Blue Hour

My favorite time of day to photograph along the Chicago River. Handheld with some help from the bridge railing, as I hadn't planned to be out late enough to take a night shot. This was taken on my walk home from the water tower area -- it had been a lovely long lunch!

[Marloes]

Wonderful blue shot :)

[Pam Knowler]

Fabulous image Taffy! Love it!

[Mave]

Lovely image. Lovely long lunch too.

[Delwyn Forsythe]

Lovely shot. I like the that the boat is blurred to give the sense of movement when everything else is in focus.

[Corinne]

Great city shot

[Junko Y]

I love the ambience of this time of day and the bright lights that signal the coming of the night hours. This shot is wonderfully contrasty and glows.

[Lou Ann]

So very beautiful. I love lunches that last all afternoon.

[Allison Williams]

You’ve captured urban beauty!

[Jennifer D. Morrison]

I always love how the sky photographs at this time of day.

[Joan Robillard]

My second best hour next to the golden hour

[Elyse Klemchuk]

Yay! This is magical!

[Tom]

The detail, the sharpness, the color are amazing.coupled with perfect exposure, reflections and the lights...big instant fav

[Merrelyn]

Beautiful blue hour shot :)

[Diana]

I can only echo Tom, awesome capture and instant fav!

[gloria jones]

Fabulous blue hour shot...love the lights and reflections

[mittens (Marilyn)]

I love that time of day. This is beautiful.

[Angelika van Rooyen]

I love ol those different lights, shimmering in the river.

[Caterina]

Your hand is incredibly still all the lights and the colors are perfect. Fav

[bkb in the city]

Beautiful shot

[Hope D Jennings]

I love Chicago and I especially love seeing it through your eyes.

[carol white]

A lovely nighttime capture. Fav!! 😀

[PhotoCrazy]

I give a kings ransom to be there with a tripod, wide angle and D4. I’m jealous. Wonderful capture especially semi hand held.

[Richard Sayer]

You've got all this... and I've got over-wintering fields - go figure!

[Henk-Jan]

What a great looking evening shot!

[Denise Wood]

Great capture :)

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great capture

[Glover Shearron, Jr.]

Love the motion of the boat in the river

[Lynne]

Wonderful

[Richard Hickey]

Fantastic picture.

[Marnie]

Absolutely beautiful, and such detail. I looked at this shot for ages.

[Rob Z]

How lucky that your lunch was so pleasant - it let you catch this delightful scene. :)

[haskar]

A wonderful capture.

[Casablanca]

Now that's what I call a good lunch! Blue hour is so appealing in a city, this is lovely.

[Adi]

gorgeous capture.

[Tunia McClure]

Sunset comes so early its easy to get caught out at dusk.

[Elizabeth]

Beautiful early evening shot of the city!

[Angela]

You are really converting me to Chicago. Looks vibrant.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Great blue hour shot- Chicago certainly is an excellent place to capture one!

[Chris Johnson]

Love the way the blue contrasts with the lights of the buildings. Beautiful city shot!

[FBailey]

Stunning...