you want to visit Canary Islands

At least you will after watching this.

Scenes taken from Tenerife, more than 2,000 meters above sea level and over a year to capture all possible shades, clouds, stars, colors from a unique landscape and from one of the best skies on the planet.

First in a series of videos nocturnal and crepuscular Time Lapse taken in the Canary Islands trying to capture the beauty of each island.

To capture the natural movement of the earth, stars, clouds, sun and moon TimeLapse technique was used, Dolly vertical and horizontal rails, spindles with horizontal and vertical movements. HDR data collection.

Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.

Daniel Lopez is a photographer / astrophotographer based in Tenerife

That link again via George Novak.

Unbelievable Northern Lights VIDEO

YouTube videos aren’t able to represent the vastness and wonder of the real great outdoors.

Until lately.

How are folks NOW making incredible videos like this one from Visit Finland?

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

I want to visit Finland.

(via Hiking in Finland)

Video: ‘Hardest Hike in the East’

More Fast & Light – Brought to you by Timberland

Gear Junkie Stephen Regenold:

… In early October, we hiked the 25-mile Devils Path through New York’s Catskill Mountains, a trail often given the “hardest hike” moniker because of the ridiculous amount of climbing and descending hikers face — about 14,000 feet total! — as the path ascends six major peaks in the Catskill preserve. …

Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.

For more and higher quality, check their dedicated “Fast & Light” video channel.

amazing time lapse video – desert

Hiking Lady:

… I was checking out the Sierra Trading Post blog, and stumbled up this breathtaking time lapse video of landscapes in Arizona and Utah. …

Be sure to click “Full Screen” in the lower right corner – it looks even more phenomenal!

Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.

Landscapes: Volume Two from Dustin Farrell.

Here’s volume 1 (VIDEO).

Crew West. (details)

I try to get to the S.W. USA for hiking at least once a year.

John Muir Trail – Almost There

During the summer of 2011, a group of multimedia artists spent 25 days hiking the 219 mile long John Muir Trail. …

This is the first glimpse into their epic journey, accompanied by the single, ALMOST THERE by Opus Orange.

Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.

The John Muir Trail is our #2 hike in the world.

Glidecam – hiking the Enchantments

Have you hiked the Enchantments in Washington State?

Check this incredible little film by Devin Graham. Stephen Anderson wrote the score.

Over 116,000 views.

Click PLAY or watch it on YouTube.

On a technical side, this was all shot on the Canon 5D Mark II. Most of the shots were done with the Canon 16-35mm 2.8 L Series. and a Nikon 70-200 2.8 with Canon/Nikon lens adapter.

The smooth shots were done with a Glidecam HD-4000. You can check out the exact model on their official website here where you can also buy them. I’ve been shooting with there glidecams for the last 5 years, and love them. They do take a little bit of a learning curve, but once you get past that, it’s all smooth!

related – my video and Enchantments trip report from Aug. 2011

Thank Stu of Life Wild for the link.

10 Best Hiking Trails

Extreme-Exercises.com speculates on a list of the 10 Best Hiking Trails In The World each with a video.

Click PLAY or check out Angels Landing on YouTube.

10. Alum Cave Trail To Mount LeConte
Location- Sevier County, Tennessee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

9. Hike Up Mount Pinatubo To Crater Lake
Location- Phillipines

8. Breakneck Ridge Trail
Location- New York

7. Bright Angel Trail
Location- Grand Canyon, Arizona

6. Yosemite Half Dome
Location- California

5. Inca Trail to Machu Picchu
Location- Peru

4. Haiku’s Ladder
Location- Oahu, Hawaii

3. Angels Landing
Location- Utah

2. El Camino del Rey
Location- Spain

1. Huashan Hiking Trail
Location- China

See VIDEOS and LINKS on Extreme-Exercises.com

How Fast & Light Can The Gear Junkie Go?

gearjunkie:

new micro-site video channel and the premise of a video series we’re launching this fall. The first one, on climbing Kings Peak in Utah, debuted today. See the video below + check out the “Fast & Light” channel in full here. …

Click PLAY or watch it on Vimeo.

Fantastic editing.