Outdoor photographers thrive on that time around sunrise or sunset known as the “Golden Hour” as it provides possibly the best quality of light available to us. The warm tones make practically anything look good and while it's predominant in landscape photography, some of the photographs below also demonstrate that the golden hour is a great time for shooting other subjects such as portraits and even macro. We think these photos capture the essence of why the golden hour is a great time to shoot almost anything.
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Image by Daniel Frank
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Image by Kevin Utting
Image by Mike Young
Image by Pieterjan Vandaele
Image by James Jordan
Image by Emily Elisabeth
Image by Umberto Fistarol
Image by John Menard
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Image by Jamie Henderson
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Image by Paul David
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Image by Kirsty Andrews
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Image by Mike Young
Image by Mike Young
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15 Comments
soo beautiful shots, i so feel like going out at right time and taking my sweet camera with me now!
Do it Martin!! 🙂
Definitely one of my favorite times to shoot!
To me, the lighting is “different” in the Fall/Winter vs Spring/Summer. I guess its because the sun gets lower in the sky…….I’ve taken some really nice “golden hour” photos lately this Fall.
I really love these pictures. Yet I’ve not managed to get out at the right hour at the day to shoot them. Perhaps I’ll try an early morning someday soon to finally pull it off!
really it is beautiful hour to shoot
Wow this is awesome!! I’m gonna go get my camera right now 🙂
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Hello All!
Did i need use golden hours in rainy/clody days?
If you get sunlight after a storm, specially between the clouds you can get outstanding light!!
https://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/174/a/b/New_Water_by_juanfox94.jpg
Sunset RIGHT before and a lil after a storm in florida is my favorite golden hour. The light is almost thick and soft like a veil. Its wonderous!
Some great “magic hour” images here. best regards to the photographers.
Wanderer
How I wish I have a camera!
Nice cat photo – here’s my little girl in the hour:
Amazing photos, I really love ‘G’hour.. This is my first try :
Amazing photos, I really love ‘G’hour.. This is my first try :
https://www.flickr.com/photos/flycamera/6344479608/