Who said Contemplation was slow? (time-lapse)

Typhoon "Nangka" over Hong Kong (time-lapse) Tokyoahead (YouTube) 5'29"
This is a timelapse from 7am until 9pm of Typhoon Nangka hitting Hong Kong. 26 June 2009

Panama Canal crossing, Radiance of the Seas, 8 May 2003 (space/time-lapse) 1'52"

Shibuya-Hachiko crossing in Tokyo, 2 Feb 2009 (time-lapse) 1'38"

Time lapse video of the 5-6 February 2010 snowfall in Washington DC (Nikon D200 set to make an exposure every 5 minutes. 328 frames at 12 fps) 28"

The time-lapse compression of a long period of time emphasize these little subtle changes that occur during a static contemplation of the same spot or the same direction. These are the details almost imperceptible in real time that give richness and depth to a seemingly flat and "boring" view. The level of attention ought to be enhanced in a stasis film to get a chance to catch anything, to find any interest, to appreciate the passage of time and the paced rhythm of the atmospheric light, the trembling vegetation, the geological vibrations...

---

Morning drive in Tokyo 06, Shibuya Station Street - Roppongi - Aoyama-dori Omotesandou - Tokyo Midtown (real time = "spatial-lapse") 4 Jan 2009 - 8'

C'était un rendez-vous (1976/Lelouch/France) 8'40"