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Lynxes in the blue hour

Mother lynx with her baby photographed during the blue hour.

 

The blue hour is the period of twilight early in the dawn each morning and late in the dusk each evening when the sun is at a significant distance below the horizon and the residual, indirect sunlight takes on a predominantly blue hue. This effect is caused by the relative diffusibility of short blue wavelengths of light versus the longer red wavelengths. During the blue "hour", red light passes straight into space while blue light is scattered in the atmosphere and therefore reaches the earth's surface. Many artists treasure this period because of the quality of the light.

-Wikipedia

 

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Uploaded on February 23, 2017
Taken on January 15, 2016