The “twilight hour” is rightly considered one of the best times to take photos. This is especially true for city views. And the best part is that during the twilight hour you are completely independent of the weather! Whether it is (was) a sunny or cloudy day, the sky always turns cobalt blue in the evening. Even if it rains! Then you even have the very photogenic reflections on the wet pavement. Like on the photo of the Dresden Frauenkirche, Germany.

Are there any special things to consider?

No, you can just shoot away, as you are used to doing in evening and night photography. Live View is helpful for precise image composition. This can be a bit difficult with the optical viewfinder of a DSLR in low light conditions.

Rain protection

When it’s not raining cats and dogs, I don’t worry too much about rain protection. But if it rains all the time, you should protect your camera and lens from too much water.

Personally, I don’t think much of the rain covers that you can buy for more or less (usually more) money. They are cumbersome to use and make it difficult to operate the camera. Since the camera is usually on the tripod when shooting at night, I prefer an umbrella that clamps to the tripod, just like this one. Of course, you can also find a DIY solution for less money. In any case, the camera and photographer are protected from the rain and you can operate the camera without fumbling.

Admittedly, such an umbrella no longer helps when the rain comes horizontally, but then photographing is no longer really fun anyway.