just in time for christmas, here’s our christmas tree from last year.
actually, the video shows my mom decorating it, fast forward.
the ornament stars you can see in the video are home-crocheted, as are the golden balls.
if you’d rather download a file to your computer, there you go: [more...]
at first i thought it would just be yet another dancing video, but i was thrilled after 55 seconds.
55 seconds at the latest.
some of the hedges around our pond looked a little too perfectly cut, so i decided to give them a makeover – added a little twig here, extended a patch there, …
i think it looks much more natural now! ;-)
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equipment:
time span: total time: interval framerate: video length: speedup: |
Sony Cybershot F-828 & JG-RC2 intervalometer 2008-06-03 15:35 – 16:00 25 minutes 4 sec. 15 fps 25 seconds x 60 (1 second in the video equals 1 minute in real-time) |
the following video provides a close-up view of the the development of 5 frog embryos.
11 days in 66 seconds:
more information on the making of this time-lapse video: [more...]
i’m in the process of making another frog spawn time-lapse video.
it looks quite promising so far: i’m getting high-resolution (both pixel- and time-wise) macro footage of 5 eggs.
this photo shows their current state:
day 6 is coming to an end, and they should soon hatch from their gelatinous eggs. [more...]
if you like southpark, check out the official website at www.southparkstudios.com.
there’s a “full episodes” link in the top left, where you can watch all the episodes online for free.
brand-new episodes are online for 7 days after the premiere, and then permanently after 30 days.
(thanks to stefan for the link)
rainfall is very rare in the desert – that’s why many species of desert plant have developed special mechanisms that help them to increase the offspring’s chances of survival.
cheiridopsis sp. (family aizoaceae) is one of these species: it has dry woody fruits that protect the seeds during dry periods.
when it starts to rain – sometimes it takes years from one rainfall to another – time is of the essence: as soon as a drop of rain lands on the capsules, they absorb the water and hydrostatic pressure opens them.
within minutes, seeds are released onto humid ground and find a good base to germinate.
while in south africa last september, i tried it myself: a drop of water sufficed, and the seed capsule was completely open just 10 minutes later.
i’ve also created an animated time-lapse gif that shows the process: [more...]
