MagSeven 40 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 For the Summer Solstice on June 21st, we hiked Mt Yotei overnight to catch the sunrise from the summit on the longest day of the year. We hiked the Hirafu route, starting at about 11:30pm on the 20th, reaching the summit in about 3hrs15 or so. It was just getting light when we reached the crater rim We really lucked in with the weather. Clear skies above, and a sea of clouds hanging many hundreds of metres below us in the valleys. It was a very cold wait at the top for the sun to come up. We resorted to playing some music, jumping around and having a mini rave at the top to stay warm. Sleep deprivation may have played a part in this! Waiting for the sun Summer Solstice sunrise The clouds rolling over Shiribetsudake and Rusutsu Niseko poking out from the clouds We got off the mountain at around 8:30am and, after an onsen and a snooze, headed down to JoJo's in Hirafu for a burger. A nice reward for our hard work! Timelapse of the sunrise Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Very cool Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Fabulous sea of clouds shots Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Thanks MagSeven ,fine stuff. Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Those clouds moving... it's like rush hour! Off to work, off we go... Link to post Share on other sites
surfarthur 22 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 looks amazing MagSeven Link to post Share on other sites
foreversnow 5 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Beautiful - Thanks for sharing Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Sugoi Otsukaresama deshita Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 I like that time-lapse. How did you do it? Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 As others said, great stuff. I am jealous. Link to post Share on other sites
MagSeven 40 Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 Thanks everyone! I like that time-lapse. How did you do it? I used a GoPro. Just set it up to take a photo every 30 seconds and let it do its thing for the time we were at the summit. Then just dropped all the photos into iMovie and stuck a tune over the top. I should have had the interval at 15 seconds, or even less, which would have made for a slightly smoother timelapse. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Looks great as it is. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 But please go again and re-do at 15 seconds. Link to post Share on other sites
pdoull 2 Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Subarashii - still - would like to do that. Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Awesome Mate Link to post Share on other sites
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