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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.

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.

Vivid light rays on fog through a cypress tree on a hill

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Generally speaking, the foggy forest is not a dynamic source of light- it’s normally diffuse and thick enough so the light above cannot even penetrate it. But when the ceiling of the fog is at the altitude of the observer, the sunbeams highlight the ferns on the forest floor.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
10 seconds and 20 frames.

Vividly illuminated by the sun which is backlighting a tree in the woods looking up

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This clip differs from other forest clips in the following ways: there is no ground horizon, and the frame digitally zooms slightly. Blue sky behind the evergreen trees of the morning woods is visible. The fog diminishes by clip’s end.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
18 seconds and 29 frames.

Behind a tall plant, light rays shine and pulse in the forest

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Broad-leafed plant in the intentional foreground stands tall (right) among very long and finely details light rays (aka God rays) created by shadows from branches and tree trunks. The green forest floor (bottom-left) is brightly illuminated. The light shifts with the movement of the sun. The fog has variable density with time.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
17 seconds and 17 frames.

The rays appear to come from the lower frame, mossed branches backlit

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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.

The vivid pulsing sunset light shines on the branches, of forest trees

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The passing fog varies in its ceiling; the light is not pulsating, but the fog layer is changing. The orange colors are naturally glowing on the radiant intensity of the sun, where shadows are cast, the fog is not illuminated.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
11 seconds and 18 frames.