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I captured the entire event on kontain.com (combination of twitter/facebook/youtube/flickr)

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Exclusive unseen time lapse video footage of the Miracle on the Hudson, US Airways flight 1549 as it is struggling to stay afloat and avoid the barrage of an ice attack. An unsung hero was the Airbus A320 which survived a crash landing, sinking and safely contained 155 Humans.

I shot these clips from a cheap compact Canon camera. The plane came to a strop outside my apartment here in NYC. Most of the footage on TV from CNN, NY Post, NBC and ABC was filmed from my apartment over those 3 days.

I seem to be the only one that captured the lift in time-lapse, i just regret I didnt have my Canon 5d Mark ii back then.

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  • Itsjune 2 years ago
    thanks for sharing
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  • David Martin 2 years ago
    np. Just added: kontain.com/david/entries/56620/do-you-like-to-drive-in-the-empire-state-canon-5d-mark-ii/
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  • David 2 years ago
    Awesome video, what is the music in the background?
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  • David Martin 2 years ago
    it's from Transformers: Song is here in comments:
    kontain.com/david/entries/55242/exclusive-time-lapse-footage-of-the-miracle-on-the-hudson/
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  • NoQuarter 2 years ago
    David Martin, This is just outstanding work. I'm watching at work, so I couldn't hear the audio, but time-elapse tells such a great story. I was totally interested in how they got the plane out, and now I know in complete detail. Fasinating! Awesome job! Thx!
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  • Michael Raisch plus 2 years ago
    David, Well worth the leg-work and camera set-up work. I'm on the exact other side of river, I've always been fascinated by the power of Hudson.

    The images of the Airbus frozen in were an amazing site.

    Thanks!
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  • Larry O'Connell 2 years ago
    That was a little melodramatic
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  • Darius Burning 2 years ago
    Nice production work, bad narrative.

    "Neither a crash landing nor the pounding ice assault could take down this little human saver"

    ...no, but a few little birdies could :)
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  • FHFR, APL and SCAC 2 years ago
    very cool - and looks very cold!!!
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  • Matthew Joseff plus 2 years ago
    It's amazing how powerful nature is.
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  • Nahuel882 2 years ago
    Nice video, bad narrative.
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  • johng 2 years ago
    Great work!
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  • SteveinMaine 2 years ago
    Wow! Wow, David-- spectacularly well put together! Thank you! Saw it on towleroad.com just now.
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  • David Martin 2 years ago
    thanks
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  • Simon Colliss 2 years ago
    Nice editing job. Made me laugh when the plane came out of the water, it really put a sense of scale on the size of the crane. Made the plane look like a kids toy.
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  • julencin2000 2 years ago
    This is am amazing video job and a truly amazing story, crisply told. Thanks a lot for sharing!!!!!!
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  • STV Productions 2 years ago
    "Humans"? What's wrong with the word "People"?
  • David Martin 2 years ago
    it's not cinematic is it?
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  • bowsprite 2 years ago
    Beautiful! hello, Neighbor! we were in your bldg, and I must congratulate you on your patience, for it seemed to take very, very long. Wonderful editting and music. Thank you! My friend Will of Tugster has a write up, and I was listening to VHF radio and caught the talk of the men who worked to raise the plane:
    bowsprite.wordpress.com/salvage-of-the-plane/
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  • spunky brown 2 years ago
    Thank you for sharing, David. Your music choice enhanced the human endeavor and elevated the long, arduous work!
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  • Ruesch Productions plus 2 years ago
    Great Vid, with Transformers Musik :)
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  • David Buchner 2 years ago
    Nice tribute. I'm glad somebody took a moment to think of the plane. And I don't think there was anything melodramatic about it.
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  • Betsy Krakowiak 1 year ago
    Wow. Thanks for the wonderful footage!
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