4K Solar Eclipse Timelapse in Iceland 2015

Behind the Scenes timelapse: • Eclipse 2015 shoot - BTS
The Solar Eclipse on March 20th was fascinating to watch. I stayed up all night waiting for it and filmed the the changes from night to dawn, sunrise to eclipse and back to day again. There was Aurora Borealis, stars, momentary fog and loads of airplanes shooting across the sky to catch a glimpse of the eclipse.
This had to be planned well in advance which took many hours but it was nothing compared to the post processing of the tens of thousands of high-res images that were combined to make the video and transitions seamless. The shoot itself lasted 12 hours.
The solar eclipse itself was layered on top of the wide angle shot, so basically these are two videos. If the 4K turns out good, you should be able to see a sunspot.
The song used is licensed from Premiumbeats, is called "We'll Be OK" and the artist is "Sergei Stern". Due to the length of the video I had to re-mix it a bit.
My website is www.xz.is and I specialize in technically challenging photo- and videography.

[@StarGazers117]

I don't know if I'm the only one. But I shed tears. Tears of joy and I thank you for sharing this with us! It was amazing! This year. There is the 2017 total solar eclipse. I hope that weather and plans and everything cooperates because if it does. I will be watching my first TOTAL solar eclipse!!! 100%!

[@anthonyzizzi3296]

This video sucks

[@srivathsan8421]

@@anthonyzizzi3296 More like you suck. Get away kid. Go back to your kindergarten.

[@Cellistontheinternet]

I pretty sure he’s saying it sucks cause in this video the moon didn’t fully cover the sun

[@louis_darren]

AYO MOON AND JUPITER SPEAKING 🗣🗣🗣🗣

[@Southernmorroco]

@@louis_darrenand

[@michaelsuede]

Wow, great work putting this together. Surprised this doesn't have more views. I think you'll get more hits in the coming days :)

[@redthedragon88]

188k views. Not what I would expect in 4 years for an awesome video like this

[@sunilchoudhary541]

Sorry

[@AlexTReinhard]

I cannot believe this only has 2k views, I wish I lived in ICELAND!

[@84071639]

It's stunning how long it takes for the sun to rise after you see the dawn light on the horizon. Almost 3 hours. Fantastic timelapse! Good job. I think it took several hours of work to put things together like that. Cheers!

[@andydressler5495]

Fantastic time lapse of total eclipse. Echoing what at least one other poster mentions however, i'd love to see this identical video but perhaps in 1/4 speed. This way the totality of the eclipse would be better visualized. Thank you for your fantastic work and musical score to accompany it.

[@dargis49]

Not a total. That was 90 -95% totality.

[@Ibhenriksen]

That is very helpful because we are going to be in the 95% totality

[@DamianNAudio]

Wonder if aliens have it as well...

[@asdflad1236]

@@capilah6285 like mars it has two moon means teo solar eclipes

[@asdflad1236]

@@capilah6285 maybe aliens come to the earth said we come in peace lol

[@asdflad1236]

@@capilah6285 yeh

[@vtvci]

If their solar sytem is almost identical to ours then yeah.

[@botiabonyi]

​@@asdflad1236no

[@Timberolic]

I MUST know the song, just watching this with the music makes me feel so satisfied watching the eclipse.

[@operationxz8584]

The song used is licensed from Premiumbeats, is called "We'll Be OK" and the artist is "Sergei Stern". Due to the length of the video I had to re-mix it a bit.

[@latvian_elevators04]

I'm from Latvia and it was also seen in Latvia, Riga, we watched the solar Eclipse in march 20th 2015

[@wall22]

My grandpa saw one in the 1940s and in 2045, if I'm still around, I'll see one too and it will be full circle. Nature is truly amazing. I'm from Brazil!

[@l3reninho]

Mano na minha cidade natal (Ilhéus) Só vai ter um em 2075 ksksksksksks

[@l3reninho]

Total, mas parcial tem vários

[@bnibni123]

Wonderful, excellent you had the telescope / filtered view of the eclipse progression on the lower left, leaving the broad view of the scenery as darkness set in. Perfect! Thank you for sharing.

[@candicelovely1449]

ALL: WITH EVERY ENDING COMSE A NEW BE-GIN-NING

[@candicelovely1449]

TWO WORLDS ONE FAMILY!

[@candicelovely1449]

TRUST YOUR HEART, LET FATE DECIDE, TO GUIDE THESE LIVES

[@candicelovely1449]

TO GUIDE THESE LIVES WE SEEEEEEE

[@candicelovely1449]

(...PUT YOUR FAITH IN WHAT YOU MOST BELIEVE IN

[@miki890098]

Imagine having the chance to see a solar eclipse in person but that day the sky is cloudy, I would probably catch depression 😭😭

[@kdwaynec]

No kidding. The 2024 eclipse will pass directly over my house. All I have to do is walk outside! But I have a nagging feeling that somehow, some way, the eclipse gods will laugh and point their middle finger at me that day.

[@Ambitious_Scripter]

Literally happened to me with the 2024 eclipse and 2017 eclipse.

[@omamamiapoop4661]

Íi was 10 and I still remember that beautiful day

[@JeremyGoodwin]

Amazing work. I loved watching this video. Excellent!!!

[@rickyquinteros7100]

The coincidence involved for this to happen is insane!!! Only very few other planets with life out there would see one like ours!

[@misternoobie]

The music really helped in making this video great.

[@Abitibidoug]

Not surprisingly, a lot of eclipse videos have been turning up lately. I saw this eclipse in Hofn, Iceland where it was 99.6% total. That was followed by seeing the 2017 total eclipse in Kentucky, and the 2024 eclipse in Ontario. Chasing eclipses is great fun!

[@drmattconrad77]

This is one of the best videos I've seen of an eclipse. Excellent Work. My only suggestion would be to slow down the time rate at total eclipse so the shadows can be seen more easily

[@runrun5286]

AMAZING I AM SPEECHLESS

[@victort.4798]

That gave me chills. Gorgeous

[@tombowen8091]

awesome video , the ground at the start , one of the best i have seen , the sky at the end , one of the saddest , shame on us , top vid

[@faizabinteforhad1768]

1:53 now this is what I call beauty😍😍😍 Edit: but scary im so unlucky that in our world cannot see that prperly because i live in Bangladesh

[@sixthsenseamelia4695]

WOW! This video is a gem!💎

[@NickPolak]

Nice work!

[@BRunk84]

Not quite a total eclipse, it was like 99% as you can see from the bottom left hand corner.

[@craventopseyii2342]

Imagine waking up and it is still dark

[@ihatevegetable5]

The world is so beautiful it was a gift created by God.. ❤️💖

[@DennisEM112]

No its not.

[@CattoonNetwork]

The world is scary

[@katanaakime9440]

The best way, if you want to prove that the moon is what obscures the sun, is to photograph its path as it approaches the sun before the eclipse phenomenon occurs. Unfortunately, with all the possibilities, there is not a single photograph that shows the path of the moon in the sky until it reaches the sun.

[@wiama]

how did you control the exposure? do you mind sharing your gear of choice, especially the solar filter (if you used one), i am currently planning my shots for the upcoming solar eclipse on March the 9th

[@graphicdesign5575]

Thanks for Sharing this

[@Scry999]

Wow, thank you clouds.

[@StringrPress]

Tis timelapse is beautiful

[@tungnguyen-uo6ke]

Eclipse started 08:42 Eclipse ends 10:39

[@seemantadutta]

Wow! Awesome video! What was the frame rate while shooting? 1 frame per second or 1 frame per 5 seconds ? The final video, I assume was 30fps ?

[@operationxz8584]

I'm not sure of the actual frame rate, it was as many frames as possible in the amount of time the shoot took. Without digging up the raw materials, I'm thinking 1 frame every 3 seconds. On top of that, the shoot was bracketed so it was at least 3 images for every single frame. This is shown in 24 fps.

[@JHeinz-td4jd]

No Moon visible? ;) (Rahu/Ketu?)

[@loreliotta4177]

thank you!

[@GloatingDress47subscribe]

In the Milky way Night 2015 Time 18:00-7:15

[@David659-]

1:52 how could it get this dark when it was only a partial eclipse?? Even total solar eclipses don't get that dark.

[@test-kz2iq]

The exposure settings on the camera were being adjusted. It was only 97.7% in Reykjavik.

[@fromnorway643]

@@test-kz2iq It's more likely that the exposure settings on the camera were _not_ adjusted! If 97.7 % of the Sun was covered and we also account for the _limb darkening_ of the thin sliver still visible, the light level probably dropped by 99 %. The remaining 1 % isn't much less than the normal light level at Saturn and still brighter than typical indoor illumination at night. Human observers would perceive this as an eerie dimming, but it would be far from true darkness as our eyes would adapt to the decreasing light level.

[@drenmus]

Beautiful

[@MiguelRibera]

amazing... what a beauty

[@unnurjons]

Awesome video!!!

[@MrGreenandPurple]

What a cool astronomical event...

[@rodrigochileno]

Awesome I will do the same over here we will have our eclipse on july 2. Chile I would like ti get measures to set the cam. I mean shots per seconds. Thanks a lot

[@PabloRogat]

jajaaj quiero saber lo mismo !!!!!

[@rodrigochileno]

@@PabloRogat amigo he estado probando secuencias de 2 segundos ya nda bastante bien

[@PabloRogat]

rodrigo alonso si pero cuánto vas a grabar? Estoy pensando grabar 4 horas, un disparo cada 5 segundos, eso me da 2.880 disparos para un video de 2 minutos a 24 fps.... como te quedó el ojo? Jajajaj

[@rodrigochileno]

@@PabloRogat excelente, deberían quedar perfecta. Yo solo quiero hacerlo en dos horas. Tiros de 5 segundos me suena bien. La idea es no perder la resolución al hacer el proceso. Yo voy por el 4 K si o si. El video que me dure hasta 2 minutos soy Feliz. Desde una hora antes de la totalidad del eclipse (oscuridad ) hasta el despeje.

[@PabloRogat]

@@rodrigochileno Creo que te puedes quedar corto en dos horas.... oficialmente el Eclipse comienza a las 15:22 y termina a las 17:44.... bueno, depende de cuanto quieres grabar antes y despues del eclipse mismo, asi se nota el efecto del dia/noche.... saludos y suerte !!

[@prudhvirajsaripilli1962]

Anyone watching today on the eclipse day

[@IgnatiusVaz]

Someone, please enlighten me! If the moon blocks the sun resulting in a solar eclipse, whether total or partial why is it that we do not see the moon streaking across the sky, then catching up and eventually, blocking the sun. And.... what's with the size, where the sun and the moon are the same size?

[@fromnorway643]

The Moon's crescent is _extremely_ narrow during the last few hours before an eclipse and the first hours after so we would hardly be able to spot it even if it wasn't just next to the blindingly bright Sun. That crescent needs to be wider and farther away from the Sun in the sky before we can spot it, like it is one day before and after the eclipse.

[@talas2566]

These guys just got out of night time and had to go back into for a brief time

[@BlackOldDragon]

beautiful

[@user-fp1nw1td8v]

Tell us what the background music for this video

[@adelefarough5123]

김황 Read the description.

[@Elsalover]

That would be so cool to see IRL for real

[@dizzyaaron]

Can someone please explain what happens to the sun at 2:13 ?

[@grantmark7780]

DizzyAaron it's a fucking eclipse

[@dizzyaaron]

Grant Mark gotcha! I saw it do that once! Was curious if anyone knew what it was. Thanks bro!

[@AlejandraGarcia-lk1hl]

What if there are more celestial objects than just the moon? Did anyone else notice how the clouds covered the eclipse all the time? The Sun flashes right before the eclipse happen.

[@MLPics]

Amazing what did you use to get the motion??

[@adelefarough5123]

I noticed that at maximum eclipse, surroundings had an eerie orange-y look to them. Did it actually look like that? Or was this created by the photography?

[@Citiesin4K]

Nice

[@One-more-minute]

Really impressive !

[@VideoGamerGuy92-df4yj]

Question. Where the hell was the moon.

[@delayedcreator4783]

how the hell would you see the moon

[@GloatingDress47subscribe]

Partial Solar Eclipse 20 March 2015 ☀️ at 7:36 🌑 New Moon Iceland Time-lapse video The Sun Turn into Half In Day

[@playgt326]

1:23 Between the clouds i can see the moon before that it across the sun.

[@ManojKumar-cr2gx]

Wonderful

[@mariapereiradesousa6211]

Beautiful wonderful post 🇧🇷🙏🙏🙏☘️

[@The_LoRaX_loves_TREES]

I thought a solar eclipse was when the moon prevents the earth from getting sunlight? Wouldn’t it be dark then? Idk I’m confused after reading what a solar eclipse was.

[@delayedcreator4783]

1:52 yes it would be , did you not watch the video

[@josegalileosolis3720]

The music might make you sad.

[@kirtankapadia3988]

Where is the moon before and after?

[@maul9815]

The moon can't never be seen nor before neither after a solar eclipse. Why? Because everytime we actually see the Moon, we're doing it thanks to the Sun, which light get reflected on its surface. But when the Sun is straight behind the Moon, there's nothing putting light on it from our perspective, so it's basically a shadow. And the background of that shadow is... Darkness! The space itself. Also, the intensity of the sunlight generates a flash to our eyes. This flash also does his job hiding the moon, as it works as a screen which makes almost impossible for us to see anything. The Earth's atmosphere does the last job by spreading all of the sunlight across our 'Sky', which strengthens this screen effect. The final result? Nothing for us to see, at least with our bare eyes.

[@bengbeng2005]

@@maul9815 but we don't see shadow , we see a small light at the center

[@dontmissthelittlethings]

Great video. At 193,949 views.

[@GloatingDress47subscribe]

Partial Solar Eclipse 20 March 2015 🌑 New Moon Iceland Time-lapse video The Sun Turn into Half In Friday Sunrise At 7:36

[@damiancreations7176]

The first time iceland actually was in nightime

[@He_Roblox]

No, but on 2026 it will be for about 1 minute and 8 seconds of totality.

[@trainingsspace9848]

Hey can I use this in a presentation on Eclipse?

[@realvoidbla4881]

2 minutes per second and the sun is going fast in the morning... Earth is crazy... we should call that action a morning roll.

[@karbiner014]

Did you cap your iso to avoid grain, and if so, to what number?

[@operationxz8584]

No, did not cap. By shooting a frame every 3 seconds or so allows me to keep the shutter open for almost that long. I probably didn't open it more than 1 second though.

[@lendariovitorinodasilva9811]

Partial eclipse?

[@Cinnamoroll-k1e]

I’m in 2024, for the good old days…

[@AndreaAb]

Parámetros por favor, para los intervalos

[@isaaclu4178]

What lenses/focal lengths did you shoot this at?

[@operationxz8584]

Canon 16-35mm (@ around 20mm) Sigma 150mm Canon 135mm

[@GloatingDress47subscribe]

Partial Solar Eclipse 20/3/2015 Sunrise at 7:36 🌑 New Moon Iceland

[@JacobSpinkCamera]

What camera were you using?

[@operationxz8584]

Jacob Spink: Canon 5D3 and 5D2

[@ganj-ratandtheholloman4328]

Why don't we ever see the moon approach the sun?

[@delayedcreator4783]

because the sun is bright and moon is infront of the sun from our view

[@tvmystery261]

great

[@Kamanda010]

I can't see it in my state because the eclipse won't pass that way

[@bySouzaa]

Que malucooo caralho, e eu estudando física agora para prova da FAB kkkkk o mundo é muito louco tu tá maluco

[@ericc1214]

Plane at 1:50 makes hard right turn to follow the path...

[@asiyawhaa1169]

So where did the moon go?🤨 we should be able to see it also 🤷🏾‍♀️jes saying

[@Supgangy]

It was a partial eclipse not a total eclipse

[@yginnab3658]

What city is this in?

[@jahudio9707]

Where is the moon?

[@user-ph3sy1no1x]

Sun: I LOVE THE DAY. Moon: the night is better. Sun: moon come on light is better than dark. Moon: well this is what I think moon: *moves infringe of sun

[@user-ph3sy1no1x]

In front

[@no_one.7]

I'm love solar eclipse ;)

[@lacepub]

So, what if the total eclipse stand still for a years? Dakrness you fool 🤦

[@goditachi3137]

I feel sad you couldn't see it properly because of the clouds

[@richardjohnlynch]

How did you avoid sensor burn?

[@operationxz8584]

For the main shot, the wide angle view, there was no danger of damage to the sensor. I took precautions with the telephoto lens and used the same material there is in those solar eclipse glasses. Basically a almost blacked out filter.

[@normansormahidi3208]

oh my god oh MY GOD I WANNA SEE A SOLAR ECLIPSE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW

[@GloatingDress47subscribe]

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[@honeyannerodriguez3561]

hi can i use this for my presentation? thank you

[@operationxz8584]

Yes

[@honeyannerodriguez3561]

@@operationxz8584 Thank you so much God bless

[@champcraft7308]

How unlucky. It was close to totality.

[@amazingplanet4k325]

so cool! :D

[@massey4business]

Aww man, too bad that was too fast to really see detail. Should've slowed it down while the sun was being eclipsed. That's just my opinion. Other than that, I really enjoyed the scenery.

[@rwhklrwhkl2079]

Ah finnaly a arowra (spelled wrong)

[@bronneberg315]

I never saw the moon in this footage. When I watched an eclipse in person I was trying to find the moon well before and never saw it. Also similar to the conditions to the ones shown here with a concealing layer of haze

[@DosmoniqueFrank]

My thoughts exactly where is the moon so what is actually covering the sun 🤯

[@kdwaynec]

The Sun is too bright. The new Moon is always invisible from Earth. Check out the eclipse photographs of Miloslav Druckmüller. He uses special filters and cameras to reveal what our eyes can not see.

[@Hellrunner7]

@@DosmoniqueFrank black sun

[@StringrPress]

Nd 1000 filters?

[@sugarberry2798]

Wow!

[@DoubleTen95]

What song is in this video

[@operationxz8584]

The song used is licensed from Premiumbeats, is called "We'll Be OK" and the artist is "Sergei Stern". Due to the length of the video I had to re-mix it a bit.

[@user-bv8qj8pv4r]

Wow it is pretty :0

[@Island432]

Partial Solar Eclipse 99%

[@sunilchoudhary541]

Sorry Sorry