The cloud approaches darkening the valley landscape below. An incoming Nimbus cloud blocks the light,
rain can be seen in the distance, precipitating. The cloud takes up the whole of the sky.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
9 seconds and 5 frames.
The partial rainbow of the desert vanishes into thin air, rain moving out of the creation zone.
Distant desert foothills have cloud shadows cast on them throughout.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
12 seconds and 19 frames.
Many lower clouds and a light Nimbus cloud on the valley view below. Rain is visible in the distance.
The landscape comprises a fifth of the frame, green and shadowed.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
12 seconds and 18 frames.
…on mountain in the distance beyond clear pastures. Observable on a large hill, low clouds and rain
(left) on these Icelandic farm meadows. Shadows and sunlight on the rain shift as the precipitation
rapidly moves along the Nimbus-cloaked high hills.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
12 seconds and 24 frames.
A continuation of another clip (not in chronological order). The clouds will begin to glow as the sun
comes out. High clouds cast shadows on the background headlands until the sun goes ‘below’ them in
the sky. When this occurs, the foreground beach and ocean, as well as the middle and parts of the
background, come fully into light. The clouds high in the sky are Cirrus.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
14 seconds and 8 frames.
Precipitation that evaporates in the dryer air that it falls into is called Virga. These low-level
fluffy and convective, as well as stratus clouds, are shown with camera facing northeast, away from
the direction of the sunset. Pleasant meadows and hills underline the pink and transforming clouds, with
the Virga appearing more stationary.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
14 seconds and 16 frames.
The thunderstorm moves past the frame, right to left. The lightning illuminates the cloud
stochastically as the city, outside of the frame, lights the clouds from below constantly. Leaving
behind some of itself as it passes overhead, the ‘cell’ is moved by outflow from other storms.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
12 seconds and 1 frame.
…at San Francisco Airport, SFO at night under rainy clouds. Rain is shown entering the frame from
left in the rain clouds over the airport as planes continue to land, moving against the rain’s
direction in the frame, over the water. As with the other three in this series, the clouds are
largely illuminated by city lights.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
8 seconds and 7 frames.