One evening I was coming back home after sunset and I noticed a soft and diffuse light that made the fields all around glow with a magic light. I took a mental note and decided I would explore one of the nearby fields during blue hours.

Luckily the weather during the week help up and just a few days later I was out and about chasing light in the middle of some wheat fields, with the evening breeze gently swaying the plants.

The warm up shot turned out nicely, I put the brightest part of the field in the center of the frame leaving at the top of the image a portion of the sky.

Obviously I wasn’t walking right in the middle of the filed but I was following the wheel tracks left by the tractors and though to include the in a photo to add some interesting lines.

Next I took some closed-up shots. I looked for a wheat spike slightly taller than the ones nearby in order to have a subject that stood out. The warm light coming from the back created a magic atmosphere.

I also searched for some interesting patters in the plants but the result is quite boring, in hindsight I should have probably shot it from a more compelling angle.

The last shot of the evening is a simple composition of the plants against the darkening sky with two wheat spikes reaching high above the rest of the plants.

*Blue Hour Wheat Field Chase, 1/60, ISO 160*

Being out in nature at an unusual time was very enjoyable. What I found more difficult on the other hand was editing the photos to have a consistent look. Editing blue hour photos can be a challenge in itself because the risk of overeating is very real. I tried to render the soft light as naturally as possible but I’m still not 100% convinced by the results.

Blue Hour Wheat Field Chase

Afterwork Sunset Stroll

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