Sunrise to Sunset Photography

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Nighttime and the periods of twilight after sunset and before sunrise known as the blue hour are awesome times for photography. Long exposure combined with low ISO settings can achieve wonderfully colorful images. Click images for more.
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Waterrock Knob is a favorite sunset location for us along the Blue Ridge Parkway. However sometimes the best shot is behind you - alpenglow is a phenomenon that appears near the horizon opposite to the Sun when the solar disk is just below the horizon.

Alpenglow

The Golden Gate appears ready for another night on the town when viewed from the Marin Headlands just after twilight.

Bring on the Night

A view just before sunrise from the Haywood-Jackson Overlook at an elevation of 6020 feet.

Foggy Below

The viewing area at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is a popular spot for plane watching and relaxation. With several exposures, departing flights seem to paint the sky.

Light Paint

A pedway leads over the street to the newly completed Pavillion A of the Albert B Chandler Hospital which is part of UK Healthcare. The new double towered section opened in 2011.

Night Shift

The downtown area of Chicago as shot from 360 Chicago, 94 stories above Michigan Avenue in the Hancock Tower. Tripods were not allowed but a knee was all it took to steady a monopod against the glass for this 2.5 second shot.

Nighttime in the Loop

The North Tower was constructed between November, 1933 and November, 1934. It stands 746 ft. above the surface of the water, with a height of 500 ft. above the bridge walkway. The tower is supported by a concrete foundation built on the shoreline.

North Tower

The Totem Pole formation in Monument Valley positively glows as the sun peeks over the crest between the stone towers.

Sentinals of Dawn

The High Five Interchange is one of the first five-level stack interchanges built in Dallas, Texas. Located at the junction of the Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway and the Central Expressway. Opened in 2005 it replaced an antiquated partial cloverleaf interchange constructed in the 1960s.

Trails of the High Five

The Bay Lights is a light sculpture and generative art installation including 25,000 LEDs along 1.8 miles of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, designed to commemorate the 75th anniversary of its opening.

Twinkle, Twinkle

My friend Erin proves that the early girl gets the shot. The sea stacks will eventually disappear but they will remain for several generations to enjoy.

Working Girl

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Looking opposite the sunrise was this lovely glow over the valley below from the Haywood-Jackson Overlook at milepost 431.
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Daybreak on the Ridge

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