U.S Landscapes Celebrated With Incredible Time-Lapse Photography

By Dan Howlett @DanHowlett85

THESE incredible images were captured when a photographer quit his job and travelled 13,000 miles across the United States

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Videographer / Director: Shane Black
Producer: Nick Johnson
Editor: Joshua Douglas

A crystal clear Florida night which formed part of Shane Black's incredible Adventure is Calling timelapse video

Shane Black took 10,000 beautiful images across 32 states to create the dazzling time-lapse video.

The 26-year-old who was born in Ohio but spends most of his time on the road, said: “There were many difficult moments during the trip - the hardest was only having one or maybe two days maximum at each place we stayed.

Lone ranger: a single windmill is silhouetted in Texas

“That meant I had to roll with whatever weather conditions I had at the time and I never had much time to sit still.

“We also had a lot of long travel days, so it was a constant race against the sun.

“The toughest challenge was getting to the spot where I shot the most known clip in the film - which is the glowing tent and the Milky Way at Crater Lake in Oregon.

Shane's journey took him to this haunting coastline in Santa Barbara, California

“I hiked around steep hills for a while scouting a spot, then had to make the hike up the steep hill again, but with 60 pounds of camera, time-lapse, and camping equipment.

“But the long days, tough hikes and lack of sleep were completely worth it – when I look back on the footage I can re-live each scene and remember what it was like to be there.

“I feel very fortunate that I was able to witness such fantastic views.”

Great Outdoors: A glowing tent sits beneath The Milky Way in Crater Lake, Oregon, this was Shane's toughest spot to reach

The trip took a total of two months to complete and was funded by Shane teaching photography workshops in a few select cities along the way.

Despite how incredible the footage is, Shane was surprisingly new to time-lapse when he set out on his epic adventure in 2013.

Star-struck: The Milky Way shines brightly in Badlands, South Dakota

“Knowing that we would be visiting a large handful of amazing locations, I knew I wanted to document it in my favourite way possible, which is through time-lapse, added Shane.

“I've always loved still photos, but seeing them brought to life in time-lapse photography had me devoted to shooting time-lapse the entire trip.”

Grey skies: An upturned tree against a stormy sky, in Arizona

And with so many beautiful locations to choose from it is unsurprising that Shane struggles to identify a favourite.

“Each spot had it's own unique beauty,” added the photographer.

Shane quit his job and travelled 13,000 miles to create the timelapse, the journey took him to Yosemite National Park, California

“Such as the huge lake inside the crater at Crater Lake and then there’s Yosemite – which takes your breath away every time you’re in the park and surrounded by the massive granite walls.

“Zion National Park also stood out for me, since like Yosemite you’re surrounded by giant rock walls but it’s much more colourful and unique than what you find at Yosemite.”

Shane spent one to two days at each place: a dark coastline in Big Sur, California

After the success of the trip Shane has big plans for more excursions and future time-lapse projects.

He added: “I don’t see myself stopping this anytime soon.

“I’m currently working on editing a trip we did around parts of Canada.

“I lived in central California in the summer and shot some great footage there but I’m too busy shooting more footage to work on editing that together.”