The Golden Hour

[John E Earley]

First light over parking lot. by JOHN EARLEY, on Flickr

 

[Sid836]

Of golden sunsets

 

[johnno`]

 

[__jc]

There is sufficient evidence in this thread to prove why the golden hour is so revered by photographers.

London, England 1980

Bodrum, Turkey 1987

Melbourne, Australia 2014

 

[johnno`]

 

[uhoh7]

Ohio Gulch Sundown by unoh7, on Flickr

 

[nikon_sam]

 

[dasuess]

Shining Through
Nikon Df, 180mm/f2.8 Nikkor-P

 

[naruto]

Into the unknown by AK, on Flickr

 

[naruto]

Tahoed by AK, on Flickr

 

[citizen99]

La Purisma Mission, Lompoc, CA, late 1971 by John Hancock, on Flickr

 

[ian_watts]

But of course the term "Golden Hour" technically can also apply to the time just after dawn.

True but I think there is quite a bit of difference between the different times of the day. In my experience, the morning light is typically cleaner, less golden, and the "golden hour" period seems more transient. I dare say the difference is a consequence of the air quality and temperature (mornings typically following a period of less human activity and the nights are usually much cooler than the days).

 

[dasuess]

Day's End
Nikon Df, 300mm/f4.5 Nikkor-H

 

[music_healing]

Enjoying The Morning Sun

Enjoy The Morning Sun .. Be Grateful To Universe by William Jusuf, on Flickr

Rolleiflex 2.8C Xenotar
Kodak Tri-X 400 with Perceptol

Sincerely
William Jusuf

 

[Fjäll]

Girlfriend, Rolleiflex 3.5 mx-evs, Portra 400

 

[fireblade]

 

[lukitas]

 

[nikon_sam]

 

[MarcG]

Kodak Porta 160 - Leica M6 - Carl Zeiss Planar 2/50



Doesburg by Marc G, on Flickr​

 

[markjwyatt]

Here is a recent one. For the first time in several years, Big Bear Lake is full of water.


Big Bear Lake with Water by Mark Wyatt, on Flickr