When the Calbuco volcano in southern Chile erupted back in April, one photographer captured footage from the moment of explosion and another one managed to shoot a short time-lapse sequence of the plumes. German time-lapse photographer Martin Heck of Timestorm Films just released an amazing video of his own.
Above is his 2.5-minute time-lapse titled �Calbuco,� which has gotten quite a bit of attention on the Internet over the past few days since it was published.
Heck says that he was in the area shooting a time-lapse project and on a ferry down to Patagonia when he noticed the eruption. �We noticed a massive, almost nuclear looking cloud boiling upwards just were we left a few hours ago,� he writes.
After �frenetically� searching for a good vantage point, he set up a Canon 6D, Sony A7s and Pentax 645Z to capture 4K and 8K frames for a time-lapse. �We filled almost all of our memory cards in the prior night so I had to do backups while shooting all this stuff,� he says.
�This was for sure the most incredible show I�ve ever seen. I think this is a one in a lifetime event and I am so happy that we were able to capture it in all its glory.�
(via Timestorm Films via SLR Lounge)
Image credits: Video and still frames by Martin Heck
Started out doing photography at the age of 6 using an uncle's old 1940 kodak brownie box camera. At 15 years of age, I decided to buy my very own 1975 Praktica SLR camera. I now shoot with a Nikon D850. I do unpaid TFP and commercial paid work.