Rolling clouds over Canyonland red stone formations mid-day

Tag: cumulus

  • Sierra Nevada Mountain range and mid-day rain clouds falling on foothills

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    Scene notes:

    Precipitation is seen flowing over the mountain slopes as cloud shadows brighten the foreground and middle-distance desert landscape on and off. Patches of blue-sky peek through mixed cloud levels.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    4 seconds and 20 frames.

  • Migrating and meandering flock of lighter and medium clouds in mid-day blue sky

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    Scene notes:

    An original, recently remastered time-lapse of the sky with clouds.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    4 seconds and 16 frames.

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

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    The continuation of another clip. The camera’s orientation and position has been adjusted.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    5 seconds and 14 frames.

  • Few mixed level clouds over Three Sisters Wilderness lava field

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    Scene notes:

    Low-level, fluffy clouds, and high-level Cirrus: the two classic cloud types are seen spreading out and floating gently over the expansive sky with the Three Sisters (third peak is out of frame) at the bottom-left.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    5 seconds.

  • Few scattered clouds over Grand Teton and alpine pond

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    Scene notes:

    Classic ‘arete’ shaped mountaintops above a conifer-surrounded lake, the three peaks in full sunlight with only a minimal cloud or two and barely two gentle breezes on the pristine, still water. Time-lapse length (at 30 fps): 5 seconds and 1 frame.

  • Over Yosemite Valley, clouds move and leave shadows…

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    … on the meadow below it. Half Dome is seen up close from Yosemite Valley.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    5 seconds and 28 frames.

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

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    Scene notes:

    An original, recently remastered time-lapse of the sky with clouds.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    4 seconds and 23 frames.