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Captured minutes before darkness fell.
PS since I have never used a tripod, this is a hand held image :-)

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According to James Brandon:

The last phase of twilight is known as astronomical twilight, or “astro” for short. This period of twilight occurs when the center of the sun is between 12 and 18 degrees below the horizon and slowly degrades over a period of 30 minutes before night time officially begins. Getting hand held images during this time is pretty much impossible, and a tripod is strongly suggested. During this phase of twilight, there is still some useable light to make for very interesting pictures but night will be approaching quickly.

Cityscapes really come[...] to life during this time and the smallest light becomes a powerful tool of illumination. There is still a faint cast of dark blue across the horizon at first, and this slowly turns to black as night time begins. [...]. This phase of twilight is certainly the most difficult for creating images, but it can still be very rewarding.

PS James Brandon is a photographer located in Dallas [...]. You can find him on his website, his photo blog, on Google+ or on twitter at @jamesdbrandon.

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For your convenience I have re-posted, in descending order, the images of the Vancouver skyline that I have used to illustrate the other two twilight phases.

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Thanks for the visit and have a great evening / morning.

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As the lake ice began to pull away from the shore, the lavender hues in the sky were reflected in the open water.

Have a pleasant evening and thanks for the visit!

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View of the rising moon captured over anthurium lilies on my dining room table.

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The wetlands, forest and slough looked especially gorgeous in the light of the setting sun.
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Have a wonderful weekend and thanks so much for the viist.

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Another way of viewing Bluebird Estates. Click the image and explore the details in a larger format :-)

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Enjoy your day. Always good to see you.

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