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.
Classic ‘arete’ shaped mountaintops above a conifer-surrounded lake, the three peaks in full sunlight with only a minimal cloud or two and barely two gentle breezes on the pristine, still water. Time-lapse length (at 30 fps): 5 seconds and 1 frame.
The finest details are shown as these mid-level clouds above the Grand Tetons mountain range peaks
above the tree line, far away. The very fine texture of a smaller cloud in particular, glowing in
reds and pinks, lives shortly as the sun fades after it has already set. Juniper trees frame the
mountains and span the vertical axis of the frame.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
11 seconds and 14 frames.
Exemplars of aiguille-shaped peaks that travel over a kilometer down, glaciers included. The clouds
create crepuscular (afternoon) rays from humidity and shadows. The light shines on some of the
slopes. The mountains comprise nine-tenths of the frame.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
6 seconds and 24 frames.
Pink light of the morning sun as it rises above the horizon off-frame from the east. A few fleeting
clouds from the night before linger, as the scene brightens, and day breaks over the fields which
comprises nearly half the frame.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
18 seconds and 22 frames.
The mid-level clouds above Grand Tetons in the sunlight at dusk. The hill in between mountains and
foreground is shadowed as the sun sets. The very sharp peaks of the range become silhouetted. A three
second interval is used.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
12 seconds and 28 frames.
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.