Dolly Project

by Tom @ Timescapes

9 months ago

9. 5D Mark II Test Shoot at Beach

by Tom @ Timescapes

11 months ago

8. Timelapse: Day to Night at Joshua Tree

by Tom @ Timescapes

1 year ago

7. Timescapes: Digital Timelapse

by Tom @ Timescapes

1 year ago

6. "The One that Got Away"..... (Night Timelapse HD)

by Tom @ Timescapes

1 year ago

5. Night Timelapse MOTION

by Tom @ Timescapes

1 year ago

4. Stars and Rock Spire Timelapse - HD

by Tom @ Timescapes

2 years ago

3. Tribute to Terrence Malick

by Tom @ Timescapes

2 years ago

2. Drivelapse

by Tom @ Timescapes

2 years ago

1. Timelapse: Nightscapes

by Tom @ Timescapes

2 years ago

Get updates about my film and download the 1080p version: timescapes.org

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some recent stuff I shot on the Canon 5D Mark II DLSR this Winter/Spring 2009.

To contact me: timescapes.org/contact.html

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Pietro Impagliazzo 7 months ago

The video is loading and I'm already typing here telling you how much it rocks... :) Keep it up man.

PS: I loved the snow landscapes, you should do more of this, you have lots of deserts on your résumé already.
Antonio Segura 4 months ago

is a very nice video, greetings from Seville
Brian Stansfield 7 months ago

Badass, as usual... I'm liking the added motion... the super smooth dolly moves are always great. Great job! Super clean!
Lucasberg (Joey) 7 months ago

Wow Tom. Makes me sad I sold my 5D2. What a timelapse season you had, lukily it's timelapse season year round.

I think you just blew Reverie out of the water.
Tom @ Timescapes 7 months ago

Haha, thanks, Joey. I have a lot of respect for Vincent.
Michael Rissi 7 months ago

Cool, you are shooting big telescopes now too :-) Is that VLA in New Mexico?
ße ωell ;-) 7 months ago

great stuff Tom!
Jimmy Swift 7 months ago

freaking unreal! The moving shots starting at 3:18 are insane! How did you pull those shots off? I imagine thats not video right?
Tom @ Timescapes 7 months ago

it's timelapse ;)
Olix 6 months ago

Did you shoot from your car? What was the shutter speed? Thanks! :))
I'm impressed.
Olix 6 months ago

OOh, I see.. below.

:)))
Craig Ryan 7 months ago

This is really inspiring Tom; I agree, those moving shots were off the scale. However you pulled those off, is genius. Keep 'em coming!
Perry Ho 7 months ago

Hi Tom!

That's incredible! Love that!

Cheers
Bert Reimer 7 months ago

Excellent!
Cameron Laird - Photographer 7 months ago

Hey Tom, how long do you expect to get out of the MkII shutter? Have you ever used a G10 for timelapse?
Diego 7 months ago

Same here ! the shots starting at 3.18 are incredible, great work!
Ayz Waraich 7 months ago

outstanding.

this is absolutely stunning.
Crystal Visions 7 months ago

Brilliant stuff. I too liked the shots on the road. I'd love to know how that was done.
I thought the soundtrack was appropriate also.
Tom @ Timescapes 7 months ago

The night driving stuff was shot at f/1.4 @ ISO 6400, with like 1/2s exposures. The 5D2 is so fast, I can actually hand hold it for star shots. I use a simple suction mount that goes onto the body of the car or the windshield.
Jimmy Swift 7 months ago

For the driving shoots, your saying you would just stop take a picture and move again? Cause i imagine that you would get blurred shots moving in a car at 1/2s?
UsfProd 7 months ago

It looks like you use a railroad for these ones.. crazy.. i was wondering if the sensation wouldn't be even greater with more moving objects in the background.. like clouds or shadows.. great sequence !
Matt Bieber 7 months ago

Ditto on trying to understand the driving shots....I've got students trying to figure it out.....they cant get over the lack of motion blur...and frankly neither can I

Great, great work!
Jon Rawlinson 7 months ago

Sorry to ask if this has already been answered...but are you shooting stills with the 5D or video?
Tom @ Timescapes 7 months ago

The night driving stuff is still. All the night stuff is stills. Only a handful of shots were done in 1080/30p video mode on the 5D2 - the birds at Salton Sea, boy fishing, surfers with oil rig.
iamkalaniprince 1 month ago

Oh Yeah !, i'm gonna have to try this with my new addiction thanks to YOU Tom... Quick question.. Will the 5D2 keep shooting @ 1/2 sec ? Are you using Jpeg small fine ?

Much love, Your stuff inspires me to spend my Maui nights alone.., in the dark,.. freezing cold,.. with just my thoughts, and... click............................................click.........................................................click.......................! Thanks Tom ! I can't wait for my Milapse magizmo..!
Luis Caldevilla 7 months ago

You are great Tom!!

Eres grande Tom, muy grande!

Congratulations!
Lighbulb Media 7 months ago

yes
zak long 7 months ago

this is great! beautiful shots!
Liane Pippin 7 months ago

I could watch this stuff for hours.
Fuchs 7 months ago

wow! I really love the landscapes combined with stars...
looks like mid-day, how do you achieve that stars are shining?

Greetz!
HDtimelapse.net 7 months ago

Like always! BEAUTIFUL SHOTS!
marco rimondi 7 months ago

beautiful..excellent!.i've the d90 but the 5D is the best..
Spudgun 7 months ago

Breathtaking photography. Your best to date, in my estimation. Was the video sequences also shot with the Mark II?
Tom @ Timescapes 7 months ago

thanks! yes, that was 1080/30p out of the 5D2.
edvard brun 7 months ago

Tom, your silhouettes are great -- and you have a gift for exposure. Was some of this work HDR ? I can hardly wait to get out into the high desert after seeing this. I'm wondering if the radio telescopes were in Socorro, NM ?
Tom @ Timescapes 7 months ago

no HDR. no composites or anything. it's just straight out of the camera.

yes, a couple of those shots were at the VLA near Socorro/Magdelena. it was incredibly windy there, so i was limited in my shooting. i'm hoping to go back in late may. new mexico and that whole area are beautiful. the VLA is a place i have been wanting to visit for ages, ever since i saw Contact.
Michael Brodner AKA Bones 7 months ago

Gorgeous man...really. So smooth too.
LensFlare Films 7 months ago

Just amazing. Where did you film, that the sky is so clear?
Tom @ Timescapes 7 months ago

The American Southwest.
Philip Bloom 7 months ago

think i saw a star once in the English sky, might have been a plane though ;-)
Alex Hallajian 7 months ago

Wow. It just keeps getting better and better.
SimonB 7 months ago

Tom, fantastic - you're the master. Well done. I am jealous and appreciative of your skills.
Kitanoo 7 months ago

Very beautiful.

vimeo.com/3970830
;-)
Dario Ayala 7 months ago

Um... You kinda made me like nature again.
Green Block 7 months ago

00:26 UFO's
Borek Lupomesky 7 months ago

Those time-lapse pans and dolly shots really added to the movie. Great work.
599 Productions 7 months ago

Some amazing images there Tom. Nice to see someone pushing the limits of TL. I need to get my ass out and get some more shots.
Sara Parker 7 months ago

Just saw a recommendation for the video on twitter... so happy that I followed it... amazing pictures. Absolutely stunning! And already shared while still watching... Love it!
Chris McCord 7 months ago

Amazing! Simply Amazing. Nice work Tom.
ZhiC 7 months ago

Such a magical place to live!
You're videos are always so relaxing,
thanks for sharing!
Benoit Daoust 7 months ago

WHAT TH HELLL !!!
CAN'T BELIEVE IT !!!
Chris McCord 7 months ago

Tom, what lenses did you use with the 5D Mark II?
Tom @ Timescapes 7 months ago

This is almost entirely the EF 24mm f/1.4.

I'm getting the Nikon 14-24 soon. Can't wait to shoot with that monster on the 5D2. I have an EOS adapter for it now.
mike ambs ☂ 7 months ago

This is amazing :)
SADDORIS 7 months ago

Holy shit, that's cool!
Eugene Weldon 7 months ago

Amazing..truly inspiring
Focal Bliss 7 months ago

Sic, sic. dood that was sic. great work, love the lens!
emilysvoice 7 months ago

Beautiful and amazing!
Chris Light 7 months ago

wow Tom. commenting without watching any of your other videos, this is truely a piece of work...I am over 30 and not a Pink Floyd fan, so i'm somewhat of a minority, but i guess i could be after watching this. visual gold.
jake liu 7 months ago

This is video are beautiful, make me want use my iPhone to do timelapse. Is it possible? Maybe not that good, but same concept :)
Tyler Howarth 7 months ago

Probably the best video of my life. thanks.
Chris Raezer 7 months ago

Tom, you keep raising the TL bar. This is absolutely stunning.
Timmy Pan 7 months ago

I have a 5D MarkII too, but I never thought I could do something like this!
Really great work! I like it so much! You are so cool!
这部短片简直拍得太棒了，我看得都惊呆了！
Naveed Raza 7 months ago

this video is excellent! well done tom! great work! absolutely beautiful
Dylski 7 months ago

Amazing!

I'm particularly impressed with the time-lapse of stars that appear to be in daylight.

I'm assuming these are taken at dusk, dawn and/or under moonlight and it's the long exposure times that are brighting up the environment to these bight levels? Would that be right?
Buck Forester 7 months ago

Super mucho grande bueno fantastico!
ada none 7 months ago

AWESOME! I love it.... GREAT WORK....LOL. Ada
Abbas Toumert 7 months ago

Excellent work :)
masbro 7 months ago

Oh...my....god...!!!
Diana Tripadvisor 7 months ago

Very nice.
Ashley Harrison 7 months ago

Beautiful!
Per Erik Sviland 7 months ago

Amazing work Tom. Really inspiring
Pierre Deschamps 7 months ago

Fantastic Tom, I am looking forward to start doing some here in Dominica. Well I am going to need a lot of practice.cheers .P
ProfessionalWatches.com 7 months ago

Good work.
Jeff Mahar 7 months ago

Amazing
Pietro Impagliazzo 7 months ago

Tom you need a timelapse motor to control the zoom on the lens.

Imagine the hitchcock dolly-zoom effect in timelapse on a great landscape or rock or whatever...

That would be crazy... haha.
Tom @ Timescapes 7 months ago

haha.. actually, that's pretty crazy to imagine! one of the guys on my forum actually built a zoom controller for timelapse. that would be a really complicated setup! but possibly very epic!! ha.
Kaushik 7 months ago

Oh! Stunning! So beautiful! I have one question, what is primary feature for 5DMKII, since it is first DSLR and 1080P recording is secondary, but I have seen people are using more this camera for video, not for still! I have seen so many stunning videos by 5DMKII, and I guess now we do not need any separate cameras one for video and one for still. Those days have gone or what, when separate cameras were have been must!

And now more and more company will do same, like Nikon D90 also do nice movie!

Just have one Canon 5DMKII and you are set to go!

Kaushik
Adam Machowiak 7 months ago

Wow, stunning work as always! Keep it up!
Anthony Luke 7 months ago

Stunning! Very inspiring!! I hope you get a big commercial gig out of it!
Mike Criss 7 months ago

Fantastic stuff. I know how much work is in just a couple minutes of video.
Steven Wu 7 months ago

The Joshua Tree shot is amazing!
oyvinto 7 months ago

You da man Tom! <3
Pete Bernardo 7 months ago

My mind = Blown
Lisa Kassner 7 months ago

Pretty incredible stuuff... I want more!

Kindest and sincerest warm regards,

Lisa J. Kassner
Los Angeles CA
Burt Holland 7 months ago

Wow! The driving shots with the stars - friggin' amazing. What a season you had. Can't wait to see what you do next.
Geoff A Charters 7 months ago

Bloody hell!?!? I've watched alot on vimeo but you have definitely taken the benchmark dude.
And given me and lots of other filmmakers a kick in the ass. Awesome work.
Wes Hoover 7 months ago

truly inspiring, sir. reminds we of why I started in photography and even art for that matter. thank you for sharing your vision of light and time with us.
Jens Fleron 7 months ago

Hey awesome images! But dont forget the music from the best Pink Floyd album ever.

Good taste! Respect!
Matthew Sauk 7 months ago

I usually do not comment on stuff like this, but wow, amazing work
Tom Guilmette 7 months ago

that is going to sell a lot of canon cameras... and then people are going to realize how difficult it is to do what you do. great work tom.
tristan ladwein 7 months ago

thx a lot for your comment on my first video. when i´m growin up i´ll make videos like you :) amazing work!! love it..tristanhood
José L. Martínez 7 months ago

incredible
Jon Rocatis 7 months ago

This is superb! :)
Samu Ainesmaa 7 months ago

Wow.... Shots around 3:15 were just unreal. The markII seems to produce pretty awesome images, even though it's harder to operate :P
Brian Boudreau 7 months ago

OMG!! you are the freakin' Master! This is insane man I loved every second of it.. Awesome work my friend!
Richard Strolis 7 months ago

Fantastic video. Very jealous, wish I wasn't such a video novice so I could produce similar stuff like that. Nice stuff.
Matthew Schickler 7 months ago

Totally awesome. Forget watching this on my computer display, I'm gonna go toss it up on my 52 inch HDTV right now for the full 1080p effect. Great work!
Justin Long 7 months ago

awesome shots. but what i loved most is how you exposed long enough to reveal all of those stars. i haven't seen a night sky as beautiful as that in a long time.
Hoop-CA, USA 7 months ago

I really, really enjoyed watching this. I especially liked the variety of TL's mixed in with normal (?) footage. Extraordinaire, Tom.