Timelapse Selection
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favorite timelapses, from any source.
"timelapse" means the camera records images at regular intervals, so the change in a moving subject appears accelerated or compressed.
lots of these show the natural world (storms, astronomy, animals), but some of the most interesting are mechanical or technology-related.
![Ranked #67 - 14829 votes - 419 star points](https://videosift.com/cdm/stars/00250.png)
![Ranked #462 - 1107 votes - 49 star points](https://videosift.com/cdm/stars/00025.png)
![Ranked #373 - 1733 votes - 57 star points](https://videosift.com/cdm/stars/00050.png)
Well-done timelapse of a construction site. You can watch the building develop, or just watch the days pass and the seasons change. Minimal piano music is similar to Philip Glass' score for Koyaanisqatsi,... continue reading
posted by plastiquemonkey![Ranked #67 - 14829 votes - 419 star points](https://videosift.com/cdm/stars/00250.png)
![Ranked #67 - 14829 votes - 419 star points](https://videosift.com/cdm/stars/00250.png)
![Ranked #26 - 31415 votes - 1447 star points](https://videosift.com/cdm/stars/01000.png)
![Ranked #38 - 23136 votes - 823 star points](https://videosift.com/cdm/stars/00500.png)
![Ranked #38 - 23136 votes - 823 star points](https://videosift.com/cdm/stars/00500.png)
Nine days timelapsed in 45 seconds. Amazing how fast they grow...
posted by plastiquemonkey![Ranked #67 - 14829 votes - 419 star points](https://videosift.com/cdm/stars/00250.png)
![Ranked #124 - 8039 votes - 249 star points](https://videosift.com/cdm/stars/00100.png)
![Ranked #400 - 1543 votes - 60 star points](https://videosift.com/cdm/stars/00050.png)
1500 frames in 7 minutes. Nice work from Deluth, MN.
posted by mlx![Ranked #43 - 21499 votes - 622 star points](https://videosift.com/cdm/stars/00500.png)
An animation in short movie form based on pics captured with DSLR from Paris. High framerates, beautiful shots. By Deyan Parouchev and Nikola Mihov.
posted by lertad![Ranked #636 - 562 votes - 25 star points](https://videosift.com/cdm/stars/00025.png)
From the uploader: "I'm a big fan of time-lapse videos but didn't want to take years to make one. So I took a photo of myself every waking hour for seven weeks."
posted by dotdude![Ranked #31 - 25345 votes - 1237 star points](https://videosift.com/cdm/stars/01000.png)
"a time lapse of the 15,193 road images captured once a minute by the windshield webcam. You will see almost every mile of the 16,748 miles we added to the car's odometer. Each frame represents one minute,... continue reading
posted by mlx![Ranked #43 - 21499 votes - 622 star points](https://videosift.com/cdm/stars/00500.png)
Beautifully made timelapse in infrared. Canon G3 digital camera and Hoya infrared lens, converted to black and white. Music: Pet Shop Boys
posted by plastiquemonkey![Ranked #67 - 14829 votes - 419 star points](https://videosift.com/cdm/stars/00250.png)
This is a very cool feat of concept, design, engineering and physics. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gateshead_Millennium_Bridge
posted by silvercord![Ranked #38 - 23136 votes - 823 star points](https://videosift.com/cdm/stars/00500.png)
This is a time-lapse of a gravity wave taken by the Tama, Iowa KCCI-TV webcam on 6 May 2007. Gravity waves form when buoyancy pushes air up, and gravity pulls it back down. Very cool stuff!
posted by silvercord![Ranked #38 - 23136 votes - 823 star points](https://videosift.com/cdm/stars/00500.png)
Overnight active lava flows from Hawaii, starts in the daytime and goes through the night.
posted by thesnipe![Ranked #160 - 6124 votes - 262 star points](https://videosift.com/cdm/stars/00250.png)