Light Lab 39.46° N, 82.63° W, 40 mi from Columbus, United States
Light Lab · tonight from 39.46° N, 82.63° W, looking WSW
Golden hour
4:49 pm
Sun 4.4°Light about 4,000 KShadows ×13
Golden 4:39 pmSunset 5:04 pmDark 5:47 pm
Shadows
Pointing east-northeast, 13 times as long as what casts them.
How high the sun is
The color of the light
Daylight ~5000 KSunset ~2600 KBlue hour ~10,000 K
Warm and low: skin, stone and water glow amber, and every texture throws a long shadow.
Starting settings, when it matters
4:39 pm–5:04 pm · golden
Daylight white balance (about 5500 K) keeps the warmth. Meter the sky beside the sun, not the sun.
5:04 pm–5:36 pm · afterglow
5:36 pm–5:47 pm · blue
Tripod. f/8, ISO 100, about 2 s to start, 8 s by the end. Daylight white balance keeps the blue.
Terrain: Mapzen terrain tiles (SRTM and others)
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