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13 seconds and 22 frames.
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Morning dawn heralds glowing pink medium alt clouds…
Scene notes: …with low meandering or desert wind. In this rapidly brightening scene that takes place in the high desert of southeast California, upper-level clouds brighten past the exposure as the sky quickly brightens. Extremely fine and subtle details of the lower parts of these mid-level clouds are illuminated from below the horizon. This is due to the fact that the Earth, round, allows the light to enter into the atmosphere at angles low. This light is shown as reddening through atmosphere, with the distinctive pinkness of a sunrise.
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13 seconds and 22 frames. -
Complex arches under high cirrus clouds
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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.
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Panning over massive monoliths in Arches…
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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.
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5 seconds, 16 frames. -
Mid-level clouds glow briefly, flowing at dawn with the rain
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A dawn rain cloud backlit with brilliant colors as a few of the mid-level clouds show unusual curves due to precipitation, which is responsible for the glow. Just the right amount of rainfall, a very light amount, is enough to bring out the brilliant golds, however briefly, ending on much bluer colors due to the sun ‘going behind’ clouds which moved between it and the point of view.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
8 seconds and 8 frames. -
Glowing congestus clouds rambling at sunset, tall…
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The denser the cloud, the less light the outside areas will allow the light to penetrate through, and this fact is displayed on these towering clouds at sunset. The slower speed is gentler to watch for those who may become motion sickness by watching playback closely. This is an issue for media buyers who have a different experience (after scrutinizing the clip on repeat) than those end-viewers who will only see the clip once. Time-lapse length (at 30 fps):52 seconds and 24 frames.
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Moon sets, then the sun, over Monument Valley’s monoliths
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A moonset, then a sunrise, at Monument Valley.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
11 seconds. -
Arches National Park, a desert landscape under high clouds
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The desert environment of Arches outside of Moab under high cirrus clouds in the midday sun.
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17 seconds. -
Grand Tetons morning under layers of fair weather and flat clouds brightening
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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.