Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #65204 in DVD
• Released on: 1997-10-15
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: AC-3, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 48 minutes

Amazon.com
Emmy-winning actor Tom Skerritt narrates this journey through the seasons and colors of nature with poetry that mirrors the majesty of the locations onscreen. The narration is minimal, but the scenery itself and the music of Michael Gettel are what truly propel these images of the natural world.

In its 48 minutes, The Art of Nature: Reflections on the Grand Design offers colorful glimpses of the pieces of the world that many of us generally ignore. With time-lapse photography, we are able to see, in just a matter of minutes, a full day by a country stream and the full progression of stars in the night. While the music, poetry, and images may seem a bit New Age for some, the disc provides emotions and vistas that are indeed timeless. --Zachary Lively

Customer Reviews

Play it with your own CD soundtrack!
Some beautiful nature shots ruined by overuse of time lapse photography. Waterfalls and streams are ruined by speeding them up to frenetic pace. Also the narration and soundtrack is horrible but that is easily fixed by playing your own CD's as a background.

Good, but narration is bad.
I would recommend this. Even though some people probably think that narration to a movie makes it more serene, Michael Gettel's music is serene enough. The beautiful photography of nature makes this a wonderful pick for those who want something to make them relax.

Time-lapsed nature photography is wonderful
I have purchased several nature DVDs and this ranks as one of the best in quality of sound and visual production.

If you enjoy time-lapsed photography and its artistic effects on water and sky in particular, you will enjoy this.

I could have done without the narrative although it was minimal and only at the beginning of each section. The new-age music was appropriate and well done.