New Zealand Landscapes Timelapse Volume 1

[@toadterror]

One: The shots really gives you a sense of the Earth, its rotation and its relation to the Cosmos. Two: Beautiful music. Imagine hearing this song live on an orchestral scale. I recommend the 'Lights off, sound Max' experience for ultimate enjoyment.

[@PFishmonger]

Bevan - you have captured the stunning landscape of the Central Plateau and associated weather magnificently. You have released our weather’s fluidity and bonded it seemlessly to your beautiful landscapes. Well done! PF.

[@kiwijandalsandtogs]

Ohmygosh! I watched the sunrise from Te Mata too! One of the most incredible moments of my life - thank you for providing a way to re-live it!

[@natia432]

I watched this in full screen in 1080p...it was even more AMAZING than the first time i watched, great work xo

[@karenhubbard1644]

Simply Stunning, we live in a piece of paradise and you have captured in extremely well. Love the sky thru the skeleton of the tree, keep producing such work.

[@PineappleBobert]

I think two people are jealous of your impressive skills Bevan. Keep up the awesome work. Mesmerising.

[@stephl07]

Thanks for making this! Reminds me of why NZ is so deeply routed in my spirit.

[@carmenvita]

New Zealand is even more beautiful than I thought. I can't wait to visit.

[@wildflowers717]

Saw this a week or so ago when it was just uploaded then recently read the article about the amount of views increasing so much. Am not surprised as a landscape photographer myself - I was amazed at it and your patience in the process it took. Good one!

[@OnTorDoku]

Brilliant photo art, simply beautiful timelapse shots. Thank you for this wonderful impressions. New Zealand, I'm coming in 2014. Greetings from Germany!

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Thanks - definitely best viewed in full HD. Bevan

[@mav3r1ck69]

Yeah she is pretty bloody stunning alright mate. Great upload and appreciate your work to capture our place.!

[@rollababe2008]

Wow, just wow. totally stunning! looks like that woulda taken months or more to do!

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Cheers Al - bet you got some nice shots that evening, that was a cool sunset. Bevan

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Cheers Booraw, There is just something about the landscape and the stars etc that keeps pulling you back there to bring a little home in the camera each time.

[@braydenmckensie3365]

Wow this is is amazing,this is the kinda of stuff we should be using in our tourism videos.

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Hey Luke, thanks for the comment. That scene is shot from the top of Te Mata Peak, Havelock North looking out over the Tukituki River valley.

[@littlesroadyahoos]

Just beautiful!! Well done, and only after a year of doing time-lapse, you have a great eye ...they are stunning :)

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Cheers - glad you enjoyed it! Bevan

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Hi - thanks for subscribing - working on another timelapse movie at present, including a lot of night sky footage so hope to have that posted before long.

[@cooper989]

brilliant Bevan you have sooo got to come to the South Island, Mount Cook, the lakes and Milford would be great..

[@1BlueStarRising]

LOVELY, MOVING & SPECTACULAR !

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Hi Jammanich, Thanks. The music is "Above Two Souls" by Gregg Lehrman and Boris Nonte, it is production music licensed for use with this video. Bevan

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Thanks Karen, currently working on Volume 2.

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Cheers, Yes climbed up the mountain in the midde of night at least 3 times to capture some of the sequences, lots of ice under foot and very cold sitting around up top for the long hours involved in shooting the star stuff. Had a few failed attempts too with clouds closing in. Bevan

[@180budgie]

this is amazing... im going to have to post it on my other networks to advertise its beauty... Thanks for sharing it with us

[@orange42]

Many thanks. Can't wait for your next one.

[@mattmaca]

Thanks Bevo for all the gorgeous vids you have done of a most beautiful country. I have a love affair with NZ and cant wait to get back as it's constantly calling me. Since I saw this and your other clips a year or so back I now also love watching Timelapse vids and in particular any clips on New Zealand. Keep the quality coming my friend, wonderful stuff. Safe travels!

[@Aviatorspot]

Stunning videos! NZ landscape is very unique! One of a kind in this world!

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Thanks - Glad you enjoyed it.

[@michael2704]

Hi there, this is one awesome video, thanks for sharing! I just love this beautiful country and you did an outstanding job showing how amazing this place is. After visitting NZ in 2008, 2010 and 2012 I can't wait to return :-) Greetings from Germany, Michael

[@ryancaugust]

I run up there most mornings - beautiful place, although not too green at the moment!!

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Cheers Peter, You really have to seize the moment with New Zealand weather but it certainly offers it all. Trying to protect your equipment from the elements is as much of a challenge with this type of photography. Bevan

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Not quite, but on one freezing night the Kiwi were all around going nuts - there must be a real strong hold at this spot. Bevan

[@orange42]

Really impressive, well done! Do you have a favourite trick on stabilisation? Your images are so locked down it's incredible.

[@reubenwhakamoe1426]

This is mesmerizing and beautiful Bevan, I salute you. & thank you. R

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Each sequence would probably have different exposures since the timelapse is made up of individual still frames and obviously the light is different in each scene. The still frames were rendered out at 25fps

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Thanks - that certainly was my aim to capture the essence of it.

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Hi Maik - sorry about the late reply, these were shot from the top of Te Mata Peak - east coast NI. Cheers

[@beyamoth]

Great framing of shots and matching of music to video! Some thoughts/feedback if you don't mind.... possibly use a neutral density filter to help slow your shutter speed a little to help smooth out the water in the streams and waterfalls during daytime shooting as it is their movement is more abrupt in contrast to the smooth cloud movement, will make it look like the stream in your video at 3:38. Also, from 0:26 to 0:29, is the increase in shutter speed time intentional?

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Cheers - if you are refering the the music you would have to ask the composer Greg Lehrman

[@DownunderSil]

Blows me away & makes me realise that we indeed live in paradise.

[@cieloblac212]

increiblemente bella .. graçias por subirlo ..

[@slayerofmca]

That was amazing to watch! Thanks mate! Just a quick question from a fellow kiwi down at the South Island by CHCH... do you know any places where I can see the stars like you have down here as well? Cheers!

[@benk0kaiser]

Missing NZ now... How brilliant NZ is!!

[@scottg26]

Excellent video!

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Nicely put.

[@mariafiorito1579]

Che meraviglia! Dovremmo cercare sempre di piu' di meritarla.

[@MKROXTON]

Nice landscapes - A wonderful video!

[@MKROXTON]

Ceck my video of a beautiful landscape too: 360° Panorama - wonderful and amazing landscape in Germany in HD

[@luke55x]

Thanks buddy, then I definitely will go there to experience it with my own eyes. In general the whole video is just awesome stuff. :)

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Yes certainly gets a bit cold from time to time up there.

[@alexandrapop953]

Amazing video! Great work! Could you please tell me what song did you use? Thank you very much!

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

ok - any sort of large zoom is going to mulitply shake - so in this case try another tripod under the barrel of the lens and keep the legs short. Get away from any source of vibration too like on a roadside with big trucks going past, wind etc Bevan

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Hey The King - on moonless nights like that open the lens right up, open the shutter for about 30 secs and use a high ISO. Best to experiment a bit.

[@modifiertv]

Stunning!

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

happy to provide that service!

[@nickfu9994]

this is totally stunning!! makes me miss home from afar. How did you manage to control dew condensation on the lens at night? Nick

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Yes would love to get down, it's been awhile since I was last there, the landscapes are so beautiful I almost didn't make it back...hopefully soon cooper ;)

[@JessKinney]

Beautiful. Absolutely incredible! Hugely inspiring - it's videos like this which make me realise how lucky I am to live in the place that I do. I

[@ajayrathnaraj]

Wow dude This is great.... This is almost like Samsung wonders of nature.... But this is much better.. Thx

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Thanks - hopefully I can find a spare moment so time soon to do that!

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Thanks for feedback. Will try ND filter. Yes that was intentional (0:26 to 0:29) but achieved by other means than changing the shutter speed or interval. Just playing around with it really. Bevan

[@djHolthusen]

wow this so amazing, Just wonder a thing , can i download this video and use it as a music video to one of my new song?? i can put your in link in the description and give you the credits :)????

[@Jammanich]

Love, love it...what music is this?

[@chamoussette]

Tout simplement magnifique !!! Merci

[@burbs47]

I love the last scene. It looks mighty cold. It's a great reminder as to why the Army boys call this area Wai-beria!

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Thanks - I use a Canon 5D MkII all moves done in post on this one. But in my most recent video "Volcanic Light" I use a dynamic perception stage zero 6ft dolly for motion control.

[@orange42]

Yea I have a manfrotto with 501 but when I try to film the moon on full zoom I get wind shake that is hard to get rid of. In the future I'll keep it short and dig it in.

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Hi Alex, The music is "Above Two Souls by Gregg Lehrman and Boris Nonte.

[@seemlyme]

Bevan Percival amazing but copyright just inconvenient way to block the views

[@danawills147]

So beautiful!

[@NikoBustos]

great stuff! canon 5d is the way to go!

[@giftsoftheuniverse]

absolutely beautiful.:)thank you

[@slayerofmca]

Hey mate a fellow kiwi amateur photography here, just wondering where did you take that amazing time lapse 3:40 to 3:50? ta

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Thanks Scott

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Hi Atikell, some of the scenes are lightly processed HDR and others may have had some post adjustment to dynamic range in the RAW images. All frames shot in RAW.

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Love too get down there soon it's been too long since I was down there and it's hard to put the camera away in such a place. Bevan

[@bomax1066]

Great video a lot of time involved, what camera did you use and also what system did you use for tracking

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Not as yet...perhaps they will make an appearance for volume 2 ;)

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

thanks Nicolas - there good cameras alright.

[@geofftnz]

Awesome video! What lenses were you using?

[@POSHON3R]

Amazing work my bro an looks even better 1080p...... Like, Fav, comment an subscribed hahaa your new fan boy

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Checked it out - nice work.

[@wadeindawater]

breath taking!

[@lisawhalley]

This is amazing :)

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Basically anywhere away from light pollution and moonless nights/mornings are best. Try Mt John Observatory - Tekapo. Bevan

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Hi Nick - by wrapping hand warmers around the lens or just wiping the lens between every frame. Bevan

[@luke55x]

Hey there can you tell me where you shot the time lapse at 1:30, where the green valley with the moving clouds is shown. It's just looking terrific :D

[@thedougmichaels]

Beautiful, Great work

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Most it was shot with a Canon 20-35mm lens, 28mm and 50mm prime lenses. Bevan

[@bomax1066]

The dynamic perception realy works and was suprised how good the price is. What exposure did you use and was it 60fps or 25

[@Chemical651]

I always wanted to go to New Zealand to go Hiking!

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Cheers Ben

[@KonstaSilander]

Amazing!!!

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Cheers brother

[@GluteDude]

Great job ! Thank you :)

[@luke55x]

Yeah probably going to head there in a month so should be quite green by then...hopefully :D

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Thanks for your comments. No ND filter used, just stopped right down and low ISO. Bevan

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

that is a speck of dust on the sensor, amazing how dust find it's way into the camera

[@BevanPercivalPrimalEarthImages]

Nice one.

[@wagneroliveira1490]

Excelente Trabalho