Life Cycle of a Sunflower Time Lapse (With Music)

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This is a time lapse video of a dwarf sunflower growing from seed to full flower, then wilting.
Music composed, performed and owned by Benjamin McMillan ( / biobmcmillan . Used with permission. All rights reserved.
Thank you again Benjamin for the beautiful original audio track.
Videos are free to use for non-commercial purposes. If commercial use is desired, please visit the Gumroad link or contact me.

[@firecloud77]

*WARNING* Very sad ending. Not for the faint of heart.

[@preciouslee9529]

OMG THE SUNFLOWER DIED WITH A VEEY SAD SONG

[@sherrylin3594]

Like him or I’ll delete ur Roblox account boi

[@emmazhu6302]

How is the ending very sad?

[@asifaansar6214]

@@sherrylin3594 ur not Roblox sir LOL

[@adamdudek2958]

So sad😥

[@screamengine]

Now THIS is art. You capture the hope of the seedling, the confidence after dropping its seed shell, the ecstasy of flowering right to the imminent resignation right after the life review, pride and acceptance of all that it became. I felt it all. Along with that sound track, it should be broadcast into space! :)

[@lyricsyt3123]

I love sunflowers, they just don't last long

[@christiangray5727]

Me to I love flowers

[@kieth6625]

I grow them in space it lasts for like 1 or 2 earth years

[@shaunschopf4502]

What strikes me the most is the chaos it undergoes, moving this way and that, just before it blooms and becomes what it is going to be. I love how timelapse video allows us to see that this little flower, in it's own way, experiences the same struggle, growth, confusion, and diffusion of life as us intelligent and chaotic humans. Timelapse just puts their life on a timeline that we can relate to. It's one of my favorite things video can do, and piano is always perfect as a soundtrack to life, imo.

[@AkilahOsa]

I've been searching for a timelapse sunflower video, and I'm happy I found this one. 🌻😁🌻

[@kvlogs87]

Wow amazing beautiful flowers

[@mailav6470]

Wow, I love it! Thanks for sharing this beautiful time lapse of such a perfection of nature : )

[@jacobhart631]

I'm about to plant my sunflower seeds🌻🌻

[@androidking5444]

How beautiful is our nature 🌻🌊 🎄🌸

[@FranMorello]

This is hauntingly beautiful.

[@mortrek]

Francisco Morello thank you

[@sherrylin3594]

YEETTTTTT

[@stevetheredpikmin8378]

There's a zombie on your lawn There's a zombie on your lawn There's a zombie on your lawn We don't want zombies on the lawn LMAO XDXDXDXDXD

[@anyanaylor]

I was rooting for the flower.

[@miratakagi]

ひまわりの成長記録は（私のガイドラインに一致します・ディレッタント・TS・評論家・TS）選択されたピアノ曲と映画技法のテクニック・スローモーション撮影ハイスピード再生の映像はコントラストも素晴らしく神秘的で芸術と言ってもいいかもしれませんね。余談になりますが、この映像を見ていると背景が黒でカラヴァッジオの闇と光を思い浮かびます。

[@rohanpoddar2562]

There is no light with out darkness and no darkness with light.

[@jc1122Z]

I LOVE IT

[@Golf.Piyakan]

Dear, Mortrek I work at the Science Center for Education, Thailand. May I use your video for educating in my exhibition (non-commercial purposes). I will add your credit on the Intro of video. Thank you, Piyakan Srimuang

[@redboy867]

I'm just here to do work.

[@deborrastrom8559]

Sunflowers, in one day move with the sun. If they find no Sun they face each other to get energy. Wisdom indeed.

[@Dowlphin]

You could have played Mad World by Gary Jules to this for perfect synergy. I love sunflowers, but I can also see how quickly it is abandoning its older leaves, how much it strives upwards and gets bigger, often leading to being felled by wind, and then one very top-heavy pretty blossom quickly forgetting the prettiness and being fully occupied with bearing lots and lots of seeds, and then it is only going downwards from there, sadly hanging its heavy head. And what was it all for?

[@ARosalesClaure]

So nice 😭😢

[@patriciasmith7964]

This was beautiful but would have been even better if it had shown the sunflower right up until its death. i.e. when it is on the ground in a state of decomposition, even until there is nothing left. Please make another one like this.

[@mortrek]

Well, where I grew it, it probably wouldn't decompose. It'd just dry out. To decompose, it'd really need to be out in the wet and dirty world, where the different types of decomposers would have access to it.

[@chavinarayanan]

I used this vid for my homework proj thanks love music

[@FallenSmile29]

I almost made my cry 😢 when I saw how the life cycle ending. I am thinking deeper about our existence in that meaning

[@vgonz0011]

Its beautiful

[@screaminggoats5]

Made me feel so relaxed..

[@tadlono-blogsandgamingrobl2575]

Beautiful

[@tadlono-blogsandgamingrobl2575]

I like this song so much I love it so so much

[@whitemountain4228]

Many thanks.

[@andredelagnes6765]

Hey I was wondering if I could use this footage in a school project? The plan is to do a projection on the side of a building for a local art festival, and I would be combining it with other videos. We would give full credit on the screen please let me know at your convenience

[@mortrek]

+Andre Delagnes Sure, but please don't use this particular version since I don't own the rights to the music. I have another version of the same video on KZbin without music.

[@helohelohelo13]

Hello there! Could I please use this video in a college project? It is a documentary about young people's dreams. I would give you credit on the screen and I would not use the music, just the images.

[@riyankachakraborty7377]

So beautiful!

[@mortrek]

Thank you

[@Elizabeth-kv9fv]

i love the music!!!😆😆

[@firecloud77]

I want to do a time lapse of my indoor grow of Cape Gooseberries. Is there a way to do that relatively inexpensively?

[@mortrek]

For a long-term video, the cheapest way that I can think of that would result in a decent image would be to load CHDK on a supported older Canon point & shoot camera.

[@firecloud77]

@@mortrek Great idea. Thank you!

[@ifoam]

Amazing. Thanks for these. How long was this filmed over? Any wind in the room or was this all natural movement?

[@mortrek]

+JJ Martinez If I remember correctly this one took about 4 months. It was indoors with static lights, so the movements were all the plant's natural movement.

[@lay.z9201]

+mortrek I just got one from school 😃

[@DavidRichfield]

mortrek Can you tell us more about your setup? What kind of lights and camera, and how many photographs per hour?

[@fajarwijaya9220]

I cry just because of the sunflower life cycle

[@ТатьянаМищенко-п9ч]

Краса!😍

[@submoto]

right in the feels!!!!

[@미친똥자루]

와 멋지다

[@juliananeufeld3174]

Absolutely gorgeous

[@JerryPaullll]

:O do you not sleep(how many photos per day would you say?)

[@김대철-k1m]

good

[@itslola6780]

That really helps thx ☺️

[@lynroyscott8302]

Good day mortrek. This is very good. Can I use this to teach a class over a period of time? Acknowledgments would be done.

[@calebboettcher6707]

very beautiful dude

[@Mikaatoo]

It's beautiful

[@hakanortopedi9643]

çok ğoş la

[@dontaeamare8182]

I'd love to use this noncommercially. How do I contact you?

[@samarbak]

Hello, is it ok if I use your video for a project ?

[@K1ngAli2]

Yes duh

[@audreygamerplayzthepiggyan2219]

Put video speed on 2x look at the Sunflower

[@emoc_ewok]

Hi there, I work in video production, and my coworkers and I making a pro-bono video for a local nonprofit. We are hoping to use a clip from this video, in our video for the nonprofit organization's upcoming fundraiser. I have sent you a private message with more information as well. Thank you!

[@alexistkach73]

If i would like to contact you, how should i proceed

[@gracekatherine119]

May I please use this footage for an art project? I will give you credit.

[@mortrek]

Sure. You uploading it to KZbin? Just include credit and it's fine. If you use the original music, please credit the musician in the original video's description as well.

[@gracekatherine119]

@@mortrek Thank you! I’m actually creating a montage of photography and short video clips that tell a story for a collage admissions project. I’ll be sure to credit you!

[@Elizabeth-kv9fv]

the ending makes me sooooo sad!😩😩😩😭😭😢😴

[@sandrareginacleimdefatima3365]

Bom alma e pro coraçao❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@yuhhhh779]

how did sunflower died fast 😢😢😢😭😭😭💔 but crazy dave will plant her again

[@rsheeba6025]

Super😊😊😊😊😊

[@user-qe4cr7gn4n]

혹시 당신도 온란 수업하다가...?

[@yadiwiyanto5370]

Put it on speed x2 At 1:20 Sunflower:"ahhhh my head hurt..." Then... Sunflower:**grow a yellow hair**

[@thegilmours5280]

So sad flower died

[@maurentrumpeta3894]

Can I use this in my advocacy project?

[@asifaansar6214]

Sad ending. 😢

[@mortrek]

Same can be said for all living things :)

[@HacouHc]

So depressing :(

[@lachlanstacey6300]

Ha, That was like the whole life of somebody

[@serapgenc1976]

👌💕🌻🌹👏👏👏

[@michelleburghardt9255]

You shoulded of have put it in side it was dying! You need it outside my mom was sad XD

[@abesilas3535]

What song is this ?

[@LiiFelise]

* *mutes the video and plays BTS "Spring Day" in the background* * #yeah #ARMYSareheretoo

[@sansofthecentury190]

pizza time

[@mrperol]

Plants start from seed

[@terracegardeningart3941]

Amazing 🤩 New sub... here 😊 stay connected friend thanks 🙏👍

[@sungmihyun3777]

5년전인데?....

[@mamooudagha62]

شو.يه

[@kwak3578]

뭐지 대구대덕에서왔는데 온라인에서온사람손

[@ultrafrances]

Ughgb

[@jenniend5166]

hi

[@trexxcom]

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