Zane Edwards

After the afternoon showers

zedwards — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:43:55 +0000

The Great Stupa of Dharmakaya, Red Feather Lakes, CO

zedwards — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 05:37:47 +0000

The Great Stupa of Dharmakaya, Shambhala Mountain Center, Red Feather Lakes, CO. This is a 108 foot tall stupa which took 13 years to build to house the relics of the founder of Shambhala: Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche. This is one of the few stupas that one can go inside as there are 3 shrine rooms. This was a tricky shot to get the stars as well as a lit up stupa (along with a very bright moon), but managed to use HDR process with 3 stops between 3 shots. Something I want to try to improve are the sharpness of the stars. I think it’s my lens (the standard cheapo 18-55mm canon lens). But now, since this is literally 15 minute walk from my house, I will be experimenting a lot!

Colorado Front Range

zedwards — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:00:41 +0000

Enough horsing around…these are milk cows!

zedwards — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 04:14:39 +0000

Colorado Mountain & Front Range Time-lapse

zedwards — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:02:02 +0000

This is hours worth of filming time-lapses that I shot in the middle of the Rocky Mountains, to the streets of Denver, from 12,000 feet above sea level, to 20 degrees Fahrenheit, up early in the morning to staying up all night, from clouds and planes to stars and cars. This is how I want to occupy the world and share for others to see!

Music is Discovery: Osaka Loop Line

Wave cloud along the Colorado Front Range

zedwards — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:56:50 +0000

The edge of a massive “wave cloud” hovering all along the Front Range, with Meeker and Longs Peak in the background. Just shows how much the mountains effect weather!

Lyons, CO at night

zedwards — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:10:59 +0000

Rock climbing video test

zedwards — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:33:10 +0000

Yesterday I went climbing and wore a GoPro HD helmet camera. Not perfect, but pretty fun regardless. Check it out:

A night chasing the stars at 12,000 feet above sea level

zedwards — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 21:52:29 +0000

I spent a night in Rocky Mountain National Forest doing some time-lapse video. I rented an 8-15 mm lens to get as much of the vast sky. My goal was to get a decent amount of star/Milky Way footage, but it kept on getting cloudy. I slept in my car with 4 layers on and a sleeping bag. It was quite cold! Hopefully I will have something to show when my computer comes back from the shop (the motherboard fizzled).

What you see in the photo is me on the side of the road, with the tree-less fragile Alpine tundra dropping off into the valley below. It is just at sunset and approaching 12,000 feet above sea-level — one of the highest roads in the country. Totally an amazing place to be.

Summer 2011 Demo Video Reel

zedwards — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 08:19:30 +0000

I finally finished my demo reel…enjoy and pass it on!

Time-lapses of clouds, stars, sunsets; rock-climbing, river rafting, taming Spanish Mustangs, and people is what made this summers demo reel of many video projects that I worked on in Colorado, Utah and Vermont.

Music: “Soft” by Washed Out