A trip to Yosemite for today.. Yay.
Literally fly along on a trip down slope in Romania (presumably the Carpathian Mountains, a sequence of faulted upward sedimentary rocks)
6 minutes of timelapse exploration of the American Southwest - more than half of this is in the Grand Canyon, with sunsets and sunrises, shadows and storms, with a few interludes in Bryce Canyon and elsewhere
The official caption for this video describes this french forest as being trapped in a syncline - the type of fold formed when the outer limbs of an area are lifted up. That’s going to get shared by me just because of the term usage!
The forest of Saoû is known for being the most beautiful perched syncline in Europe. Surrounded by a thick wall of hard clay, the forest climbs to its highest point by way of a ridge pathway culminating in the famous mountain Trois Becs (1589 m); The exceptional biodiversity is due to the almost perfect closure of the syncline behind its high walls as well as the different exposures of its mountain slopes, both north and south. This phenomenon attracts geologists, geographers and other eminent experts from all over. The history of the Forest of Saoû is intimately linked to that of its neighbouring inhabitants.
Don’t miss that this is 360 degree video and you can pivot around in this clip. Original caption;
Silence just might be on the verge of extinction and acoustic ecologist Gordon Hempton believes that even the most remote corners of the globe are impacted by noise pollution. In “Sanctuaries of Silence,” join Hempton on an immersive listening journey into Olympic National Park, one of the quietest places in North America.
Directed by: Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee and Adam Loften
GOES
Just over a year ago, the United States launched its latest generation weather satellite, the GOES-R satellite (abbreviation stands for Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite). The satellite has been in testing, non-operational mode for the last year so that it can be calibrated with the previous GOES satellites that have been the US’s main weather satellites for years. This satellite basically captures HD photos of half the planet every few minutes, with a number of spectrometers to measure cloud cover, atmospheric moisture, the earth’s magnetic field, lightning, and interactions between the solar wind and the upper atmosphere.
This week, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, who runs this series of satellites, brought this satellite into full service, replacing the GOES-East satellite that monitored US Weather since 2010. Along with this satellite becoming active, they debuted a website that provides active imagery from the satellite. Here is a full disk shot of the planet Earth taken Monday Night, using the full suite of spectrometers to create a near true-color image of the surface, including clouds and surface lights.
-JBB
Source: facebook.com
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This is 4K Time-Lapse video showcasing Mt.Fuji, the stars and the Sun. We have visited places around Mt.Fuji 17 times to take pictures from 2009 to 2015. This stunning video is using 14,176 photos! Please watch in HD/4K with good speakers for the optimal experience. 4K/UHD Version available here: youtu.be/gvAK63KOJM8
Soundtrack: "My Elegant Redemption" by TimMcMorris timmcmorris.com/
It’s Halloween Right? Let’s fly through limestone mountains and valleys of Transylvania
Explore the many wind-eroded textures of Egypt’s White Desert
All winter exploration of Yellowstone National Park - volcanic fed hot springs in the midst of a frozen, snowy land, filled with wildlife
Drone flights over the Lofoten and Westeralen Islands off the coast of Norway - steep cliffs and valleys, remnants of the last ice ages.
The Drakensburg Scarp (escarpment) is a remnant of when Gondwanaland rifted apart - a steep set of cliffs left behind from where the other continents pulled away. This video explores that South African scarp and surrounding mountains
A trip to “Exit Glacier”, Alaska
We stood on the ice dunes of the glaciers of Alaska in the midst of a snowy winter. Trekking the slopes of another planet had been on our list for a long time. The silence and majesty of the mountains surrounding us, the bluest ice we had ever seen and the steady rush of ice turned to water. How did we get here? We met Rick by chance on a rainy road in Seward, Alaska. He had a worn, work jacket, a great white beard and the friendliest demeanor two travelers could ask for. He turned out to be the skeleton key to the locked treasure that was our way into Exit Glacier. We had the entire ice field to ourselves. And a sole chance to tell its story. So we took it.
I went to Alaska for New Year with my friend Dan; we spent a week travelling North from Anchorage by rail, 4x4 & light aircraft. I took along my A7SII for the trip. Towards the end of 2016 I desired a trip disconnected from technology & work, somewhere 'into the wild' that I could disconnect somewhat from life in London. After our Tens sunglasses (tens.co) campaign shoot in Mexico in December, I headed North to Vancouver and spent Christmas snowboarding. Alaska looked like the most logical stop after that for a week or so in the wilderness. The more (little) I researched and booked, I realised I should probably take a camera with me, but didn't want to be inconvenienced by all the gear I usually travel with - FS7, 16mm kit etc. So just took the basics - instagram.com/p/BOm8XjQDs02. The verse is from a book I found in our cabin (instagram.com/p/BO31pi9hiJp) that really resonated with the journey. Marshall was an environmental activist who wrote extensively about Alaska in the early 20th Century.
Not sure I ever thought that video of a drone flying over a hill would combine with the audio of the Apollo 11 landing to make a piece of art, but well here we are.
Black and White video of snowboarding across newly fallen snow in the middle of a snowstorm, Switzerland.
This project was filmed in Switzerland - Simplon. Mother earth give us a spectacular moment in the mountain. Best feeling for everyone there. Directed and edited by Julien Roserens Filmed by Julien Roserens & Jon Vital Music: "Vivre C'est La Vie" by Mathilde Fernandez mathildefernandez.com/ Riders: Mat & Sam Schaer, Levi Luggen, Aurel Anthamatten, Féfé Pellacani
An 18 minute ski trip through the mountains and ice sheets in East Greenland, narrated by the folks who took it, plus some details on mapping and digitizing the landscape. This is pretty great.
On one of the wildest coastlines on Earth, a group of four skiers plan to climb and ski new routes. Setting out from a small Inuit village, and with very little recorded information available, they hope a new piece of mapping technology can help them commit to ski down faces they haven’t seen. Featuring glorious footage of this rarely visited region, this documentary will give viewers a glimpse into the stunning, endless mountain ranges of East Greenland.