8.02.2011

{personal} the blue hour

Last week Brian of the blue hour was talking about just that, the blue hour:

"At the end of a sunny summer day, there's a particular quality of light just after the sun sets. It is most pronounced if you're in a park, or in the woods, or even sitting on a lawn. It's the blue hour, the light of dusk, gloaming - but combined with green foliage in summer, it's really distinctive to me. It's hard for me to put into words - it's a feeling more than anything. I think about being a kid during summer vacations and playing outside with friends until late, summer humidity, a walk after dinner outside, cicadas, stillness, the day fading into quiet, a hush."

I know exactly what he's talking about.

And I feel lucky enough to have captured my own "blue hour" last week, though mine was taken in the early morning hours rather than at twilight.

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5 comments:

Unknown said...

great capture. the woods have come out looking a little foreboding..... is that a hooded red cape i see....

Janelle said...

Such a pretty image!

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Anonymous said...

this is beautiful - exactly what i was getting at in my post. thanks for sharing.

MargeauxPhoto said...

I miss that small space in time in VA. The only thing this photo is missing is a few lightning bugs! :)

Laney Butler said...

Gorgeous photo! I love that light.