DIY Photography

Your one stop shop for everything photo-video

  • News
  • Inspiration
  • Reviews
  • Tutorials
  • DIY
  • Gear
Search

Submit A Story

This incredible timelapse shows Aurora Australis and Milky Way over the South Pole

Apr 1, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic Add Comment

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Flipboard
  • WhatsApp

The Aurora Australis and the Milky Way are each incredible to observe and shoot on their own. But when they are both in the same frame, it’s an awe-inspiring sight. They can be seen together in the night sky in the South Pole, and Martin Heck recently released this incredible timelapse showing this inspiring sight.

Martin is a filmmaker and a timelapse photographer from Germany, and he’s a founder of Timestorm Films. He explains that the Aurora Australis can be seen together with the core of the Milky Way only in Antarctica. But, the South Pole is “one of the coldest, driest and harshest places on earth,” as he describes it. The temperatures can go all the way below -70°C/-95°F during the polar nights, so you can imagine how challenging it is to shoot a timelapse there. In addition to the extreme cold, strong winds and high aridity made it even harder to shoot.

Robert Schwarz, CMB-Observatory (Cosmic Microwave Backgroud) operator and technician at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station captured the images using Canon 6D and 5DIII cameras. However, Martin explains that he also had to construct and modify special gear to keep the cameras running.

Along with Christoph Malin of Timestorm Films, Martin curated the images. Then, he handled the post-production using Adobe LR, AE, Davinci Resolve and LRTimelapse. The result is the incredible video above, and if you ask me – it was worth all the effort.

Check out more of Martin’s work on his website, and follow him on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

[SOUTH POLE | NIGHT IN ANTARCTICA |Martin Heck | Timestorm Films]

FIND THIS INTERESTING? SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS!

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Flipboard
  • WhatsApp

Related posts:

Astronaut captures incredible photos of blue Aurora Australis from space Dutch Photographer Shows The Athletic Side Of Pole Dancing In Original Photo Series “Pole Fitness” Is a $600 boom pole worth it? Try a $10 broom pole instead This beautiful 8K 360° timelapse shows the Aurora Borealis during a total lunar eclipse

Filed Under: Inspiration Tagged With: Aurora Australis, Martin Heck, Milky Way, Milky Way Photography, milkyway, south pole, time-lapse, timelapse

Dunja Djudjic: from diyphotography.net

About Dunja Djudjic

Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

« How to simulate large aperture depth of field outdoors in Photoshop with depth maps
Been asked to work for free? Use this Exposure Calculator to see what that’s worth »

Submit A Story

Get our FREE Lighting Book

DIYP lighting book cover

* download requires newsletter signup
DIYPhotography

Recent Comments

Free Resources

Advanced lighting book

Recent Posts

  • Jollylook Pinhole SQUARE DIY pinhole camera kit shoots Instax square film
  • The “Digitally Analog Polaroid” runs ChatGPT code on a Raspberry Pi
  • My first year with the Mamiya M645 medium format film camera
  • 2023 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest unveils jaw-dropping winning photos
  • Rare albino giant panda caught on camera in China

Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.netUdi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

Alex Baker: from diyphotography.netAlex Baker is a portrait and lifestyle driven photographer based in Valencia, Spain. She works on a range of projects from commercial to fine art and has had work featured in publications such as The Daily Mail, Conde Nast Traveller and El Mundo, and has exhibited work across Europe

David Williams: from diyphotography.netDave Williams is an accomplished travel photographer, writer, and best-selling author from the UK. He is also a photography educator and published Aurora expert. Dave has traveled extensively in recent years, capturing stunning images from around the world in a modified van. His work has been featured in various publications and he has worked with notable brands such as Skoda, EE, Boeing, Huawei, Microsoft, BMW, Conde Nast, Electronic Arts, Discovery, BBC, The Guardian, ESPN, NBC, and many others.

John Aldred: from diyphotography.netJohn Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

Dunja Djudjic: from diyphotography.netDunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

Copyright © DIYPhotography 2006 - 2023 | About | Contact | Advertise | Write for DIYP | Full Disclosure | Privacy Policy