Album The Blue Hour

[IntrepidXJ]

I just realized that we don't have an album for photos taken during the blue hour, so here's a place to post all your photos taken during dawn and dusk!


I'll start out with a photo of Steamboat Rock taken at dusk in Dinosaur National Monument.


Steamboat Rock at Dusk by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr

http://adventr.co/2018/05/dinosaur-memorial-weekend/

 

[Wanderlust073]

Pre-dawn at Camp Lake, Rawah Wilderness.

 

[Ugly]

Pre Dawn

 

[Brendan S]

Mill Creek at dusk...

_DSC2329 1 by Brendan Swihart, on Flickr

 

[IntrepidXJ]

The afterglow at dusk. http://adventr.co/2018/10/bartlett-flat-to-the-blue-hills/


Desert Pool at Dusk by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr

 

[regehr]

no fair y'all are carrying tripods into the backcountry or something

 

[IntrepidXJ]

no fair y'all are carrying tripods into the backcountry or something

http://adventr.co/microposts/slik-sprint-mini-ii-tripod/

 

[regehr]

http://adventr.co/microposts/slik-sprint-mini-ii-tripod/

that is pretty slick!

 

[Ugly]

that is pretty slick!

I want that tripod still, or maybe even just the SLIK Sprint Pro... but am under a no purchase agreement with my wife at the moment.

So I am still using this tiny little thing that fits in my camera bag, but I still got this last week in the predawn hours- which are not THAT early during the late fall.


Which reminds me. Google photos seemed to have "degraded" the quality of photos that are uploaded, even more than before. Before it seemed that except in extremes that they were not really that bad.
This is one from there, which I upload here just because they take a few seconds to upload and I can get to it while traveling.

Anyone else seen the same with Google photos?

 

[ImNotDedYet]

I use a Gitzo Mountaineer Series 1, which is only one pound heavier than the mentioned SLIK, with the Acratech GP-S ballhead. Its max support is 22 lbs. Granted, I've not backpacked with it where that pound may come into play, but for my dayhikes, and even long ones at that (15 miles) I've been quite happy.

You could always do the balance on a rock, bundle your trekking poles together, etc as well.

 

[Jazzy Joe]

When the light doesn't happen shoot blue hour.

On the subject of tripods I switched to the Mefoto Road trip tripod and have been pretty happy with it. balance of stability, affordability, not nearly as lightweight though.

 

[IntrepidXJ]

Afterglow on the Esplanade. http://adventr.co/2018/11/exploring-the-esplanade/


Evening On The Esplanade by Randy Langstraat, on Flickr

 

[chandlerwest]

I feel like I am being sucked into a trap with these specific, yet somehow obtuse, photography threads. I will never forget "earth shadows". Let me throw out one of the Grand Canyon.


Same trip but a bit more to the left. Is there too much sun in these shots? A trap I tell you!!!!

 

[SteveR]

October 2018, Old Sheffield Road, Utah. The sunset was a bit of a dud, but staying out while my wife made dinner in the camper turned out to be worthwhile.

 

[McKee80]

Just before sunrise, Garnet Lake, Sept 2017

 

[IntrepidXJ]

Is there too much sun in these shots? A trap I tell you!!!!

Yes, too much sun. The Blue Hour is usually the hour (or more) after the sun sets or before it rises, so there should be no sunlight in Blue Hour photos.

 

[Artemus]

http://adventr.co/microposts/slik-sprint-mini-ii-tripod/

me too....

 

[slc_dan]

me too....

I've never seen you carry a tripod into the backcountry!

 

[Perry]

At least bring one of these!

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[Artemus]

I've never seen you carry a tripod into the backcountry!

And to my great dismay you have not accompanied me on all my backcountry travels...