Does winter = best light at any time

Off tomorrow and the weather forecast is for clear nights and days. Since it is nearly mid-winter, the sun does rise until 08:45 and sets at 15:35.

Does the fact that the angle of the sun is so low against the horizon mean that taking shots at noon is not as appropriate ? I say as appropriate.

In summer sun rise and set is before 4am and after 10pm !!

We just had a discussion about that in this thread

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=792294

I visited Sweden in August and noticed how the sun was at a much lower angle than I'm used to in the southern USA. The light was so much better even until mid-morning.

You don't quite get the 'golden hour' all day, but you never get the harsh high noon light.

I LOVE winter light, especially in Moab. Sure, the golden moments come and go at sunrise and sunset, but the quality of light is usually very good for a couple of hours into the morning and late in the day. This "bonus time" is great for macro-landscapes such as plants, small rock formations, and many other things.

I used to just shoot at sunrise and sunset, now I'm finding joy in discovering quality light at other times of the day too.

Bryan

Winter is great for extending the "golden hour" to about 2!

Onoly problem is finding something worth shooting with all slush.

I captured this 4 days before winter solstice, dec.18.2009 / 11:44 local time Edmonton, Alberta, 53° 34' N .
I live at 42°N, and this was looking strange interesting, i'm not used to see the sun low on red/golden horizon at lunch time.

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I am not sure how true this is but I have always thought that light in winter (generally and during) sunset is more blue shifted and a summer sunset is warmer, more red shifted. Anyone confirm or deny ?

Sunset / Sunrise colors depend on haze / particles in the atmosphere, sunsets in polluted areas are a lot more spectacular than in the middle of the desert. Maybe what you notice is due to changes in industry and/or winds in your area from summer to winter ?

antisoma wrote in post #9277537
I am not sure how true this is but I have always thought that light in winter (generally and during) sunset is more blue shifted and a summer sunset is warmer, more red shifted. Anyone confirm or deny ?

luigis wrote in post #9277681
Sunset / Sunrise colors depend on haze / particles in the atmosphere, sunsets in polluted areas are a lot more spectacular than in the middle of the desert. Maybe what you notice is due to changes in industry and/or winds in your area from summer to winter ?

I am not sure that is it. I wonder if it has to do with the height of the sun in the horizon. Again, this is all just guess work and maybe doesn't exist. It might also be psychological. Also, I am not speaking of sunsets only but more the light in those seasons more generally.