The Last Hour before sunset is referred to the Golden Hour. The golden hour is known for producing beautiful natural light that is easy to work with. “It’s hard to overexpose or underexpose parts of an image, because the light is very even and has a beautiful golden hue,”
The Last Hour
The Ever Changing Beauty of Sunrises, these photos were all taken on the same morning as I watched the sunrise starting from blue hour, to golden hour and then last, sunrays reaching through the heavens.
Daryl Madden took some of my words from a previous post and made them into this beautiful poem. I would like to share them again here;
Where the Noise Disappears; by Daryl Madden
Where the Noise Disappears
When the world is screaming
Stirring up fears
I long for a place
Where the noise disappears
A walk into this place
Surrounding me here
In the morning light
Where the noise disappears
It’s so refreshing
The Word spoken clear
This glorious sound
Where the noise disappears
Reclaiming our vision
Alive, fully here
We nurture our space
Where the noise disappears
In the inner room
Of intimate prayers
Let my soul dwell
Where the noise disappears
The Ever Changing Beauty of Sunrises
Have a Wonderful Weekend
Light Rays of the Rising Sun, yesterday morning I went down to the river, a little earlier than usual. But, because daylight savings time has not set in yet, the beginning of sunrise starts about 5:30 am. So I got to the river about 5 am just before golden hour starts.
This is Lock and Dam 14 on the Mississippi River, I have not been down here since spring, about 6 months ago I think.
You can see behind the tree the sky is just starting to brighten a little bit. At this time of the morning the river is quiet, I hear a train somewhere off in the distance. This is what they call the Golden Hour of a sunrise, when the sun is around 6 degrees below the horizon.
Most people like to photograph the golden hour, as do I, but the next two hours are the prettiest to me. Blue hour and Civil Hour. Blue “hour” is an even shorter time than golden hour. Shorter because blue hour describes the sun from 4*-6* below the horizon. The sun travels a shorter distance during this time, so naturally it takes up less time.
Civil twilight describes the time that the sun is at 0*-6* below the horizon that includes the last bit of the golden hour and all of the blue hour. The sky is changing colors quickly at this point and there is enough light to move around without having really any trouble. The sun has passed the horizon line, but there is still plenty of good light for photos if you are willing to stick around.
And then this happened, I have seen when the sun is casting rays of light, but usually it is casting the light downwards on a cloudy morning, because it is usually later in the morning. Well, the clouds came in and all of a sudden the sun rays lite up the sky, passing rays of light up over my head. It was just beautiful.
This photo here was taken about 8 am, what a colorful morning this was for sure. So if you are ever out for a sunrise, make sure to stick around for blue hour if you can. This is the best show on earth for me. Have a great day.
Light Rays of the Rising Sun
