Monsoon II (4K)
Ғылым және технология
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Song by Kerry Muzzy: "Palladio Rebuilt" (on iTunes: bit.ly/pall_MO)
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I've been chasing the monsoon in Arizona for about 6-7 years now. This summer was different though. Back in late July, I was wondering why it felt like I was out chasing more than ever before. And then I remembered. I had a job last summer. This year I didn't. I went full-time photography in November of 2014 and haven't looked back.
I was free to roam and had virtually no limitations. I even had multiple chases where I never actually wend to bed, but instead chased all night. I took the kids to New Mexico at one point early in the season.
Last year I counted roughly 31 total days that I chased a storm during the monsoon. This summer: 48. Yikes.
17,000 miles driven, which was about 3,000 more than last year. Perhaps the biggest difference this year was shooting nearly 60,000 more time-lapse frames than I did in 2014. 105,000 total. And what sticks out to me even more than any of the other numbers above, is that only 55,000 of those 105,000 frames made it into Monsoon II.
What that means is I was able to stuff this new film with only of the best of the best. We missed out on some of the huge dust storms like I've captured in years past, but overall, I think this represents some of the best weather I've ever photographed in Arizona. There are stunning shelf clouds, gorgeous rain shafts, lots of blowing dust, tons of lightning, and even multiple mini-supercells/mesocyclones. The brief meso over Cottonwood at the 3:38 mark is one of my all-time favorites.
I can't talk much more about the film without addressing the music real quick. The song is called Palladio (Rebuilt) and it's once again by the amazing Kerry Muzzey who donated it to me for Monsoon II. He also let me use another song of his for my previous film, The Chase and I'm beyond grateful for his generosity. I mean, how do you thank someone enough for that? Click here to find the song on iTunes and please support his work! I've said it a million times...the music is at least 50% of these movies I make. Kerry's art helps bring my films to life. Thank you my friend!
When I'm out there capturing footage for these films, I'm constantly thinking about the story I want to tell. For example, I wanted a lot of erupting, towering cumulus at the beginning to launch into the meatier clips. I started laying out the film back in mid-August. Certain clips I already knew would be in certain places in relation to the ups and downs of the song itself. As the season wore on, I gathered more and more clips and began to lay out the entire film. I'd remove clips when I got something better. There was exhausting editing, re-editing, looping music, reluctantly dropping clips that didn't work or were unfixable and watching it over, and over and over, to make sure I was telling the story I wanted to tell.
At one point, about halfway through...I was telling Jina that I have a lot of great stuff, but still haven't shot the final scene yet. I had no idea what it would be, but I knew I didn't have it. And then that very night (or maybe the next day)...I was out west of Tonopah and I knew on the way home that the monsoon had finally delivered my ending.
That is what is so amazing about doing this. You hit the road with zero idea about what you're going to see over the course of a summer. You might imagine scenarios or have ideas, but they get blown out of the water by reality. And that's what I love about it.
My hope is that you can see and feel that love in this film. The beauty of the monsoon in Arizona. This is where I'm from and this is home.
More here: www.mikeolbinski.com/theblog/2...
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Technical Details:
Captured with Canon 5D3's, a 5D2, Canon 16-35mm, Rokinon 14, 24, 35 and 85mm.
Processed using Lightroom, LR Timelapse, After Effects and Premiere Pro
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who the heck actually dislikes a video like this?? so beautiful, this is why me and my wife are visiting AZ in August. Most people think it is too hot, eh...who cares? look at the summer sky
@MikeOlbinski
6 жыл бұрын
Agreed!!
Hello from France ! Thank you for being part of these people who remind us how our planet is the most beautiful of shows. Beautiful video !
@MikeOlbinski
5 жыл бұрын
thanks so much Erik!
I'm a weather forecaster from the high deserts of California. I've been here since 1980. This new 4K format used in these videos is amazing to watch. You're seeing beautiful examples of orographic lifting over the mountains, cyclonic turning, downbursts from the core of a thunderstorm, cloud to cloud, in cloud, and cloud to ground lightning. I watch it over and over again and there's always something that I didn't see before. Thank you Mike for the beautiful work!!!
@sierrarasberry1830
5 жыл бұрын
mikemather5 please give us more weather jargon!
@michaelsnodgrass9415
5 жыл бұрын
Great view of the closed system
@jimmcintosh9045
3 жыл бұрын
I was a weather observer for many years mostly in Scotland so didn't see many thunderstorms but plenty CB. Used to launch helium balloons and made sure they missed the CB as the sondes signal could be lost!
@scottmiller4348
3 жыл бұрын
One thing I did not see , with all this uplift and highly organized CHAOS , was a tornado! For a moment in one of the night shots I thought maybe but could never confirm . I did however , think I observed the electro-magnetic radial advancing lightning that would have these magnificent spectacles being a gigantic induction engine !
As a weather junkie, I applaud you and your passion for the wild. Simply unreal stuff. Thank you for making this possible for all of us to see
@MikeOlbinski
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Jon!!!! New one soon :)
I love the monsoon, it is the bringing of new life, the sustenance for living , the cleansing of the old and this is how the planet works in just one way!!!! Beautiful to watch, incredible to live in throughout, my 44th monsoon I am experiencing right now. Thanks for the fast forward images!
@MikeOlbinski
4 жыл бұрын
Appreciate it Darryll, thanks so much for watching!
Not gonna lie, even after watching this video about 20 times, even now my eyes fill with tears of joy from watching this. Pure beauty, power, perfectly synced to epic music :)
@MikeOlbinski
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jan!
@TheRedfish
3 жыл бұрын
watching it with Hue lights that sync to the video all around your room makes it 100x more epic!
my 5 cents Mike: you go straightforward to our untouchable memories, thanks!!
I play this on my 60" during parties. You're the man, Mike.
Four minutes in.... The cello and the flute duet.... You perfectly matched with the the sunbursts with the intro of each instrument and then the conjoining of the clouds with the flute and cello come together its super!,
@MikeOlbinski
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for appreciating that, means a lot!
Great video and music. The music seems to complement this video especially well. I live in Phoenix and this is exactly what monsoon storms look like and sound like here. My dog hates it!
@MikeOlbinski
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much haha, I love it :) New one coming next week!
This is quite possibly the most beautiful video I've ever seen!
@fuzzface8744
7 жыл бұрын
You obviously haven't been to PornHub.
@robinminkler
7 жыл бұрын
LMAO!!! Good one!
@sentinel8711
6 жыл бұрын
Lol!!! nahh man this is much more beautiful
@ktjonas8275
5 жыл бұрын
I live in Tucson and the smell after the storms is just undescribably beautiful..so fresh and clean and clear..you have to experience it to understand...but the storms are just spectacular...
@Trouble-Clef
5 жыл бұрын
Robin Minkler Have you seen his film Vorticity? If you haven’t check it out, it’s so beautiful!
Wow! Beautiful! That last shot made my eyes go wide! 😳😳😳
WOW, that was BEAUTIFUL! I live in those storms, never really get to see them too much, and definitely not like this! They are even more beautiful with your touch! You got a lot of micro bursts in there! Keep up the good work, and most of all, stay SAFE while filming!
@MikeOlbinski
8 жыл бұрын
+wheelori814 Thank you!!
Amazing -- The only thing better than the production quality is the stunningly spectacular footage! As an AZ native, it makes me homesick.
@alexlubbers1589
7 жыл бұрын
makes me homesick too. the weather in Vancouver is so boring and depressing.
I never knew KZread had such beautiful videos like this. I caste it to my 75'' 4k TV and it was amazing. Thank you.
wow mike uve outdone urself i thought last years would take some beating but damn some of them colours at sunset
My favorite 4K post. Thank you for your work. Incredible.
I just sat here staring at my screen...in total awe and amazement!
amazing job! i live in seattle now but i was born and raised up to 14 years and experienced all of the monsoon's glorious and damaging thunderstorms. your work is incredible capturing what should be MUCH more recognized in the least recognized state besides alaska, but even alaska has the auroras. the lightning shots are great. it really puts the slight bit of danger with the amazing beauty of purple blue bolts streaking to earth with its firework show of light and noise.
@MikeOlbinski
8 жыл бұрын
+Alex Lubbers Thanks so much Alex... I think myself and other chasers here in AZ have actually opened the eyes of people from elsewhere...I even hosted a couple of tornado chasers this year who wanted to visit Arizona finally. They loved it!
@alexlubbers1589
8 жыл бұрын
congrats! i cant wait for next year because my dad still lives there so ill be back for storm season! and keep up the amazing footage!
Superb Mike! Well Done! Wish I was into Photography back in 94 when I was living in Phoenix. Those Summer Storms definitely Rocked the House when I was there.
@MikeOlbinski
8 жыл бұрын
+Glenn Patterson Thanks Glenn! Yeah man, they used to be awesome...feel like they've sorta lost something lately but we had a couple of damaging storms in Phoenix last year.
I chased the Arizona monsoon in August 2015 too! Some of those storms and locations looked familiar. Brilliant work here!
This video can not be interrupted in the middle of advertising! Greed must have boundaries!
@MikeOlbinski
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah ugh, didn't know that was happening!
isn't it amazing how some storms have so much lightening and others hardly any?
You and Stephen Locke are the cracks filming the storms approaching. Amazing work. Feel the storm and the thunder from the sofa. Wishing to check your next work. Incredible atmosphere with the soundtrack.
@MikeOlbinski
8 жыл бұрын
+Pepe Roselló Thanks so much Pepe...high praise lumping me in with Stephen Locke, he's amazing!
Beautiful work Mike. I'd have to say the sequence starting at 4min has to be my favorite. Just stunning!
@MikeOlbinski
8 жыл бұрын
+Jonathan Stolarski Thanks my friend!!!!
@rvh1716
2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree Jonathan. Not just because it’s my family’s farm;) but so much going on. Dust flows blowing north, clouds circling south, tower lights turning on as the sunlight is eclipsed, American flags taught to the strong wind, light blues change to yellow to orange to purple. I’ve watched this segment 20+ times and it’s never old. I truly love watching these storms roll in during the monsoon season, I’ve never seen someone so skilled at capturing the awe like only Mike can do.
when I was younger about 5 or 6 I used to cry during thunder and lightening storms, because I thought god was yelling at me for being bad..... now it's the only time I find I'm most happiest..... thank you for sharing.
@alexlubbers1589
7 жыл бұрын
i was in Ottawa recently for the week of Canada 150, and only one day didn't have thunder and lightning, including Canada Day. Most people around were scared and/or angry at the storms, yet I was enthusiastic, as it was a trailer for my return to AZ on july 4 to see my dad and watch the monsoon.
@Teajryan
5 жыл бұрын
Growing up in Oklahoma, I hid under the kitchen table when I heard thunder....now I go outside to watch the lightning.
@1.4142
4 жыл бұрын
you mean thor?
I love all your films and photos, they’re all so beautiful and really capture just how beautiful our sky and weather really are.
Absolutely amazing -- sent shivers down my spine! The scenes with the stars in the background are especially amazing!
I’m literally only 2 minutes in and I can’t believe how truly perfect this video is thank you
@MikeOlbinski
3 жыл бұрын
Woo, thank you, lots more on my channel!
@Joshleeb89
3 жыл бұрын
Mike Olbinski trust I’m watching them all
AMAZING VIDEO!!!!! what a beautiful state we live in! Arizona is one of the best places to the this kind of stunning work! Arizona's monsoon season is spectacular! great video mike!
I was born and raised in Amarillo Texas and this is what I saw. But I only caught it in glimpses, in real time. This gives the clouds life and you're films are hard to look away from. Thank you
You managed to capture nature's greatest light show. Excellent.
This is the most insane time-lapse I've ever seen. A friend and I found your flickr a while ago and just recently found your youtube channel. And wow, thats totally insane! This is some of the best time-lapse work I've ever seen. This totally beats "Yosemite HD II" for sure. Keep it up!
@MikeOlbinski
8 жыл бұрын
+shaneman27 Thank you soooooo much man! I appreciate that, wow!
This is art, pure art, simply amazing
@MikeOlbinski
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jonas!
You blew me away , i saw the preview on periscope in comparison to monsoon 1 you improved by 1000%. I still sit here goosebumps and cold shivers of emotion.The colours are unbelievable , you cant believe they real if i haven't stay on the TVN live streams and remember some of the places you have been. The Images are very inspiring for me as an digital painter artist.
WOW.. just WOW this is time lapse art in the truest form.. Thank you
@MikeOlbinski
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jay!
Simply respect ! Between the best time lapse videos I've ever seen...
might be the most amazing video I have ever seen. Thank you, I love the summer months in Tucson. Amazing filmwork!
@srvntlilly
4 жыл бұрын
Jason Hall I miss them so much!d
Easily the most beautiful and stunning videos on KZread. I could watch them for hours on end. Mother Nature is a force to be reckoned with, and she's magical! Thank you for producing these epic videos :-)
Just brilliant. It take a lot of effort for these footage. Really appreciate it. Regards from Bangalore, India.
@MikeOlbinski
5 жыл бұрын
It sure does, thank you!
Magnificent video !
@MikeOlbinski
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for that!!!
Now this is how to start off a Monday!! Fantastic! This is probably my favorite of yours. The music is so perfect for this! Thanks for sharing Mike!
Still loving this, I love the way you allowed the intro and the closing credits to be just the sounds of thunder. That's Great! Also, I have added a number of your monsoon videos, including this one, to my Arizona playlist. Thanks again! :)
@MikeOlbinski
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thanks so much!!!
So enjoyed this. Wonderful work.
One of the finest time-lapse movies ever shot/edited. Great music and breathtaking shots. You're brave letting your camera stand during the first onslaught from the dust storms. I've done the same thing myself many times, wondering of they're going to get polished or sand-blasted? This deserves an award! Congrats. It's amazing our wives don't leave us for "abandonment," huh? Best wishes...
Mike I am huge fan of your films . All of these masterpieces just confirm that true beauty lies in nature. Thank you for this valuable footage and exceptional work in getting it done!
@MikeOlbinski
8 жыл бұрын
+Fruitfable Thank you so much, I appreciate that!!
Another masterpiece to be sure. And yes, the music does really pull it together.
I watch your films at .5 speed in order to see more details and STILL, I must watch each multiple times as I cannot get enough of the magic! I am overwhelmed by how many reactions and emotions well up in the course of viewing them... THANK YOU (and those who support you) for the incredible dedication in bringing such amazing scenery to us! This artwork is nearly as timeless as the weather itself-
Just purchased a 28" 4k monitor and this is the first place i come to test it....glad i did. Thank you.
@MikeOlbinski
3 жыл бұрын
heck yeah man, appreciate that!!!
I was down there in Arizona last spring and passed in a couple of lightning storms. During our excursion took some time lapses as well. However Olbinski made an art. This video is insanely beautiful. I watched it with an envy!Bravo!
Truly Astounding. I've lived through it in Tucson, Safford & Phoenix, and you've really caught the mystical power of this most amazing of natural phenomena. !!!
@srvntlilly
4 жыл бұрын
Don Wanderer Nothing is more beautiful than a Tucson monsoon!
@srvntlilly
3 жыл бұрын
@Bkzy I've lived in Phx and Tucson. Where is Darwin? 🙂
Unbelievable. Better than any news channel or documentary.
@MikeOlbinski
8 жыл бұрын
+Michael Sestak Thank you Michael wow, that was incredibly kind
WOW Mike. Stunning cinematography! Great job, great film. Thank you for the share. LOVE IT!
Best-ever 10 minutes of my life.
@MikeOlbinski
5 жыл бұрын
Wow, appreciate that!
I would like to see anyone tell me that you have any competition in your line of wrk. You are undoubtedly the best in what you do and how you capture every piece of detail. I love your work and could probably watch one of those “all day “ marathons of your outstanding vids. I have watched a video and watched it a couple times and I always see something I didn’t see before. I myself have a uncontrollable interest for the sky and the majestic beauty of it. Thanks for your videos of beauty
@MikeOlbinski
3 жыл бұрын
Wow, thank you incredibly for those kind words! Really a huge compliment, and I definitely am proud!
Absolutely gorgeous work. I've sat here watching it in a trance. Stunning!
Amazing, with the dust storms included, you've captured all the four elements ;-)
It's just awesome!! What a great compilation of the sea over the ground.
@MikeOlbinski
4 жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
All of your work that I have seen so far is museum quality. As I watch, I can feel my heart rhythm change. Something happens with my brainwaves that gives my head a very heavy, full feeling, almost as though I am about to get a headache. The breathtaking moments coming in such an overwhelming repetition, challenging my senses to keep up in the pleasure centers of my brain leave me weak. I know I'm being gushy, and I haven't even started yet about Kerry Muzzey's music (I love it) and how perfectly you sync your images to it! This use of music gives the sky a voice of authority and power. I feel like a have been sneaking peeks of Heaven.
Amazing job Mike, I'm completely impressed.
YOU HAVE A HEART OF A TITAN, GREAT EFFORT ...
This so beautiful footage. I can only imagine how interesting that was to do.
@MikeOlbinski
5 жыл бұрын
It's a blast!
@lauremehrkens5891
4 жыл бұрын
Max Gerashenko Can you just imagine, seeing this live. Absolutely, stunning!!!
My regards to your wife, and thank you both. This is a most extraordinarily awesome video to watch. Simply mesmerizing ! I wish you the good fortune to make many, many more. Awestruck in 🇨🇦
@MikeOlbinski
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!! My wife is amazing :)
Best timelapse I've ever seen. Bravo!
Absolutely...bloody...fantastic!
I've lived in the desert for decades now and the monsoon was the only good thing about summer (other than the native cacti flowering.) However, I've loved lightning storms since as far back as I can recall. This film was amazing. Absolutely beautiful.
That was FANTASTIC!!!! Thank you for your hard work!
@MikeOlbinski
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@markdebruin4807
7 жыл бұрын
Papapoo Do yes agreed this is so well done
I'm a pilot in southwest. Since I don't even want to be close to all this energy, it's beautiful to this activity, with the music and excellent editing! Keep up the good work!
@MikeOlbinski
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you!!!
Amazing job capturing these shots!! And thanks for sharing
Hat off to both you and your wife. The most beautiful cloud and storm video I’ve seen. Fantastic audio, too.
ASTONISHING. No words can express the absolute majesty of this!!!! Jesus is MAGNIFICENT! I’m completely gobbsmacked!
Incredible, as always Mike. Thank you for taking us on this journey
This is the best video on youtube I've ever seen ! Simply fantastic montage ! Wonderful shot , beautiful storms , wonderful streaks of rain , a perfect movie , congratulations !
@MikeOlbinski
8 жыл бұрын
+MrTopielec Wow, thank you!!
fantastic, dramatic, powerful, amazing, beautiful....speechless...thank you Mike...
I never tire coming back to this, one of my biggest inspirational videos. Whew.
@MikeOlbinski
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for that Lori!!! Definitely a favorite from the past, the end shot was just such a big one for me because I could have easily missed it if I had just given up being a little sick, but we kept pushing and it was so worth it!
@LoriGraceAz
5 жыл бұрын
@@MikeOlbinski Totally worth it! BTW, is this your video at the beginning of their spotter training? I didn't see a credit to the video owner: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mWiAqNiFhsa1dps.html
Really Nice work, Love the music Thanks Kerry for that. And Now to grab this at a higher rate than 360, and re watch in full detail, stunning thanks for the time of day to do this. Till next chase :)
@MikeOlbinski
8 жыл бұрын
+Richard W Kerry is awesome, no clue what I'd do without him!
Just friggin AMAZING! Thanks so much for dedicating your time and talent producing these films along with your crew.
@MikeOlbinski
4 жыл бұрын
Appreciate the kind words!!!!
Stunning photography ( and love the music.) And I wonder how your camera survived those dust storms.. thanks so much, inspiring..
You set the bar that I aspire to reach.. I LOVE THESE SO MUCH.. They are so beautiful.. The music really does it well.
@MikeOlbinski
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for that!
i keep watchung this video Mike....!!not only its one of the best if not the best video i have seen but a true inspiration of dedication,hard work and passion...!!!
Hi there I've just completed my level 2 and 3 photography diploma with distinction grade 😃 and now Im on level 4 photography lens based media degree , my tutor showed me monsoon 3 today and now I'm hooked ! And want to create my own they are amazing fantastic work ! 😍 such a inspiration 😃 you're amazing ! Xx
unbelievable !! this is spectacular and you really amazed me. this is my favorite time lapse ever !! i am gonna show this to my friends and my family
Video: 4k My laptop: Gerara here man! I'm gonna watch it 1080p!
That was incredible. You got my subscription.
Just insane! I absolutely love these timelapse videos that you do. The best I've ever seen hands down.
@MikeOlbinski
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Terry, appreciate that!!!
Thanks bro. That was some amazing work! Good to see how many hours, miles, frames etc. that went into making this.
I live in Arizona, I love monsoons season .
so much work behind this and what a great result !!! the colors are crazy.... i tried to create a movie this summer and the result is far far far from what you've done.... GREAT VIDEO !!! can't stop watching
This is some of the most beautiful meteorological footage I’ve ever seen on KZread. Can’t even begin to imagine how many miles you drove and how many hours of shooting there were to put together this 10 1/2 minute video. Spectacular!
@MikeOlbinski
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you James, was quite a long ways, hope you can check out my other films!
@dr.jamesolack8504
2 жыл бұрын
@@MikeOlbinski For sure! I subbed half way through your video. Looking forward to more fascinating footage! Take care, my meteorological friend!!
Truly amazing footages!!! :)
WOW, you are a hero!
Brilliant idea beautifully done. Thank you.
Absolutely incredible!! So much to take in- almost overwhelming at times! Fantastic work, sir!!
Amazing!!!!! Mike, you do the most awesome work. Thank you. You are an inspiration to me.
@MikeOlbinski
8 жыл бұрын
+Wayne Griffith Thank you sir...that means a lot!
Mike this is so amazing, I've seen so many hard work and love put into this video. Just amazing,It deserve more than half of million views!
@MikeOlbinski
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bruno, I wish it had a few million!
@randomcroatia
4 жыл бұрын
@@MikeOlbinski it will,just keep doing what you doing! We need to chase one time 😉
Brilliant! Keep up the great work. I love watching these amazing storms unfold.
Oh my gosh I love it! Everything is beautiful!
There needs to be awards for outstanding videos. This is surely one of them.
@MikeOlbinski
5 жыл бұрын
thank you!
I can tell this was a labor of love. This is a very beautifully shot film!
@MikeOlbinski
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you, it sure was!
fantastic film !! great, mike.