In this xdrive photography lesson, Raj notes that for about an hour during sunrise and again at sunset, photographers are gifted with what is known as the “golden hour” or “magic light.” Generally the sun’s light is diffused and soft during these two time periods.
In the image below, I chose to combine Raj’s golden hour lesson with a personal study of the rule of odds. This image was created about 40 minutes before sunset with what I identified as cirrostratus clouds to the west of my home. In the past, I have found that the quality of light during the hour before and after sunset is often times influenced by both western clouds as well as the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
Nikon D750 f/7.1 .5 s 35 mm (prime) ISO 100 neutral density lens
a meditative journey 
Soft light and eggs are so smooth… beautifully captured, Brenda.
Welcome to the session on “Golden Hour” episode Brenda.
Nice shot of three eggs against the softness of magic light. Monochrome adjustment gives the full range of grey shades. The brightest area also retains some details. Having said that for our tutorial purpose the neutral density filter could have been avoided. The idea behind the shooting at the goldern hour is to take advantage of the soft light and the golden shades. Here the golden shades are lost because of the monochrome selection. However, as a monochrome image, it’s a great picture.
This critique is part of XDrive’s Photography Learning sessions. Thanks for joining again Brenda.
Raj