Monsoon II (4K)
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Song by Kerry Muzzy: "Palladio Rebuilt" (on iTunes: bit.ly/pall_MO)
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I've been chasing the monsoon in Arizona for about 6-7 years now. This summer was different though. Back in late July, I was wondering why it felt like I was out chasing more than ever before. And then I remembered. I had a job last summer. This year I didn't. I went full-time photography in November of 2014 and haven't looked back.
I was free to roam and had virtually no limitations. I even had multiple chases where I never actually wend to bed, but instead chased all night. I took the kids to New Mexico at one point early in the season.
Last year I counted roughly 31 total days that I chased a storm during the monsoon. This summer: 48. Yikes.
17,000 miles driven, which was about 3,000 more than last year. Perhaps the biggest difference this year was shooting nearly 60,000 more time-lapse frames than I did in 2014. 105,000 total. And what sticks out to me even more than any of the other numbers above, is that only 55,000 of those 105,000 frames made it into Monsoon II.
What that means is I was able to stuff this new film with only of the best of the best. We missed out on some of the huge dust storms like I've captured in years past, but overall, I think this represents some of the best weather I've ever photographed in Arizona. There are stunning shelf clouds, gorgeous rain shafts, lots of blowing dust, tons of lightning, and even multiple mini-supercells/mesocyclones. The brief meso over Cottonwood at the 3:38 mark is one of my all-time favorites.
I can't talk much more about the film without addressing the music real quick. The song is called Palladio (Rebuilt) and it's once again by the amazing Kerry Muzzey who donated it to me for Monsoon II. He also let me use another song of his for my previous film, The Chase and I'm beyond grateful for his generosity. I mean, how do you thank someone enough for that? Click here to find the song on iTunes and please support his work! I've said it a million times...the music is at least 50% of these movies I make. Kerry's art helps bring my films to life. Thank you my friend!
When I'm out there capturing footage for these films, I'm constantly thinking about the story I want to tell. For example, I wanted a lot of erupting, towering cumulus at the beginning to launch into the meatier clips. I started laying out the film back in mid-August. Certain clips I already knew would be in certain places in relation to the ups and downs of the song itself. As the season wore on, I gathered more and more clips and began to lay out the entire film. I'd remove clips when I got something better. There was exhausting editing, re-editing, looping music, reluctantly dropping clips that didn't work or were unfixable and watching it over, and over and over, to make sure I was telling the story I wanted to tell.
At one point, about halfway through...I was telling Jina that I have a lot of great stuff, but still haven't shot the final scene yet. I had no idea what it would be, but I knew I didn't have it. And then that very night (or maybe the next day)...I was out west of Tonopah and I knew on the way home that the monsoon had finally delivered my ending.
That is what is so amazing about doing this. You hit the road with zero idea about what you're going to see over the course of a summer. You might imagine scenarios or have ideas, but they get blown out of the water by reality. And that's what I love about it.
My hope is that you can see and feel that love in this film. The beauty of the monsoon in Arizona. This is where I'm from and this is home.
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Technical Details:
Captured with Canon 5D3's, a 5D2, Canon 16-35mm, Rokinon 14, 24, 35 and 85mm.
Processed using Lightroom, LR Timelapse, After Effects and Premiere Pro
I'm a weather forecaster from the high deserts of California. I've been here since 1980. This new 4K format used in these videos is amazing to watch. You're seeing beautiful examples of orographic lifting over the mountains, cyclonic turning, downbursts from the core of a thunderstorm, cloud to cloud, in cloud, and cloud to ground lightning. I watch it over and over again and there's always something that I didn't see before. Thank you Mike for the beautiful work!!!
mikemather5 please give us more weather jargon!
Great view of the closed system
I was a weather observer for many years mostly in Scotland so didn't see many thunderstorms but plenty CB. Used to launch helium balloons and made sure they missed the CB as the sondes signal could be lost!
One thing I did not see , with all this uplift and highly organized CHAOS , was a tornado! For a moment in one of the night shots I thought maybe but could never confirm . I did however , think I observed the electro-magnetic radial advancing lightning that would have these magnificent spectacles being a gigantic induction engine !
who the heck actually dislikes a video like this?? so beautiful, this is why me and my wife are visiting AZ in August. Most people think it is too hot, eh...who cares? look at the summer sky
Agreed!!
Not gonna lie, even after watching this video about 20 times, even now my eyes fill with tears of joy from watching this. Pure beauty, power, perfectly synced to epic music :)
Thank you Jan!
watching it with Hue lights that sync to the video all around your room makes it 100x more epic!
I love the monsoon, it is the bringing of new life, the sustenance for living , the cleansing of the old and this is how the planet works in just one way!!!! Beautiful to watch, incredible to live in throughout, my 44th monsoon I am experiencing right now. Thanks for the fast forward images!
Appreciate it Darryll, thanks so much for watching!
Hello from France ! Thank you for being part of these people who remind us how our planet is the most beautiful of shows. Beautiful video !
thanks so much Erik!
YOU HAVE A HEART OF A TITAN, GREAT EFFORT ...
This is quite possibly the most beautiful video I've ever seen!
You obviously haven't been to PornHub.
LMAO!!! Good one!
Lol!!! nahh man this is much more beautiful
I live in Tucson and the smell after the storms is just undescribably beautiful..so fresh and clean and clear..you have to experience it to understand...but the storms are just spectacular...
Robin Minkler Have you seen his film Vorticity? If you haven’t check it out, it’s so beautiful!
I play this on my 60" during parties. You're the man, Mike.
Great video and music. The music seems to complement this video especially well. I live in Phoenix and this is exactly what monsoon storms look like and sound like here. My dog hates it!
Thanks so much haha, I love it :) New one coming next week!
my 5 cents Mike: you go straightforward to our untouchable memories, thanks!!
wow mike uve outdone urself i thought last years would take some beating but damn some of them colours at sunset
Just brilliant. It take a lot of effort for these footage. Really appreciate it. Regards from Bangalore, India.
It sure does, thank you!
WOW, that was BEAUTIFUL! I live in those storms, never really get to see them too much, and definitely not like this! They are even more beautiful with your touch! You got a lot of micro bursts in there! Keep up the good work, and most of all, stay SAFE while filming!
+wheelori814 Thank you!!
Four minutes in.... The cello and the flute duet.... You perfectly matched with the the sunbursts with the intro of each instrument and then the conjoining of the clouds with the flute and cello come together its super!,
Thanks so much for appreciating that, means a lot!
Beautiful work Mike. I'd have to say the sequence starting at 4min has to be my favorite. Just stunning!
+Jonathan Stolarski Thanks my friend!!!!
Totally agree Jonathan. Not just because it’s my family’s farm;) but so much going on. Dust flows blowing north, clouds circling south, tower lights turning on as the sunlight is eclipsed, American flags taught to the strong wind, light blues change to yellow to orange to purple. I’ve watched this segment 20+ times and it’s never old. I truly love watching these storms roll in during the monsoon season, I’ve never seen someone so skilled at capturing the awe like only Mike can do.
So enjoyed this. Wonderful work.
fantastic, dramatic, powerful, amazing, beautiful....speechless...thank you Mike...
I never knew TH-cam had such beautiful videos like this. I caste it to my 75'' 4k TV and it was amazing. Thank you.
This video can not be interrupted in the middle of advertising! Greed must have boundaries!
Yeah ugh, didn't know that was happening!
Absolutely gorgeous work. I've sat here watching it in a trance. Stunning!
I love all your films and photos, they’re all so beautiful and really capture just how beautiful our sky and weather really are.
WOW.. just WOW this is time lapse art in the truest form.. Thank you
Thanks Jay!
It's just awesome!! What a great compilation of the sea over the ground.
Many thanks!
Best timelapse I've ever seen. Bravo!
amazing job! i live in seattle now but i was born and raised up to 14 years and experienced all of the monsoon's glorious and damaging thunderstorms. your work is incredible capturing what should be MUCH more recognized in the least recognized state besides alaska, but even alaska has the auroras. the lightning shots are great. it really puts the slight bit of danger with the amazing beauty of purple blue bolts streaking to earth with its firework show of light and noise.
+Alex Lubbers Thanks so much Alex... I think myself and other chasers here in AZ have actually opened the eyes of people from elsewhere...I even hosted a couple of tornado chasers this year who wanted to visit Arizona finally. They loved it!
congrats! i cant wait for next year because my dad still lives there so ill be back for storm season! and keep up the amazing footage!
Amazing job Mike, I'm completely impressed.
Amazing -- The only thing better than the production quality is the stunningly spectacular footage! As an AZ native, it makes me homesick.
makes me homesick too. the weather in Vancouver is so boring and depressing.
I just sat here staring at my screen...in total awe and amazement!
You and Stephen Locke are the cracks filming the storms approaching. Amazing work. Feel the storm and the thunder from the sofa. Wishing to check your next work. Incredible atmosphere with the soundtrack.
+Pepe Roselló Thanks so much Pepe...high praise lumping me in with Stephen Locke, he's amazing!
This is art, pure art, simply amazing
Thanks Jonas!
This song is the best of all
everyone should watch this.. so impressive.. with the music and visual combined.. perfect job.
I would like to see anyone tell me that you have any competition in your line of wrk. You are undoubtedly the best in what you do and how you capture every piece of detail. I love your work and could probably watch one of those “all day “ marathons of your outstanding vids. I have watched a video and watched it a couple times and I always see something I didn’t see before. I myself have a uncontrollable interest for the sky and the majestic beauty of it. Thanks for your videos of beauty
Wow, thank you incredibly for those kind words! Really a huge compliment, and I definitely am proud!
You managed to capture nature's greatest light show. Excellent.
WOW Mike. Stunning cinematography! Great job, great film. Thank you for the share. LOVE IT!
My regards to your wife, and thank you both. This is a most extraordinarily awesome video to watch. Simply mesmerizing ! I wish you the good fortune to make many, many more. Awestruck in 🇨🇦
Thank you!!! My wife is amazing :)
Now this is how to start off a Monday!! Fantastic! This is probably my favorite of yours. The music is so perfect for this! Thanks for sharing Mike!
might be the most amazing video I have ever seen. Thank you, I love the summer months in Tucson. Amazing filmwork!
Jason Hall I miss them so much!d
Superb Mike! Well Done! Wish I was into Photography back in 94 when I was living in Phoenix. Those Summer Storms definitely Rocked the House when I was there.
+Glenn Patterson Thanks Glenn! Yeah man, they used to be awesome...feel like they've sorta lost something lately but we had a couple of damaging storms in Phoenix last year.
AMAZING VIDEO!!!!! what a beautiful state we live in! Arizona is one of the best places to the this kind of stunning work! Arizona's monsoon season is spectacular! great video mike!
Best-ever 10 minutes of my life.
Wow, appreciate that!
I’m literally only 2 minutes in and I can’t believe how truly perfect this video is thank you
Woo, thank you, lots more on my channel!
Mike Olbinski trust I’m watching them all
I was born and raised in Amarillo Texas and this is what I saw. But I only caught it in glimpses, in real time. This gives the clouds life and you're films are hard to look away from.
Thank you
All of your work that I have seen so far is museum quality. As I watch, I can feel my heart rhythm change. Something happens with my brainwaves that gives my head a very heavy, full feeling, almost as though I am about to get a headache. The breathtaking moments coming in such an overwhelming repetition, challenging my senses to keep up in the pleasure centers of my brain leave me weak. I know I'm being gushy, and I haven't even started yet about Kerry Muzzey's music (I love it) and how perfectly you sync your images to it! This use of music gives the sky a voice of authority and power. I feel like a have been sneaking peeks of Heaven.
I was down there in Arizona last spring and passed in a couple of lightning storms. During our excursion took some time lapses as well. However Olbinski made an art. This video is insanely beautiful. I watched it with an envy!Bravo!
I live in Arizona, I love monsoons season .
I chased the Arizona monsoon in August 2015 too! Some of those storms and locations looked familiar. Brilliant work here!
Easily the most beautiful and stunning videos on TH-cam. I could watch them for hours on end. Mother Nature is a force to be reckoned with, and she's magical! Thank you for producing these epic videos :-)
isn't it amazing how some storms have so much lightening and others hardly any?
Beautiful photography, wonderful storms.
A sample of how beautiful is nature! Amazing time-lapse! Thanks a lot for sharing this and congrats for this great job you’ve done!
Mike I am huge fan of your films . All of these masterpieces just confirm that true beauty lies in nature. Thank you for this valuable footage and exceptional work in getting it done!
+Fruitfable Thank you so much, I appreciate that!!
That was FANTASTIC!!!! Thank you for your hard work!
Thank you!
Papapoo Do yes agreed this is so well done
Amazing work ! Congratulations and thanks for sharing it.
You set the bar that I aspire to reach.. I LOVE THESE SO MUCH.. They are so beautiful.. The music really does it well.
Thanks so much for that!
Genre de video que je regarde plusieurs fois sans jamais me lasser et avec toujours autant de plaisir tellement c'est beau
I'm a pilot in southwest. Since I don't even want to be close to all this energy, it's beautiful to this activity, with the music and excellent editing! Keep up the good work!
Thank you!!!
I never tire coming back to this, one of my biggest inspirational videos. Whew.
Thank you so much for that Lori!!! Definitely a favorite from the past, the end shot was just such a big one for me because I could have easily missed it if I had just given up being a little sick, but we kept pushing and it was so worth it!
@@MikeOlbinski Totally worth it! BTW, is this your video at the beginning of their spotter training? I didn't see a credit to the video owner: th-cam.com/video/g4LFvLVcOF8/w-d-xo.html
You blew me away , i saw the preview on periscope in comparison to monsoon 1 you improved by 1000%. I still sit here goosebumps and cold shivers of emotion.The colours are unbelievable , you cant believe they real if i haven't stay on the TVN live streams and remember some of the places you have been.
The Images are very inspiring for me as an digital painter artist.
Oh my gosh I love it! Everything is beautiful!
Stunning. Obviously a labor of love, and exceedingly well done.
Truly Astounding. I've lived through it in Tucson, Safford & Phoenix, and you've really caught the mystical power of this most amazing of natural phenomena. !!!
Don Wanderer Nothing is more beautiful than a Tucson monsoon!
@Bkzy I've lived in Phx and Tucson. Where is Darwin? 🙂
ASTONISHING. No words can express the absolute majesty of this!!!!
Jesus is MAGNIFICENT! I’m completely gobbsmacked!
One of the finest time-lapse movies ever shot/edited. Great music and breathtaking shots. You're brave letting your camera stand during the first onslaught from the dust storms. I've done the same thing myself many times, wondering of they're going to get polished or sand-blasted?
This deserves an award! Congrats.
It's amazing our wives don't leave us for "abandonment," huh?
Best wishes...
This is stunning...and Mother Nature so awesome!
This so beautiful footage. I can only imagine how interesting that was to do.
It's a blast!
Max Gerashenko Can you just imagine, seeing this live. Absolutely, stunning!!!
Absolutely incredible!! So much to take in- almost overwhelming at times! Fantastic work, sir!!
Still loving this, I love the way you allowed the intro and the closing credits to be just the sounds of thunder. That's Great! Also, I have added a number of your monsoon videos, including this one, to my Arizona playlist. Thanks again! :)
Awesome, thanks so much!!!
Beautiful
Mike this is so amazing, I've seen so many hard work and love put into this video. Just amazing,It deserve more than half of million views!
Thanks Bruno, I wish it had a few million!
@@MikeOlbinski it will,just keep doing what you doing! We need to chase one time 😉
I live in Arizona ,have
since I was a kid .
Have scene many awesome storms.
This is excellent !!
Thanks 😊
Love it here!
@@MikeOlbinski
Hi Mike , me too !!
❤️ Arizona
Brilliant idea beautifully done. Thank you.
Unbelievable. Better than any news channel or documentary.
+Michael Sestak Thank you Michael wow, that was incredibly kind
There needs to be awards for outstanding videos.
This is surely one of them.
thank you!
i keep watchung this video Mike....!!not only its one of the best if not the best video i have seen but a true inspiration of dedication,hard work and passion...!!!
Beautiful.
Hi there I've just completed my level 2 and 3 photography diploma with distinction grade 😃 and now Im on level 4 photography lens based media degree , my tutor showed me monsoon 3 today and now I'm hooked ! And want to create my own they are amazing fantastic work ! 😍 such a inspiration 😃 you're amazing ! Xx
Your BEST EVER Mike, BEST score, 2nd best imagery.
Pursuit - A 4K storm time-lapse film beats it with that dynamic closing clip. Just MHO.
Thanks so much John!!! Wow, high praise...I do still love Monsoon II, but sometimes the older ones get tougher to watch again, so it means a lot when someone really loves it still!
Really Nice work, Love the music Thanks Kerry for that. And Now to grab this at a higher rate than 360, and re watch in full detail, stunning thanks for the time of day to do this.
Till next chase :)
+Richard W Kerry is awesome, no clue what I'd do without him!
Fantastic! Mezmorizing, inchanting with the music and incredibly beautiful! I would like these playing always at home and work. Very well done. Keep 'em coming!
That's a lot of photos. Spectacularly impressive
unbelievable !! this is spectacular and you really amazed me.
this is my favorite time lapse ever !!
i am gonna show this to my friends and my family
That last one looked like the storm was also bringing in the night and pushing out the day.
This sounded amazing with my subwoofer
Mitch Kostic raddling my house and stuff
absolutely stunning video!! thank you for sharing =)
Killer stuff, Mike! I can fully appreciate how difficult this was to capture and put together.
+Michael Parkison Thank you Michael!!
Wow! Made me cry, it’s so gorgeous!
Love that!
Way NICE. Thank you Mike O. and Mrs. O.
This is really beautiful, nice work!
That was incredible! What you do to film these stunning video's is my idea of a perfect summer vacation!
I can tell this was a labor of love. This is a very beautifully shot film!
Thank you, it sure was!
This is unbelievable! Nature sped up it truly magnificent! Thank you for sharing your talents with us
You are welcome Ashley!
Perfect!
Breathtaking!
WOW, you are a hero!
So wonderful
Amazing, with the dust storms included, you've captured all the four elements ;-)
I usually watch videos but never subscribe to these weather or storm channels. But this...this right here... National Geographic channel hasn’t impressed me to this level. Subscribed!!!
Thanks so much man! Watch Hostile Planet by Nat Geo this month, esp the Deserts episode, there is about 2 minutes of my footage in there!
Mike Olbinski I definitely will!
Love watching this, we live in Henderson, NV, and love the summer monsoons. Not much action this year though
Not for us either :(
this is really beautiful....the music really you chose really completed it...i sped it up to 1.5 and its just captivating....thank you for such fantastic work...and thank your wife too:)