Urban Time Lapse Videos
 

There are so many great time lapse projects and artists dedicated to showcasing urbanity in all its often majestic beauty, perhaps it's time to highlight some of the best efforts here.

Starting of with one of the best I've seen. NightFall by Colin Rich, LA in all its luminous splendor.



And by the same artist: City Lights.

Here is a good one for Phoenix - by Michael Heiland. The more urban stuff starts around 2:45.

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Nightfall is proabably my absolute favorite time-lapse video.. Colin did such a good job showcasing Los Angeles..

After seeing that and a few others, I got inspired to do the same kind of thing.. Here's my personal time-lapse project I just completed last week: A Day in Denver..

^Great job, Ryan!

My favorites are ones with the camera in motion giving those subtle changes in perspectives. Thumbs up to anyone with the patience and effort to make great time lapse videos. :cheers:

Hands down, the most inspiring timelapses I've seen are from Thrash Lab's Empty America series.

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Denver never looked so good...great job Ryan!

All excellent. I do like people buzzing around like ants though - Koyaanisqatsi-style. :cool:

Thank you thank you!! :) I had a great time learning how to do time-lapse photography and doing this project!

Here are two REALLY good one's:

Barcelona:



Kuala Lumpur:

The techniques used in this video are jaw dropping. So impressive..

Houston:

http://vimeo.com/38760791

I made this one a few years ago. It's shocking how expensive it is to have all of the equipment and most important, hard drive space to make a good one of these.

http://vimeo.com/10885200

Melbourne:

http://vimeo.com/64783605

Came across this one done in Hong Kong.

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This is one of the most peaceful city time-lapses I have seen. It's just so pleasant..

That is just incredible. Love the music, too.

Astonishing! Incredible works! Thanks for posting.

Greetings from Madrid, Spain.:cheers:

Dubai.. This one is pretty fantastic!

Agreed, wow!

Vancouver:

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forget the waterfalls part on the video below. They are 2000km away from Rio.
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I had this idea one night to incorporate slow motion footage with time-lapse footage and thought it was something nobody has ever done. Well.. I was wrong.. Regardless this is a really good time-lapse.

Toronto