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Storm builds over Lassen Peak (Timelapse) #timelapse#lassen#storm#video Time lapse of a storm building around Lassen Peak, shot from Lake Helen.)
By Robert Ellison. Updated on Saturday, February 19, 2022.
Unusually good night sky conditions in San Francisco recently. Here's a video of several timelapses shot over the last couple of months. The sequences are: (super) moonrise, no Lyrids over Sutro Tower, Ursa Major rotating around Polaris, Orion setting, moonset.
By Robert Ellison. Updated on Saturday, February 19, 2022.
Six 4K images a day at 24 frames per second (so each second is four days) from April 18, 2019 to April 17, 2020:
I made a version of this video a couple of years ago using xplanet clouds. That was lower resolution and only had one frame per day so it's pretty quick. This version uses the new 4K cloud image I developed for Catfood Earth just over a year ago. I've been patiently saving the image six times a day (well, patiently waiting as a script does this for me). It's pretty amazing to see storms developing and careening around the planet. The still frame at the top of the post shows Dorian hitting Florida back in September.
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4K One Year Global Cloud Timelapse #code#software#video#timelapse#animation#clouds#earth Animation of a year of global cloud cover from April 18, 2019 to April 17, 2020. You can see storms developing and careening around the planet. Rendered from six daily 4K images.)
By Robert Ellison. Updated on Sunday, September 28, 2025.
An abstract timelapse of the California coast.
The sequences were shot over about six hours using a Sony RX100V, f5.6, 1 second exposure, ND3 filter and ISO 80 to around 250 depending on the light. Most of the frames are from the Marin headlands, one sequence is from Sutro Baths in San Francisco.
Post production used Lightroom and LRTimelapse. I skipped LRTimelapse rendering and wrote a custom application to mirror the frames (for this video mirroring is left/right top/bottom and for one sequence both). I then used ffmpeg to render each mirrored sequence and Premiere Elements to edit them together. Finally I added music with Filmstro.
If anyone is interested in the mirroring application post a comment below and I'll tidy it up a bit and release it.
This timelapse is absolutely inspired by the main title sequence for Bosch on Amazon Video.
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Coastal #timelapse#video Abstract timelapse of the California coast (mostly the Marin Headlands). Shot on Sony RX100V, post production in Lightroom, LTTimelapse, Premiere Elements, Filmstro and a custom frame mirroring application.)
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More Bangalore #timelapse#video#bangalore#india Time lapse of Bangalore, India. Featuring Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace, the KR Flower Market, Cubbon Park and more.)
By Robert Ellison. Updated on Saturday, February 19, 2022.
A timelapse portrait of San Francisco on New Year's Eve 2019:
The video features the view from Inspiration Point, The Palace of Fine Arts, Union Square, Crissy Field, The Ferry Building, Music Concourse in Golden Gate Park, Market Street and the sun setting over downtown shot from Twin Pearks.
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San Francisco New Year's Eve Timelapse #timelapse#video#sanfrancisco A timelapse of San Francisco, California on New Year's Eve 2019 featuring Inspiration Point, The Palace of Fine Arts, Union Square, Crissy Field, The Ferry Building, Music Concourse and Market Street.)
By Robert Ellison. Updated on Saturday, February 19, 2022.
Dawn to dusk 60 frame per second timelapse of Bangalore (Bengaluru) in Karnataka, India. Shot on a GoPro Session from the 10th floor of the Sheraton Grand Hotel over two days.
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Sugarloaf Stars #timelapse#video#4k#sugarloaf#stars A 4K timelapse of the night sky over Sugarloaf Ridge State Park in Sonoma, California (which is home to the Robert Ferguson Observatory).)
