Golden Hour at Sandy Hook

Some of my friends and I took a trip "down the shore" (as they say in NJ) today. After a week of walking around Boston, and then a week of heavy duty cleaning at Judy's house, it was glorious to just sit, read and chat to the sound of the waves hitting the shore! We left the beach as the sun was beginning its descent and I captured a shot of this withered Marsh Mallow (that's the name of the plant) basking in the glory of the golden hour.

[Kerri]

Great light

[Diane]

This is beautiful! Sounds like a wonderful break at the beach.

[summerfield]

fantastic lighting, ann! i love the golden hue.

[Julie]

I love photos where you can almost "feel" the warmth of the sun. This is one of those. Great job!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@kerristephens Thanks Kerri!
@eudora Thanks Diane!
@summerfield Thanks Vikki!
@juleswoome Thanks Julie!

Thanks again to all- it was a lovely day!

[Colleen]

The color and light on this are awesome!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@httpgeffed Thanks Colleen. The color version is nice too- but the sepia shot really brought out the "golden" of the golden hour.

[Carole Imes]

Beautiful lighting and golden tones.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@cimes1 Thank you Carole!

[Sally Ings]

Lovely, like the processing!

[Patty J]

Marsh Mallow... awesome! Love the golden tones and fine detail - really great!

[Nada A.]

I likes the tones of the image. Did you get to the lighthouse at Sandy Hook?

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@salza Thank you Sally!
@pjonas Thank you Patty!
@nadaa Thanks Nada! Not this time, but I have been there many years ago!

[Vickie Posey]

Nicely captured and I like your choice of color :-)

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@vposey Thanks Vickie! I took a color shot too which was also very pretty, but I liked how the sepia enhanced the golden glow.

[Dione Giorgio]

Exceptional capture and colours, Anne. FAV for me. Going to the beach for an hour's swim is an everyday occurance for us. In Malta you lose most of the fun if you can't swim.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@sangwann Thanks Dione! And thank you so much for the fav! Happy swimming!

[Bev]

Fantastic shot! Love the color and lighting! Great job!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@prttblues Thanks Bev! Wow- you're commenting on a lot of pics- I was wondering if you were down and out for a few days with that shoulder or your back. Hope you're ok!

[Wendy Bowden]

beautiful light & focus

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@wenbow Thanks Wendy!