Fog, mist, at just the right altitude will create sunbeams, light rays, on trees. The frames pans downward slowly towards a felled tree trunk. Many fine details from the tree are in the center of the frame, and this is no coincidence; the object between the sun and camera will cast the shade.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
11 seconds and 19 frames.
Mossy stone, frosty moss. Branches with the Spanish mosses and other frosty branches frame the sunbeams from the shifting fog. The shadows from the trees are cast on the mossy rock at left, and one tree in particular is two-thirds of the frame, wind-blown slightly over the years, causing it to lean towards the steep slope, more mossy stones under it, sky-blue in the background.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
10 seconds and 25 frames.
A foggy forest as the fog moves just overhead. The sun is nearly centered, and light rays, sunbeams, pour through the trees because of the fog layer that is breaking right around the POV. Shadows are created and the glow has a defined depth from the tree shapes. The digital zoom slowly pulls away by eight percent or so. A two second interval is used.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
13 seconds and 19 frames.
The bright, blue sky is visible behind the trees as the ceiling of fog disburses. While it stays, vivid and delicate light rays are carved by tree shadows.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
11 seconds and 10 frames.
A steady amount of fog pours through, while just above. Without a layer of cloud above, the full brightness of the sun is coming through the canopy at top-right, spreading out as sunbeams on the ferns, mossy rocks, and vegetation of the hill, which climbs 45 degrees and fills a third of the frame. A three second interval is used.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
18 seconds and 14 frames.
Fog catches the sun and the shadows of the tall trees cast shadows on the glow. The hillside is steep and falls away from the left frame, covered in ferns and vegetation, which slowly move on the breeze. The fog slowly falls away, taking the sunbeams with it.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
32 seconds and 2 frames.
… and shine when altitudes are just right. Light rays, cast by thin branches create the longest shadows cast on the glow of the sun, with the fog ending just feet above the trees. Mossy tree trunks and severed branches, remnants of them still on their trees, mostly at left, with a smaller fallen tree center-right. A few ferns are in the lower left corner of the frame, quivering slightly in a breeze.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
31 seconds and 3 frames.
Small pines by the hiking trail. The light rays are dominant and clip’s beginning and end. There is a period of no fog in the middle of playback. The hiking trail passes by the tree at left. The greens of the trees are vibrant when the fog fades at clip’s end. Lens flare: partially present.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
15 seconds and 10 frames.