Tag: clouds

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  • 5 of 5 | Night lightning illuminates approaching

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    A single, silhouetted cloud at the left of the frames is absolutely dwarfed in comparison to very active electrical storm. It grows rapidly as it nears the point of view. At lower right, the palm trees are by the side of the road, which lights from cars pass by rapidly.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    11 seconds and 2 frames.

  • 2 of 2 Clouds at night illuminated partly by city…

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    City lights under stars, aircraft flying over. The Big Dipper, the famous constellation, is observable at the top of the frame. The lower left corner has stratus clouds, but the sky is otherwise clear. A couple of airplanes can be seen flying through, under a starry night sky with a long exposure of several seconds and interval of just as much time.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    25 seconds.

  • Dusk-to-night over rocky landscape into stars and blueish darkness overhead

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    Sunset with pink clouds rapidly changes to blue hour and nighttime, a huge boulder field is silhouetted on the sky, which has high clouds that evaporate in the night quickly.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    20 seconds and 24 frames.

  • Rolling clouds over Canyonland red stone formations mid-day

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    A diagonally-oriented cloud formation stretches across the frame as higher clouds also meander overhead. On the landscape, a turret-shaped boulder and other oddly shaped formations (right). Playback length (at 30 fps): 4 seconds and 22 frames.

  • Becoming sunnier in brief over wet Canyonlands landscape

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    The continuation of clip #197. The camera’s position and orientation has been changed.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    4 seconds and 14 frames.

  • 5 of 10 | Sierra Nevada Mountain range and midday clouds

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    The continuation of another clip. The camera’s orientation and position has been adjusted.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    5 seconds and 14 frames.

  • Unseen clouds out of POV cast shadows on North Rim…

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    The North Rim, Grand Canyon viewpoint with layers of geologic time exposed in the afternoon. Shadows from nearby low clouds shower the cliffs, boulder and scree fields below.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    5 seconds and 2 frames.

  • Few mixed level clouds over Three Sisters Wilderness lava field

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    Low-level, fluffy clouds, and high-level Cirrus: the two classic cloud types are seen spreading out and floating gently over the expansive sky with the Three Sisters (third peak is out of frame) at the bottom-left.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    5 seconds.