Out of this world

The Milky Way, the Northern Lights and raging night storms illuminate the night sky in America's Midwest in this stunning time-lapse video captured by South Dakota photographer and videographer Randy Halverson.
银河，北极光，风暴肆虐，在这段由南达科他州摄影师兰迪·霍尔沃森延时拍摄的录像中，是它们点亮了美国中西部的夜空。

Randy, from Kennebec, South Dakota, started up a stock footage company selling pictures of storms in the 1990s but decided to started shooting timelapse videos four years ago.The dedicated videographer battled with cloudy weather conditions to achieve the amazing footage of the dramatic Midwestern night sky.
兰迪来自南达科他州的肯纳贝克。他在二十世纪九十年代创立了一家出售风暴照片的库存资料公司，却在四年前决定投身于延时摄影之中。这位兢兢业业的摄影师和云层密布的天气斗智斗勇，最终拍摄出了中西部无与伦比的美妙夜空。

Randy's impressive time-lapse shots capture the sky over America's Midwest in all its glory
兰迪的延迟摄影令人对美国中西部天宇的光芒印象深刻

Purple haze

A satellite streaks across the night sky, which is bathed in the ethereal glow of the Northern Lights
卫星划过夜空，沐浴在北极光的飘渺的光芒之中

Nature's light show

An ever-changing canopy of clouds and constellations provides an ethereal backdrop to otherwise ordinary scenes of fields and farms
天穹变幻莫测，斗转星移，呈现出与田野、农场和平静的湖水截然不同的景象。

Branching out

Halverson used to photograph storms but decided to started shooting timelapse videos four years ago
霍尔沃森曾经专职拍摄风暴照片，四年前转行进行延迟摄影。

Remote

Halverson captured the footage in some of the most isolated regions of the States, including South Dakota, Wyoming and Utah
霍尔沃森在美国一些最为人烟稀少的州进行拍摄，包括南达科他州、怀俄明州和犹他州。

Sunrise

The photographer spent 40 nights across eight-months using a wide-angle lens and long exposures to obtain the crystal-clear footage
历时八个月，四十多个夜晚，他运用广角镜头和长曝光来获得如水晶版璀璨澄澈的画面。

Shock and awe

Halverson put his experience of shooting storms to good use, capturing this impressive shot of lightning in the night sky
霍尔沃森很好地运用了拍摄风暴的经验，抓住了夜空中闪电的一击。

Seeing things with a new eye

Randy's images bring a whole new dimension to everyday landscapes
兰迪的照片给平常的景观注入了新的生命。

Back to nature

The photographer uses a DSLR camera on a 6ft metal rail, that is set up to move the camera smoothly in time with the sky
兰迪采用的是单眼数位相机，架在6英尺的金属加上，使相机能与天空一样平滑移动。

Crystal-clear

The dedicated videographer battled with all weather conditions to achieve the amazing footage of the dramatic Midwestern night sky.
这位敬业的摄像师与所有恶劣的天气状况搏斗，最终拍摄出梦幻的中西部夜空。

Red sky at night

Randy said there were many times when he planned to shoot the Milky Way or Aurora, and the clouds would roll in
兰迪说，很多次他拍摄银河或者极光的打算都被云层干扰了。

A new direction

Randy used to photograph storms but decided to opt for a more serene subject matter four years ago
兰迪在四年前决定从拍摄风暴转行拍摄更为安详的景观。

Light in darkness

Halverson takes hundreds of still photos over several hours and then ‘stitches’ them together to create amazing sequences
霍尔沃森几小时拍摄了数百张静态，之后将它们合在一起连成美妙的动态影片。

Perfect timing

Randy said there were many times when it was difficult for him to get the shot he wanted but here he captures the night sky in all its glory
兰迪说，有时很难想拍到他要的镜头，不过在这里他可以捕捉到最美妙的天空。

Gradation

At a normal rate you don’t notice how the Earth is rotating and it looks like the stars are moving across the sky'
常规快门速度下，人们很难注意到地球是怎么转动的，星辰又是如何划过夜空。

New horizons

The 47-year-old is a farmer by day but spent 40 nights across eight-months capturing the stunning images
白天,47岁的兰迪只是个农场主，晚上他却历时八个月，花了四十多个夜晚捕捉这样绝美的画面。