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Overview

 


`Falling´Cloud


This series of images was taken during a flight passing a cloud layer in a large field of different Cumuli. A strong precipitation had come up, which totally caught one part of the cloud. So it seemed as if the whole cloud would "fall down". During similar events in Brazil which were observed from the ground the precipitations were indeed extremely strong and took place just at one location. At the end of the precipitation the cloud part disappeared although the whole cloud did not move in horizontal direction.

Falling1-6.jpg: S. Borrmann, flight Varig RG2375 from Fortaleza to Sao Paulo in Brazil, 2nd of March 2004, around 5 p.m.

Camera Parameters

Olympus E-1 SLR using a 14-54 mm objective. Exposure and ASA selectivity choice (100 ASA) was performed by the program automation of the camera. The images were taken in the sRGB colour range with a resolution of 2560 x 1920 Pixel x 24 colours.


 
Lens aperture
Time of exposure
Focal length
Time
Falling1.jpg

8

1/640

54

5:01:47 p.m.

Falling2.jpg

8

1/640

54

5:02:23 p.m.

Falling3.jpg

8

1/640

54

5:02:41 p.m.

Falling4.jpg

8

1/500

32

5:02:45 p.m.

Falling5.jpg

9

1/400

17

5:02:53 p.m.

Falling6.jpg

8

1/640

54

5:03:02 p.m.