Aerial city view, the skyline of Sacramento, river…

Tag: shadows

  • Thermal vents below in valley before a wide expanse

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    Expanse of meadows and fields under morning clouds in Strokkur, Iceland. The formation of lower clouds on the medium to heavy side play over the flat interior of the expansive plains below. Many small and medium-sized vents spout steam regularly, with a larger spouting from a vent midway through playback. The cloud shadows of the morning shift quickly on the green fields and trees that are close by.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    11 seconds and 10 frames.

  • Over red rocks and foothills of Colorado, a storm…

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    …builds in the early day’s blue sky. A rock feature of sharp relief on the far left of the frame borders the foothills of the mountains, where Pike’s Peak is fully cloaked in growing lower clouds. A hazy morning near noon, the near landscape is cultivated greenery and roadways with signs of people walking around. The far view shows green forests and hills spanning into a cloudy horizon in Colorado.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    11 seconds.

  • Alpine meadow under cloud shadows on grassy meadow and evergreens

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    On Mt June, in Oregon, this alpine meadow shows shadows from clouds that are outside the frame moving towards the camera. A few humans walk past. The shadows move steadily up the hill as low-density, light clouds in the top four tenth of the frame meander along harmlessly.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    8 seconds and 17 frames.

  • Upwards blossoming convection, towering noon clouds over ocean

    Scene notes:

    An aquamarine ocean in the lower eight frame. Precipitation, rain, is already visibly falling from the distant towering cloud, which grows and is too small of a cell to have it fall back on itself, to perpetuate itself long into the day. A sliver of a tropical beach and landscape are visible in the far-left distance. Other small Cumulus begin their ascent as the clip reaches end.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    11 seconds.

  • Late day clouds over Miami 2 of 2

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    An ocean view looking on the Miami skyline from the east. Groups of taller, late-afternoon clouds, tilting towards their direction of wind, italicized and colorful, dwarf the tallest buildings, which are reflected on the calm waters of the bay. A three second interval is used. The clouds’ lighter colors are Fawn to Lime Oak.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    10 seconds and 18 frames.

  • Clouds shift on rocky Canyonlands in Needles District with desert landscape

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    A desert scene in Canyonlands National Park, Needles district. Heavy clouds are overhead in this late-afternoon scene, and the shadows go over the foreground. In the background, around four tenths of the way up the frame, are the jagged needle-like formations this district is named after. The area around the needles is hike-able after a road that is relatively inaccessible.
    Time-lapse length (30 fps):
    9 seconds and 3 frames.