Mid-day, a vast fog bank smothers the winter day of the Willamette Valley while looking east from
Spencer Butte. In the distance: the snow-covered Three Sisters, of the Cascade Range in Oregon.
Scene notes: … of light rays through darker clouds slowly shifting. This is a slower clip with a very
short interval and faster shutter speed. Crepuscular rays shine when there is a higher humidity in one
area, but not necessarily very humid in the entire observable atmosphere around the observer. As the
clouds move, the shadows defining the light rays move with them. The rays trace a path from the sun to
the ground, and to the observer, the angles shift more the further the light path reaches from the
sun.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
9 seconds and 17 frames.
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
The UAS floats and moves slowly over the ocean at sunset without focusing on the sun. A light haze
tones the highlights to moderated brightness. Not time-lapse. No interval, since the source is
video.
Time-lapse length (30 fps):
33 seconds and 16 frames