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Look, it's been a long day, so why don't you give yourself five minutes to enjoy something, ok?

The Light, a new short film by director Brandon Bray and cinematographer Tim Sesseler, is just what you need to pull you away from the news for a little bit. Using drone cameras and lighting rigs, the filmmakers were able to put together an immersive and beautiful short that’s totally silent, 100 percent worth your time, and guaranteed to distract you from the rest of the world.

The goal of the piece was to “reinvent cinema lighting,” which is a bold claim, until you realize that this thing looks unlike anything else out there. This is a totally new experience, which will surely take your mind off of whatever else is going on today.

The filmmakers also included a behind the scenes, so you can see for yourself how they put this gorgeous film together. Check it out.

THE LIGHT - Behind the Scenes from Freefly on Vimeo.

Congrats to Mas Sumbramanian and his team out at Oregon State University for the discovery! He said the following in an official OSU press release:

"It was serendipity, actually; a happy, accidental discovery.

The basic crystal structure we’re using for these pigments was known before, but no one had ever considered using it for any commercial purpose, including pigments.

Ever since the early Egyptians developed some of the first blue pigments, the pigment industry has been struggling to address problems with safety, toxicity and durability."

This picture was taken at Horsetail Fall in Yosemite National Park. Apparently this happens every year but it's hard to catch a picture at just the right moment. Photographer Sangeeta Dey explained this on a post about her own picture on Facebook:

Every year for two weeks in February, the sun sets at a certain angle and illuminates the waterfall in luminescent orange and red, making it look like a fluid fire. I’ve met photographers who said that they have been coming for 11 years only to see this happen 2 or 3 times.

via Sangeeta Dey

Bundle up and sip on something warm for this profound glimpse into the resilient wonders of the Arctic.

The Maui Space Surveillance Complex is a base ran by the Air Force Space Command and is responsible for keeping track of objects orbiting our planet such as weather satellites and space trash. Airman Magazine Online received exclusive rights to create this stunning time lapse video.

Swiss daredevil Yves Rossy (aka Jetman) recently flew around Mount Fuji with his custom-built jetpack. After a free-fall from a helicopter, Rossy circled the picturesque volcano nine times before coming to a landing via parachute.

And so did breaking the curse that turned you into an ogre.