A time-lapse of Planet Earth, created from images produced by the geostationary Electro-L Weather Satellite. The images were obtained beginning on May 14th, and end on May 20th, 2011. The images are the largest whole disk images of our planet, each image is 121 megapixels, and the resolution is 1 kilometer per pixel. They are taken every half hour, and have been interpolated (smoothed) to create this video. The images are taken in four different wavelengths of light, three visible, and one infrared. The infrared light appears orange in these images, and shows vegetation.

Images Copyright NTs OMZ. Videos Copyright James Drake

UPDATE: New link to high resolution image;http://gigapan.com/gigapans/18a9bfb554160e6f97536f120f910798

Canon EOS 5D Mark II and EOS 7D Digital SLR Cameras of Choice for Stunts and Action Work on Set of "Marvel's The Avengers" Click here for Press Release

Canon EOS 5D Mark II and EOS 7D Digital SLR Cameras of Choice for Stunts and Action Work on Set of “Marvel’s The Avengers”

Coldplay covers Beastie Boys. A tribute to Adam Yauch. Hollywood Bowl, 4 May 2012. RIP MCA

Fly away. Instagram photo taken from Hoboken

Historic Photos From the NYC Municipal Archives

The New York City Municipal Archives just released a database of over 870,000 photos from its collection of more than 2.2 million images of New York throughout the 20th century. Their subjects include daily life, construction, crime, city business, aerial photographs, and more.  Full story at the Atlantic.

I cannot wait to see this film on an IMAX screen and I’m anticipating it to be one of the most beautiful films I will ever see.

Samsara is a new non verbal documentary film by the creators of 1992’s lauded “Baraka”. It took five years to make, and was shot in over 100 locations in 25 countries. It is one of only a handful of films to be shot on 70mm film in the last forty years. Directed by Ron Fricke and produced by Mark Magidson. Samsara will be in US Theaters August 24th 2012, with international releases soon to follow.

barakasamsara.com

I’m finally launching my brand new website after several days of sleepless nights! Check it out by clicking on the photo or by clicking here. I appreciate any feedback you may have for me.

2011 charity: water’s year in review video featuring some of my time lapse footage

More than 1 billion people do not have access to safe drinking water and every 20 seconds a child dies from a water related illness. charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations and they operate using the 100% model: always using 100% of public donations to fund clean water projects in the field.  We can end the water crisis in our generation.  How can you help end the water crisis?  Pledge to give up your next birthday at http://charitywater.org/birthdays. 

lauren:

Actual video footage of the shuttle!

(via kevin)

I was hoping you’d do this, KB. 

I barely missed this

I love the work Brain Farm Cinema produces. Here is there magnificent updated reel, which is probably the best reel I’ve ever seen. Something to aspire to

Holi in slow motion shot on the Phantom camera. Enough said

Photo credit: Lucie & Simon. Silent World. Times square, C-print, 250x320cm, 2010

Photo credit: Lucie & Simon. Silent World. Place de la concorde, C-print, 200x256cm, 2008

See the Louvre Palace empty. See all the traffic of Beijing roads disappear. See Times Square abandoned completely, except for one solitary soul standing still with a plastic bag. We’ve got your post-apocalyptic fantasies right here! Artists Lucie & Simon have created this series using a neutral density filter, used by NASA to analyze stars. Full story here.

Mumford & Sons - Ghosts That we Knew (Official studio Version)

This song made my soul tremble last Sunday at Radio Music City Hall for Amnesty’s Secretball

Invisible Mercedes.  Brilliant ad

Touching, moving, inspirational.

Jeff Harris: 4,748 Self-Portraits and Counting

The man who lived on his bike

The Holstee Manifesto Lifecycle Video

holstee.com/manifesto

The Holstee Manifesto is a call to action to live a life full of intention, creativity, passion, and community. 

The LifeCycle Film came about as a desire to bring the energy and passion behind the Manifesto to life through something we love–biking. As we seek to live mindful lifestyles that leave a positive impact on the people and world around us, biking has become a passion that is much more than a transportation alternative. It is a way of fully experiencing the city we love and all of its details.

This Film is a celebration. It is a celebration of gatherings, of diversity, of life, and of the beauty of shared experience. We hope you enjoy.

Get a bike. Lock it to a post. Take a pic every day for a year.

Last year, Red Peak Branding conducted a unique urban experiment for Hudson Urban Bicycles. On January 1, 2011 we chained a fully loaded bike - bells, basket, lights and more - to a post along a busy Soho street. We took a picture of the bike everyday for 365 days, watching it slowly vanish before our eyes. The photos we took were then turned into a daily calendar. We call this project LIFECYCLE: 365 days in the life of a bike in NYC.

Learn more about us:
http://redpeakgroup.com/
http://redpeak.tumblr.com/
http://twitter.com/redpeakbranding

Dove as Angel shot on the Phantom camera at 1500 fps

This video is a collaboration between Sheldon Neill and Colin Delehanty. All timelapses were shot on the Canon 5D Mark II with a variety of Canon L and Zeiss CP.2 Lenses.

Project Yosemite Website: projectyose.com