Colorful crepuscular light rays from a viewpoint…

Tag: blues

  • Morning towering cloud reflections on an ocean

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    Scene notes:

    Morning ‘congestus’ clouds on a body of seawater that is a small bay enclosed by a highway in south Florida on the west coast, near Tampa. This scene takes place early in the day when tropical storms are likely to begin formation depending on humidity and temperature and are not riding on any predominant winds. Over the two large residential buildings, a larger congestus will turn into a rain-making Cumulonimbus later that day. The ocean takes up half the frame. Views in urban areas are limited to available public spaces.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    18 seconds and 11 frames.

  • Late day looks east on a meadow and clouds changing…

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    Scene notes:

    … in the distance over barn, a strange formation, a slow vortex. An atlas cedar guards over a barn, which seemingly has a small rainbow right next to it in the left portion of the frame. A meadow comprises an eighth of the frame, under growing shade from the setting sun, look west. Observed is a cloud that is raining, known as a ‘Cumulonimbus’ cloud. These clouds are chaotic in many ways from the knock-on effects that are local from so much air moving in different directions. It is eventually inevitable that an ‘eddy’ in the sky, or a small vortex, will sometimes form. This funnel-shaped cloud is by no means dangerous, as its spin only resolves to the naked eye in time-lapse.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    20 seconds and 19 frames.

  • On a hilltop, looking out at cloud shadows moving on fields

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    Scene notes:

    A nice spring day with modest lower-level clouds. Their fine definitions create sharp shadows to move over the woods and cypress trees below and beyond in this vast vista. All the way to the horizon the trees cover the gentle hills, which gently rise where the view limits. On the top half of the frame, the medium-small clouds are herd-like in the movements. The wind seems to caress the foreground treescape.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    21 seconds and 3 frames.

  • Late afternoon land sea traffic around Golden Gate

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    Scene notes:

    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.