Goodbye, 6 p.m. Sunsets. See You Next Year.

The annual transition away from Daylight Saving Time is often a somber affair, second only to events like New Year's Eve and Election Day. As daylight hours wane, early darkness becomes the norm, with exceptions like Arizona and Hawaii maintaining Standard Time year-round.

Capturing this atmospheric change, a noted photographer spent late October documenting the last days of Daylight Saving Time. These days, often hurried and underappreciated, reveal the final glow of summer's warmth before winter arrives. Leaves showcase vibrant colors before turning dull, and the commonplace morphs into something extraordinary.

This time of year, sunlight creates intricate visual compositions across New York City. The city's architecture interacts with light to produce dynamic patterns of shadows and highlights, akin to musical rhythms, before the definitive shift to Standard Time.

Despite a previous legislative attempt to make Daylight Saving Time permanent in the U.S., which ultimately stalled, these images remind us to embrace the beauty of fleeting moments. We are encouraged to savor this transitional period, enjoy an extra hour of rest, and appreciate how it transforms our surroundings.

Indeed, as famously quipped, 'It gets late early out there.'