Arches National Park. Rapid shadows gain in the desert sands among the massive monoliths that stand
from fast erosive geologic periods. No clouds are seen. The distant mountains in the background at
the end of the day.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
5 seconds, 16 frames.
Exemplar scene of a fresh patch of ice melting rapidly in the sun on lichen covered rocks. This scene
with no sky is an exception to the normal sky footage. This is a macro shot, with the ice just an
inch or so from the lens.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
6 seconds and 8 frames.
Up very close to an active thermal vent in Yellowstone. The fastest motion even from a very short
interval.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
13 seconds.
Thermal vents surrounded by trees in the early morning release steam into cold air, which speeds
condensation from hot water. The temperature contrast is higher in winter and colder weather.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
9 seconds.
Hot springs venting steam, resembling rapidly rising clouds. Due to the energetic and copious steam
from unusually high activity, this has the fastest motion of all timelapses on this site.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
9 seconds.
Active geysers vents huge amounts of water vapor in the morning sky next to a flowing river. The
plume ranges from bright pink to gold and ranges in brightness due to a cloud off-camera blocking the
light momentarily.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
50 seconds and 12 frames.
Some of the biggest shield volcanoes on Earth created the Hawaiian island chain, which are completely
separate from the main continental plates which shape so much of the rest of our world. As such, it
seems fitting for Hawaiian to be an exotic and often otherworldly place. For being so new, the
islands are, mostly, so green. The verdant landscapes are covered in jungle all the way to their
peaks where the cliffs are nearly sheer. The dense woods are home to so many fruiting plants like
mango, tart guava berries and sweet pineapple grown for millennia by the indigenous people. With
clouds flowing and appearing to get ‘tripped up’ by this peak near center-frame, fog joins the cloud
and vice versa, with no clear boundary between. Every visible air current from the orographic lift
effect can be seen on the outer cloud.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
9 seconds.
The Yosemite River flows through the scene of many steaming geysers that span the frame. The
mid-level sunset clouds catch the light of the sunset, while the river reflects their light.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
8 seconds and 20 frames.