Photographs in the "Blue Hour"

[Pugshot]

Here are two blue hour photos I took in Rome in 2011. Castel Sant'Angelo (Canon 60D w/ EF-S 17-55 lens; ISO 400; f/8; & 1.6 sec); and Trevi Fountain (same camera/lens; ISO 400; f/3.5; 1/13 sec). The Castel Sant'Angelo shot benefited from the railing of a bridge as a makeshift tripod; the Trevi Fountain shot was handheld.

 

[hovland]

North Sea

 

[dolina]

Aliya Surf Camp by alabang, on Flickr

Settings: 30 sec f/14 14mm ISO 320

Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baler,_Aurora

 

[expatinasia]

Here are some from the Hamilton/Burlington area in Ontario, Canada. These are all HDR.

I do not normally like HDR so much but some of those shots are very nice. Well done.

rcarca - I know Marlow well, and I hope you do not mind me saying but I think your shots are too blue. Great place for pics though. When I am in the UK I go a lot for coffee.

 

[Sporgon]

I was rushing up to this mountain peak to grab sunset on Mount Rainier. Turns out I was about 15 minutes late after finding a decent comp. Here's my blue hour Mount Rainier.

Still a good shot; like it. Try reducing the size to 740 pixels across before attaching the next one so we can see the whole picture without having to slide it about.

 

[RobertG.]

Blue hour in Berlin, Germany
Canon 5D II with EF 35mm L, f13 @ 25sec ISO 100

 

[BeechViews]

Geita Goldmine, Northern Tanzania - 5 seconds @ 16mm, f16, iso 100 using 5D3, 16-35ii

 

[Logan]

These pictures make me wish I lived closer to the city, all the lights are such an interesting subject.

yorgasor, I think the Y you are talking about would be called a 'Col', just for interests sake.

I dont have many good blue hour shots, but I thought this one of the old paper mill was neat.

Logan: No, I actually meant the 'Y'

Ahahhahahaha that is too funny, not the answer I ever would have expected.

 

[yorgasor]

Can it really be called "Blue Hour" though? In my experience, it only lasts a couple minutes tops.

 

[max76]

Sophienholm - Denmark

Photo shot with: Canon 6D and Canon 50mm 1.4 @ f1.4

https://www.flickr.com/photos/77973666@N06/

 

[dolina]

I Can't Go On, I'll Go On by alabang, on Flickr

Settings: 30 sec f/8 19mm ISO 3200

Location: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyte

 

[Cali_PH]

Bixby Bridge in Big Sur, California. I've been shooting variations of this around sunrise & sunset for the past 3 years.

 

[Click]

Bixby Bridge in Big Sur, California. I've been shooting variations of this around sunrise & sunset for the past 3 years.

Very nice shot. Well done.

 

[rcarca]

Here are some from the Hamilton/Burlington area in Ontario, Canada. These are all HDR.

I do not normally like HDR so much but some of those shots are very nice. Well done.

rcarca - I know Marlow well, and I hope you do not mind me saying but I think your shots are too blue. Great place for pics though. When I am in the UK I go a lot for coffee.

Curious to know why you think they are too blue? I desaturated the photographs... The colour depends on the time, the weather and other conditions. Anyway, thanks for looking.

Richard

 

[Destin]

Disobeying the rule of thirds on this one.

 

[Logan]

Can it really be called "Blue Hour" though? In my experience, it only lasts a couple minutes tops.

Where do you live? How long twilight lasts depends on latitude, its very short in the tropics, and in the arctic at the right time lasts for hours. It was important for navigation, because during this time you can take star sightings and still see the horizon. Which i guess is one of the best reasons to take pictures at this time too!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight

 

[degies]

Love the Blue Hour

New Brighton Pier Christchurch

Sunrise Dunedin New Zealand

Auckland New Zealand

 

[degies]

Disobeying the rule of thirds on this one.

Very nicely done. You should break the rules more often

 

[davidcl0nel]

Praha


Berlin


Tokyo


Dresden

 

[mackguyver]

Dresden

Great work and I especially love the ducks in that last one - it really makes the shot!