Clouds never stay still. They're in a state of perpetual transition, mutating from one form to another. This ephemeral, ever-changing quality is part of their beauty. If you have time-lapse video of clouds for this page, upload it to a video hosting site like Vimeo or YouTube and send us a link.
Horseshoe Vortex
Cloud Appreciation Society member, Vicki Smith, recently sent us this video of a horseshoe vortex cloud filmed near Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia in 2011 during a strong westerly. Tim Harris was filming as Vicki’s son Eric Smith flew a remote controlled glider around the rare cloud formation. The horseshoe vortex cloud spiralled as it was blown […]
The Ocean Maker
We were recently contacted by film maker, Lucas Martell, who has just released a short animated film called “The Ocean Maker”. The working title for this was “Cloud Catchers” and it’s about sky pirates fighting over clouds in a world without water. Cloud Appreciation Society founder, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, really enjoyed this film and particularly Lucas’ […]
Soaring over Cumulus Clouds
Cloud enthusiast, Mike Rubin, recently sent us this video which shows him spiralling around a cumulus cloud after a cloud climb. If you enjoy this one, see more at his Fly By Wire videos.
“CLOUD”
CLOUD is an interactive sculpture created from 6,000 incandescent light bulbs by Canadian artists and collaborators Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett. The piece utilizes pull string switches and everyday domestic light bulbs, re-imagining their potential to catalyze collaborative moments and create an enveloping, experiential environment. To read more about it please visit the website. […]
Kelvin-Helmholtz Timelapse
Cloud enthusiast, Ben Brown-Steiner, a post-doc at Cornell University has recently been capturing time-lapse videos of clouds. Last month he captured this wonderful Kelvin-Helmholtz cloud which he has asked us to share with you.
Cloudwatching with a Piano
Toronto based composer and pianist, Denis Schingh recently sent us this video of his solo piano piece called “Clouds”. It features photos taken by him and some of his friends. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did…
Cool Sun….
Paramotor pilot, Brian Tunnard, filmed this video whilst flying on 20th January 2015. He says on his YouTube page “The viz was a bit hazy … and it’s a LOT cooller than it looks …but it was a VERY enjoyable flight nonetheless. I encountered a suprisingly strong headwind on the first leg of the flight, […]
Asperitas clouds over Lincoln, Nebraska
This video, taken by James Bitz, shows asperitas clouds which preceded a storm cell on July 7th, 2014 over Lincoln Nebraska
Video Premiere
We were recently contacted by Ninja Tune as one of their artists – FaltyDL – has a new EP coming out, “Frontin (Brrd Remix)” and has used clouds for the inspiration of his video. Video directed by Beau Burrows – http://beauburrows.com/ Taken from the new EP ‘///I\II\\\\’ by FaltyDL, out now via Ninja Tune. Buy […]
