San Francisco to Lake Tahoe

By Robert Ellison.

Hyperlapse from San Francisco to Lake Tahoe:

I-80, SR 49, SR20, I-80 some more, SR 267 to Kings Beach.

This didn't look like a terrible idea the morning of December 26 (Boxing Day), the weather forecast was good. Google Maps predicted a little under four hours. Then it started to snow. And then there were many crashes, I-80 shut in both directions and the resulting jam took over six hours to clear.

Most of the hyperlapse runs at a 80-130x speedup. The jam portion is over 1000x.

In case you are insane here is the full drive, minus charging and food stops:

Shot on Rivian Drive Cam, post-processed as per this post, edited in DaVinci Resolve Studio, music hallucinated by Eleven Labs.

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Lisbon Sunset

By Robert Ellison.

Brief time lapse of sunset looking towards the Ponte 25 de Abril (a mashup of the Golden Gate and Bay bridges) in Lisbon, Portugal.

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Homer

By Robert Ellison.

Timelapse of sunset, moonrise and sunrise from Homer in Alaska.

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Yerba Buena Island Timelapse

By Robert Ellison.

Timelapse shot from Panoramic Park at the top of Yerba Buena Island. This features the Point of Infinity sculpture, the Bay Bridge, Treasure Island, Angel Island, Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge and downtown San Francisco.

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L Taraval

By Robert Ellison.

Time lapse of the L Taraval light rail from West Portal station to the San Francisco Zoo. The L shut down during the pandemic and then years of construction replaced the tracks (and water lines, and sewers). It finally returned in September of 2024. I made a time lapse of the construction phase outside my house.

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San Francisco to Shasta Lake

By Robert Ellison.

A hyperlapse of the ~4hour drive from San Francisco to Shasta Lake in California. Shot on Rivian Drive Cam. Details for getting usable footage from that here. Edited in DaVinci Resolve.

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Time Lapse of the Milky Way over Lake Shasta

By Robert Ellison. Updated on Sunday, October 19, 2025.

A 4k timelapse of the night sky, including the milky way, shot from Lakehead, California over three nights in late November / early December 2024. Best enjoyed on a big screen in a dark room. Winter has the benefits of long nights and I was delighted to be in a dark place with no full moon for a change. You don't get the galactic core like you do in the summer though. Check out this Jasper version for the summer view.