Yosemite Time Lapse Shows National Park's Sunrises, Sunsets (VIDEO)

Mother Nature is pretty spectacular on her own, but when her beauty is enhanced with technology, the results can be truly breathtaking.

This time lapse video of Yosemite National Park weaves scenery of the park's sunrises, sunsets and starry sky into a continuous, stunning tribute to one of the country's best-known parks.

The video was produced by Sheldon Neill and Colin Delehanty, two time lapse aficionados who met through video sharing site Vimeo and decided to take on what they dubbed "Project Yosemite."

The vistas were shot with a Canon 5D Mark II, with a variety of Canon L and Zeiss CP.2 lenses, according to the video description.

The men spent about 19 days in the park between September and November, sometimes braving harsh elements, to capture the footage they needed, according to the Atlantic.

On Jan. 21, windy conditions at Yosemite caused a tree to fall on an employee's tent, killing park ranger Ryan Hiller, according to the Associated Press.

Neill and Delehanty paid tribute to Hiller on their Vimeo channel.

Via Laughing Squid

Correction: A previous version of this article stated the time lapse showed footage of meteor showers. The clip shows scenery of the starry sky.

Comments

[LuvleeWA]

04:17 PM on 05/01/2012

I guess no one even notices the Chemtrails????

[Celebrindan]

02:48 AM on 02/01/2012

Nice touch, opening with sunrise on the Wall of the Morning Light.

[sweetiebird23]

03:26 PM on 01/31/2012

Thanks for the post it was very peaceful to watch and it was also beautiful.

[KIVPossum]

10:57 PM on 01/27/2012

Wow, Beautiful. Beautiful

[seektruefaith]

09:35 PM on 01/26/2012

BEAUTIFUL. Thank you for sharing the time lapsed video. It gave me some peace after a stressful day.

I personally enjoy watching the sun rise in the mornings and sunsets can be even more amazing - when the horizon is colored in orange, gold and reds. An unpolluted night sky can mesmerize anyone with such shimmering stars and we all can agree that a full moon is also a thing of beauty. It's important to appreciate and take a moment everyday to look up and admire such perfection.

[Fit2betied]

11:02 AM on 01/26/2012

WOW

One of my favorite places on Earth captured sooo beautifully!

That just made my day :-)

[jedonspring]

07:49 AM on 01/26/2012

By no means am I a world traveler BUT for what I have seen, Yosemite, hands down, is the most beautiful. So unforgetable.

[cookscove]

05:53 AM on 01/26/2012

Absolutely breathtaking. I can't imagine that there could possibly be a more beautiful place on this earth.

[Proud Bay Man]

05:25 AM on 01/26/2012

Was just there in November. Yosemite is an amazing friend I don't get to see enough of. Magical place.

[marlenekw]

12:42 PM on 01/25/2012

Meteors move too quickly to be captured by time-lapse. The streaks are airplanes, which is especially evident when you notice that they seem to move in a "grid." It's a reminder that even in the wilderness, we are never far removed from the modern world!

[pcplz]

12:40 PM on 01/25/2012

Wow....thank you.

[rosweed]

10:11 AM on 01/25/2012

Most of those streaks are nos meteors. They're airplanes.

[Patrick Heckethorn]

01:33 AM on 01/25/2012

Absolutely gorgeous. This is one of the most beautiful things I've seen in a while. And what better accompaniment than M83? As far as emotional pull is concerned, this was Strauss and Earth worthy, though obviously less artistic.

[Rasbh]

11:58 PM on 01/24/2012

I can't believe it says "meteor showers!" They're obvious airplanes always following the same route!!! No rocket science here...

[Scoutitout]

08:55 PM on 01/24/2012

So beautiful - I feel very blessed to have been raised in California during a time when Yosemite was not as crowded as now. Truly one of the most amazing places I've been.

[Celebrindan]

02:55 AM on 02/01/2012

First time I went was the early seventies, long before the fires wiped out the forests, approaching up Hwy 41.

You got no clue what was ahead of you.

Driving through the dense forest on the windy road, and then entering the tunnel.

It was a clear, cool morning the first time I exited the tunnel that vista exploded into my mind, and it's never left my heart since.

If there ever was a living god walking our earth, this was his garden.