The brick-red Golden Gate Bridge spans the frame, never-ceasing traffic flow pouring through. Under,
beyond, and before, ships of all sail, motor, and port into the bay. Observe baby-sized waves on the
headlands below, made apparent by the time-lapse.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
26 seconds and 18 frames.
Canyonlands, Utah, near the Anticline Overlook, where a long rocky road leads to these sudden cliffs
and viewpoint. Far below at right, a canyon is completely shadowed. In the foreground, a three-sided
precipice of a rocky outcrop. The left frame has a sheer cliff face of several hundred meters, as it
slowly brightens.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
9 seconds and 15 frames.
Low clouds are attempting to build on the Grand Tetons in the early daylight. The peaks are low on
glacial ice, due to late summer.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
6 seconds and 26 frames.
Motion controlled tripod in Rocky Mountain National Park on a partly cloudy day looking east, then south from a viewpoint.
… Backlit by the sun making stark contrast, undulating. These low-level clouds move along a wind left-to-right, transforming as they go. Stark backlighting is necessary when capturing crepuscular rays and shadows to preserve highlights. Two or three separate bands of cloud are evident in the lower half of the frame, the largest of which show signs of nearing future precipitation, with the upper half containing smaller patches of varying density overhead. Length at 30 fps: Seven seconds and nine frames.
The continuation of another clip. The camera has been reoriented.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
19 seconds and 12 frames.
The overlook is illuminated by the sun over the Utah desert. A one-third sky afternoon where
mid-level clouds cut shadows onto the afternoon light. The desert landscape is vast and shadowed, but
the horizon is brightly lit.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
19 seconds and 18 frames.
From a point in Grand Canyon, the horizon may be level, but the land isn’t; this is owed to the
nature of the geography of the surroundings of the National park. The bright object illuminating the
landscape is not the sun, but the moon. A long exposure captures the light for a period of time to
greatly intensify the brightness of the scene in comparison to the human eye. Smoke wafts in the
canyon from a wildfire.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
32 seconds and 8 frames.