MIDNIGHT SUN | ICELAND

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Midnight Sun: A natural phenomenon occurring in the summer months north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle where the sun never fully sets and remains visible 24 hours a day.
This short time lapse film was shot during the Icelandic Midnight Sun in June of 2011.
For 17 days I travelled solo around the entire island shooting almost 24 hours, sleeping in the car, and eating whenever I had the time. During my days shooting this film I shot 38,000 images, travelled some 2900 miles, and saw some of the most amazing, beautiful, and indescribable landscapes on the planet. Iceland is absolutely one of the most beautiful and unusual places you could ever imagine. Especially during the Midnight Sun when the quality of light hitting the landscape is very unusual, and very spectacular.
Iceland is a landscape photographers paradise and playground, and should be number 1 on every photographers must visit list. Iceland during the Midnight Sun is in sort of a permanent state of sunset. The sun never full sets and travels horizontally across the horizon throughout the night, as can be seen in the opening shot and at the :51 second mark in the video.
During the Arctic summer, sunset was at midnight and sunrise was at 3am. The Arctic summer sun provided 24 hours a day of light, with as much as 6 hours daily of "Golden light". Once the sun had set it wouldn't even get dark enough for the stars to come out, and they don't start to reappear until August.
My advice to everyone out there, photographer or not, is simple... You MUST visit Iceland sometime during your lifetime. You will never regret it.
GEAR
Motion Control System:
The motion controlled shots in this film were shot using the Stage Zero dolly system made by Dynamic Perception (dynamicperception.com/​)
Cameras and Lenses:
2 Canon 5DII DSLR cameras
1 Canon 7D
Various Canon lenses
Music by This Will Destroy You
Song: "The World is Our"
Website: myspace.com/​thiswilldestroyyou
Buy It on iTunes: itun.es/​iBv9NS
Special Thanks to:
REYKJAVIK RENT A CAR (reykjavikrentacar.is/​)
Dynamic Perception (dynamicperception.com/​)
Jag35 (jag35.com/​)
Kessler Crane (kesslercrane.com/​)
LRTimelapse (lrtimelapse.com)
Timescapes (timescapes.org)

[@AdianeLee]

Since I was 15, I wish I will once have enough money to visit Iceland and see all of this beautiful places and wild icelandic horses.

[@RayShullick]

Can't say enough about this video. It was excellent. The beauty of the landscapes, the clarity of the picture, and even the music. Outstanding job. Thank you.

[@mhaasif1]

I'm Tunisian and I most say, I Envy all Icelanders for having these beautiful places nearby. So guess where my next destination will be...!

[@swtprsn]

Every little frame of this video is like a wallpaper... Awesome and simply amazing... God is Great...

[@aggi9995]

no god has got anything to do with it

[@maxxlindley9425]

Iceland is the most freakin cool country in the world

[@jugoldman2230]

Beautiful film thank you ❤❤

[@swenger27a]

2:02 took my breath away how beautiful it looks like a watercolor painting :) I am heading there in June 2016!! I cannot wait.

[@hondarider519]

Me too! I'm leaving Toronto June 22nd and arriving in Reykjavik June 23rd :) I can't wait!!

[@HeiHolaHello]

Where I live we have sun 20 hours a day during the peak of summer. In december we only see the sun for about 5 hours.

[@vladlove1297]

WOW! SUCH A BEAUTIFUL VIDEO WITH SUCH A BEAUTIFUL MESSAGE THAT WE HAVE TO SAVE THIS EARTH FROM CLIMATE CHANGE!

[@vooza27]

i love to visit iceland to capture some this beauty spot..

[@Julie_Twins]

After this video I twice visited Iceland :)

[@TonyEsposito-It]

Meraviglioso!

[@lilyarbee]

Beautiful experience even though it's on visual, thanks for sharing. Keep up the good work!

[@Francois176]

Excellent. Would love to be there the summer solstice.

[@wigglesmcgee3722]

I could totally make a living there....

[@meteoroman100]

Really good to see that...

[@TsukiNoHikari97]

Wow. Just wow...

[@rosannasatta1509]

Is very beautuful 😮

[@jimnaorem2931]

One day i will be there 🤩

[@MrsPeelWereNeeded]

Beautiful! Thank you.

[@eleonoralatorre7723]

Stupendo

[@JoeCapra]

@punksilver45 thank you! Yeah most people think Iceland is just freezing and full of snow and ice, but Its actually one of the most amazing places on the planet.

[@Fguich4591]

it's not one of the most, it's the most

[@TheInfinitesimalMr]

Sometimes i wonder where Microsoft get these awsome hd wallpapers...i guess this video shows one of these numerous places on the planet...

[@MultiJakob97]

Awesome!

[@laloarcodf]

how cool !!!

[@dmana3172]

So beautiful and so happy. :-)

[@rosannasatta1509]

Ok❤

[@DonSteliano]

Great! I could watch it all day... The music resembles with Metallica - Lulu (shit) - Junior Dad song (which has been released later), but this one is better also because it has beautiful pictures...

[@haaziqrazaali8410]

is it really dark in december after daylight hours?

[@hubetek]

Jaw droping time lapse !! One question how did U made subtitles at the beginning??

[@piotrkostorz7545]

Can anyone tell me, where are located those heathlands from 0:59 of this video? Many thanks.

[@hubetek]

How did U made titles

[@filipedgb]

It is really beautiful place but the day and night thing is really weird, I think i'd never adpat to that lol

[@philipquinn9125]

8.

[@danielabdullah]

What's sad about it?

[@azgarzhere]

Only 720p?

[@zuheirdaowd3358]

Wow looks like 4k

[@danzubilio]

this will destroy you ftw

[@willow9530]

muted...