Artist Doris Mitsch invites us to revel in the wonders of nature through her dazzling photography: stacked images of starlings in flight, hawks surfing thermal updrafts, bats echolocating through the night sky and more. Revealing the hidden trails created by creatures in flight, her work offers unique insight into the intelligence behind nature’s invisible rhythms.
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🔴 LISA LIVE
November 8, 2023 at 11:15 am
4:16:58* Let’s only take a moment to appreciate how much hours and work she put in this vid?*
*It’s unbelievable, and I think they deserve a lot more than that*
Dame Anvil
November 8, 2023 at 11:28 am
00:38 📸 Photo stacking is a technique to capture movement by layering multiple images taken over time.
01:40 🌊 Patterns in nature, like waves and spirals, become visible through flight trails.
02:47 🦇 Bats use high-pitched shouts to navigate, and many creatures sense their surroundings in ways beyond human perception.
03:23 🐦 Birds, like starlings, make group decisions at speeds too fast for human perception, revealing hidden intelligence in seemingly chaotic behavior.
04:34 🌍 The environment holds a rich tapestry of sensory information, from sounds to smells, that extend beyond our usual perception.
Ind-jith 003
November 8, 2023 at 11:35 am
The words of poet K . Anderson 🎉
“Bats can hear Shapes
Plants can eat light
Bees can dance maps”
❤❤❤
Figuring It Out Alive
November 8, 2023 at 4:40 pm
This is so beautiful and so true. I love everything about this short TED talk!
Wabanaki Warrior - Mi'kmaw Indian of Mi'kma'ki
November 8, 2023 at 11:37 am
She looks but she doesn’t fully see what the human is capable of seeing. Watching the non-Indian explore their world view is sometimes like watching a child trying to figure things out. She needs to speak for herself and not claim to know what is “beyond” human perception.
Aurélien Carnoy
November 8, 2023 at 12:01 pm
“Explore there world view” so well said.
Krista
November 8, 2023 at 1:33 pm
The way to help a child to expand their knowledge and perspective is not to talk down to them, but to hold out our hands to help them step up. Your perspective is narrower than hers is. Humanity is what matters, not only one part of Humanity
Rockysage
November 8, 2023 at 1:43 pm
Wtf are you talking about
Wabanaki Warrior - Mi'kmaw Indian of Mi'kma'ki
November 8, 2023 at 1:55 pm
@Krista I’m calling out her false assumptions and her exclusion. I’m not looking for forgiveness in the manner I did it. I did in the way I did, to show how it feels. You also correct a child when they get out of line, do you not?
Wabanaki Warrior - Mi'kmaw Indian of Mi'kma'ki
November 8, 2023 at 1:59 pm
@Rockysage I’m talking about the settler colonist always excluding the indigenous world view as if THEIR perception is the pinnacle of humankind’s ability to see the world around them. ( I can assure you, it is NOT)
I’m pointing out that fact the Patrick Wolfe is correct when he stated: Settler colonialism i’snt an event, it’s a structure.
VASFAR 9
November 8, 2023 at 11:41 am
The Problem in our World is books and tittles for books to WE humans
Refiner Similitude
November 8, 2023 at 12:38 pm
I love how science and tech can reveal increasing amounts of intelligent design in creation.
Brian McInnis
November 8, 2023 at 12:41 pm
4:09 Or at least that birds do.
Katherine Morales
November 8, 2023 at 1:38 pm
Beautiful ted talk! Photography at its finest
Figuring It Out Alive
November 8, 2023 at 4:41 pm
YES! I love being reminded of the limits of our sensory experience and all that we know!
Kultakala Design Studio - DIY Projects
November 8, 2023 at 2:03 pm
Amazing ❤
Daniel Sherwin
November 8, 2023 at 2:48 pm
Wonder how good it would be to follow a spice head this way. Or a jockey but on their day off. Ice cream men can smell children for miles. Etc
Taymations
November 8, 2023 at 3:39 pm
This is very similar to what fascinates me about Stratacut animation. Thinking in space/time and building a physical metaphor for those 4 dimensions. Check out David Daniels work (the inventor of the Stratacut animation medium).
Feline Friend
November 8, 2023 at 3:41 pm
Why are TED talks so short?
Carlos HG
November 8, 2023 at 3:54 pm
❤
Rawi
November 8, 2023 at 4:51 pm
Love this.
Jim Cri
November 8, 2023 at 5:18 pm
Thank you.
J Michael
November 8, 2023 at 5:22 pm
Yeah God created it all. Just with you he was not that creative anymore because he knows the beginning from the end.
Tree Life
November 8, 2023 at 5:38 pm
Thankyou 🖖Awesome Life
Hải Nguyên Land Nha Trang
November 8, 2023 at 5:40 pm
Thanks for your nice talk!
Belus Brutus
November 8, 2023 at 9:07 pm
Might be the dopest talk yet
Ali Wafa Afif
November 8, 2023 at 10:01 pm
Beautiful
prakash mirase
November 8, 2023 at 11:20 pm
Beautiful
Khánh Mãi
November 9, 2023 at 12:18 am
MOHAMMAD
Khánh Mãi
November 9, 2023 at 12:19 am
One hundred
Nezam Fadavi
November 9, 2023 at 2:34 am
Hi. Thanks for your talk. You see, the problem is that we are not able to connect. I mean between us humans. If only one day all of us could do so, with the amount of knowledge we have, the world would be a better place, and we would all benefit and live better. But unfortunately, that will never happen because of so many things. A hint is what we made ourselves, and that is power, which each of us seeks only. If we believe that things are not forever in this world and that this is the reason we are here, then why kill even for power? My question here is: Are we animals still? or segregated creatures. I’ll leave that to you to answer.
Jacob Knapp
November 9, 2023 at 6:05 am
Amazing, beautiful, inspiring, life giving! Waw! ❤❤❤❤ such beauty all around us! So great full for this. Thank You 🙏.
Eli Dunlap
November 9, 2023 at 7:43 am
Great talk, but we should never forget that the government has really caused things to be more difficult for its citizens, and we can’t sit back and bear all the consequences of the bad governance. It’s obvious we are headed for hyperinflation,and again and again it is always the poor who take the hit.
Avery Liles
November 9, 2023 at 7:47 am
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Evangeline Cordell
November 9, 2023 at 7:49 am
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Agnes Grix
November 9, 2023 at 7:53 am
@Avery LilesHow? I know it’s possible I would appreciate it if you show me how to go about it.
Avery Liles
November 9, 2023 at 7:54 am
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November 9, 2023 at 7:56 am
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November 9, 2023 at 8:05 am
For anyone reading this: God bless you all!
Josie B
November 9, 2023 at 3:35 pm
this is so beautiful and in incredible concept. i think we can all appreciate just how much work all of this took. beyond impressed ❤
pongop
November 10, 2023 at 6:49 pm
Amazing!
Autor Thiago Freitas
November 12, 2023 at 8:26 pm
I’m shocked on how you do that, maybe step-motion photography?
C G
November 13, 2023 at 6:59 pm
A pandemic was a brilliant social experiment
Halo Dizayee🖤🦅
November 14, 2023 at 3:34 am
Well done, keep going, ♾🌍