This extraordinary timelapse from Google Earth Engine showcases the impact of human activity on the planet over the past 28 years. Highlights include a glacier shrinking, the expansion of a major US city and the deforestation of a rainforest.
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A beautful timelapse of the Camp Nou stadium during the recent El Clasico between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. The video captures the reaction of the 99,000+ audience during the 2-0 Barcelona win.
Cyclists Francesca and Sam pieced together their journey from London to Bangkok in this fantastic 4 minute time-lapse film. It was created by the folks at kernproductions by stitching together 4,500 images.
Music by Philip Sheppard.
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Jason Keane’s beautiful tilt-shifted time-lapse film of Cork in Southern Ireland.
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Scientifantasti‘s beautiful timelapse footage of the city of Rio De Janeiro, and the famous Iguazú Falls on the border between Brazil and Argentina.
RIO from SCIENTIFANTASTIC on Vimeo.
Music:Jan Baumann
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NASA, TIME and Google, have teamed up to create a fascinating time-lapse video showcasing the rapid urbanisation of some of the world’s largest cities. The images come from orbiting satellites as part of NASA’s Landsat program. This program monitors how humans are rapidly altering the surface of the planet, through the use of eight satellites which between them have collected millions of images since 1984.
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Cargo ship Ms-Renata transporting containers around Rotterdam – Europe’s largest port.
Music: The xx – Crystalised
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District 7’s beautiful time-lapse through New York City captures the sights and sounds that bring this great metropolis to life.
From District7Media:
For us, this time-lapse production was produced using more than 50,000 still frames, shot over the course of 6 months traveling back and forth from Washington DC to New York City while we shot for clients. Our main goal was to capture the central part of the city in both visuals and audio. The sound effects used in this production were taken from the various locations we shot and were added in to give you the feeling of actually being there.
Music: Fracture by Danny McCarthy
Photographer Luke Shepard’s Nightvision is a stunning amalgamation of Europe’s finest architecture from 36 cities in 21 countries.
NIGHTVISION from Luke Shepard on Vimeo.
Nightvision is a celebration of the brilliance and diversity of architecture found across Europe. Over the course of three months I journeyed with a friend through 36 cities in 21 countries with the ambition of capturing some of the greatest European structures in a new and unique way. Comprised of thousands of carefully taken photographs, strung together and stabilized in post-production, Nightvision aims to inspire appreciation for these man-made landmarks.
For the full list of buildings, check lshep.com
Glenn Walker’s superb timelapse showcasing the beauty and majesty of Norther Australia.
Walker explains:
Shot over 2 months and made up of over 13 000 photos, this is my timelapse piece canvassing the beauty and magic of Australia’s Top End. The video includes the Top End’s most iconic national parks such as Kakadu, Litchfield, Nitmiluk and Limmen, as well as other well-known local natural sites including Darwin’s East Point and Ludmilla Bay, and the Daly River.
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