Thursday is officially the first day of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. To help celebrate the seasonal switch, we have a video for you from Jeff Dougherty, known on YouTube as The Hyperunner.
After an initial attempt to create a hyperlapse while running the Madison Marathon in Montana, Dougherty was inspired to improve and expand upon his concept.
With the help of a GoPro camera strapped to his head, Dougherty decided to capture the changes of the seasons throughout the year by running the same five-mile loop through his town. He used the integrated timelapse mode to create the video and bring it together in post-production to show what a year looks like from season to season while running the same path.
To capture the 98,366 images used in the three-and-a-half-minute hyperlapse, Dougherty had to run 159.5 miles. He went through two GoPros during that time, which captured 714GB of photos in addition to the 55GB of video he captured. The total time it took to stabilize the footage was 83 hours, according to Dougherty.
It is one of the more interesting timelapses we have come across. Not only is it from a first-person perspective, but watching the changing of the seasons while consistently moving on the same path makes for a surreal experience.
Taking Dougherty’s video a bit further, though it could be tough to complete, capturing all of the same footage using a virtual reality GoPro rig would create an experience where you could effectively run on a treadmill and look around in whatever season you prefer.
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A phone thermal camera is one of those tools you don’t think you need until the first time it saves you from an expensive problem, and the Thermal Master P3 just got easier to try. For Halloween, it’s discounted with the code THERMCAM10, a 10% cut that works out to $107 off the total. It’s also fresh off a win at the 2026 Tom’s Guide AI Awards for best phone thermal camera, which is the kind of third-party nod that separates a serious tool from the cheap clip-on sensors that flood this category.
We are nearing Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days, which officially run October 6 and 7. But there is no need to wait until the sale begins to start looking. Early offers are already live, and camera gear is one category where I found enough worthwhile discounts to put together a proper creator-focused list.
I’ve deliberately gone wider than interchangeable-lens cameras here. There are pocket and action cameras, a 360 camera, an instant camera, two wireless microphone systems, and a pair of webcams covering very different budgets. Prices were checked on October 2, and as always with Amazon, they can move quickly.