The sunset before the haboob
So last week when I was asked about the big haboob timelapse, I usually started off with saying “I was in the backyard doing another timelapse…”
This is that one.
I had been out stormchasing 4-5 nights already and was pretty beat. I figured I’d stay home that night and let the storms come to me, perhaps shoot some lightning from my balcony or the parking garage down the street. When I saw the clouds building out west, I thought to myself “Hey, I can just do a timelapse and then hang out inside, relaxing, watching TV, whatever.”
Of course, a bit later, a text message sent to me with a picture of the dust storm over the San Tans forced me to leave and shoot that.
However…I was really torn. I actually was around a 60/40 between going and staying. The orange/red glow towards the end was so beautiful, I wanted to keep it going.
But my favorite part of this is the thunderstorm that builds on the right horizon and then releases rain like someone dumped it out with a giant bucket. I also dig the soundtrack a lot. My buddy Brian Matiash will want to take credit for it because he told me to use something from Inception sometime, so that’s part of why I used it. But I also already have the album on my iPhone and was just searching for a minute-long song.
This track fits just perfectly with the way the sky unfolds.
The wind picks up a bit towards the end and my ex-tripod head let the camera move around somewhat. That problem has now been remedied!
This is a sweet sunset man, must have been hard to break away to shoot a possible haboob 🙂 Really dig it, and it the music is a nice accompaniment.
Your timelapse stuff is really impressive. I couldn’t imagine having to break away from that amazing sunset, but glad you did. Oh, and now I have to go listen to the Inception sound track…thanks!
Very cool timelapse. Perfect choice on the music as well.
Damn man, the way the clouds are forming and the light is streaking out, just so impressive! Great work Mike!
Pretty cool Mike. The music does fit perfectly.
Certainly the calm before the storm…I think I really need to try a timelapse soon, these have been great and pretty inspiring.
Awesome timelapse! Love how the clouds seem to be heading to join up on that storm!