Michael Paradise

Chasing Light

A collection of moments captured over years of traveling, waiting, and watching landscapes transform.

Camera settings

These are a collection of timelapses captured over years. You can look at the collection below to see each sequence alongside the camera settings, location, and technical decisions behind the shot.

Dick's Peak

South Lake Tahoe

Big Wood Lake

Jackman Maine

Montezuma

Summit County Colorado

Florida Everglades

Everglades National Park, Florida

Acadia

Acadia National Park, Maine

RouteBurn Track

Fiordland, New Zealand

Delicate Arch

Arches National Park, Utah

Clear Lake

San Juans, Colorado

North Carolina River

North Carolina

Why timelapse?

Every time I do one of these I stop and realize that we are all just living on this spinning ball floating uncontrollably through space. It is both terrifying and beautiful at the same time.
SpaceX rocket launch light trail over the ocean at night

The Florida Space coast

Keep Exploring

New places bring new landscapes, changing light, and another reason to set up the camera.

AMERICAN WEST — 2019
Timelapse / Photography / Film