May 7, 2013

Watch this Amazing Time-Lapse of the Northern Lights

Ten thousand photo frames across 33 photo landscapes are compressed into this impressive time-lapse video of the Northern Lights.

Jonathan Fowler and Elizabeth Rodd

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Ten thousand photo frames across 33 photo landscapes are compressed into this impressive time-lapse video of the Northern Lights.

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North Country Dreamland from LakeSuperiorPhoto on Vimeo.

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