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Did you know you can control time? Freeze a moment in time for eternity? Condense an entire day into a matter of seconds?

Photography allows us to manipulate time, to capture it, to investigate a single moment in ways impossible with the naked eye alone.
Time-lapse photography can provide a window into a place where time moves in unusual ways.

Here are 15 beautiful examples of time-lapse at its best.

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Contents at a Glance

#1 Tom Lowe: Timescapes
#2 Arctic Light - TSO Photography
#3 LA Light - Colin Rich
#4 The Unseen Sea - Simon Christen
#5 Small Worlds - Keith Loutit
#6 Landscapes: Volume One
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#7 Landscapes: Volume Two
#8 The Chapel - HDR Time-lapse
#9 Fleeting Light
#10 Timelapse Montage
#11 The Mountain - TSO Photography
#12 Outer Banks
#13 Time-lapse Crane
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#14 Go Pro Egg Timer Timelapse
#15 Tempest Milky Way
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#1 Tom Lowe: Timescapes

For many photographers, time-lapse begins and ends with Tom Lowe, Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2010. Tom's videos have amazed and inspired photographers across the globe, and his website Timescapes.org is an invaluable resource for aspiring time-lapse photographers.

#2 Arctic Light - TSO Photography

Norwegian photographer Terje Sorgjerd (TSO photography) creates time-lapse sequences that will blow your mind.

#3 LA Light - Colin Rich

Proving that with the right set of eyes you can see a city as a living thing, LA Light is a testament to the beauty of a modern city.

#4 The Unseen Sea - Simon Christen

A time-lapse view of a city from above a sea of clouds.

#5 Small Worlds - Keith Loutit

Combing the use of time-lapse techniques and tilt-shift photography, Keith Loutit is able to create the illusion of a miniature world.

#6 Landscapes: Volume One

A different perspective on some familiar landscapes.

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#7 Landscapes: Volume Two

#8 The Chapel - HDR Time-lapse

Time-lapse and HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography techniques combine to produce spectacular results.

In the last decade advances in technology have made time-lapse photography a more affordable, accessible hobby. Heck, for a few dollars you can download an app that will turn your smartphone into a fully functioning time-lapse camera.

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#9 Fleeting Light

Stunning time-lapse of a High Desert and the Geminid Meteor Shower.

#10 Timelapse Montage

Simply beautiful time-lapse of some otherworldly landscapes.

#11 The Mountain - TSO Photography

Another unbelievable time-lapse by Norwegian photographer Terje Sorgjerd (TSO photography).

#12 Outer Banks

Seeing stars like this can be a real treat. Light pollution is a problem that many of us don't spend much time thinking about,

#13 Time-lapse Crane

Wondering how the movement is achieved in some of these amazing time-lapses?
Time-lapse Guru Tom Lowe provides a look at his equipment in action.

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#14 Go Pro Egg Timer Timelapse

Can't afford an expensive motion control unit for your time-lapse work? Here's an example of what you can do with an inexpensive camera, an egg timer and some ingenuity.

#15 Tempest Milky Way

This time-lapse has some of the most amazing Milky Way shots I've ever seen.

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sandyspider Nov 7, 2011 @ 10:46 am | delete

Great videos! Blessed! Please add this to the non-Zazzle plexo on my Zazzle and Blessings for November 2011 lens..

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anilsaini Oct 31, 2011 @ 1:31 am | delete

amazing and nice lens

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crstnblue Oct 27, 2011 @ 3:47 pm | delete

I'm a total ignorant in photography but I'm more than passionate about photos and your lens managed to let me speechless. The best I could find on Squidoo regarding this topic. The intro text is perfectly written and creates the necessary impact for reader to seat and be "hungry" for the rest, and the enclosed videos ... are incredible... making one think it pass to another dimension in time and space...

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elyria Oct 27, 2011 @ 2:42 am | delete

Wow, amazing videos!

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codystacy Oct 27, 2011 @ 12:49 am | delete

This is awesome. Most of these videos almost look like computer generation because they are so amazing. Love the idea and learned a lot. Keep up the good work!
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