Yellowstone and Grand Tetons

  • Heavy steam created from geothermal energy, a geyser

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    Scene notes:

    …water as steam flows up, indistinguishable from clouds. An original, recently remastered time-lapse of the sky with clouds.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    12 seconds and 3 frames.

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  • Orographic effect on small clouds made from water

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    Scene notes:

    … vapor condensed on peaks of Grand Tetons in the morning. low-level clouds on the tops of the Grand Teton mountain range in Wyoming. The frame digitally pans to the right to show the peaks in the clouds, which are riding on an orographic effect this morning. The lower half displays the rolling hills and autumn Aspens as well as evergreen conifer trees. With moose, elk, wolves and buffalo roaming this wild area, people are fewer and farther between. A road paves through the lower-right with only a stray vehicle briefly observable.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    14 seconds and 29 frames.

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  • Light geyser steaming water rapidly into air

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    Scene notes:

    … on the wind in Yellowstone by a river with high contrast. A one second interval is used to capture the venting of these geysers in winter. With the colder temperature, more steam is visible, moving very quickly, in similar ways to a towering cloud on a small scale. A river runs through the lower portion of the frame.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    15 seconds and 22 frames.

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