The Golden Hour at Rocky Mountain National Park
January 14, 2021
Photographer: Pete Claussen
Summary Author: Pete Claussen
One morning several weeks back, I got up early specifically to photograph the Golden Hour, in Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park. This is the period during sunrise when the color of the sky transitions from red and orange to yellow, or, as its name suggests, to golden tones. Within this brief window, sunlight is diffuse, and shadows are soft. Because there’s relatively little contrast, the lighting is nearly ideal for landscape photography. Photo taken on November 18, 2020.
Photo Details: Camera: NIKON Z 7; Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 10.0 (Windows); Exposure Time: 0.033s (1/30); Aperture: ƒ/8.0; ISO equivalent: 64; Focal Length (35mm): 55; Lens: NIKKOR Z 24-200mm f/4-6.3 VR