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Friday, May 23, 2008

AOL Community Photo Challenge-The Magic Hour FUN!



FUN Category
 
The Magic hour, or Golden hour is the first  &  last hour of sunlight. 
I
t's the 1/2  hour before the sun rises, & 1/2 after the sun rises.  It's also the 1/2 hour before sunset & 1/2 hour after.  
So with this challenge you will need a tripod  & a timer or a remote.
You will also have a month to work on this.  You can use a file photo, but I think it would be good if we can all try to get out & do this challenge with new photos.  
I plan on taking a number of photos during the magic hour to see how the colors change.  This is a personal challenge for me & I welcome all to this challenge.
This challenge starts Today May 23 & will end June 26(updated).  It will be our last JUDGED category until the fall.


More info, go here ....
Magic Hour Times Two

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

I'll have to see what I can do, Marie...this should be fun.  Linda in WA  

Anonymous said...

Wow Marie, this is a neat idea.  Maybe I can add another hour to my twenty-five hour day and squeeze this project in.  The "Magic Hour" is also known as Civil Twilight, I think.

( definition here: http://aa.usno.navy.mil/faq/docs/RST_defs.php#top )

I can hook up the computer, using Nikon software and program it to snap an image every five minutes and then make a slide show, showing the gradual transition.  Here is the US Naval Observatory site for sunrise times for any location in the world, if anybody wants to try it. >

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneYear.html

Thanks for the link to Ron Bigelow's great website, The Nature of Light.

http://www.ronbigelow.com/articles/light/light.htm

Now, I'm off to pack a lunch and find a good spot. :-)

Clyde

Anonymous said...

I woke up & looked out the window of the camper....I couldn't believe my eyes.  It was so beautiful.  I opened the camper door...stood there in my nightgown and snapped this picture. Linda in Washington state http://journals.aol.com/lsfp1960/LindasWorld/entries/2008/05/27/aol-community-photo-challenge/2716

Anonymous said...

heres my attempt..lol
http://journals.aol.com/swmpgrly/Lostinmyownthoughts/entries/2008/05/27/click-here-aol-community-photo-challenge-the-magic-hour-fun/1333

Anonymous said...

Here you go my entry http://journals.aol.com/rap4143/MyDayMyInterests/entries/2008/05/28/aol-community-photo-challenge-the-magic-hour-fun/2752
Betty

Anonymous said...

Great challenge, I'll play along if at all possible :-)

Anonymous said...

It took me a while to find the time to get these shots, but I finally did! Here are my entries for the Fun category...
http://journals.aol.com/cmishvicki/visionsbyvicki/entries/2008/06/14/aol-community-photo-challenge---the-magic-hour/1781
Vicki

Anonymous said...

Here is mine...Ü
http://journals.aol.com/mariebm56/PhotographsAndMemories/entries/2008/06/24/aol-community-challenge-the-magic-hour--fun/2374