Patience doesn’t always come naturally to some of us, but as photographers it’s definitely a characteristic we should all possess. Take timelapse artist, Harald Warholm, for example. Had he not been determined and patient as a the year is long, we might never have been treated to the timelapse he just completed–3 long years after he started. Though The Sun In The Hole of Mt. Torghatten is only 45 seconds long (that’s short compared to most timelapse videos we share here) watching it, you begin to understand just why it took so long to complete.
“After nearly three years of trial and failure, I finally managed to get a timelapse of the sun passing behind and shining through the hole in Torghatten, a small but famous mountain near Brønnøysund, Norway. I’ve never known the exact time this happens, other than it happens twice a year, in the autumn and spring. Also, the weather has never been on my side, until a few days ago. I finally nailed it! As a photographer, I live for these moments, when several years of work finally pays off.”
Of course, for those less interested in character building exercises, apps like Photopills and The Photographer’s Ephemeris can help you take a lot of the guesswork out of the planning stages for these types of shoots. But, there’s a lot to be said for Warholm’s perseverance and tenacity in getting the job using the tools that were available to him–that is, after all, part of what makes a great photographer.
Take a look at Warholm’s clip, here:
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