…Colorful, peak light, magic clouds looking northwest in Banff. The sunrise over Banff National Park. Lower clouds and the sharp peaks of the mountains on the left of the frame are first to be very brightly illuminated. Time-lapse length (30 fps): 8 seconds and 17 frames.
A small cirque glacial feature is clear between a saddle created by the two peaks, which clouds float over. Time-lapse length (30 fps): 19 seconds and 11 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.
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Ominous, towering, coming towards the point of view. These night clouds, partly shrouded by mid and high-level clouds, would not seem so intimidating if they are not flashing with cloud-to-cloud lightning- different from heat or sheet lightening, cloud-to-cloud lightening is full-power energy release, only it never touches the ground. That’s the main difference in the name of this versus cloud-to-ground. The city orange lights illuminate stratus and silhouette the growing clouds which appear to light up from within, naturally strong light pollution from a large city. Time-lapse length (30 fps): 18 seconds and 13 frames.
From a unique viewpoint on Yerba Buena island, the Bay Bridge has two directions of traffic on different levels, and is a gateway into the city. The skyline is silhouetted on the evening light. The daylight is left with the sun and transitions to night, and thousands of cars and vehicles pass through the bridge during this time. Time-lapse length (30 fps): 13 seconds and 10 frames.