Summer Solstice Sunset, Juneau, Alaska…Image # 2893

On summer solstice the sun in Juneau sets around 10 o’clock in the evening and rises around 4 o’clock in the morning, giving us approximately eighteen hours of daylight. If you like to shoot during the photographer’s “golden hours” in Alaska’s summer be prepared to sleep mid-day! On the flip side, on Juneau’s winter solstice, the sun rises around 9 o’clock and sets around 3 o’clock in the afternoon, giving us six hours of daylight. The great thing about these short winter days is that the sun just barely gets above the horizon and, depending on the location, I can shoot the golden lights that photographers dream of all day long for six hours. This photo illustrates the month of June in my 2015 Juneau Alaska Calendar.  Thank you for visiting. Camera: Nikon D800,  Lens: Nikkor 70-200 f/2.8, Digital Capture – Copyright Mark Kelley