It’s always fun and mesmerizing to see perfectly well-timed photographs. Capturing a particular moment at the exact time is a skill that many photographers practice for years. Sometimes, however, it’s not always those fleeting moments that make for the best photographs.

Long-exposure photography is a form of photography that, essentially, attempts to capture the passing of time.

Long-exposure photos are incredibly interesting because they create an illusion of movement in a still photo — usually with the assistance of passing light, like the sun, or the headlights of a car.

Scroll down and enjoy 30 of the most epic long-exposure photographs ever captured.

These captures are absolutely incredible.

1. A long-exposure of traffic lights showcases their three distinct colors.

2. A Ferris wheel has been transformed into a beautiful piece of stained glass as it spins.

3. A firework has turned into something out of a science project with the help of long-exposure photography.

4. This photo of a jack-o-lantern with a foggy lens is the stuff out of nightmares.

5. The long-exposure of a helicopter is completely nuts.

6. We’re going back to the carnival, but this time with a Tilt-a-Whirl.

7. This person attached a blinking light to their robotic vacuum and captured this organized chaos.

8. A snowboarder put an LED light on his snowboard, and the results were magical.

9. A subway long-exposure makes you feel like you’re traveling through time.

10. Another firework, this time it’s a ground bloomer.

11. This person zoomed their lens in and out for ten seconds; they had to look up to make sure the building wasn’t exploding.

12. A candle procession in a cathedral creates bright strands of string.

13. An escalator in Seattle becomes a slide after a long-exposure was captured.

14. Airplanes coming and going from San Francisco look like strands of diamonds coming from the sky.

15. A rock climber tied glowsticks to their hands and feet then filmed themself as they ascended.

16. A truck passed through the shot of a long-exposure of the night sky.

17. Amusement park rides create some of the most glorious shots.

18. Glowsticks falling down a waterfall (don’t worry, they collected them afterward.)

19. A departing train lights up the tracks in Budapest.

20. A plane taking off creates a rollercoaster in the sky.

21. This photographer zoomed out while leaving their lens open and caught this epic photo.

22. Bugs flying underneath a streetlamp looks like strings of noodles.

23. A red train roars through the Candian Rockies

24. A lighthouse’s bright lamp rotates inside and lights up the dark sky.

25. Moths swarming and swirling around, attracted to the light.

26. A lava lamp gets psychadelic with long-exposure photography.

27. Headlights on cars weave through the snowy mountains.

28. It turns out that robotic vacuums with lights on top are incredible for long-exposure photography.

29. A rocket launches off into space.

30. Skiiers organized to create this epic long-exposure shot while skiing down the slope with flashlights.

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By Ashley Fike

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Ashley Fike is a contributor at SBLY Media.