Lighting Observation 2
Feb. 15th, 2023, 5:09pm, dorm in Vander Poel Hall
Objective: The sunlight is coming through my roommate Maggie’s window on the opposite side of the room. She has some burned-out gels taped to her window that Jim Hart once said I could take. Two are dark blue and five are a more cerulean color; she taped them up in the shape of a smiley face, with the dark blue as the eyes and the cerulean as the smile. The sunlight shines through the window, through the gels, and onto her wall, creating crisp shadows where the mullions of the window block the light and a dual-toned blue smiley face.
Subjective: This is a cheerful scene. The gels create a silly, colorful grin on the beige backdrop of our dorm room walls. I was on a video call with my grandparents, and I had to pause on my end just to take a picture of the sunlight on Maggie’s wall. There’s the barest hint of the beginning of golden hour in the glowy tint of the sunlight coming through, and it feels like a happy and comforting room to be in, at this moment. The light-lined shadow of the stacked blinds at the top of this sunny image make me aware of the fact that her blinds aren’t down, and that she has left them open on purpose, to let the light in and uplift the vibe around here. It isn’t hot, but it’s a warm environment.