I’ve been posting a lot of time lapse videos lately, and they’re so amazing I keep thinking they can’t possibly get any more beautiful.
I keep thinking wrong.
"El Cielo de Canarias" (Canary Sky) is simply, unbelievably breathtaking.
Wow. I mean, wow. Daniel López is a gifted photographer. While looking at his photographs, my jaw literally dropped. They are that extraordinary.
Many years ago I visited La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, for a meeting. In the distance we could sometimes see the very top of Mt. Teide, seen in this video, poking over the clouds. It was so unearthly and captivating, and López has captured that feeling here. This video has everything! The fluid motion of the clouds, a double rainbow (yes, yes, I know), a corona around the Sun (not the Sun’s atmosphere, but a lovely optical effect from water droplets in the clouds), standing-wave lenticular clouds, even a Green Flash! Watch the stars as they wheel across the view; can you spot the Pleiades, the Andromeda Galaxy?
As many of these videos as I have seen, I’m still looking forward to more from Sr. López. This one is absolutely stunning.
Tip o’ the lens cap to Felipe Gallego.
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May 4th, 2011 at 11:06 am
yay! I love timelapse videos!
May 4th, 2011 at 11:12 am
These make me think of the end of Soylent Green.
May 4th, 2011 at 11:17 am
Isn’t your brother a gifted photographer too? He and Sr. Lopez need to get together for some real “Bad Astronomy” collaboration I think.
May 4th, 2011 at 11:23 am
The similarity between the clouds “breaking” against the mountains and the ocean breaking on a rocky shore is eye-popping – makes you realize why dealing with the fluid dynamics of the atmosphere works.
May 4th, 2011 at 11:36 am
Daniel López is a master of time-lapse photography, he is also a great astrophotographer, having achieved 11 APOD’s in 3 years.
May 4th, 2011 at 11:49 am
Again, a nice video. But, dude, didn’t you notice it’s a corona around the MOON, not the sun?
May 4th, 2011 at 12:01 pm
This video makes me appreciate things other than the clothes i wear or what cell phone im getting next….. thank you
May 4th, 2011 at 12:08 pm
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May 4th, 2011 at 12:19 pm
Thank you.
May 4th, 2011 at 12:23 pm
If you look at the sun you see that green effect like the moon.
May 4th, 2011 at 12:40 pm
Wow. Just wow. How the clouds move! It’s truly amazing. Thanks for sharing this, Mr. Plait.
May 4th, 2011 at 1:26 pm
Hi everyone! Thank you very much for sharing the video, it’s an honor to be in “bad astronomy”. Thank you all for the comments.
Daniel
May 4th, 2011 at 1:54 pm
Stunning video.
But the double rainbow… WHAT DOES IT MEAN?! ( yes yes, i had to )
May 4th, 2011 at 1:56 pm
So beautiful! I especially love how the clouds move like water waves.
May 4th, 2011 at 3:39 pm
Meh. Would have been better with Raquel Welch in a furry bikini.
(Props for anyone who gets the reference.)
Seriously, tho. Seriously groovy.
May 4th, 2011 at 4:18 pm
I AM BLESSEDTO HAVE SEEN THIS THANKYOU FOR GIVING THE WORLD SUCH BEAUTY THAT NOT EVEN AND 8TH WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WITHOUT YOU
May 4th, 2011 at 7:44 pm
Thanks, Jim for sending that to me. Dad
May 5th, 2011 at 1:36 am
Wow the clouds from above were simply astounding, absolutely Superb. Sr. Lopez is a very talented individual, full props to him.
May 5th, 2011 at 2:17 am
Another jerky video! Please forget about Vimeo and put it on Youtube so we can all enjoy it!
May 5th, 2011 at 5:48 am
I love Time lapse Show reel.This video is definitely awesome, but not the best.
http://funnyandspicy.com/mind-bogglingtimelapse-showreel-and-amazing-soundtrack
May 5th, 2011 at 7:26 am
That was absolutely sublime. I’ve already forwarded the link to my friends for their morning meditation.
May 5th, 2011 at 8:06 am
who says biology has a monopoly on “life” as we know it, the universe and earth themselves are “alive” in a sense you can see that here.
May 5th, 2011 at 8:13 am
Below is one of Daniel López’s earlier celestial time-lapse works, called “Heavens of Canary Islands” (Youtube version)… filmed in Spain’s highest peaks at the Astrophysics Institute of Canary Islands where he works… btw, Daniel sure has good taste in music:
http://youtu.be/hVSc4ZRvDZM
May 5th, 2011 at 8:43 am
It’s funny how watching clouds in fast-forward makes you go, “Oh! We really do live inside an ocean of air!” I mean, I know it in my head, but my brain doesn’t quite believe it until I see a video like this.
May 5th, 2011 at 9:11 am
@ 19 Alan C – it wasn’t at all jerky for me?
I actually really appreciate things being on Vimeo as it means that I can watch them at work, where YouTube is a banned URL.
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May 5th, 2011 at 1:08 pm
@IsobelA – Vimeo is now banned at work. –Your Boss
May 5th, 2011 at 2:59 pm
I drove through these mountains twice and keen to do it for the third time. The cool fresh air and the smell of pine trees make it a wonderful experience. Highly recommended place to visit. Beaches have sand of grey color – result of volcanic nature of the island.
May 5th, 2011 at 4:58 pm
“a double rainbow (yes, yes, I know)”
This seems to imply that a double rainbow is unusual. Is this the case, or have I missed something in the past? A double rainbow is quite common, and very beautiful, from where I sit.
May 5th, 2011 at 10:04 pm
30. Neil NZ Says: “This seems to imply that a double rainbow is unusual. Is this the case, or have I missed something in the past? A double rainbow is quite common, and very beautiful, from where I sit.”
Neil – Yes, you have missed something: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQSNhk5ICTI
May 5th, 2011 at 10:07 pm
15. kuhnigget Says: “Would have been better with Raquel Welch in a furry bikini.
(Props for anyone who gets the reference.)”
Wow, you give your props pretty easily, I mean, isn’t that like common knowledge? I’d think you’d have to go back at least to 1,000,000 years BC to find someone who didn’t recognize the reference.
- Jack
May 6th, 2011 at 8:17 am
@ Jack:
Yeah, but the Canary Islands? I mean, the furry bikini was a giveaway (I wish).
May 6th, 2011 at 2:17 pm
33. kuhnigget Says: “Yeah, but the Canary Islands? I mean, the furry bikini was a giveaway (I wish).”
May 6th, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Koyaanisqatsi.
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May 14th, 2011 at 11:44 pm
this is an amazing video… i usually dont comment on the things i stumble on but i could literally watch this for hours…
May 15th, 2011 at 7:59 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSGJgcps5MQ
Remember HQ
May 15th, 2011 at 7:08 pm
It’s after watching a video like this that you feel so incredibly small in the universe and that the things that we as humans stress over on a daily basis are practically pointless in the big picture. Beautiful!
May 16th, 2011 at 12:41 pm
I especially like the overflowing clouds at 2:50
May 18th, 2011 at 8:01 am
How can anyone possibly watch this AWESOME video and not believe in the One, God, who created the heavens and the earth??? His hand print is seen throughout the video! To God be the glory!
May 21st, 2011 at 8:44 pm
Steve, I assure that it is quite possible to be awed by beauty without having to attribute it to an imaginary creator (or creatrix).
May 30th, 2011 at 6:47 am
Thank You for sharing this video.It’s beautiful.Watching it takes the pain I live with 24/7 away for a few minutes.
May 31st, 2011 at 5:09 pm
You know.. One week ago died someone I knew. He wasn’t a friend of mine, but a friend of my friends. But I knew him, and sometimes I talked to him.
And it’s.. breathtaking.. to think.. to feel.. that you can’t see anything of this world anymore when you die. That he won’t see this anymore. He’s dead
Even if he wasn’t my friend.. this made me nearly cry. I think I will, if I watch again.
June 3rd, 2011 at 9:13 am
This was absolutely incredibly beautiful to watch. I loved the way that the clouds looked like water and waves in some shots. The serenity of the shots coupled with the lovely music was truly a treat to watch!
June 14th, 2011 at 3:57 pm
I am soo grateful to have been blessed to be part of this beautiful Earth!! May we never forget the beauty that is around us and within us all!
June 15th, 2011 at 5:18 pm
Words cannot describe what this video did for me…very uplifting and beautifully crafted artwork.
you are truly a gifted person.
God Bless you!
June 15th, 2011 at 5:36 pm
Stunning. Just stunning….
June 18th, 2011 at 2:31 pm
Featured in my blog! (#1)
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June 19th, 2011 at 1:43 am
That was a great video! Should win some kind of prize.
June 20th, 2011 at 8:56 pm
Wow, makes you actually love the world.
June 24th, 2011 at 1:58 am
this is so so awesome! but what is with that music.
July 10th, 2011 at 2:25 am
Try playing the song “Glittering Blackness” by Explosions In the Sky with this video. It fits better, IMO.
July 17th, 2011 at 3:58 am
Amazing, its like the clouds are water like, oceanlike. I havent seen that before, atleast not so “pro”.
My jaws are in my lap.
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August 2nd, 2011 at 8:43 pm
So Beautiful… the clouds are like an ocean in the sky.
September 20th, 2011 at 10:15 pm
Absolutely awesome!!
December 10th, 2011 at 6:29 pm
Beautiful!!!
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