Have you ever wanted to create beautiful night photos but it was completely dark when you found the right spot and subject? Well the bluehoursite.com web site will help you by calculating the best time frame for taking stunning blue hour pictures. If you don't know what is "blue hour" then you're in the right place. It refers to the time after the sun goes below the horizon and the sky goes into deep blue for a while. This is the best timing to take photos. You can learn more about this in the articles section by reading the tutorials.

Random Flickr photos from the group Blue Hour Group

Seven Bridges RoadBronica S2
Nikkor-H 50mm f/3.5 
Kodak Ektachrome E100 color reversal film
Epson Perfection V800
Silverfast AI StudioSunset in norwegian Sognefjord as seen from the cruise ship BALTICA (Princess Danae) in 1994Yarra River just after sunset, MelbourneA city view from the top of Hammarbybacken, an 85 meter tall ski slope in Stockholm.Graflex Crown Graphic 
Kodak Ektar 100 color negative film
CineStill CS41
Epson Perfection V800
Silverfast AI StudioStripes of Colour - sunset turns to Blue Hour, Humber Bay Park West, TorontoA calm wiinters evening from 2013

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Articles

After I posted this solution to my blog I get several responses so this method works on Canon EOS 400D / Digital Rebel XTi, Canon EOS 500D, Canon EOS 50D and Canon EOS 5D Mark II too.

If we had enough luck and good weather conditions the photo already nice but I'm sure it is also contains a lot of possibilities.

Taking good blue hour or night photos is easier than you think. Read below if you want to find out the basics of this beautiful part of photography.