Pine bristles and light rays. The fog ceiling is breaking and allows for surprise light rays to shine through the branches. Blue sky is above and seen through the evergreen tree canopy.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
10 seconds and 10 frames.
… in Waimea Canyon in Kauai, Hawaii. Reds and greens like nowhere else. This old volcanic area has very young volcanic and erosion features. The jungle is everywhere soils can accumulate. Waterfalls and countless rock steps are throughout. The shadows are variable in their contrast and dimness. The clouds overhead are low and smoothly flowing, covering about half of the sky.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
29 seconds and 23 frames.
The continuation of another clip.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
30 seconds and 11 frames.
Virga falls from a few high-level clouds, while these Cirrus move horizontally with speed on the jet stream and a warm front.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
33 seconds and 26 frames.
A majestic mountain, Mt Rainier has a batch of Cumulus clouds on two flanks this sunny morning. Shadows from them moving over the snow. These are their normal altitudes. The dormant volcano rears up above the alpine, snowy meadow of the foreground. The clouds find the mountain insurmountable, and minuscule cars are seen in the middle of the frame, adding slightly to the interest. A three second interval is used.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
38 seconds and 4 frames.
The opening in the forest hillside allows light rays to shine on the grassy ground. Panning downward from where the fog is brightest, the ceiling provides the sunlight needed to filter through the trees and create such intricate shadows and glow.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
8 seconds and 13 frames.
At medium pace over a long period of time, these low clouds cast the shadows on snow fields near summits and ridges. The camera pans leftward while these clouds float by overhead.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
45 seconds and 16 frames.
… passing through trees, hits the forest plants on the floor A stunning forest floor is illuminated by radiant intensity of the sun. The fog bank’s ceiling is just above this old-growth forest. Expanding out from the top left, the sun’s rays pour out, filtered perfectly at times by the shifting fog.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
7 seconds and 25 frames.