It ’s about August , which means one thing : You should not be on a estimator . You should not be in an office . You should have vacated whatever smelly urban heat island you call home in favour of more verdant lands . You should be hiking up a mountain or vigorously enforce sunscreen on a beach or enjoying a family picnic or touring a nicely air - conditioned museum in a foreign country . Alas , we can not all savour a summertime vacation in a far - flung shoes . But we can daydream ! Here are 11 gamey - definition timelapses that will help you get by — at least nearly :
1. Iceland
waterfall , fiord , sheep , and Charles Percy Snow ! retrieve snow ?
2. Yosemite
Yosemite HD IIfromProject YosemiteonVimeo .
Grab your hiking kicking for this one , shot in California ’s Yosemite National Park . Note that Half Dome is a little small these twenty-four hour period — it suffer 5 million pounds of rock during stormsearlier this month .
3. Northern Chile
AncientsfromNicholas BueronVimeo .
The desert of Northern Chile have some of the well-defined , darkest skies in the existence . Hello , stargazing .
4. Colombia
Colombia - TimelapsefromMB FilmsonVimeo .
Get eyefuls of greenery in the jungle of Colombia , and , for the more cosmopolitan traveler , the bustle of Bogatá .
5. Burning Man
Lake of Dreamsfromroy two thousandonVimeo .
Every year at the remnant of August , thousands of mass flock to the Nevada desert for Burning Man , a fete that ’s been describe aspart rave , part societal experiment , and increasingly , partSilicon Valley networking event . Whatever it is , it ’s definitely a holiday from normal life .
6. Venice
Venice in a DayfromJoerg NigglionVimeo .
Nothing says " rest " like being on a boat .
7. Norway
NORWAY - A Time - Lapse AdventurefromRustad MediaonVimeo .
This timelapse boast images taken across Norway on an almost 10,000 Swedish mile road trip over the course of five months . So . Many . fiord .
8. Rio de Janeiro
meter of RiofromMOOVonVimeo .
Time to go to the beach ? Time to go to the beach .
9 . New Zealand
AWAKENING | NEW ZEALAND 4KfromMartin Heck | Timestorm FilmsonVimeo .
For everyone who dreams of aLord of the Rings - themed pickup .
10. The Dominican Republic
Repeat : Take me to the beach .
11 . New York City
STREETS - NEW YORK CITYfromTim SessleronVimeo .
New York City is generally a place masses fly in the Canis familiaris days of summer , but those sticky August daylight in the city have their sweetheart , too . At least when viewed from a safe distance .
