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05/03/2007 10:54:02 PM · #1 |
One of my favorite times to shoot is during dusk and dawn. I think most landscape photographers would agree. But where and when do we get the most dusk and dawn time to work with?
I'm on the hunt for a prime location with the maximum dusk/dawn time, anywhere in the world. Maybe if we all post our favorite location/month spots, we can make a list of the places where it's ideal to be shooting.
The website Gaisma covers the whole world, and you will find your location there. Check the timetable, and post your data.
Currently I'm in Bodø,Norway
DDT Graph
DDT (Dusk/Dawn Time): 6 hours
The most time I've found in this region is Tromsø, Norway
DDT Graph
DDT: 9 hours
Month: November
What DDT do you have where you love to shoot?
Happy shooting y'all!
edit: fixed timetable links
Message edited by author 2007-05-03 23:00:11. |
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05/03/2007 11:11:48 PM · #2 |
Graph for Oakland, California.
This shows that the Dawn-to-Dusk time is some 57 minutes longer than the Sunrise-to-Sunset time ...
Another useful site is the US Naval Observatory's Sun and Moon calculator. Here is the comparable output from there -- seems to show the same info:
Sun and Moon Data for One Day
The following information is provided for Oakland, Alameda County, California (longitude W122.2, latitude N37.8):
Thursday
3 May 2007 Pacific Daylight Time
SUN
Begin civil twilight 5:43 a.m.
Sunrise 6:11 a.m.
Sun transit 1:06 p.m.
Sunset 8:01 p.m.
End civil twilight 8:29 p.m.
MOON
Moonrise 8:48 p.m. on preceding day
Moon transit 1:42 a.m.
Moonset 6:31 a.m.
Moonrise 9:50 p.m.
Moonset 7:09 a.m. on following day
Phase of the Moon on 3 May: Â waning gibbous with 98% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Full Moon on 2 May 2007 at 3:10 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time. |
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05/04/2007 07:22:49 AM · #3 |
Aha, this is why the icelanders get so many good photos. They live in the land of eternal twighlight! My sister was there a few years back, and walked home one 'night' after clubbing. At 2am, it was still light.
Imagine that - 24 hours of prime photography time.
My town only rates 25 minutes each end, and I'm afraid sunrise is just before stupid-o-clock in the morning, so I never see that end. Dusk is spent getting 3 kids bathed and ready for dinner, so I don't see much of that end either. :)
Great website though! I'll check out some potential holiday spots.
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05/04/2007 12:47:05 PM · #4 |
It's when you can be out shooting a sunset, the light drops about 12 stops until i slowly start climbing up again, all the way to sunrise.
This gives you a non-stop 5-6 hours shooting session with magical light.
Unfortunately, it only happends twice a year here. Those are the weeks I take vacation, to go camping and shooting.
I'm sure people in Canada, Alaska, south Chile and argentina experience similar types of light sessions. Check out the antartica graph! It's wicked.
If we all post our graph, we can list and rank them, and create a light-travel guide.
Goto gaisma, find your city and post your DDT time!
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05/04/2007 03:11:42 PM · #5 |
Date Sunrise Sunset Length Change Dawn Dusk Length Change
Today 05:54 21:10 15:16 05:12 21:51 16:39
+1 day 05:52 21:11 15:19 00:03 longer 05:10 21:53 16:43 00:04 longer
+1 week 05:40 21:22 15:42 00:26 longer 04:57 22:06 17:09 00:30 longer
+2 weeks 05:29 21:33 16:04 00:48 longer 04:43 22:19 17:36 00:57 longer
+1 month 05:10 21:55 16:45 01:29 longer 04:19 22:46 18:27 01:48 longer
+2 months 05:11 22:06 16:55 01:39 longer 04:18 22:58 18:40 02:01 longer
+3 months 05:51 21:29 15:38 00:22 longer 05:07 22:12 17:05 00:26 longer
+6 months 08:35 18:00 9:25 05:51 shorter 07:58 18:37 10:39 06:00 shorter
For something easier to read: Go Here
Sun and Moon Data for One Day
The following information is provided for Edmonton (longitude W113.4, latitude N53.6):
Friday
4 May 2007 Universal Time - 7h
SUN
Begin civil twilight 04:12
Sunrise 04:53
Sun transit 12:30
Sunset 20:09
End civil twilight 20:51
MOON
Moonrise 22:32 on preceding day
Moon transit 01:55
Moonset 05:12
Moonrise 23:44
Moonset 05:48 on following day
Phase of the Moon on 4 May: waning gibbous with 95% of the Moon's visible disk illuminated.
Full Moon on 2 May 2007 at 03:10 (Universal Time - 7h).
Message edited by author 2007-05-04 15:53:23.
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05/04/2007 03:45:35 PM · #6 |
I'm just curious, where do you go about finding this info?
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05/04/2007 03:50:16 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by gi_joe05:
I'm just curious, where do you go about finding this info? |
gaisma.com
and
US Naval Observatory's Sun and Moon calculator.
Message edited by author 2007-05-04 15:50:35. |
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