Category: Time Lapse

Storm + Ocean + Sunset + Time-lapse

We have had a very wet winter thus far – numerous storms coming in from the ocean. Yesterday we had storms coming and going with such speed the actual weather events looked as if they were a time-lapse. The clouds were moving incredibly fast. After dinner I noticed the clouds looked especially dramatic. Additionally, sunset was fast approaching, and initially… Continue reading

We Had a Small Storm Come Ashore Yesterday…

And here is the 34 second time-lapse to prove it. I had to end it when I did because the rains started. Near the very end of the time lapse you can see the clouds moving in an enormous circular pattern indicated by the wind model below from the windy.com website. They were coming from the north heading south miles… Continue reading

A Tonneau Cover for Bunctious

I had never really heard of a tonneau cover before. I hadn’t noticed the covers on trucks because I really never paid any attention to pickup trucks. But when we decided to buy a pickup truck, I began paying attention. A whole new world emerged. We have always wanted to drive across the country and decided to do so when… Continue reading

Mōvi FreeFly Personal Cinema Robot

My New Mōvi FreeFly Personal Cinema Robot is supposed to arrive today. I’m very excited! You’re wondering, what on earth is a Mōvi FreeFly Personal Cinema Robot? Well, Mōvi Freefly is a high end camera stabilization platform. It’s often used when filming movies. Their equipment keeps the camera completely stable as it moves around the scene—no shake, bumps, jerks, etc.… Continue reading

¡Special News Bulletin!

I mentioned last week that I’ve been busy cleaning up and remodeling the backend of timtyson.us. It’s messy work! And I’ve been making some significant headway. Today I announce that the links in the photos/media section of my blog now once again function1. I still want to do tidy them up a bit more, but all in all the photos… Continue reading

Hiking the Tam

Making a Fog Timelapse We went hiking on Mount Tamalpais this past weekend, twice, actually: both Saturday and Sunday. Saturday was especially interesting because we had intense fog (the marine layer) down below us and an overcast sky above us. The motion of the clouds and fog was fantastic. Having anticipated this, I had brought a tripod to shoot a… Continue reading

The French Have an Old Saying…

I spent yesterday hanging out around Mount Tamalpais, Muir Woods, Muir Beach, and the Muir Beach Overlook. I was shooting my very first 360º hyper lapse1 and some time-lapse of the sunset. Regrettably, the sunset was a total bust because the marine layer was so thick. But, I had a couple of unexpected and interesting encounters. First, below is the… Continue reading

Learning Out Loud

I was interested in exploring shooting anamorphic video with the iPhone 6s+1. In fact, I was interested in seeing how far I could push video with the iPhone generally: nighttime, directly into the sun, etc. I also wanted to try mixing some 360º footage into the my little project to see if significantly changing perspective in a normal “flat” video… Continue reading

Awww, Shucks!

Yay for Vimeo! They present video in the correct aspect ratio without letterboxing, unlike YouTube! All that effort to produce 1:2.39 aspect ratio content, and then YouTube adds that hideous black letterbox! Come on Google, get up to speed here! And what’s with the thumbnail that’s not in the correct aspect ratio at all?! Anyway… Shot on my iPhone this… Continue reading