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Get Pushed Challenge 581
My partner challenged me to do a photo in the golden hour or the blue hour. I didn't think this golden rod in the early evening light would have as much color as it did. No processing here except for a crop.

More commonly known as goldenrod, it often keeps company with the detested allergen producing plant ragweed.

[Kathy]

@annied Here's a photo I took this evening. It was a dramatic light, as the sun was blocked by trees between these plants and the horizon, but I thought it gave good "gold" to the plants' flowers. Thank you for the challenge. I hope to get a blue hour photo in too this week. If only I can get up early enough.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Nicely captured in the evening light. FYI- there's also a blue hour in the evening (o: although like the golden hour, it actually only lasts about 15 to 20 mins. tops. It's that last gasp of light after the sun goes below the horizon and just before it's fully out of sight.

[Corinne C]

Nice capture in the soft light

[katy]

very pretty with the light accenting the color so well Kathy. I hope to see your blue hour photo soon

[Kathy]

@olivetreeann Thanks Ann for the comments on the photo and info about the blue hour. I have a specific subject in mind to take in the AM blue hour. Hopefully I'll be up one morning this week.
@corinnec Thank you Corinne.
@grammyn Thanks Katy. I have to go somewhere tomorrow morning, so hopefully I'll do it when I get up.

[Shutterbug]

Nice shot. Love the color you captured in the golden rod.

[Taffy]

Lovely tones.

[Annie D]

lovely light :)

[Kathy A]

Lovely light

[Casablanca]

Such a strong shade, it tends to glow later than other things. Good choice

[Issi Bannerman]

Lovely.

[Susan Wakely]

Great light especially when seen on black background.

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Lovely shot of the Goldenrod

[haskar]

Lovely shot and dof.

[Margaret Brown]

Pretty, my dad used to grow it and sell it with his flowers, like the white Gypsophila.

[Granagringa]

The soft lighting really works well here.

[Pyrrhula]

Great capture of those nice looking flowers.

[Kathy]

@shutterbug49 Thank you. It was looking particularly "golden" last evening.
@taffy Thank you Taffy.
@annied Thank you Annie.
@kjarn Thank you Kathy.
@casablanca A good fall wildflower. Thanks Casa.
@jamibann Thanks Issi.
@wakelys Thank you Sue.
@ziggy77 Thank you Jo.
@haskar Thanks very much Hannah.
@craftymeg Oh my, now that's new to me. As far as I know it is only used as a wildflower here and it grows in fields and on the side of the road. I do think it would be pretty in a cut flower arrangement this time of year. Thanks for sharing that memory with me Meg.
@granagringa Thank you Madeleine.
@pyrrhula Thank you Ferry.

[John Falconer]

Well captured.

[Kathy]

@johnfalconer Thank you John.