As a pilot I have often seen the blue hour effect, something I’ve enjoyed experiencing over the years.
It happens when the sun is well below the horizon but its blue wavelengths are still visible.
In these shots there is some amplification from the cloud cover, but I like the effect. The interplay between light and dark is one of the amazing sights our spectacular natural world has to offer.
Happy Wednesday.
In the Net! - Pictures and Stories of Life 
I’ve often shot the moon, usually when full, during blue hour. It catches the warm light from the rising or setting sun which looks awesome against the deep blue. I’ve only flown once and sadly it did not coincide with blue hour.
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Blue hour shots are fascinating. I love how the light morphs and combines and is never the same from one second to the next. Seeing that interplay of light from the cockpit is pretty amazing, especially when we “rode” the sunset or sunrise by flying due east or west across the time zones.
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Wonderful photos. I particularly like the second one!
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The second one is my favourite as well since you can very much see that real blue hour blue.
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The time when sky and water seem as one and it is easy to get lost in that. Happy Wednesday Lynette. Are you officially retired yet or still counting down the days? Allan
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Hi Allan, thanks. I’m still counting. The last day is October 31. I’m still doing bits of paper work but really am 95% retired at this point. Looking forward to November 1 when it’s official. Nov 12 I have a retirement dinner with friends and family and then am off to Dominican Republic for a month. Cheers.
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🍾🎉👍👏
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I’ve never heard of that, Lynette. I’ve seen it, thought nothing about it. I won’t the next time.
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It’s well worth a look, Jacqui. Very calming to watch how the blue colour starts, develops and then darkens. Cheers.
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I bet you’ve seen some amazing things, Lynette.
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I’ve been very fortunate; it was a lot of fun. 🙂
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Oh I’ve never seen that – wow, Lynette. I remember another post of yours of the northern lights, taken from an airplane. You get to see some great sights up there!
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I have seen some great ones for sure and flying in the north was pretty fabulous. The blue hour is visually stunning with the changing panorama across the blue wavelength. Cheers.
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Lovely captures! I didn’t even know that blue hour was a thing. How interesting.
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Thank you very much, Linda. Blue hour can be gorgeous. 🙂
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yes! yes! especially the blue hour on snow…
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Agreed, although I have left the north and will retire in three weeks. 🙂 My snow experiences going forward will likely be much less than they were. Cheers.
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three weeks! what a milestone…
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Yes, I’m looking forward to it! 😁
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