The Milky Way, A Journey Through The Sky (4K) - A Yosemite Channel Film 

I never thought of that one. What a great idea!!

Interesting

I will do it , thanks for your idea😊

get a bucket list and put that on there .. go to a location like that and watch it for hours irl

Omg" you're way interesting

🌸🌺💮🌺🌸💮It makes me feel scared that I will fall upwards into the sky and keep falling towards the stars. I watched this on my iPad in full screen under my blankets and I just held on tightly to my bed in case I fell up.😣😊😣😊😣😊

@@user-th6xg5of4x That- isn’t how gravity works- besides even if gravity did stop pulling you, it’d be like being in Space, you’d be floating around and be able to pull yourself around the place. And to add in my opinion, it would be a dream to float up endlessly through Space

Indeed!!

It is even crazier to think that the vast majority of what you are seeing in films like these are stars within a spiral arm of our own galaxy. And most of those stars have solar systems. Then you read up on the Hubble Deep Field picture and how that was taken.... it really does put things into perspective that our greatest achievements pale in comparison to what lies "out there." I like to think that even though I cannot physically see all of those stars with the naked eye, these new cameras show us they exist, and we are being showered with little, tiny photons they emitted long ago. We are connected in spite of our distance! So yeah, we are all alone in this big ole place. Makes sense, right? 😎😉

Take this for thought, the universe is a few billion light years in diameter? Some of those stars probably died or exploded millions of years ago and the light we see is that old? And light travels about 200k miles a second... consider that it’s mind blowing

@@Tarnway0412 It is really amazing! I have been to Yosemite 3 years ago, and I had one night on the Tenaya Lake and saw the same sky like on this video) I'm sorry for my bad English. I am from Ukraine and I want to visit that place again. Thank you for the video!

Yosemite is a truly amazing place. I've been going there for over 50 years. Unfortunately, it's become a victim of its own beauty and fame. While always somewhat crowded, it has become so crowded now, that it is a real problem. Very unfortunate!

Try driving 15 miles away from any town or city, far away from any roads, on a clear WINTER night with no moon. You'll see this.

Me too I love a country where I barely see any stars

Average Alien You also have to be on the right side of the planet to see the inner spiral of the Milky Way.

@@TheRedRaven_ Sagittarius is visible from most of the world. Everywhere south of 50°N latitude.

@@TheRedRaven_ no, because the planet spins. It depends on time of year

Where I live, I see some stars, but not very many. Same problem you have! Fortunately, I get to spend quite a bit of time in the spring and summer- when the Milky Way core is above the horizon- traveling to dark areas where there is no light pollution and the stars like to hang out and show off!!

I wonder if you go out in the ocean where on land light pollution is a factor. Will you be able to see the milky way in the middle of the ocean.

If you're on land in a light polluted area but looking out over the ocean, you might see a bit more, but it still could be a problem. Obviously, it will be better if you are at the beach by a smaller community. A beach at a big city would probably not be so good. Here is a link to our most recent film from 2018. Take a look at the scenes from 47 seconds to about 1:11. They were filmed from an area by a small town with about 7300 people. It worked out pretty well. m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rSWqY5XOKcs.html You should also be aware, that the Milky Way comes up from certain parts of the sky, depending on where you live. You want to be sure that when you are facing the ocean, you are looking in the correct direction, and at the right time. There is a very good app called Photo Pills which will give you all this information. Regards, BC

Yosemite Channel- Barry Chall Films after hurricane Irma hit us, everybody’s lights when out. I saw a little bit of the Milky Way. It was cool but it wasn’t that spectacular. I wish I had waited until about 2 in the morning that day to REALLY be able to see it.

Of course, you shouldn't expect to see nearly as much color and detail with the naked eye as a camera will pick up with high iso and a 15-30 second exposure. But, it's still pretty damned impressive.

Glad you liked those reflection scenes. We go out of our way to find places where we can capture star reflections on water. Definitely one of my favorite things to film!

Continue this

Thanks for your very kind comment. Much appreciated!

have you arrived there?

Thanks, I appreciate that!

Yosemite Channel- Barry Chall Films I dropped a sub, your channel is awesome!

Thanks again! At the moment, we're working on a new time lapse film project. It's being shot over a 4 month period at locations in 5 states. With luck, it will be on the channel in late September. I'd love to get your feedback when we post it. Last week, we were in Cozumel shooting underwater for our other channel which features underwater films. Definitely, a busy time of the year. Regards, BC

Yosemite Channel- Barry Chall Films I’m exited!! I’ll be sure to check it out when it comes out!

People dislike it because it proves the earth is a sphere and not flat. I found this video on a flat earth Facebook page, they believe it photo shopped. Awesome video by the way.

Its Real! Luckily i see the Milkyway everyday from my backyard.. its slightly blueish colour. Check out my timelapse👉 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AQvTvjC9LKE.html

Thanks Misty, glad you enjoyed the film! Unfortunately, as the world becomes more crowded, you have to seek out areas with truly dark skies. But fortunately, they do exist. Here's a link to our newest film we just finished a few weeks ago. I think you'll enjoy this one too. m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jQWSjB95TX8.html Regards, BC

Thank you for your comment! I'm glad our film helped brighten your day! I'm very close to finishing with the edit on a new night sky film. Hopefully, it will be up on the channel in the next week or two. I think you'll like it.

Thank for your comment, much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed the film. Here are a couple links to our most recent nightsky films. They were graded in what is known as "natural color," which is the true actual colors in the night sky- which the naked eye doesn't see. Check them out, I think you'll enjoy them. m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jQWSjB95TX8.html m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rSWqY5XOKcs.html

@@Tarnway0412 sure, thanks for your reply. May your channel prosper!

Great comment. I often think about this when we're sitting for hours late at night filming these.

@@Tarnway0412 Good on you, Barry and than you. It is awesome and ever so inspirational. I'm not a religious man, but I find it hard not to feel some soul-stirring moments when I watch the stars, and especially through your medium. I had assumed it was done through some sort of automation while one slept, but even if so, you'd need to monitor it.(?) Its a mystery to me, but whatever the process, the result is impressive. Makes me feel like I'm indeed on a planet.

Thanks for your comment. Yes, we do have some similar scenes, particularly some of the ocean scenes with the boat lights are similar to those in our 2019 film- The Milky Way a Journey across Land And Sea. I particularly like your scene at 2:17 with the tree foreground. It was REALLY NICE! I also see you had a go at Yosemite Tunnel View with the unfortunate but predictable result of timelapse killer headlights. We gave up on that one for night work but instead took advantage of the great sunrises you can get from there and used a lapsed sunrise in one of our other films. Best regards, BC PS: This year, if we can get enough content for a new or hybrid film, we probably will do it in 8K as well.

Thank you!! Since you liked this film, here is a link to our latest Milky Way film from 2018 m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rSWqY5XOKcs.html

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the film. Here are links to a couple more of our recent Milky Way films. m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jQWSjB95TX8.html m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rSWqY5XOKcs.html

Thank you Rosanna, glad you enjoyed it. Last weekend, we started shooting this year's time lapse project. It will be filmed at several beautiful locations over a 4 month period and, hopefully, will be finished and on the channel in September.

I subscribed to their stunning channel !!! I am very excited :) Good luck with your new time laps project !!!.. many Greetings from Germany :))

Thanks, your comment is appreciated! Glad you enjoyed the film. Here are a couple of links to our latest Milky Way series time lapse films. See what you think. m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jQWSjB95TX8.html m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rSWqY5XOKcs.html

That's great. So, your class in school is having you watch the film? Just curious, what country are you in? Since you liked that film, here are a couple links to our two most recent films in the Milky Way film series: m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jQWSjB95TX8.html m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rSWqY5XOKcs.html In case you're wondering why the colors are different in these films, it is because we graded them in what's called "natural color." In spite of what many people think, the late night sky isn't really blue at all and these are the real colors. The first film you watched was made to look blue, since that look is very popular- just not accurate. Thanks for commenting.

Thanks, glad you enjoyed the film!! We just got back today from a 4 day trip timelapsing the Neowise comet. Getting out under the stars where there's truly dark skies never gets tiring!!

@@Tarnway0412 sir which location ? Shoot this video

This was filmed at several locations including: The Alabama Hills in Eastern California, Mono Lake, The Stanislaus River in the California Sierras, Yosemite, and Berlin Ichthyosaur State Park in Nevada.

Thank you for your comment. Much appreciated! Sounds like you are familiar with the area where we filmed some of the scenes. With the river, you were close, but not the Merced, it is the Stanislaus River. :)

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And, thank you for your comment!! We're going to start filming another project like this in May which will take about 4 months and cover portions of 5 states- mountains, lakes, ocean, deserts, etc. We're hoping to have it finished and on the channel in September. If you'd like, you can subscribe to the channel, as we'd love to get your opinions on our future films. Since these films take several months to shoot and about a month to edit, we can only make one or two a year.

Thank you for your kind comment! Always appreciated.

Thank you for your comment. We do feel fortunate to be able to access many dark sky areas where we can truly see the stars and make these films. Right now I'm in the editing process for a new night sky film for this year. With Covid, unpredictable weather, clouds, and smoke from numerous forest fires, it's been a real challenge. I'm adapting to this by utilizing some truly different techniques which should make for a very unique night sky film. Hopefully, it will be up on the channel within a couple of weeks.

@@Tarnway0412 Great stuff I look forward to watching it. Yes people are under amazing stress at the moment with multiple problems around the world. I wonder if I could share a lovely positive hope based on the Bible with you about coping. Anyway keep up the excellent work. www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/watchtower-no2-2019-may-jun/when-disaster-strikes/

Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed it. We just started a new 4 month time lapse project which will be shot at several fantastic locations in 5 states. We hope to finish the filming in August and have it on the channel sometime in September. If you'd like to subscribe, you'll get notice when it's available.

Thanks, much appreciated! We just started a new 4 month time lapse project which will be filmed on locations in 5 states and, hopefully, will be completed and up on the channel in September. As you are now a subscriber, your opinion will be valued, when it's released.

Thank you!!

Thanks Josh. It can be a bit challenging at first, but it gets easier and pretty routine after awhile. You'll pretty much end up using the same ISO, f stops, and shutter speeds everytime. The main thing is finding interesting foregrounds and backgrounds and the post processsing. On the otherhand, just when you think you've got it down, you end up doing something dumb like I did last weekend, shooting at night at Mt. Shasta. We were running 2 cameras and after a 2 hour time lapse at 1:30am, I realized I had one of the cameras set at f5.6 instead of f2.8. Damn!

If I may ask what lens is in cameras are you using as well as any additional Hardware?

Man I did not realise how bad voice the text bit me in posting that question🤨

Thanks, much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed the film.

Thanks for your comment. Much appreciated!

First of all, thank you! Doing these types of films is a multi-part process; composing and shooting them, of course, and then the post production process. Why don't you tell me what specific things you'd like to know about and I'll do my best to answer any questions you have.

Thanks for your comment! And yes, you are right about the huge amount time and effort which goes into making these. But, it's something which we truly love doing, so it's worth all the effort. Regards, BC

Thank you. Much appreciated!

Thank you!

Thanks Michael. You're quite correct, that definitely a lot of time and effort goes into making these short films. But, it's truly a labor of love!

@@Tarnway0412 thank you sir, it truly is a beautiful piece of work by you . So much dedication.

Thanks for your comment, always appreciated!

Thank you for your comment, greatly appreciated! If you have the time, check out our new night sky film which we put on the channel about 2 weeks ago.

@@Tarnway0412 will do so my friend and left an abo

Thanks for commenting. I'm glad you enjoyed the film. Of the things you see moving across the sky, most are actually airplanes, which can look like shooting stars, due to the time lapse effect on them. There are also satellites, which will tend to move more slowly. However, there are a few sequences which contain objects that are moving in very erratic ways which are neither airplanes or satellites and I certainly can't explain them. So, who knows!! Since you enjoyed this film, here is a link to our most recent film done in 2018. I used a very different color grade on it during the post production editing process to bring out the actual natural colors in the night sky- airglow- caused by excited atoms, molecules, and ions, in the upper atmosphere. m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rSWqY5XOKcs.html Regards, BC

Thanks, for your comment!! Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks, glad you enjoyed the film. Hoping to someday visit Chile!

Thank you!

A little more than 1000 people! I support you.

Thanks, glad you enjoyed the film. Your comments are appreciated!

Thank you for your comment!!

Thanks for telling me. This film has ended up I'm many places. I hadn't heard about the Zoom background until now.

Thank you for your comment!

Great comment! When we are out late at night filming these, it's always a humbling experience, and kind of helps put all our minor day to day problems in perspective. We were hoping to start a new multi-month Milky Way timelapse film project next month which would be completed in September, but the way things are right now, it's all in doubt. Hopefully, that will change.

@@Tarnway0412 I hope so too. Your films are amazing

Thank you for your kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed the film. As for increasing subscriber numbers, I suppose we could put in girls in bikinis holding kittens and cute puppies, playing video games under the stars :) Since you enjoyed this film, if you haven't already watched it, here is a link to our most recent film from 2018. Check it out. m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rSWqY5XOKcs.html Regards, BC

@@Tarnway0412 😁

Thanks, much appreciated!! Yes, it took 5 months to film at several locations. We're presently working on a new 4 month time lapse project for this year and are hoping to have it on the channel in September. It's being filmed on locations in 5 states.

To, YOSEMITE CHANNEL- BARRY CHALL FILMS.THANKS FOR THE REPLY.OH! I QUIET BELIEVE FILMING SUCH " BEAUTY" TO THE EYES!!I WOULD BEEN IN TREMENDOUS AWE !!AND SCIENCTIFICALLY RATHER DANGEROUS MEANING IF ONE IS WAY UP NEARLY TO THE DOME !!!PARTICLES COULD KILL ????HOWEVER, I LOVED THE MUSIC THAT " BLENDED " SO BEAUTIFULLY WELL !MANY THANKS TO BRING THIS GORGEOUS PHENOMENA TO US THE PUBLIC.FROM (U.K.)

First of all, thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. As regards the "star eater" issue, I feel that for time lapse, it's really an overrated problem. In fact, depending on what part of the Milky Way you are shooting, I'm not sure if it's even present. I haven't made a tutorial video, as I'm just reluctant to join the ranks of all the self appointed Internet experts out there and prefer to approach this with a certain degree of humility. However, if enough people requested it, it's something I might consider in the future. That being said, I have watched some tutorials from some pretty sharp people, and although I don't necessarily use the same techniques that they do, there are always things to be learned. I shot most of these sequences at very high ISO settings, ISO 12800 for 15-20 seconds, depending on the lens with regard to the 500 rule. I use Capture One Pro in post for all the preliminary color work and do tend to punch up the contrast and saturation in the sky, perhaps a bit more than others might and always use a separate masked adjustment layer for the sky. Perhaps this helps to bring out more of the fainter stars. I can't say for sure. Ian Norman over at Lonelyspeck.com has a recent article about "star eater" which says that the problem has apparently been solved by setting the camera to continous mode, rather than single mode. This does drop your raw bitrate down to 12 from its usual 14. I suspect that this wouldn't really be any problem at all, however. So, if you're concerned, that looks like a good fix. As regards to shooting at the high ISOs like I do, the only downside might be loosing some of the subtle star colors due to clipping. For a moving film, I consider this a total non factor, however for people doing stills for printing, etc., this could be a consideration. Theoretically, it shouldn't really matter if the ISO is higher, due to the sensor invariance of the R2 sensor, but I still think it may make some difference, when it comes to "star eater." We are planning on starting a new multi month, multi location, time lapse project next month and I do plan to play around a bit and compare results from continous mode to those I get from single, just to see if there is much of a difference. For that project, we'll be using two A7RIIs, and one A7SII, and I'm also curious to see if there is any difference in the way each camera responds. With any luck, that film should be up on the channel in September. Hope this helps. If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to ask. Regards, BC

Thanks. Glad you're enjoying it! If you haven't already seen them, here are links to our latest Milky Way films. m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jQWSjB95TX8.html m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rSWqY5XOKcs.html

Thanks, we appreciate that!

+Raptorman0909 Thanks! You've got a good eye. All correct except for the lake. For motion, in a few scenes, I used a Genie Mini with a tilt bracket. But, for the most part, I do my motion in post using the Ken Burns effect of pan, tilt, zoom, etc. I find this gives me much more control over how I want the scenes to flow together. At times, occassionally, I'll use sliders- Dynamic Perception- but none were used in this film. Again, I like adding most of my motion in the post process.

Raptorman0909 c'est normal

Yep, definitely some weird movement for sure!

It's been many years since I last visited London- a great city! Unfortunately, cities in general just aren't very good places for stargazing.

Thank you!!

All great questions and I'll be happy to try to answer them as best I can. As regards apertures, lower is always better. I would suggest trying to use lenses with at least f2.8- lower better still. Right now, we are using 3 cameras: one has a 28mm f2, another an 18mm f2.8, and the third a 55mm f1.8. As for intervals, that can vary from lens to lens. There is a rough rule of thumb for astro called the 500 rule. You take the focal length of your lens and divide by 500. This will roughly determine how many seconds of exposure you can use before stars start looking like small flat lines instead of being roughly round. With the 55mm lens, this would be 9 seconds of shutter time- I use 8, So, for that camera, I would use an interval of 12-15 seconds. Longer is fine too, as you can cover greater Milky Way movement over longer periods of time with less exposures needed. With the 18mm lens, I use 20 second exposure time and 25 second intervals, and with the 28mm lens, I use 15 second time with 20 second intervals. You may have noticed, that particularly with the 18mm lens, the 20 second time is well below what would be allowed under the 500 rule, that is because I regularly do a lot of zooming in post production so I need that extra wiggle room. A zoomed image would show the star flattening, whereas the unzoomed one wouldn't. Also, when setting intervals, keep in mind that you want to leave some time for camera buffering between the shots. The next point to be aware of is focusing. It is critical that the cameras be at perfect infinity focus. I do this by either prefocusing before dark, or focusing on a bright star after dark. I use auto focus- some will do it manually. It just depends in your comfort kevel. You should always take a test frame at night and zoom into the stars in camera to check your focus. Don't worry if the stars look a litttle flat when doing this hyper zoom, this is normal. For locating the Milky Way, there is a great app for IOS and Android called Photo Pills. It will show you the time and position of the Milky Way core even months in advance from a particular location. I highly recommend it! Oh, I almost forgot- very important- always shoot raw, never JPEG. Hopefully, this will give you enough information to get you started. Please feel free to check back in and let me know how you're progressing. At the moment, we are filming a new time lapse project, which will be filmed over a 4 month period in 5 states. Hopefully, it will be finished and on the channel in September. Regards, Barry Chall

Thanks for your comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the film. Most of the movement is done in post production using "the Ken Burns effect," which is a pan/tilt/zoom by way of the video editing software. There are a few scenes where we used some hardware motion control devices from Dynamic Perception & Syrp. In the scenes where the camera is moving up the trees, we used a pair Syrp Genie Minis with a tilt bracket. I think you'll really enjoy doing night time lapses!

Yosemite Channel- Barry Chall Films wow thank you for your reply. You must have used a extremely wide angle lens because after post production the field of view is still so wide. Thanks again for the tip, I'll definitely try doing my own milky way time-lapse

The lenses used in the film were an 18mm Zeiss Batis f2.8, and a Sony 28mm f2.0. In our latest film shot in 2018 we also added a Sony 55mm f1.8. That 55mm added a whole new dimension to the kind of scenes we can do and I plan on using it regularly for all future films. As an example, it was used in the scene starting at 1:12 of the new film. m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rSWqY5XOKcs.html I'll look forward to seeing your films. Send me a link, when you put one up. Regards, Bc

コメントありがとうございます。私はあなたがその映画を楽しんだことをうれしく思います。

May I buy the copy right of this video?

We're not really set up for selling it except for the licensing fees we charge people or companies who want to use it for commercial use.

Thank you!! With so many night time lapse films on RU-vid, that's high praise indeed! Have you watched our new film yet? It's got a bit of a fantasy element with the use of the moon in it Here's a link. m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MFRPJRcf2M4.html

Luckily i see the Milkyway everyday from my backyard.. its slightly blueish colour. Check out my timelapse👉 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AQvTvjC9LKE.html

Thank you!

Yosemite Channel- Barry Chall Films - Anytime Man!

Since you enjoyed that film, you might want to check out our two films we made after it. m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jQWSjB95TX8.html m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rSWqY5XOKcs.html

Truly!!

Thanks, glad you enjoyed the film!

Thank you!!!

Keep up the good work...

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the film. We recently posted a new film which took us five months to film this year. Check it out! Here's a link: m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rSWqY5XOKcs.html