New York Forest.3

Actual Elapsed Time: 13 hours (46,800 seconds)

Sitting in front of a forest for a day sounds restful. Not much happens in the 13 hours of daylight, or does it? In this time-lapse view of a New York forest nothing looks the same from second to second. The sun moves from one side to the other, and as it moves the color of the light changes. In the early morning, the sun's light must pass through more of the Earth's atmosphere. This gives the light a slight yellow or golden color. By midday, sunlight is passing through less of the atmosphere and loses its yellowish color. If you look closely at the video clip, you may also notice that shadows are more apparent at midday. This occurs because there isn't any mist around to diffuse the sunlight. In the late afternoon, the clouds come back to soften the light again and turn it golden just before dark.

How This Clip Was Made:

This time-lapse video was created by shooting 13 hours of regular video. Only 1 of roughly every 5,000 frames of video was digitized and transferred to a computer. When the transferred frames are displayed, the action is shown at about 5,000 times normal speed. Production: Bob Hone. Post-Production: Brennan Doyle.

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