Surreal Twilight

Golden hour of the night, magic hour, blue hour – all these attributes poetically describe the magic time of twilight. Twilight light conditions have inspired many artists throughout history. Nicolai Roerich, Claude Monet, Clarice Beckett, Paul Delaroche, and many others depicted the blue hour in their masterpieces.
Images created during twilight are normally characterized by warm colors of unusual hues, enveloped in shimmering blues or rich cobalt. The richness and variety of hues of the blue palette available depend on the stage of twilight.

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Chasing Elusive Aurora

Hardly anybody could stay unmoved by the dancing lights of Aurora Borealis. Northern Lights is on the "must see before I die" list of many, but people mistakenly think that the only way to experience Aurora is to pay for a trip to Alaska. Aurora chasing does not necessarily have to be that expensive or complicated. You can enjoy Aurora displays even if you live in Mid Latitude of North America.
While this article contains technical information sufficient for taking lovely photograph, it will mainly concentrate on the basics of space weather and will equip a reader with the knowledge of Aurora chasing.

Organic HDR

HDR stands for High Dynamic Range. There are two distinct approaches to HDR treatment.
First approach produces peculiar images that look like oversaturated paintings, surreal scenes, or grungy-looking shots. HDR images that fall under this category might often have unnatural look, halos around the areas of contrast, or they even might look unpleasant and fake.
The second approach utilizes HDR technique to create stunning natural looking photographs by capturing more information about the scene.
There is a lot of controversy about HDR and this technique could be easily overdone. This article will explore a more organic approach of HDR and will teach you to how deploy this technique to create better photographs.