Tag: Sierra

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  • Panning over Desolation Wilderness landscape

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    Scene notes:

    … from viewpoint of clouds slowly shifting shadows on forest. Nimbostratus clouds impose shadows upon the wilderness scene intermittently. The foreground, a viewpoint ridge which the camera pans over, is intricately detailed with yellow flowers and stone. The protected landscape beyond is a mix of hilly forest and rocky land features of rugged terrain further away, with Mt Tallac visible in the far-distant left.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    17 seconds and 6 frames.

  • Lightweight clouds, blowing in the winds of steep…

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    … clifftops, dance over a lone tree. Water vapor, condensed by the extra wind as it rides over peaks. It will not behave in the way a cloud does without the sharp differences of the Earth. The snowy mountain peak has many aiguilles and towers, and the top edges are cornices and snow ridges. A large fluting spans the height of the peak to the base. At right, the fall-colored red-yellow leaves on the main tree quiver slightly in the breeze that pushes the cloud shadows slowly overhead and the landscape. The
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    10 seconds and 20 frames.

  • 8 of 10 | Sierra Nevada Mountain range and midday clouds

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    Stationary shot; the continuation of another clip. The camera orientation has been adjusted.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    18 seconds and 20 frames.

  • 2 of 2 | Late day Yosemite winter transforming into sunset

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    The continuation of another clip. The camera has been adjusted with exposure.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    12 seconds and 14 frames.