Majestic and fleeting, practically ephemeral…
Time does fly, especially at magic hour. Explore the skies when the dark turns light and vice-versa.
Silent and vibrant, these potentially useful magic hour clips are beautiful and majestic.
Including Precipice, select from over 200 clips and nearly as many scenes.
Many different speeds are available throughout.
You may also choose to speed the clips up to your liking once licensed, or with the YouTube player when previewing.
Sunsets and sunrises are seen at speeds of about 3-300 normal times speed of real-time.
Landscapes
Travel everywhere at once. You will find Montana, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, and California in these… read more
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Mixed cloud sunset over rocky landscape and forest in wilderness under clouds where the sun is seen -
AltoCumulus Castellanus and a layer of brilliantly lit clouds on a forest wilderness viewpoint -
1 of 2 | City view, the skyline of Sacramento and river flowing below at sunset with traffic -
Dimming ocean of StratoCumulus clouds on a view at dusk on Mt Tamalpais as sunset passes by -
Aerial city view, the skyline of Sacramento and river flowing below at sunset with traffic -
Dawn bright on the winter mountains under multi-color clouds looking northwest in Banff
Only skies
The United States is maybe the best country in the world for sunsets, owing to the fact that it has the south and southwest, the Rockies to influence magic hour, and the mid-west has the great plains and storms… read more
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Illuminated at sunset, lower level clouds slowly scatter, disintegrate 2 of 2 -
Multiple layers of clouds at sunset with lower Cumulus picking up more reddened light due to the angle of the sun -
Underglow after the sun has set, the medium level clouds are illuminated from beyond the horizon, and below -
lower-level clouds glow briefly flowing towards point-of-view, Illuminated at sunset -
Sunset that is illuminated from behind where there is rain and clouds rolling by POV -
Brightly lit, colorful, middle and upper clouds float by as the sun sets to dusk
Mostly skies
This includes the first drone sunsets and sunrises. The other category with drone sunsets is the ‘On landscapes’ in this Dawn and Dusk category…. read more
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Hovering at sunset into dusk, Sacramento skyline under Cirrus, cirro-Cumulus after sunset, flowing high elevation clouds -
Drone hovering into dusk, Sacramento skyline under after-sunset lighting on high clouds -
Light shaded through CirroCumulus clouds, also glows and shifts with the sun’s movement -
Morning dawn heralds glowing pink medium-level clouds with low meandering or wind -
2 of 2 | Light shafts created by taller AltoCumulus, mid-level clouds at sunrise -
1 of 2 | Light shafts created by taller AltoCumulus, mid-level clouds at sunrise
Geysers, a lake, or a river
A geyser and a thunderstorm are very similar things in some aspects. Molecularly they are practically identical, made of almost pure fresh water, and being driven upward a ways into the atmosphere… read more
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Shadows rising on San Francisco and Golden Gate Bridge as the sun sets away from the point-of-view -
Pink clouds Hawaii coastline and jungle mountains with the yellow sand beach in the foreground -
Dawn over water, a partial rainbow over inlet, near Svalbarðseyri, and Akureyri, Iceland -
Behind a river that flows from the point of view, geysers release steam under pink sky -
Late afternoon and dusk on San Francisco city’s skyline with the bay and fog -
Pond reflects bright sunshine of sunset and the glow from hitting low clouds
Light rays through clouds
It appears humidity is vital for visible light rays, as is something dense enough to create a contrasting shadow. Otherwise, there’s only a non-descript, soft glow… read more
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3 of 3 | Facing west at sunset from a viewpoint of light rays through darker clouds slowly shifting -
2 of 3 | Facing west at sunset from a viewpoint of light rays through darker clouds slowly shifting -
1 of 3 | Facing west at sunset from a viewpoint of light rays through darker clouds slowly shifting -
Colorful crepuscular light rays from a viewpoint fading as clouds move sideward -
Congestus clouds with light rain highlighted by rays in colorful sunset view -
Stark gold light rays slowly move around rolling lower clouds at sunset
Viewing all Light rays, read more
Sun close-ups (telephoto)
It is known to be atmospheric refraction that changes the shape as the sun passes through more and more atmosphere as the Earth spins it into the observer’s horizon… read more
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1 of 2 | Upper-level clouds cloaking the sun at dusk with scattering of color -
Sun sinks at sunset behind upper-level clouds and valley below -
The sun alone setting on the ocean into and below the horizon -
Sun telephoto sinking down under horizon, optical refraction -
Telephoto of reddish sun setting behind distant clouds -
Behind one cloud, the sun sets in a gold humid sky
Viewing all Sun close-ups, read more
Oceans
Slow and calm while above- this hints at the speed and mood of the scenes in these clips, as locations vary greatly. Similar clips exist in other categories… read more
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Time-lapse on beach under partly cloudy skies with multiple layers of colorful glowing clouds at dusk -
3 of 3 | Waves splash on rocks ocean flight at sunset over waves, with takeoff from ground -
2 of 2 | Waves splash on rocks of beach in Kauai, Hawaii, at sunset under congestus clouds -
1 of 2 | Waves splash on rocks of beach in Kauai, Hawaii, at sunset under Nimbus clouds -
Hovering above waves watching the sunset with multiple layers of clouds in real time -
Floating above waves out to sea at sunset and turning left to pan over distant hills
Time falling on a mountain
The mountains of Day include Shasta and Rainier (solo mountains of the northwest), The Sierra Nevada, Aspens and fall trees, and Yosemite. There are also mountains in the Day to Night transitions, above… read more
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3 of 3 | Sliding over mountain past green bushes and above the fog layer at dusk -
1 of 3 | Sliding over mountain past green bushes and above the fog layer at dusk -
2 of 3 | Sliding over mountain past green bushes and above the fog layer at dusk -
Vibrant alpenglow fades behind mountains of Jasper at sunset with snowy cliffs -
Mount Rainier night to morning with climbers and their small lights ascending -
Between Juniper trees, Grand Tetons range under fading pinkish high clouds
View all Time falling on a mountain
After a moment of daylight above the fog
After a moment of light- this hints at the general brevity of these clips included in this category… read more
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On a volcanic landscape at sunset, panning far above the foggy vista below that shifts on light breeze -
Fog trying to infiltrate into cypress trees in foreground to illuminate rays -
Volcanic landscape above blueish clouds below, panning very briefly -
On the other side of cedars, a blanket of fog shines on forest 1 -
Behind a Douglas-fir below is bright mist at sunset
All the way to dusk above the fog
Note this category was originally in a standalone (Precipice) before being included in Dawn and Dusk and refers to being above clouds at dawn and dusk… read more
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Receding fog bank far below as the night falls on the forest beyond cedars -
Beyond and below the trees are fog blankets, dimly lit by the ambient dusk -
2 of 2 | Just beyond the tree line where some dusk fog is blowing on wind -
1 of 2 | Just beyond the tree line where some dusk fog is blowing on wind -
Dimming fog beyond the cypress at sunset scatters on the forest -
1 of 3 | Very fast eye-level fog on hills and valley dusk
Edge of fog and mist
There are three other videos in this Dawn and Dusk category and one in the Day category with clips above the fog. The majority of these clips in particular were taken in Oregon’s west & California, on Mt Tamalpais…. read more
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2 of 2 | Eye-level glowing fog clouds behind a lone atlas cedar tree on a high hill overlook -
1 of 3 | On the other side of cedars, a vivid blanket of fog shines on forest at sunset -
1 of 2 | Glowing fog clouds behind a lone atlas cedar tree on a high hill overlook -
Panning on a winter hilltop with glowing fog creeping in at sunset with light rays -
Brightly flowing eye-level fog layer just beyond some trees, rolling dramatically -
Slowly rolling in, a fog layer in the morning flowed tepidly through trees below
Above the stratus and the mist
At 4000 ft above ground level, the denser fog that forms around 3000 feet looks more like clouds, and in the wind, the visible humidity levels change like clouds that form much higher up where the winds are more significant… read more
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Beyond atlas cypress and other trees, a fog layer on the right flowing in slowly -
Behind an Atlas cedar, waves of fog silhouette, roll far and below late day -
Behind an Atlas cedar, waves of fog silhouette, rolling in sunlight at dusk -
Shapeshifting fog just below with upper-level clouds illuminated at sunset -
Fog stratus flowing on gentle air currents under some upper-level stratus -
Tide-like late dawn fog with trees separating blankets on hillsides
Slow and calm above the fog
Slow and calm while above- this hints at the speed and mood of the scenes in these clips. These clips are all above the fog… read more
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3 of 3 | On the other side of cedars, a vivid blanket of fog shines on forest at sunset -
2 of 3 | A vivid blanket of fog shines on forest at sunset on the other side of cedars -
Looking out on clouds that resemble ocean waves below with upper-level clouds as well -
POV-level other side of cedars, a vivid blanket of fog rolls like sea at sunset -
1 of 2 | Behind stones in the valley, bright fog flows below on the dark woods -
2 of 2 | Behind stones in the valley, bright fog flows below on the dark woods
Short and vibrant, swift winds above the fog
The clips in this video are all above or near the height of the clouds, with generally faster movements than in the other videos similar to this… read more
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Cypress silhouette in front of falling fog at peak of sunset in the valley below -
1 of 4 | Extremely fast fog bank rolling on alpine meadow late day -
2 of 3 | Very fast eye-level fog on hills and valley dusk -
3 of 3 | Very fast eye-level fog on hills and valley dusk -
4 of 4 | Fast fog bank rolling on alpine meadow late day