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Where I’ve Been, Soleimani, and Solace

Heather Hastie — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 02:29:43 +0000

I thought you were all deserving of an explanation. I said, “I’m back,” and since then there’s been little further. As well as the other posts I previously mentioned, I’m now trying to write a Proper Post about the Iran situation, but it’s going slowly. So, I’m including a few initial thoughts here about the […]

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I’m Back (plus Tweets and other Stuff)

Heather Hastie — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 01:50:35 +0000

Though obviously not with the presence of The Terminator! There are, of course, a lot of other cool examples of the use of this phrase in popular culture, but Arnie’s my favourite. This post, mostly comprising of tweets, is to ease me gradually into the habit of writing and posting again. It’s been several months, […]

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Our Planet: Antarctica

Heather Hastie — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 02:02:47 +0000

I have very little progress to report on proper posts today. (Finding the leftovers of a several-days-old bird murder in the garage didn’t help.) However, I do have a new release from TimeStorm Films to show you. I love their stunning time-lapse films of various locations around the world. I think this will be the […]

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Catching Up (plus Tweets)

Heather Hastie — Sat, 30 Jun 2018 06:05:41 +0000

My apologies for another long break between posts. I thought I should explain, and also use the opportunity to post some videos and tweets. I’ve been out of town visiting the doc, which always takes me a while to recover from. In addition, my electric lift armchair is broken. Coping without it is difficult. The […]

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Our Planet: Atacama Desert

Heather Hastie — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 02:39:46 +0000

Once again, Martin Heck has done a great job in showcasing our planet on film. He’s back in Chile again, this time in the Atacama Desert. It’s been a while since we had a post in the Our Planet Series. In fact, the last one was back in January. However, this was worth the wait. […]

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Beautiful New Zealand X: New Zealand Ascending

Heather Hastie — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 23:34:04 +0000

A new time lapse film by Martin Heck of Timestorm Films came out this week. ‘New Zealand Ascending’ It took sixteen weeks of production time and 185,000 photos to make a film of less than seven minutes. The result, as always is beautiful. New’s Zealand’s Māori name is Aotearoa, which means “Land of the Long […]

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Our Planet: Norway

Heather Hastie — Mon, 16 Jan 2017 00:12:06 +0000

I regularly post the time lapse films by Martin Heck of TimeStorm films, but somehow I missed this one. He released it back it December 2015 after a trip to Norway, and, as always it’s stunning. Heck describes the filming thus: Norway 8K shows the wild landscapes of Norway in ultra high resolution. From the […]

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Our Planet: The Best Bits III – Swiss Alps

Heather Hastie — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 02:20:15 +0000

If you’ve never been to Switzerland, the typical images that come to mind are a chalets nestled in beautiful mountain passes, green meadows with Julie Andrews doing her thing, ski fields, and beautiful lakes. Whatever the image, the sky is invariably blue and clear, and the sun is shining. Martin Heck (Timestorm Films) has produced […]

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Our Planet – The Best Bits II – Calbuco

Heather Hastie — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 03:28:14 +0000

I meant to post this weeks ago, and somehow it got lost in the drafts. It’s an amazing time lapse film of Calbuco Volcano (Chile), which erupted on the night of 22 April 2015 and again the following morning, for the first time since the 1960s. Martin Heck and Jonas Dengler of Timestorm Films were […]

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Our Planet – The Best Bits I – Patagonia

Heather Hastie — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 02:38:12 +0000

I’ve had a few videos waiting to start this series for a while, but this morning reader Amy Carparelli sent me the latest offering from Martin Heck of Timestorm Films, released on Saturday, and it’s absolutely stunning. This film just too beautiful to wait its turn in the queue! Filmed in Patagonia, southern Chile, over […]

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