The Sandpit

The Sandpit from Sam O'Hare on Vimeo.

I found this video on gothamist.com. From the website:

Using tilt-shift photography, artist Sam O'Hare created the time-lapse film "The Sandpit" from more than 35,000 pictures taken during a single week last August. With computer editing software, O'Hare manipulated his photos so only narrow planes of focus remained sharp, creating an effect that makes the city look like a model. He then assembled his shots—which range from scenes of crowds entering the Met to construction work at Brooklyn Bridge Park—over an original score.

Wow. What can I say? When you're going about your business in this wide, wild world you can sometimes see no farther than the next block, the distant clearing in the trees, the upcoming bend in the road. You can think no farther than the next appointment, the next task; What should I have for lunch? What shirt should I wear today? What should I do this weekend? Immersed in the day-to-day, the here and now, we wear blinders. Watching a video like this, as if set free from the man-made constrictions of time and space for a few minutes, it's possible to recognize that all of this is a dance, a beautiful flow of energy, and that we too are dancing even when our limited view tells we're just driving to work, just running to catch our train, just putting in our hours at the sandpit.