NYC's Pulse and Beat - A Time Lapse Video

A still photo misses the pulse of New York City. It singles out a tender moment or shows the scale of skyscrapers, but the heartbeat and energy flow too fast for a static shot.

Nine million people live in NYC, and sometimes it feels as if all of them are in one subway car or crosswalk with you. Time lapse photograph takes scenes and encapsulates them nicely into a few seconds. Packaged together, those brief moments are a quick glimpse into what makes the city so fun, intimidating and full of life.

This video is a compilation of scenes from our five weeks exploring the city. Central Park, Times Square and other iconic areas appear, along with random moments from our wandering about. I'd never played around with time lapses before - it's quite fun! I parked my SLR camera the entire visit and shot everything (photos and time lapses) on my iPhone 5.

Without further ado, enjoy! Here's the link to the short video on YouTube, or just click play below in the embedded version.

On to the next adventure,

Dakota