6 of 10 | Sierra Nevada Mountain range and mid-day clouds

Tag: blues

  • Very rapid drone ascent on rocky landscape, mountain peaks

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    Preview synopsis:

    Scene notes:

    The continuation of another clip.

  • Panning over Crater Lake looking to island…

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    Scene notes:

    … with wind on the water under light clouds. Physically panning on the lake, from the scree slide of the southwest next to Wizard Hat Island. The gentler wind creates small ripples on the lake in the afternoon, low clouds in the sky. Similar to another clip.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    5 seconds and 19 frames.

  • Rapidly, shadows and gusts on water ride the vast lake

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    Scene notes:

    Precipitation as rain is observable approaching Wizard Hat Island (right). The light shines on the ripples of water on the lake as the wind blows more randomly than the cloud shadows move. The huge fresh-water lake has a winter landscape on the opposing rim.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    5 seconds and 18 frames.

  • Rain shower blots out the sun…

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    Scene notes:

    …While on the mountainous landscape looking west in the afternoon. The continuation of another clip. The camera’s orientation and lens has changed.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    5 seconds and 24 frames.

  • Low density clouds hovering over Mono Lake’s Tufas and blue water

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    Scene notes:

    Physically panning right on Mono Lake, past a tufa tower to the lake’s blue water with clouds moving overhead, a desert landscape in the distance.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    6 seconds and 4 frames.

  • Building thunderclouds firing up congestus

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    Scene notes:

    The congestus (rising/towering) stage cumulus, rising and stirring convection high.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    5 seconds and 28 frames.