Time-lapse tribute to Louisville gets rave reviews

Shannon Rae Green | USA TODAY

Photographers and videographers are praising a technically complex and time-consuming time-lapse compilation of beautiful scenes of Louisville. Louisville In Motion was shot by photographer Eric Stemen.

Stemen spent almost a year and half on this project, capturing more than a hundred city landmarks. All of his photos were shot with just one camera. He moved his tripod toward an anchor point, and leveled his camera each time, which is his hyper-time-lapse process. It's very time-consuming: it took more than 350 hours for Stemen to complete a 4½-minute montage.

Stemen says his inspiration came when he watched other hyper-lapsed photo projects. "No one's done Louisville, and I thought I'd give it a try."

What's next for him? He's going on vacation – but hasn't decided where yet. He did, of course, promise he would shoot time lapses there.

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