rss feedWorth watching: Rolling clouds, coming in over the Kalaloch area and Pacific Ocean
The June weather in Washington state – and specifically, the Seattle area – has been sufficiently cloudy enough that I thought I’d post a stop-motion experiment I conducted during my vacation.
What you see above in the stop-motion series is a bevy of gray clouds floating across the Pacific Ocean and the Kalaloch area of Olympic National Park.
The question is, though, are clouds compelling enough to stop and watch for an extended period of time?
I’d argue that yes, when they’re floating in like slow steamships in the evening. I was in the area on a short vacation with my family and parents.
In fact, the people you see in the bottom part of the photographs are my mom, wife and son. They’re having a blast, building a castle – out of sand.
All of this reminds me – and I’m speculating a bit – is that when you see a weather pattern on a radar, it might look like a large white swoosh over land or water.
But when you sit beneath the clouds, especially at the Pacific Ocean and when they’re rolling inland, you’re so close that, well, you stop and notice.
At least I did.
If I saw this sight on a daily basis, I could care less.
I like looking at my experiment – and I hope you do, too. But if you want a video showing moving clouds that is sharper, have a look at Ben Wiggins’ work - good stuff.
It looks like he used a tripod and a higher-quality camera, which he let roll for long periods of time. I used my entry-level digital camera and kept taking pictures.
My knees served as my tripod, which explains why there was the movement in the photographs toward the end. Basically, my knees moved.
But you know, as long as I can remember, I’ve always enjoyed being out in the field.
Yes, during our trip, the weather cleared up for a sunny day. We pursued more beachcombing.
