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Cumulus nearby Bridalveil Falls viewpoint, Yosemite…

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…National Park. A famous view over a canyon valley vista with waterfall in the afternoon 1 of 2. Above the side-road parking lot, overlooking Yosemite Valley on a perfectly fifty percent cloudy day there is a POV. High up on a trail away from the tour buses, a maintained path leads straight up the hill face, warm and dry ground on this day. these cumulus meander in the general direction of the wind, their shadows moving along the greenery and granite of these steep cliff faces and arched domes in the distance, Half Dome, still with the bits of snowy outcrops on its very top.

Time-lapse length (30 fps):
20 seconds and 27 frames.

Fast low-level clouds near sunset creating crepuscular rays

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A longer interval of around ten seconds is used. Clouds in the late afternoon at have enough space between them to allow sunlight through, and the humidity brings out vibrant light rays. The clouds blow quickly on the land, and as the second half of the clip goes, the light rays are observed to rapidly shift with the openings of the cloud positions. These crepuscular rays are not uncommon in partly cloudy, high humidity skies one to three hours before sunset. With days being far longer, the summer has more time and opportunity for these rays to reach through. But clouds are less common in Oregon during the summer, so often fall and spring are fair times as the day progresses, and some clouds are persisting. Far below in the frame of the clip, meadows are shadowed frequently among a forested, hilly landscape, with a lake in the far distance before the coast range of buttes and mountains. Length at 30 fps: 16:15

Very dark thunderstorm rolls into the late afternoon over Canyonlands desert

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A clip divided by an exposure adjustment. The storm (right)moves into view as the daylight wanes, and the desert landscape with its red clay dims. In the distance three sharply pointed hills have eroded to the point where one tiny peak stands out on each mound, rock piles evenly spread around from crumbling.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
7 seconds and 21 frames.

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.

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.

On a hilltop, looking out at cloud shadows moving on fields

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A nice spring day with modest lower-level clouds. Their fine definitions create sharp shadows to move over the woods and cypress trees below and beyond in this vast vista. All the way to the horizon the trees cover the gentle hills, which gently rise where the view limits. On the top half of the frame, the medium-small clouds are herd-like in the movements. The wind seems to caress the foreground treescape.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
21 seconds and 3 frames.

1 of 2 | Foothills under a night sky of clear stars

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A starry night sky on a gently rising slope leading up in the lower fifth of the frame. In the lower left corner, light pollution yellows a thin layer of clouds, and the sky spins left-right. Along the landscape a car or two travels around at a low speed, its headlights seemingly searching in the dark. Not facing in the direction of the galactic plane, which is the area of the night sky in which the majority of our galaxies starts are visible.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
14 seconds and 7 frames.