This summer grow your eScape 2.0 Digital Cinema Library of feature-length nature footage with the most unforgettable and therapeutic vistas in the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii in the Pacific Rim, and even down to the American Southwest. eScape—the longest running and still unsurpassed in beauty and craftsmanship—Digital Cinema Virtual Window system offers 4-hour memory modules upgrades to grow your existing library of scenes from eight hours up to twelve or even sixteen hours of Ultra High Definition (UHD) landscapes and waterspaces.
Our videographers have just released six more lush and remote locations along with new underwater scenes. Bask in the warmth of summer by adding new scenes ranging from British Columbia, Canada, to Hawaii’s North Shore and Valles Caldera National Preserve in Mew Mexico. Our team takes the long route to discover hidden troves of natural vantage points that are rife with cascading whitewater, nestled greens, and sheer rock topography.
This latest installment of eScape scenes includes a couple of underwater footage captured at Albuquerque’s BioPark, which features a wealth of rare species ranging from the Western Atlantic Ocean as far north as British Columbia and as far south as Chile. Our underwater scenes remain among the most popular and this latest installment features specimens from the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, the Eastern Atlantic Ocean as far north as Nova Scotia to Uruguay, plus the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
New eScape Scenes – British Columbia in the Pacific Northwest
Takakkaw Falls near Field
Privy to this magnificent view, meltwater from the Daly Glacier, feeding into Takakkaw Falls, Canada’s 2nd tallest waterfall. Witness time slow down to a crawl as the water’s initial drop explodes into spectacular liquid clouds, crashing into Cambrian limestone and its harder dolomite layer, which propel veil after veil of translucent mist into the air, falling 833 feet (254m) into the eroded crevice below. Lodgepole Pine surrounds the rushing white water as it streams into the sonorous Yoho River.
UHD – 70 minutes
Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada
New eScape Scenes – Hawaii in the Pacific Rim
Tropical Beach with Almond Tree
Underneath the shade of an Indian almond tree, we catch the tranquil rhythm of tropical surf peacefully lapping against weather-beaten driftwood. Bleached by the mid-day sun, an arching branch sits amidst the glittering ripples of a midday seascape.
The sandstone shore shifts into soft aquamarine gradients and the darker shadows of sunken rocks where barnacles, seaweed, and sediment accumulate. The lush tapestry of dancing color shimmers in the distance, inviting the imagination to take flight.
UHD – 64 minutes
North Shore Oahu, Hawaii
U.S.A.
Manoa Falls (end of Manoa Road)
Sit by the soothing murmur of Manoa Falls, a revered and sacred place nestled in the mountains of Koolau in the tropical rainforest of Oahu, the Hawaiian island. Manoa Falls is a gentle 150-foot waterfall whose constant stream is possible thanks to (almost) daily rainfall.
Thousands of years of erosion led the streams at the top of the valley to pour freshwater down the edge of one of its many bends, careening down the rock wall and forming a quiet pool below.
Thuidium delicatulum, known as the delicate fern moss, which thrives in moist and shady areas, creeps and spreads along the far side of the falls negotiating the wet and rocky crevices.
UHD – 35 minutes
Oahu, Hawaii
U.S.A.
New eScape Scenes – American Southwest
Grape Woodbine & Granite Boulders
Taking a break along Las Conchas trail, which snakes its way through the Jemez Mountains of northern New Mexico, the East Fork Jemez River meanders along the vast grassland crater of the Valles Caldera National Preserve in New Mexico, a dormant caldera born of a spectacular eruption 1.2 million years ago.
The river flows along canyon walls, twisting and churning into narrow passages before a bend on the river path offers open meadows teeming with seasonal wildflowers. As the foaming stream careens around jutting stones and granite boulders, Grape Woodbine, also known as false Virginia Creeper, makes the most of a steep incline.
UHD – 45 minutes
Valles Caldera National Preserve,
New Mexico, USA
Albuquerque BioPark Aquarium
Enjoy the relaxing motion of sea life in this unique vertical window view into one of Albuquerque’s beautiful underwater habitats filmed at the BioPark Aquarium.
Keep an eye out for large Sandbar sharks and the endangered Zebra shark as they make an appearance around schools of Crevalle Jacks and Horse-eye Jacks.
The careful observer will be rewarded with the graceful gliding of Hawksbill Sea Turtles, Nurse sharks, and squads of Tarpons as French Angelfish and other species vie for promising hunting grounds and hidden prey in this deep blue sea ecosystem.
HD – 45 minutes
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque BioPark Aquarium
Enjoy another scene from Albuquerque BioPark Aquarium’s underwater habitats. Both Blacktip and Sandbar sharks prowl the deep blue abyss while Hawksbill Sea Turtles explore the sandy sea floor in search of algae, sponges, and crustaceans hiding in the rock formations.
Crevalle Jacks and Horse-eye Jacks glide below the shimmering surface keeping an eye on Nurse sharks and speedy Tarpons as they propel themselves around French Angelfish and other deep sea creatures populating this silent marine ecosystem.
HD – 42 minutes
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Explore the full scene descriptions below and Contact our team of Sky Designers to upgrade your eScape Digital Cinema Virtual Window with new digital library scenes (available in 4-hour upgrades). Sky Factory’s proprietary 4K nature footage is uniquely filmed in feature length (60+ minutes per scene), always in real-time without special visual effects or a music soundtrack.
We include the natural soundscape from the original location in artfully composed unedited sequences. eScape 2.0 scenes are designed to be viewed as architectural points-of-view in a unique vertical format that makes our Digital Cinema Virtual Window’s dynamic landscapes the most beautiful, biophilic illusions of nature.
Sky Factory is the only designer of evidence-based, virtual skylights that also provides continuing education courses on the benefits of biophilic design. Our family of Luminous SkyCeilings, Windows, and Digital Cinema applications are biophilic designed products that provide research-verified, architectural solutions for a range of healthcare and commercial spaces. To find out how Sky Factory can bring the healing presence of nature to your organization, contact us today.
