The Blue Hour

Qurator Photo Quest - The Blue Hour

I saw that the Qurator group is hosting a photo quest for blue hour photos and I thought since i have many of them I should enter so this post is just that

If you want to check out their post it is here

If your not aware of the term Blue Hour, its the period shortly before sunrise and after sunset, when the sun's position just below the horizon produces those cooler and hence bluish tones, I am often out walking well before the sunrise and hence and have seen many a blue hour.

Let me start with this shot looking over the water and beside the Hurricane barrier wall, lovely cool blues in the sky and some nice reflections on the water

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^{Sony A7iii 17mm F8 30 Sec ISO 100}
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This next image is from a morning walk around Fort Taber, out on the pier looking back into the park, another spot I often take morning walks,

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^{Sony A7iii 17mm F8 20 Sec ISO 100}
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Still in fort Taber Park, the previous photo was at the end of this pier, this one is beside the pier, often when I visit this park, I start with walking out on the pier, and then walk along the beach, before looping around the park itself.

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^{Sony A7iii 167m F8 6 Sec ISO 100}
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This next shot is a mid point in the Hurricane Barrier wall which you can see on the left, in the early morning the water is so still and stands out even more mirror like with a long exposure image

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^{Sony A7iii 17m F8 30 Sec ISO 100}
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This next and last shot is strictly speaking I guess closer to sunrise and some golden colors coming out in the sky, this was taken at Jones Beach in Dartmouth MA

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