Macro Timelapse from Daniel Csobot on Vimeo.
夏が真っ盛りになり、地元のファーマーズ・マーケット（農産物直売所）にも、たくさんの新鮮な野菜が盛りだくさんになっている。植物たちがとりどりの花を咲かせ、ひたすら成長していくこの季節をとらえた、息を飲むような早送り動画をご紹介しよう。
ひとつの種から根が出てきて、土に伸びていく画面から始まって、たくさんの植物たちが葉を伸ばし、花びらを広げる姿を見ることができる。「マクロ撮影での早送り」というシンプルなタイトルのこの動画は、動画サイト「Vimeo」で、ダニエル・ソボットによって先月公開されたものだ。
画像ギャラリーは、アートのような「微生物の顕微鏡写真」。
[Nick Visser (English) 日本語版:ガリレオ]
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