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Watch an Amazing Time-Lapse Video of the 2013 Nemo Blizzard

Kyle Dowling — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:00:34 +0000

You know all of that snow sitting outside your window that’s turning into an icy mess as the days progress? Want to watch how it got there? Oh, good! Recently posted on YouTube, this time-lapse video was shot in Connecticut during the blizzard that hit the East Coast this past weekend. Linked to the video [...]

Video Shows What Really Happens While Mom Is Away

Emerald Catron — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 17:45:55 +0000

In case you were wondering what happens when you leave the kids alone with Dad, here’s a video to answer all your questions. It’s a time lapse video of a dad and his kid playing while mom is at work. Messes are made. Things are climbed upon. High fives are given. All in all, we’d [...]

Watch a 'Photo Every Day' Project 12 Years in the Making

Emerald Catron — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 20:36:51 +0000

If you like your time lapse self-portrait projects with a little less chin beard, and a lot more arty electronic music, then this is the video for you. Artist Noah Kalina took a picture of himself every day for 12.5 years and made it into a video. But that's not all -- he's also created an app for your iPhone so you can do it too!

Here's a Time Lapse Story of a Man and His Chin Beard

Emerald Catron — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:16:11 +0000

We've got to hand it to this guy -- not only does he have the determination to take a picture of himself nearly every day for five years, but he also knows a lot of different ways to style his facial hair. One particular style stands above all the rest, though, and while some might call this a five-year time lapse documenting a man, we like to think of it as the story of his crazy chin ponytail! Seriously, that thing is out. Of. Control.

Watch the Freedom Tower Being Built in Amazing Time-Lapse Video

Donald Deane — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:48:22 +0000

By the time One World Trade Center (aka the Freedom Tower) is completed in 2013 or 2014, it will have been more than a decade since the 9/11 terror attacks. But this amazing time-lapse video shows all the progress made on the mighty building in slightly more than a minute-and-a-half. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player [...]

Watch Little Lotte Age From Baby to Tween in Less Than Three Minutes

Kathy Landin — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:31:45 +0000

Parents can go a little overboard with taking photos of their kids sometimes. But this parent took it one step further and shot video of his daughter Lotte once a week from the time she was a newborn baby until she was 12-years-old and created a moving short movie of her life.

Watch a Heartwarming Time-Lapse Pregnancy Video

Mithun Divakaran — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:45:05 +0000

In this sweet and charming video, a young couple decided to take photos over the course of the gestation period, including their move to Japan. First posted on reddit, Robert Bobberson shared what was the culmination of several weeks of photo sessions and over 20 hours spent in the editing room to make for one adorable pregnancy video.

Artist Paints Portrait of Yao Ming Using Only a Basketball [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:09:48 +0000

By dipping a basketball in paint and than strategically dribbling it on a canvas, YouTube user ohiseeRED is able to combine the skills she learned in art class and in gym class to paint a portrait of former NBA all-star Yao Ming. Very, very impressive. Now let’s see a Tom Brady sculpture composed entirely of [...]

Check Out a Breathtaking Time Lapse of Yosemite National Park [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:34:49 +0000

Yosemite isn’t America’s first national park (that would be Yellowstone, designated in 1872), but it is one of the oldest and most famous. And you can see why in this amazing time lapse video, highlighting the California park’s timeless natural beauty. Sort of reminds you of that childhood trip out West, without all the fighting in the back [...]

Watch an Amazing Time Lapse of Life in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:34:06 +0000

This visually stunning video uses 10,000 still picture to capture the frenetic traffic and hustle and bustle of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Check out an expertly edited time lapse and a city with some crazy, crazy traffic below. [via Viral Viral Videos]

Take a Ride Across America in Five Minutes [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:19:45 +0000

Brian DeFrees, 25, took a two-month road trip across America and recorded his entire trip through a dashboard mounted cam. Now, thanks to time-lapse technology, you can now watch the entire 12,225 mile cross-country drive, from sea to shinning sea, in about five minutes. [via Viral Viral Videos]

Watch a Woman Age Four Years in 33 Seconds [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:25:27 +0000

A pretty brunette of many hair styles took a photo of herself every day for four and a half years and then made them into a time laspe video. You can see all the pictures in their full size here. Watch the hypnotic video below.

Watch an Amazing Time Lapse Video of Aurora Borealis Natural Light Display [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:38:30 +0000

This stunning time lapse film consists of 239 photos of the Aurora natural light display in Alberta Canada on October 24 sped up by a factor of ten. This is a must-see for anyone who can't experience the Northern Lights firsthand.

Watch Tattooed 'Zombie Boy' As You've Never Seen Him Before in 'Go Beyond the Cover' [VIDEO]

Paul Ciampanelli — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:36:37 +0000

If you spend a decent amount of time on the Web, you've probably seen Rick Genest, aka Zombie Boy, known for the intricately detailed tattoos that cover his entire body.

But we bet that even if you're familiar with Genest, this makeup commercial will still surprise you, if only because it's pretty cool to see what he looks like without all that crazy ink.

Artist Paints Entire Piece Without a Brush in Amazing Time Lapse [VIDEO]

Paul Ciampanelli — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:17:12 +0000

We won’t pretend to always “get” art. When we look at a Jackson Pollock, we remember the masterworks we created with fingerpaint in the 4th grade. But this is a drip painting we can get behind. Toronto-based artist Amy Shackleton creates her works of art completely without the use of brushes. The piece starts off looking [...]

See Centuries of Hair Styles in Four Minutes [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 17:32:29 +0000

Next time you’re having a bad hair day, just remember everything these tresses have been through. No, we don’t mean dye and flat-irons (damaging as they are), we mean what it’s endured historically. In this four-minute video, stylists and make-up artists recreate centuries of the feminine visage, starting with the unibrowed cavewoman look all the [...]

Go on a 5,000-Mile Hitchhiking Trip in Three Minutes [VIDEO]

Chip Sandalwood — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:47:30 +0000

You're bound to meet a few interesting people when you take a year-long hitchhiking trip across the country.

Artist, traveler and self-proclaimed 'lover of people' Benjamin Jenks met exactly 930 when he and his raised thumb journeyed 5,000 miles from Los Angeles to Maine. Artist that he is, Ben put together a time-lapse video of his trip complete with photos of all 930 people he met along the way.

See Seven Years of 9/11 Memorial Construction in 90 Seconds [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:30:11 +0000

The National September 11 Memorial will be unveiled on the 10th anniversary of the attacks next month. Workers have been toiling at the site for seven years, but this time-lapse video crunches it all down to just a minute and a half. Using footage from live webcam site EarthCam, the past several years of construction [...]