"Golden hour" in winter

Does the standard "Golden hour" logic apply in the winter when the sun is at lower angles and only up for 7-8 hours a day?

I'd say it does.

You still have Civil, Nautical and Astronomical Twilight periods.

I guess I will have to experiment some more. It certainly seems like less pleasant light right around dusk/dawn compared to during the summer.

tkbslc wrote in post #9151367
I guess I will have to experiment some more. It certainly seems like less pleasant light right around dusk/dawn compared to during the summer.

Probably some differences in atmospherics. Same thing down here in AZ.

Summer twilight has a much warmer "glow" to it than it seems to have in the winter.

Plus it's FREEZING at 5-6 AM around here in the Winter....Bring gloves!

egordon99 wrote in post #9151422
Plus it's FREEZING at 5-6 AM around here in the Winter....Bring gloves!

Yeah, Utah is also pretty chilly when the sun goes down. Have to use a Tripod so the teeth chatter doesn't cause camera shake!

I think what I am seeing is that the duration of the golden hour shrinks along with the reduction in daylight. I think maybe it is a golden 20 minutes this time of year.

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It should still apply, since that golden hour is just shifted on when it happens. Just like like what time the sun rises and sets gets shifted.

would it maybe a little longer? with the sun lower in the sky? probably only by a minute or two ? or maybe longer? Ya might need some math skills to figure that out..LOL.. Which I do not have..

I think your latitude has a lot to do with how the golden hour changes during the seasons.

Where I live, on the 49th parallel, I think the winter morning golden hour stretches through mid-morning because the sun is so low in the sky.

Having said that, in the winter in BC/WA/OR there are lots of wood stoves so the light is quite diffused thru smoke in the morning.

Good topic.

PS Sunrise here now is about 7:15 AM.

In Barrow Alaska, there are times the sun never rises, and times when it never sets. I wonder if the golden hour is longer when the sun doesn't set.

neeko wrote in post #9152642
In Barrow Alaska, there are times the sun never rises, and times when it never sets. I wonder if the golden hour is longer when the sun doesn't set.

Only in Barrow, Alaska?

WaltA wrote in post #9153136
Only in Barrow, Alaska?

Nope, just came to mind is all.

tkbslc wrote in post #9151367
It certainly seems like less pleasant light right around dusk/dawn compared to during the summer.

I guess this depends on certain location. Personally I consider time around dusk and dawn in winter much nicer then in summer. Atmosphere is colder, and cleaner, and colors are much more extreme then in summer. But as I said, I believe it could be different for places, where temperatures never go under 0c.

This one for example is photo, I could never manage to do when temperatures would be above 0c. This particular one, was taken on evening just few minutes after sunset, and temperature was around -15c

tomjd wrote in post #9152496
Works for me............
(my most willing model)

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Beautiful dog...a Golden Retriever at the "golden hour".