Mars Curiosity Descent – Ultra HD 30fps Smooth-Motion (by suitzoot)

Amazing video of the descent of Mars Curiosity converted from the JPGs into HD video:

Ultra-resolution, smooth-motion, detail-enhanced, color-corrected, interpolated from the original 4 frames per second to 30 frames per second. This video plays real-time at the speed that Curiosity descended to the surface of Mars on August 6, 2012.

Purely Pacific Northwest

John Eklund’s work is amazing.  He includes some great details on his time-lapse video:

I am a photographer from Portland, Oregon. I want to share the beautiful NW region through my eyes with time-lapse photography.

I choose to shoot locations that appeal to the way I would like to interpret the story of time. Here in the Pacific Northwest, there are endless opportunities to document the magnificence of the world around us. I have discovered that when time is the storyteller, a special kind of truth emerges.

Various locations include:

Mt. Shuksan, Crater Lake, Mt. Bachelor, Mount St. Helens, Oregon’s Badlands, Painted Hills, Cape Kiwanda, Mt. Hood, Lost lake, and Cannon Beach

I started this project in July 2011 and shot the final scene in August 2012. I took approximately 260,000 images. I used 6.3 TB of hard drive space.

Equipment:
Canon 5D Mark II – Pro Photo Supply
Canon 5D Mark III (x2) – Pro Photo Supply
Canon 24mm f/1.4 L II – Pro Photo Supply
Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 L II – Pro Photo Supply
Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L – Pro Photo Supply
F-Stop Tilopa Backpack – F Stop Gear
Stage Zero Dolly – Dynamic Perception
Stage One Dolly – Dynamic Perception
Gitzo GT3541LS (x2) – BH Photo