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What cameras see that our eyes don’t - Bill Shribman

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Our eyes are practically magical, but they cannot see everything. For instance, the naked eye cannot see the moment where all four of a horse’s legs are in the air or the gradual life cycle of plants -- but cameras can capture these moments. Bill Shribman gives examples where photography can pick up where the eye leaves off.


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  • Animator Marissa Hutchins, Stephen Brooks, Tom Beuerlein
  • Narrator Bill Shribman

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