Gold and Blue!

This brief slide show contains some of my favorite pictures captured around sunrise and sunset at Thanda Safari. The unique light present in the mornings and evenings is what photographers seek.

Specific terms describe the optimal lighting conditions of the day:

The golden hour encompasses the time just before and after sunrise or sunset. The closer one is to the equator, the shorter this ‘hour’ becomes. Currently, the golden hour at Thanda Safari lasts about 45 minutes in both the morning and evening.

The blue hour is a brief period before the morning golden hour and after the evening golden hour, characterized by a cooler, blue-toned light produced when the sun is positioned just below the horizon.

For those interested in today’s specifics:

Morning blue hour: 5:36am to 5:45am

Morning golden hour: 5:45am to 6:40am (with sunrise at 5:59am)

Evening golden hour: 5:22pm to 6:07pm (with sunset at 5:53pm)

Evening blue hour: 6:07pm to 6:16pm

I use a very good iPhone app called “Sun Seeker” to provide me with this valuable information.

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