The Golden Hours
In landscape photography, the quality of light is essential to making beautiful photos. If you photograph a mountain in the middle of the day in full sunlight, you will generally find that your images have washed-out colors, because the harsh sunlight will have drowned them out. My favorite times to photograph are as the sun rises and just after it sets. These times of day are called “the golden hours” (or “the magic hours”) by many photographers (Figure 6.11). During these times, the light is coming from a very low angle to the landscape, which creates shadows and gives depth and character.
Figure 6.11. This image of Lake Tahoe, ...
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