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.
… level with low wind, transformation. Once an active volcano, this profile captures its dome shape
that is prominent from this green meadow. These gentle slopes seem like the only way to traverse the top
without technical gear. This morning sky has no clouds. A three second interval is used. The meadow
is around one quarter of the frame, and a tree line has a variety of broadleaf and evergreens, while
the mountain itself looks solid green from trees. A stable blanket of ground-fog moves left-right,
slowly meandering, with a few fragments closer and higher in the frame.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
16 seconds and 1 frame.
The continuation of another clip. The camera’s position has been moved away from the creek.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
20 seconds and 22 frames.
…behind it and the mountains it rains on below. Crepuscular rays through thick cloud cover openings
shifting rapidly on the mountains.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
22 seconds and 17 frames.
Fog, mist, at just the right altitude will create sunbeams, light rays, on trees. The frames pans
downward slowly towards a felled tree trunk. Many fine details from the tree are in the center of the
frame, and this is no coincidence; the object between the sun and camera will cast the shade.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
11 seconds and 19 frames.
Mossy stone, frosty moss. Branches with the Spanish mosses and other frosty branches frame the
sunbeams from the shifting fog. The shadows from the trees are cast on the mossy rock at left, and
one tree in particular is two-thirds of the frame, wind-blown slightly over the years, causing it to
lean towards the steep slope, more mossy stones under it, sky-blue in the background.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
10 seconds and 25 frames.