BTW, there's a morning magic hour as well, although the light isn't as warm. It is, of course, from just before sunrise until just after sunrise. Paul On Jul 9, 2006, at 6:45 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
> Magic hour is more like two hours. It's from about an hour and a half > before sundown until about a half hour after sundown. But the best > light is right after the ball goes down with a light cloud cover in > the east. It doesn't get any better than that. It's magic hour. > Paul > On Jul 9, 2006, at 6:30 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> In a message dated 7/8/2006 7:50:48 PM Pacific Daylight Time, >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> That's right. But I just shoot RAW with automatic white balance and >> dial in the look I want during conversion. I remember shooting a >> comercial for Lincoln some fifteen years ago. It was shot during >> magic hour in the desert near the Arizona/Mexico border. I transfered >> the film with the real color. The clients had a fit when their silver >> town car was gold, so I had to go back to transfer and color correct >> it. Sometimes people shoot at magic hour because the sun angle is >> great and the sky is a big reflector. But the magic hour color isn't >> for everyone. >> Paul >> ======= >> Quick Q. What time of day is considered magic hour? That phrase is >> a new one >> on me. >> >> Marnie >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
