Blue Hour Lighthouses

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Matt B

Matt B

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When it comes to photographing my favorite subject -lighthouses- my favorite way to do so is on cloudless mornings so I can get the sun rising and catch it directly behind the lantern room of the lighthouse. However, I've been coming to find that I like my "secondary" blue hour shots almost as much. By secondary I mean that in each instance below, my main goal was to get the sun behind the lantern room, but I found out after a few outings that I actually like the colors more before the sun actually breaks the horizon. For example, whenever I'm at location 1 on a cloudless morning the sky is always a monochromatic deep orange once the sun breaks the horizon. The shot still turns out, but I like the variety in the colors more in the photo below. So I figured I'd share a couple of my favorite "secondary" blue hour shots I've taken over the past couple years.

1.) Manitowoc, WI
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2.) Sturgeon Bay, WI
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3.) Menominee, MI
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@Matt B WOW those images are freeking AWESOME , thanks for sharing these they absolutely deserve a huge round of applause 👋 👋 👋

Have you anymore like this ? if yes then I`d love to see some more


Harry.G
 
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I agree the contrast of the warm sky and cool tones in water/foreground is very pleasing. I like lighthouses too but I don't photograph them because I live in the desert!
 
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