In the Broadway musical-turned-Hollywood box-office hit, Fiddler on the Roof, one of its signature songs is Sunrise, Sunset. Tevye the milkman calls upon all of his emotions when he leads the refrain and sings: Sunrise, sunset, swiftly fly the years.
As Cheri Lucas of WordPress noted in this week’s Weekly Photo Challenge, the overture and curtain-closing light that swiftly bookends daytime is known as The Golden Hour. It’s that period when the sun lies between the horizon and 6 degrees above it, and accounts for the speed of the transition from daytime to nighttime around the world at different times of the year.
The Golden Hour is that magical, gone-in-60-min. window when photographers of all levels do their very best to greet the new day at sunrise and waive goodbye to it at sunset with their cameras.
Maybe it’s just me, but there’s a note of sadness hidden within a breathtaking sunset that Mother Nature occasionally paints for us. It’s what I call daylight’s last breath. Here are a few sighs that I managed to capture during The Golden Hour before it swiftly disappeared into the darkness.
For more photographic interpretations of The Golden Hour just click HERE.
If you really want to set your camera to The Golden Hour, so you’ll know exactly when it comes and goes in your precise neck of the woods, check out The Golden Hour website and its namesake app for your iPhone or iPad.
Continued good shooting everyone.
©The Palladian Traveler | ©Tom Palladio Images
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Stunning gallery, fellow traveller!
Thanks very much!
I died when I saw your pics. They are hands down stunning. 🙂
Well, I certainly hope you revived yourself 🙂 Thanks for the comment.
Very beautiful post Tom, a personal favorite!
Wow! A personal favorite. Thanks!
They’re all beautiful and stunning. Thanks for that website too! 🙂
You’re welcome.
amazing pics !!! great work..
Thanks, CC. Much appreciated.
Nice…
Thanks Ed. Suitable for framing on TB?
These are beautiful … love the one of Rome at sunset. I’m hoping to get there one day …
Swing by the Eternal City after your visit to France. We’re right next door!
Hmmmmmm…. 🙂
Absolutely wonderful…
Thanks again.
Beautiful …. truly beautiful photos. My favorite is the clock .. *smile
Viveka – The grandfather clock CU is a favorite of mine, too, in its sepia tones and the early morning light enhancing its face. Glad you enjoyed my sunsets, too. You did, didn’t you?
These are the best shots I’ve seen in the challenge. Seriously, they’re wonderful!
janet
Thanks Janet. Take another look at the set as I added a sunset shot from Montreux that I meant to include when I hit PUBLISH.
Great set of images, I love all the different tones, amazing how much colour you can get at those times.
Thanks Leanne. Quite the compliment coming from a pro like you. Much appreciated.
Wow! I think my favorite was of Civita Bagnoregio. The oranges and blues, and reds and greens caught my eye immediately.
Jill — Glad you enjoyed the sunset series and found special liking for the Civita Bangoregio frame. Good choice. 🙂
goodness what a glorious array of images…impossible to pick a favourite
Jo — Then don’t. Just pick them all. 🙂
Exquisite photos – I especially like the clock for the theme 🙂
Blue Bee, thanks very much!