Light Observation 2 (Week 4)
1) 2/23/11- 10:00 pm- My Dorm Room
2) Long streaks of light on walls being produced by the gaps in between the blinds.
3) Right before I was about to go to sleep I noticed a lighting moment. There was a yellowish light that shined in through our window, and the blinds are usually closed during the night so as a result it created uniform lines on our walls. The light shined in through the gaps in between the blinds and it created a very distinct blind image on our wall. The reason I liked this moment was because it make me think of a gobo and how it does the same thing. What is interesting is that if the image on the wall was a little more distinct and had a different color, I could easily mistake it as the actual window and not just the light/ shadow being made by one. Adding the yellow light did not contribute to it looking authentic because the yellow does not look natural but rather very artificial. The color made it very hard to attach an emotion, time of day, etc. because it was so fake looking and didn’t really go with a particular feeling or notion. Either way the pattern and light was interesting from a practical stand point and I will remember it for when I use gobos.