Gold storm with majestic mammatus shifts on sunset…

Tag: dusk

  • Mammatus clouds above hills darkening away at dusk in the sky

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    Scene notes:

    The scientific adage of ‘what goes up, must come down’ rings true in this scene where, at right, lower-level clouds rise in convection. Over this ridgeline, there are pockets of air that fall through the cloud as cold patches, creating these distinctive looking clouds. While the dire, dark gray, bizarre looking ‘mammatus’ are this size only 30-40000 ft and attached to monstrous storms, these are clearly harmless clouds.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    7 seconds and 15 frames.

  • Canyonlands meadow at dusk with fading light

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    Scene notes:

    Needles District, Canyonlands. The meadow has a towering rock formation silhouette (right) against the evening sky which has a sliver or portal of open blue throughout. The mostly cloudy sky has areas of golden, glowing rain clouds that move overhead.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    9 seconds and 17 frames.