Coffee-break fodder. Here is a wonderful piece of time-lapse video created following a flight from San Francisco to Paris Charles de Gaulle on Air France.
The two-minute clip was taken using a Canon 5D Mk2 camera, with time-lapse controller and 16mm-35mm lens.
The camera took the shot every two miles between take-off and landing in Paris and was supplemented with computer model shots for the runway segments (due to restrictions on electronic device).
Conceptually it's a fun idea and shows what can be achieved with relatively cheap or free equipment (for both shooting and editing, the latter using Apple iMovie software).
But the best moment is clearly when the footage caught the majestic natural phenomenon that is the Aurora Borealis in the night sky.
SF to Paris in Two Minutes from Beep Show on Vimeo.
Producer Beep Show said:
"Thanks to my neighbors for not minding an SLR click every 2 to 30 seconds for 11 hours, and thanks to the whole Air France flight crew for being insanely friendly and allowing me to shoot."