High clouds fly silently overhead this unnamed arch complex in the park of the same name, Arches
National Parks. At over 80 feet diameter, the sandstone is a testament to erosion.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
18 seconds.
The high Sierra country under a mix of high and low clouds with a clean snow foreground in the
midday sun.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
17 seconds.
Quickly flowing down the east face of the mountain range, cold air condenses water molecules in the
warmer air of the eastern slope, creating a long and ephemeral cloud along the normal fault where the
Sierras end in the east.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
18 seconds, 28 frames.
A scene looking west at the Grand Teton mountain range under very pleasant clouds that float just
above the sharp peaks. Jackson Lake is seen in the distance.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
6 seconds.
The Desolation Wilderness area is shown from a minor ridge. Mixed clouds are present just before
sunset hour.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
9 seconds.
…in Yosemite over a canyon valley vista with waterfall in the distance. Half Dome is seen side-on with moving shadows around it, viewed from the west under small clouds a small waterfall is also visible.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
12 seconds -approx.
Orographic effects on clouds can be varied. One tried and true method of identifying orographic
clouds: do the clouds appear around the mountaintops and nowhere else? This affirmative can safely
indicate an orographic effect: when the landscape influences the clouds directly. The sunrise
requires no clouds at all to filter through at full radiant intensity. Slowly shifting clouds with
little to no transformation over time can indicate very stable air. The mountain range brightens in
the morning sun.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
32 seconds and 26 frames.
To preserve the beach itself, the name is not shared here. Above the jungle peaks, the clouds over
the Napali coastline drop enough rain at the distance needed to produce a partial rainbow, which is a
full half to double rainbow in another clip; that specific clip can be found by clicking the
‘rainbow’ tag on this page. This is a clip with SKU# DSK146 that is categorized in the ‘Day’
collection.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
8 seconds and 29 frames.