ENTRE CIEL ET TERRE - La Palma in 4K astrolapse
There are only a few regions in the world where the skies meet the Earth with almost no distinction between the two. La Palma in the Canary islands is one of them. ‘Entre Ciel et Terre’ literally means ‘Between the sky and Earth’ and was a perfect fit here. While most of the volcanic island is isolated under a thick layer of clouds, the tip of its crater often punches through it and allows you to be one step closer to the Heavens. At an altitude of about 2300 meters above sea level you feel so far removed from any kind of civilization especially because of the cloud inversion. The air is thin and pristine and the living conditions are harsh but that’s the reason why the ORM (Observatory Roque de Los Muchachos) -operated by the IAC (Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias) and part of the European Northern Observatory, was built up there. The summit of La Palma’s caldera benefits from dry and clear skies almost year round with almost no light pollution to disturb it, and only rare Calima (this dusty wind coming from the Sahara desert). It’s safe to say that the ‘Isla Bonita’ is one of the top places in the world to observe the northern hemisphere’s night sky!
The purpose of this short was to capture that special place from a different perspective. I really wanted to give the audience sort of a confusion as to where they are because that’s precisely the feeling you get when you look up at the stars from the mountains. You somehow lose sense of any orientation as if you were lost in the immensity of the universe! One image that I had in my head to describe La Palma’s summit was Asgard or Mount Olympus, where all the elements are united and blend together divinely. Even life found a way to survive in this environment bombarded by high-energy rays during the day and battered by cold winds at night. One highlighted species is the fascinating and mind-boggling Tajinaste flower. Also called Tenerife Bugloss or tower of jewels, this docile and resilient endemic plant can endure extreme drought. I included it in the movie because it looks majestic and prehistoric. It really adds something special to the special atmosphere I wanted to convey, especially when the milky way galaxy and the sea of clouds move in the background! By tracking the night sky or displaying the sequences upside-down I was able to give that impression of the Earth floating and rotating in the void of the cosmos. The unusual but innovative close-up views of some parts of the milky way (including the core, Rho Ophiuchi or Cygnus) moving behind the operating telescopes of the OMC helped me give that only human dimension to the movie. The use of an astro-modified camera also enabled me to almost get the full range of colors a DSLR can pick up on single frames from nebulae.
I already traveled to La Palma island in November 2017 but I really wanted to shoot there again for several reasons. First I really wanted to get more shots of the core region that would be less spoiled by light pollution than the ones I recently took on Tenerife. Secondly I desperately wanted to meet the extremely talented photographer Alyn Wallace (check him out: alynwallacephotography.com) and do a collaboration with him on the island. Thirdly I am still on my way of perfecting the novel art of deep-sky time-lapse and I wanted to reshoot some sequences that didn’t give satisfying results in the past. Finally I wanted to personally experience the Spring vibe of the island when all the plants are blooming and give that sweet smell to the air. I am absolutely thrilled to have met all my expectations (and more!), and I really believe the results look stunning!
Everything was recorded with the Canon 6D Baader modified, the Sony a7s, the Sony a7rII and a variety of bright lenses ranging from 14mm to 300mm. I used the Lonely Speck Pure Night and Matt Aust Light pollution filters to reduce light pollution and increase details, and also the Vixen Polarie to track the stars and get cleaner shots. Syrp Genie 3 axis system was used for motion control. All post production was made in Lr with the special timelapse plus plugin, Sequence for mac, TLDF, and final production was made in FCPX. I hope you like the movie as much as I liked shooting and processing it and I thank everyone of you for your support. All content is of course copyrighted AMP&F (except sountrack licensed through Envato Market), and no footage can be used in any way without the author’s permission. Please contact me for media and purchase inquiry. Please share and comment if you liked the video and follow me for more videos like this one! More at adphotography-online.com.
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Every night city dwellers miss the incredible majesty of the night sky right above their heads. I’m one of them. The closest international dark sky area from me is four hours and I’m promising myself I have to go this year. I have to see this with my own eyes. Absolutely wonderful photography and editing and sound to the creator of the video. Just stunningly beautiful.
Magistral. Excelente fotografía y edición. Gracias. Thank you for the given joy!
Breathtaking!
Una maravilla...como siempre amigo...saludos desde chile
Perfect. Amazing.
SPECTACULAR AND BEAUTIFUL VIDEO 👍
Hugely impressive all round. My mouth was wide open for the last 4 minutes and 27 seconds.
@NightLightsFilms
6 жыл бұрын
Aaron Zajonc haha Wow thanks Josh! I’m so happy you liked it!! :)
@satreyoklek
2 жыл бұрын
Same here - wow !! - Thank you soo much Adrien for sharing.
Watching this...captivated - on day 51 of the 2021 Cumbre Vieja eruption.
Truly incredible! Wow. Beautiful work 💯
impresionante maravilloso me encanta felicidades todo tu trabajo hermoso gracias
Beautiful work!
Soo good 👏👏
I am an avid KZread video cruiser and few have been as fantastic as your video. Outstanding in every way imaginable. I'm subscribing. I just started getting into MW photography, but this shows how much further one can take it.
Espectacular e innovador. Te considero uno de los mejores fotógrafos nocturnos que existen en Europa. Muchísima calidad en los Time Lapse. Unas imágenes impresionantes e innovadoras de la vía Láctea. El paisaje de la isla de La Palma básicamente impresionante. Tienes my like 👍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😀 un saludo desde la isla de Gran Canaria de un aficionado a la fotografía nocturna como tu.
@NightLightsFilms
6 жыл бұрын
Muchas gracias pro estas palabras :)
Another mesemerising and absolutely beautiful time-lapse, Adrien. You continue to inspire with your wonderful, skilful imaging. Thank you once again.
@NightLightsFilms
6 жыл бұрын
Richard Grudzien thank you so much for your comment Richard! I really appreciate it :)
Simply beautiful! I loved the tracked shots. My favorite was the widefield at 3:38.
@NightLightsFilms
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much man!! :) Much appreciated!
Bouche bée comme à chaque fois. Bravo Adrien. Extraordinaire travail. Le top de ce que l'on peut voir en ce moment.
@NightLightsFilms
6 жыл бұрын
rrrrremi wow un grand merci pour le feed-back Rémi ça fait vraiment plaisir! Oui j’essaie vraiment d’innover dans ce domaine :)
I'm sure the video doesnt even do it justice. Incredible footage. ❤
Gorgeous work!
Amazing work!
Fantastic
It is a video that feels the grandeur of the galaxy. Great!
Amazing work Adrien. Truly inspiring!
@NightLightsFilms
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks BrunO!!
Outstanding work!! Just amazing to look at
There’s something about this that makes me get goosebumps...great job!!!!!
@NightLightsFilms
6 жыл бұрын
Elliott Astro-Imaging thank you so much Elliott :) I’m happy it makes you feel that way!!
incredible
Your skills are remarkable. Extremely professional, and you know your gear very well!
Toujours un plaisir de voir tes images. 👏
@NightLightsFilms
6 жыл бұрын
damien.ker merci beaucoup Damien!! :)
I really enjoyed that. So well done and not overdone.
@NightLightsFilms
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for that comment Robert! :) Really appreciated it :)
Beautiful
Stunning work! In my opinion you are, without doubt, the king of astro timelapse. Got a tracker last month and I'm blown away by the improvement in image quality. Your videos are amazing and really helpful. Thank you for this!
@NightLightsFilms
6 жыл бұрын
MarcelR thank you so much for your praise Marcel! Ahhh awesome! So you understand now what I was talking about. It’s all about finding the right techniques and as soon as you add an improving element, the result gets so much better :)
I'm speechless 👏👏👏
Absolutely stunning. Solid work 🤘
@NightLightsFilms
6 жыл бұрын
josh morgan thank you so much Josh!!
@joshmorgan3750
6 жыл бұрын
Adrien Mauduit trying my hand to get into timeless now with my 6D markii. It’s bloody challenging and fun. I’ll definitely keep a tab on your channel
Absolutely stunning Adrien, wonderful work
@NightLightsFilms
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot Andy!
Another stunning timelapse! The tracking of milky way galaxy is so accurate
@NightLightsFilms
6 жыл бұрын
Jinsheng Xu thank you so much!! And I used TDLF for all my sequences (just so you know :) and I love this software!!
@TLDF
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
I enjoy every frame of your time lapse! Great job!
@NightLightsFilms
6 жыл бұрын
Jack Chow thank you so much!! :)
Great work!
Thank you for this breathtaking video. I show it to everyone! My fiance and i are going to La Palma on June 20th - 27th this year, and we are hoping to have a memorable view. Not being an astronomer, i looked into timings and from what i can see, we should be able to see the milky way on our trip. Would you happen to know if late June is a good time to see it? May i ask which time of year this was filmed? From your excellent movie notes above i see that it was in the spring.
Perfect track
Amazing work again! Beautiful stuff!
@NightLightsFilms
6 жыл бұрын
Lucho J Torres thank you so much Lucho!! :)
Wow, thank you for sharing this! Deeply impressed by your work! Amazing content :)
@NightLightsFilms
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!
WoW!!!!!! Awesome!!!Beautifull!!!!
@NightLightsFilms
6 жыл бұрын
Juan Lopéz thank you so much Juan!!!! :)
Изумительно !!!
beautiful work, very inspiring!
@NightLightsFilms
6 жыл бұрын
the royal igor thank you so much!’ :)
Gorgeous mate. Outstanding work 👍
@NightLightsFilms
6 жыл бұрын
Ryan Heldoorn thank you so much Ryan!!
@ryanheldoorn
6 жыл бұрын
Adrien Mauduit what camera are you using these days?
excellent! Video! .... LIke!
Absolutely brilliant..
@NightLightsFilms
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Gabby!
Magnifique!
@NightLightsFilms
6 жыл бұрын
SwitzerlandFromAbove Merci :)
Is it really these number of star one can see with naked eyes? Like for real. Not been to any place away from city life nd living in new Delhi, India where I can see some handful of stars.. This really seems out of the world for me. Wish to visit a place like this once in my life. To see this amazing sight with my eyes so many stars... I may be living a life other people dream for but I am jealous of you that you can see these many star...
Ton film est somptueux! Un très grand bravo! On peut avoir des infos sur les méthodes de prises de vues? Christophe
Another celestial masterpiece Adrien. Thank You for sharing such a beautiful and inspiring video. The shot at 1:29 was obviously not tracked and shot on high focal length ( I guess 135mm). Yet it showed remarkable details of the milky way. Did You go above 6400 iso on that shot?
@kalef1234
2 жыл бұрын
I also wonder about his witchcraft....maybe just the A7S with slight noise reduction and lots of editing globally on that shot
Bravo! Superb job! =)
@NightLightsFilms
6 жыл бұрын
Patrick Jacobson thanks a bunch Patrick, much appreciated :)
This is absolutely amazing!!! Probably the best milkyway timelapse I have ever seen!But a have a confusion,how can you make both the milkyway and the foreground sharp?Did you shot them seperately and then put them together in software?
@NightLightsFilms
4 жыл бұрын
Frank WANG thanks!! No all is taking at the same time with same gear :) it’s thanks to the very good night gear I have!
@wandererastro5003
4 жыл бұрын
@@NightLightsFilms Incredible！You must have very good lens with aperture like f1.4 I think?And the high ISO performence of your gear is also exellent!
Love it Adrien!!
@NightLightsFilms
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much Marina!
Awesome
@NightLightsFilms
6 жыл бұрын
jasem keshtkar thanks!!
Artistically and videographically consummate. There still seems to be yellow horizon glow even at this site, but possibly it was shot close to sunset so as to have some light on the terrestrial scenery.
1:45 so good
I ❤ Milky Way!
wow..
Wow wowww!
Les images sont incroyables, et la musique choisie véhicule beaucoup d'émotions ! Merci pour cette vidéo, ça m'a permis de voyager pendant 4 minutes 27 ! Est-il possible d'avoir le nom de la musique ainsi que celui de l'artiste ?
@bhastro9959
2 жыл бұрын
The music is acknowledged at the end of the video. Curtis Schweitzer, "Catharis".
O que foi feito nesse vídeo?? Isso é natural ou efeito???
Assalamualaikum wkt,,kalau boleh saya tahu apa ka namanya bayang2,,,hitam yg bergaris panjang di atas tu,,,?
Adrien. is the road to Observatorio Astrofísico all day available? I checked the google and it said the route has restricted usage or private roads. ..... can people stay there for the whole night? thanks.
@NightLightsFilms
6 жыл бұрын
the main road on the observatory ground up to El Roque is open from sun up to sun down. After sunset it's closed and private (without an authorization).
@swingfly008
6 жыл бұрын
up to... do you mean the road to Llano Negro is also closed after sunset? If I want to take some shots in the midnight, how could I get there? I see there is an application website in iac.es....is it the right way? do you have some advice where to live during the days there? sorry, so many questions, many thanks.
@NightLightsFilms
6 жыл бұрын
Hanzo Q. You can stay at a cheap hotel there are plenty around the island. At night only the road going around the Caldera (LP-4) is public so you can only parc there and hike from there. You can’t stay with your car on the observatory grounds. You can hike from the main road to the areas where it’s written ‘National parc’ because it’s public, but not on the mountain where El Roque de los Muchachos is. Sorry I can’t point out on a map you’re gonna have you to google Earth it or ask them when you’re there because I can’t possibly describe in details here!
:o
u are the best... how is possible. u r followers 16,2 B?
The only thing I'm looking for is this: 2:51
I love seeing God's creation and imagine if you are truly saved by the Son of God Jesus Christ who is God the Father you will see an eternity of unbelievable majesty.
They still refuse to believe in you CREATOR of all things. They look at this and still.........
endlessly fantastic ✨🏆
sieht scheise aus
@FisTheDucc
3 жыл бұрын
halt die fresse
Beautiful
@NightLightsFilms
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks a bunch Paul!!