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  • 2 of 3 | Late day high contrast with Lenticular cloud facing east

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    Scene notes:

    The continuation of another clip. The Lenticular clouds are dominant in the sky. Many levels of moisture enable these strange eddies of air currents to be cloaked in visible water. The landscape (nearby mountains) is contributing to the formation of these less common clouds. High above the desert landscape, a sliver of blue-sky remains in the beyond, and Cirrus clouds are on the top layer.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    16 seconds and 4 frames.

  • Glowing lower level clouds on a blue sky

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    Pink light on the mid-level clouds. Strong radiant light passes through the atmosphere to create underlighting for the slow clouds overhead with no horizon in frame.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    12 seconds and 4 frames.

  • Panning over Desolation Wilderness landscape

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    … from viewpoint of clouds slowly shifting shadows on forest. Nimbostratus clouds impose shadows upon the wilderness scene intermittently. The foreground, a viewpoint ridge which the camera pans over, is intricately detailed with yellow flowers and stone. The protected landscape beyond is a mix of hilly forest and rocky land features of rugged terrain further away, with Mt Tallac visible in the far-distant left.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    17 seconds and 6 frames.

  • Moon rises over Grand Canyon with smoke clearing…

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    …out and high clouds moving rapidly, moonlit The full moon rises behind high clouds. The view from this light is dynamic, made more so by smoke from nearby fires. The smoke is seen as a nebulous cloud, only thinly veiling this view. Stars are seen above the clouds. How is this a moonrise? The long exposure of the individual frames allows for more light to be captured in the image, enough to be of comparable levels to a sunrise at certain times. The view of the canyon is deep, the point of view is from Duck on a Rock viewpoint facing northeast.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    8 seconds and 13 frames.

  • 1 of 2 | From Pikes Peak, clouds cast shadows

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    … on fog far below that appear to slosh on forest. The continuation of another clip (the camera has been moved). The clouds float over Pike’s Peak, a mountain that is high above the stratus fog below, transforming rapidly. The mountain, a combination of smooth and jagged slopes, careens downward (right). The stratus far below shifts on otherwise low wind. The vista is wide and vast, and the sky is blue with exception of the white Cirrostratus layer and aforementioned Cumulus that plays at point of view-level.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    17 seconds and 4 frames.

  • 1 of 2 | Behind trees, a small fog blanket rolls on Lake Tahoe at sunrise

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    Scene notes:

    Pines and other conifers are framing the sky on all sides of the scene in the early morning above Lake Tahoe, which is surrounded by a forest, and blanketed partially with a fog layer. The sky quickly brightens as high clouds and an airplane contrail turn all the colors of sunrise. The ground is snowy. A similar clip exists.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    38 seconds and 4 frames.

  • Vivid light rays on fog through a cypress tree on a hill

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    Scene notes:

    Generally speaking, the foggy forest is not a dynamic source of light- it’s normally diffuse and thick enough so the light above cannot even penetrate it. But when the ceiling of the fog is at the altitude of the observer, the sunbeams highlight the ferns on the forest floor.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    10 seconds and 20 frames.

  • At nighttime by Mono Lake, tufas on water in front of and below very light clouds

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    Scene notes:

    Tufas are the unique stone structures shown at left in the moonlight, which also make visible the light and fluffy low-level clouds cast night shadows over the distant desert landscape, with stars present.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    14 seconds and 27 frames.