New Zealand Time Lapse Photography Adventure | Behind The Scenes

Photographing New Zealand is a new series of landscape photography vlogs. Where I take you on the adventure with me, to showcase this incredible country through timelapse, photo and video.
In this episode I head out to Mount Cook National Park to capture timelapses of the surrounding peaks. I witness some of the most stunning conditions I have ever gotten on any trip, capturing multiple rainbows, dark dramatic cloud and light beams.
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[@MichaelShainblum]

So I should have mentioned this in the video. Polarization can actually help to pop rainbows if twisted in the other direction if used properly. Just do not twist the other way or the polarization will be cut out and you will remove it. I was a little sleep deprived up on the mountain and did not choose my words correctly. Anyways I hope you all enjoy the video! :)

[@MichaelShainblum]

@@Mr.HarryPotter Shoot me an email [e-mail]

[@pbmr-yintan]

Vengo de un poco de todo...¡Me encantó este vídeo!

[@GaliFretat]

es este el video que muestra?

[@pbmr-yintan]

@@GaliFretat Yes!

[@bethwodephotography]

Your time lapses take my breath away Michael

[@iemboyshostel]

Fantastic.... that rainbow getting formed in timelapse ... i do not think i have seen anything like that before

[@AlynWallace]

Man, the cinematic cuts in this episode were phenomenal!

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks so much man!

[@wendynewing8834]

Your work is incredible and stunningly beautiful. You are a true artist in every sense of the word.

[@gurunath1710]

Mesmerizingly beautiful as always. Thanks for the rainbow tip.

[@banditoo7]

Your videos really inspire me to get out there and really appreciate the stunning scenery. I'm so lucky to live here in New Zealand and its easy to take it for granted.

[@andrewmoran9192]

Loved this New Zealand series! Very diverse landscape, definitely need to get there some day!

[@BadPigg]

Oh Goody! A new Michael Shainblum movie!

[@haip01]

Other people watch food video or food sound; for me, your time lapses give me satisfaction. Also you inspire me to try to do these with my camera. Thank you for amazing videos.

[@2007zodiac]

Great concept, interacting with the viewer, on how everything was shot,

[@dlrownuf6421]

Been your fan ever since I discovered you, the colors, contrast, and texture in your photos are always amazing...

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks so much!

[@talvardi6]

Another brilliant video Mike. That first timelapse was so dramatic, I couldn't take my eyes off of it. Love how you realized that polarizer situation and still didn't give up. Above all I appreciate how real and accurate you choose to post process these (already) magical landscapes . Sharing your post processing makes the video even more powerful than it already is. Also, great music choices!

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks so much Tal, I really appreciate that!

[@grahamdslr]

wow great Timelapses i love how the rainbow come out from the clouds

[@nldazuu]

The calmness is just so great in these timelapses, really tresmandous! Big compliment and a joy watching also your behind the scenes are great

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks Dave, really glad you enjoyed the video!

[@gregorsnell]

Cue the dramatic music and epic intro timelapse sequence. Awesome! Good shout on removing the polarizer quickly to still capture the rainbow dude.

[@patriciaburke2401]

Looks like an amazing place! Thanks for sharing your wonderful photography with us. Great music, too. You are an artist! Take care & God bless.👍🏻

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks so much Patricia!

[@jeremybuscay]

So much awesomeness!

[@gabyisphoto2379]

Once in a life time experience! Good for you! Absolutely stunning!!!!

[@MrMB2652]

Lovely work. Finally someone explains why to choose intervals and makes sense, thanks for that.

[@stephenroberts7828]

Love the way your embracing the weather..its what defines the country/I watched another vlogger spend all his time complaining about it but to be fair he aint much of a photographer

[@risingrato]

Awesome trip, awesome photos, awesome timelapses, awesome video! Thanks Michael! ^^

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thank you Bruno!

[@pkh540]

Fantastic stuff Michael, thank you.

[@Maydaytr666]

So great job !! New Zealand rocks

[@MichaelShainblum]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks!

[@jamesallinson5252]

Mesmerising timelapses!! That timelapse of the moon reveal was mind blowing

[@law32O8]

Amazingly beautiful timelapses mate

[@gokul109]

Another epic landscape video👍. Look forward to seeing the next one 😊

[@ericbrummel865]

Wonderful video, Michael! Looking forward to the next episode in this series!

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks so much Eric!

[@Imspir3]

The timelapses in this video is just beyond words! Moreover the music selection is on point! Thanks for the headsup regarding the polarizer as well!

[@MichaelShainblum]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks!

[@TaDPoLe35]

Watching your time lapses brings me so much joy. Incredible work as usual Mikey!

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks so much Troy!

[@leandroprz]

This was a great episode! Loved the light on the shot with the rainbow.

[@MichaelShainblum]

Really glad you enjoyed it Leandro, thank! That was probably my favorite shot.

[@andrespuiggros]

Inspiring work! Really nice timelapses and great quality of your work. Thanks for share and inspire!!

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thank you!

[@GLIIVIP]

Love these videos! Great work Michael.

[@actiaint]

Stunning work - thank you!

[@fingerstylefan]

That's interesting what you said about using the polarizer. I have found that using a polarizer helped bring out a rainbow more. Always love your work Michael.

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks! Yeah I should have specified. Rainbows can look a more vivid if the CPL is engaged in the opposite direction. In this case it made mine disappear on the first timelapse. :P

[@MichaelShainblum]

I made a note and pinned it to the video just to clarify.

[@DavidSkok1]

Gorgeous footage!

[@juliangreaves4727]

Really beautiful work Michael and thanks for including your techniques and thought processes. It's inspiring me to have a go myself! Cheers, Julian.

[@Tingeltangelbob10]

Oh wow, that was really something else! Absolutely stunning. The one at 07.31 and the rising of the moon were just incredible. Thank you very much for this amazing video!

[@sebastienlecalvez4369]

Thank you! Amazing, phenomenal work and thank you again for sharing your thought process. Wow.

[@aPassionateLife]

Really fantastic work, learning a lot from you. Thanks...

[@Outdoor.pixels]

Thanks for making this and the other vlogs! You should do some videos on exposure blending!

[@nickdailey9889]

These landscapes are smoothing else. And as a timelapser and photographer you’re something else. So damn phenomenal man

[@bshupp]

Love your approach these vlogs. Beautiful work as always!

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks so much Bill!

[@elzbietamorgan6857]

Oh, I'm a new fan :) Great video and totally amazing pics and timelapses.

[@aharshephotography]

OH My... That is just exceptional man.. Superb time lapses, one of the best ones I have ever seen.. Looking forward to a New Zealand Film :)

[@AndyFeliciotti]

Loved the shot w/ the rocks in the foreground

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks so much for watching Andy!

[@rodneytopor1846]

Greatly enjoyed this and your previous vlogs from the south island of New Zealand. I like your calm and educational style. I'd love to see a tutorial on how you find music tracks that complement and enhance your video footage and how to arrange to licence the tracks so you can use them on KZbin (or Vimeo or other social media). What do others think?

[@JordanCantelo]

Brilliant mate! Only just seeing these videos now & enjoying every minute. Glad you had a ball in NZ

[@kristapple]

Hi Michael, really enjoying these New Zealand vlogs and the superb time lapses 😀 and your brief explanations at the end have proved very helpful, thanks 😊

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks Neil, glad you liked the end explanations as well!

[@jxie2513]

Epic and amazing!

[@MohamedShamsUlHaq]

Awesome Job! And thanks so much for sharing all the knowledge! Cheers!

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@Renclif]

Luv your work! Very dramatic and moody time lapses, thanks for sharing your thought process and inspiration behind your work! ✌️

[@nickbristol3457]

This was Wonderful. Loved watching!!

[@seanfox2346]

Beautiful Michael! So incredibly well done, it's so intriguing to see the process behind your remarkable work. Love it :)

[@greektechguru]

Such an amazing timelapse !! So breathtaking !! Well done sir !! Thank you for sharing it with us !! subed allready!!😀🙏👌😉

[@maxw1nter]

so inspiring! as always! keep it up

[@meloandres71]

Absolutely fantastic time lapses! Loved them! I'll be looking forward that LR Time Lapse tutorial. I constantly hear great stuff with this software.

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks so much, it is a fantastic program. I am long overdue to make a video about it.

[@KaranSharma-ls6zv]

Always enjoy your timelapes video . I am very keen to see the tutorial for LR Timelapes also Micheal could you please let me about any tutorials to make timelapes video in Lightroom and adobe premiere. I also have Nikon d850 and have some timelapes but I want to Devolpe that one as like yours 😄

[@4geckofeet]

Michael, I always enjoy your work, it is just so beautiful. I'm wondering about exposure to the right - do you ever use that technique, or do you always try to capture the exposure settings in-camera as close to the final product as possible? Are there any drawbacks to that technique that you know of? Thank you!

[@INFOWARSization]

Learned so much, and I particularly appreciated the gear porn B-roll. Your production, authenticity and unique artistic voice make this channel very special to me. Keep working on your storytelling, I think that will develop even more with time. (new zeland series had your best narrative so far imo). Keep it up we are all benefiting so much from you sharing!!

[@paulcomptonpdphotography]

Lo e the rainbow stuff. I set up a timelapse one and the weather changed and a rainbow came out. Was well made up.

[@QuietLightPhoto]

Excellent, Michael! Holy rainbows, just one after the other. I have a question for you, other than using your timelapse shots in these videos what do you do with them all? You are the king of timelapse but wondered if there was a market for this type of imagery or is it for your own personal enjoyment? cheers!!

[@patrickhertzog1110]

Awesome time lapses 👍

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks!

[@abelleipardo]

Your videos are awesome Michael!! I'm so glad I discovered your channel. Question: do you do local adjustments when moving the camera during the timelapse? How do you copy those adjustments to all photos given that the objects and therefore the adjustment changed position in the frame? Thanks!

[@RobBatesPhotography]

That rainbow lapse, real nice man. Can imagine your face when you started thinking about poalriser lol

[@leewphotography8316]

Another great video and love your time lapse work. Quick question when editing the images for the time lapses, you said one of them had 600 images and then one was about 450. Do you tend to do batch editing the collection of images, where you edit one image and copy the setting to a number and then if the light changes edit different batch or do you go through all the 600 and edit one at a time? I take it its not one at a time of that would take forever but would be nice to know how you edit the images for the time lapse? Many Thanks LeeW

[@7411niels]

I totally got a Lord of the Rings vibe! Well done!

[@seamydobbsno1]

Hi Michael, amazing work as usual! Jusf had a question in regards to holding on to the raw files after you have rendered a Video File for time lapses, how long do you tend archive the RAWs?

[@stephenroberts7828]

Michael what size raw files are u shooting on the time laps with the Nikon thnz

[@rlin]

long-time fan. love seeing the finished work, adventure updates, and the processing thoughts all in one video! would you be willing to share any tips to prevent/process-out wind-induced jitter in time lapses? (already weighing tripod, shooting wide, and using warp stabilizer to no avail). i can hardly discern any vibration in your shots even though you're clearly in very windy situations!

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks so much! So if at all possible I block the wind using objects in the scene. So in the case of those 60mph winds on the hill, I hid my camera behind a rock. It got rid of most of the shake, then I finished the last bit of shake off with Warp Stabilizer in post. Definitely weighing down the tripod works nicely in a lot of cases. Shooting wide definitely helps as well. There was a fair breeze while I was shooting the slider shot with the storm clouds, and just shooting wide I did not have to use warp stabilizer on that one.

[@rlin]

@@MichaelShainblum thanks! i'll definitely be thinking about blocking the wind in addition to resisting it when i set up future shoots. your work is very inspiring - i hope to attend one of your workshops in the future!

[@Up4View]

Great Job 🙌 keep sharing! New friend here! Big👍 have a great week

[@JayMacroPhotos]

Awesome!

[@pthomas36]

I went to subscribe and found I already was, but I didn't ding the bell! Bell is now ding'd.... You have some excellent content, and thanks to Adam Gibbs for the reminder.

[@toddroy9558]

Can you list the rail system you use and where to get it?

[@codybrycecreative3397]

Mate this is awesome

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks Cody

[@cybermaxs]

Waiting for your timelapse tutorial on aperture priority mode and also aerial videography and photography.

[@Emmermacher]

Your New Zealand videos are really gorgeous, Michael 😍😍😍. How do you edit pictures with rainbows, when you don't work with filters? Often they are flat on the raw files. Thanks for your answer! Regards, Dirk.

[@josephcole3187]

absolutely killer so gorgeous ...just curious how you produced the sunrise when the setting would have gone crazy going from the dark sky to the booming light of the sun

[@tachytack]

Hey Mike, is there any chance I could use footage from some of your videos for an outro?

[@Noealz]

that's quite lovely : )

[@AnirbanBanerjee]

Epic! Beautiful! Thanks for making this!:)

[@annr3822]

OMG :) I understand the feeling you get when you see something so Amazing

[@ToHimWeWillBeReturned]

Truly Great timelapse. What software do you use to edit and create your timelapses?

[@thehostletscreate2741]

Thanks for this video...😍😍

[@chrisnigul]

Hey Michael, the pictures of Hawaii you posted on Instagram. Do you have tutorials how to retouch that first photo of sunset?

[@dalegphoto]

Gar! I think the live chat stopped :P - just had a couple of questions -> what's your go-to nd or other filters for daytime timelapses (for example to transition in this video from behind the rocks) + same for seascapes Awesome work - I really appreciate the time you take putting these videos together, it's super inspiring

[@MichaelShainblum]

No problem and thanks so much for watching. I use ND6 for sunsets, sunrises and low light scenes. ND10 for brighter scenes, such as day time shots and a CPL filter for giving contrast in hazy scenes, or removing rainbows by accident :P

[@EwanDunsmuirImages]

Awesome content man. How long are you in NZ for?

[@SimonDuxMusic]

Wow

[@andrewhookerphotography4774]

Love your work Michael. The mountain shots made me think that you would get some great footage on the North side of Atigun Pass in Alaska. We cycled from Prudhoe Bay to Mexico back in 2007 and the valley and Atigun Pass left its beauty and ruggedness burned into our minds, hence my suggestion for you. Thanks again for your wonderful work.

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks Andrew, sounds awesome!

[@samsatanson]

Hey! What slider/motion controller is this?

[@MichaelShainblum]

Hey there, it is the Dynamic Perception Stage One

[@amaroidiorama]

holy shit @ that shot thru the rainbow. nice dude!!

[@davelittles8184]

Amazing job Man! I love the colours very much, especially in the video shoots you make! Do you use your nikon for all of your works or do you have anything else for the videos? 😉🤗

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks Dave, I film most videos on Sony cameras, but I did this entire timelapse with the Nikon D850.

[@davelittles8184]

Thanks Michael! And thank you very much for the great content that you are making! Keep up with this outstanding goodness! 😉😉

[@PerciFotos7926]

What month was this?

[@gregorsnell]

Dude do you work as a timelapse photographer back home?

[@carbonfootprintmusicproduc8688]

Hi, Love this video. Any objections to me using parts of this clip commercially? For a Visual representation for a Song?

[@MichaelShainblum]

Hey there, you would need a license, you can email me here [e-mail]

[@Martin.Edling]

Amazing work Michael! A quick question...do you find the dynamic perception gear work well if you need to ’hike’ with it? Again, great stuff👍

[@MichaelShainblum]

Thanks! Yeah the carbon fiber stage one is very nice for hiking, although a little big for super long hikes. For anything over 2 miles I usually just leave it behind and do static shots.

[@DavidDowns61]

Sigh....more gear to buy....been following you for a long time and have always appreciated the beauty of your work.

[@JoshuaGunther]

Who is “we”? You kept saying we but it’s just you in the video

[@ashleymikaylaenrile7414]

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