Lighting Observation #2

February 9, 2025 – 12:34 am – 75 3rd Ave, NYC (A dorm room on the 8th floor.)
The sunset light in my friend’s dorm room, the Christmas lights on his walls, and the light pollution outside the city window during the snowstorm.
Outside the night sky is a dusty gray, the same color as the slush piling up along the city streets. Icy pellets of snow are flying through the air at fast speeds, illuminated against the concrete buildings by the synthetic city lights. This drab, urban snowstorm creates a harsh and undesirable environment. However, it is contrasted by the warm sunset lamp within the dorm room in which I am residing. There is a red glow in the center of the ceiling, which slowly fades into orange and then finally a soft glow of yellow on the outskirts of the room. Lining the corners of the room are sparkling amber Christmas lights, their glow is whiter than the rest of the light in the room, but still warmer than the icy color outside. The twinkling of the Christmas lights against the warm, inviting color consuming the rest of the room felt like a soft, comforting hug, enveloping me and shielding me from the outside weather. Despite the blankness of the walls, the radiating light made the space feel intimate and safe, eliminating any worries that may be had about the storm brewing outside.

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