Magic hour over Baltimore
Photos and text by Jerry Jackson
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- 5:43 P.M. – An Essex waterfront community on the Back River is seen at sunset. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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- 5:44 P.M. – Dundalk row houses between Kavanagh Road and Lynch Road. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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- 5:46 P.M. – A barge approaches the Key Bridge at sunset Friday evening. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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- 5:50 P.M. – A sailboat passes Fort Carroll at sunset Friday evening. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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- 5:51 P.M. – The Federal Schelde, a bulk carrier, glows in the setting sun while moored at Sparrows Point Friday. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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- 5:56 P.M. – Newly imported Land Rover SUVs are lined up at the Port of Baltimore. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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- 5:57 P.M. – A Wallenius Wilhelmsen RoRo (roll on, roll off) ship is moored at the Port of Baltimore. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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- 5:59 P.M. – The last bit of sunlight reflects off the tallest buildings in downtown Baltimore. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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- 5:59 P.M. – Hundreds of boats are moored at Anchorage Marina in Canton. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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- 6:00 P.M. – Trees show various stages of fall color in Patterson Park. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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- 6:00 P.M. – The Patterson Park Pagoda is surrounded by trees showing various stages of fall foliage. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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- 6:01 P.M. – The Billings Administration Building along Broadway is one of the original buildings from the Johns Hopkins Hospital campus. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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- 6:02 P.M. – The west side of downtown Baltimore is seen one minute after sunset. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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- 6:03 P.M. – The Domino Sugars plant is seen at twilight on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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- 6:05 P.M. – Silo Point is a residential complex converted from a high-rise grain elevator on the edge of the Locust Point neighborhood in Baltimore. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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- 6:06 P.M. – Boats are moored at Anchorage Marina in Canton. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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- 6:08 P.M. – Baltimore City Detention Center is seen at twilight. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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- 6:09 P.M. – The Solid Rock Apostolic Faith Church at Edmonson Ave and N Schroeder catches the last light of day. The church was originally dedicated in 1879 as the Pius Memorial Church in memory of Pope Pius IX. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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- 6:12 P.M. – The south side of downtown Baltimore is seen at twilight. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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- 6:17 P.M. – Baltimore City Hall is seen at twilight. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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- 6:18 P.M. – Baltimore’s Washington Monument is seen at twilight in the Mount Vernon neighborhood in downtown Baltimore. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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- 6:20 P.M. – The east side of downtown Baltimore is seen at twilight. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Transitions from day to night and night to day are special — particularly for photographers. We often refer to the hour that straddles a sunrise or sunset as “the magic hour.” At sunset, light is filtered through more of the earth’s atmosphere, bathing everything in a warm glow. Then, as the shadows take over, twilight ushers in increasingly cooler hues.
Last week, I had the opportunity to spend a “magic hour” circling 1000 feet above Baltimore in a small plane. While my assignment was to capture the city skyline when twilight balanced with the city lights, I was compelled to take advantage of every minute.
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Raymond Bahr
Nov 14, 2016 @ 20:10:42
great photos
Andrew B.
Nov 14, 2016 @ 10:42:53
Splendid photographs. There is so much beauty in the everyday … it’s good to be reminded of it in such a poignant way. Thank you!
Shay
Nov 13, 2016 @ 20:38:04
Excellent aerial photos.
Lisa Simeone
Nov 12, 2016 @ 12:11:20
Beautiful photographs. Thank you!
Michael S.
Nov 12, 2016 @ 10:35:38
Hi there, these are great. Where was the first photo taken? Thanks!
L
Nov 12, 2016 @ 08:21:10
SO BEAUTIFUL!!! Thank you for reminding us how beautiful Baltimore is …