Magic Hour in the Robson Valley

     In photography, the golden hour is the period of daytime shortly after sunrise or before sunset, during which daylight is redder and softer than when the sun is higher in the sky. The golden hour is also sometimes called the magic hour, especially by cinematographers and photographers.

    While this photo doesn’t feature the redness of the sky mentioned in the definition, the sun is low on the horizon, backlighting the tops of the newly-leaved trees, giving them a magical glow.  

    During Robson Valley winter, the sun is very far to left of this photo and sets at the east end of our Valley.  Only briefly in the Spring and Fall, does it set directly behind these mountains.  Already it is setting and in the far to the right of this photo, and as summer approaches, it will be setting at the far  west end of the Valley, and not behind the Cariboo Mountain Range.

    While we miss the brilliant colors of the sunsets from our house this time of year, during the summer, I do enjoy experiencing the backlit trees when the sun is low on the horizon.  

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