Light Lab Columbus, United States
Light Lab · the evening of Jun 5 from Columbus, looking WNW
Sunset
8:56 pm
Sun −0.6°Light about 2,600 KShadows endless
Golden 8:17 pmSunset 8:56 pmDark 9:30 pm
Shadows
Pointing east-southeast, as long as the light reaches.
How high the sun is
The color of the light
Daylight ~5000 KSunset ~2600 KBlue hour ~10,000 K
The sun is down but the sky still glows: soft, even, rosy light.
Starting settings, when it matters
8:17 pm–8:56 pm · golden
Daylight white balance (about 5500 K) keeps the warmth. Meter the sky beside the sun, not the sun.
8:56 pm–9:17 pm · afterglow
9:17 pm–9:30 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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