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Orographic effect in action above Yosemite Valley in winter along river

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Clouds drop precipitation as snow in this valley that is the classic Yosemite experience. This clip is the continuation of a clip from Day. Trees, appearing at first glance to be following the clouds up the snowy slopes, cover much of the left frame. A giant monolith, partially covered in mist, appears in the left third, indescribable. A sheer rock face on the right is acting as a blocker for clouds. Farther away, another sheer cliff face is appearing to hold back the cloud flow, all this on a winter landscape.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
12 seconds and 16 frames.

In thicker fog and dense forest, light rays persist

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… 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.

Single tree next to a footpath is left of some light rays that vanish, reappear

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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.

2 of 4 | Under peak color Aspen grove, medium-density clouds float by overhead and on mountains

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The mountains of the Sierra Nevada range do not entirely catch the low moving clouds on them, which are blowing and slightly billowing and casting shadows on the snowy peaks and cliffs. Below, the peak-coloring of the Aspen grove stretches closer from left to right. With leaves of varying colors from red (afar) to orange (middle ground) and greens with yellow (close). The age of the trees may provide hints as to the varying colors.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
18 seconds and 4 frames.

Landscape and forest in background contrast the bright sky as the sun sets

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The landscape is two-thirds of the frame, a forest of hills and ridges which extend into a vast plain. The humid air allows the radiant intensity to glow on these lands, the vapor both absorbs and emits some of the light in all directions. The sun moves lower into the dusk behind the horizon, leaving Cirrus clouds illuminated red and pink from below, and then, night falls.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
12 seconds and 14 frames.

Before a large hill in background, a creek runs…

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… through a forest with clouds building above. A creek flows through a Colorado forest with a butte-sized land feature in the background (right) showing between the opening of trees at the river’s command. Clouds float and meander, building, above. The evergreen coniferous forest is just behind the large creek crossing, which has stones and boulders throughout. The creek is rushing in the sunlight after shadows from the clouds clear.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
25 seconds and 17 frames.

Slow moving fog before the forest, lit by the morning sun

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One of the slowest-moving of the forest fog clips. Trees of varying age and size, all evergreen conifers, are the subjects of the frame, while the upper limits of a fog bank is. The sun pours through the branches, and the high radiant intensity on the fog makes for a bright light ray effect. A small fraction (lower left) of the frame is a grassy hill foreground. The greens on the lower right stand out, mossy branches of trees illuminated.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
12 seconds and 3 frames.

Pond reflects bright sunshine of sunset and the glow from hitting low clouds

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The tree line is a silhouette against the glowing sunset light, and is reflected perfectly in the pond. The scene darkens as the clip progresses, and the sun has set.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
13 seconds and 5 frames.