Lighting Observation 6

Posted on March 9, 2012 by previousstudent

1. 3/7/10, bits, 10:34 am

2. There was light shining through the trees and the fuzzy glass. The glass gave the light a gross color and spread it out.

3. We were sitting in the back of bits when I looked up to sort of see the sun through the glass ceiling and a tree branch above. The glass made the light really gross and futuristic. It made me think of what life will be like in the future. Will the sun only be looked at in this manner. Through dirty glass and never with just eyes. Will we remain undercover in domes because something has gone wrong with the planet and it is not safe to be outside. It would be really sad if we could never see the sun without some sort of screen separating us. Never to enjoy a beautiful sunny day.

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Light Observation #6

Posted on March 9, 2012 by previousstudent

1. 3/4/2012 – 7:30PM – Netherlands South Complex

2. Lights from a plane in the cloudy sky

3. On Sunday evening I was walking home after a USITT meeting. The night was cloudy – there were absolutely no stars visible (not that many stars are ever visible in Hempstead) and the moon was hidden. When I looked up, I saw a plane flying fairly low overhead, a beam of light stretching out across the sky in front of it. The light picked up all of the clouds, like dust in a beam of sunlight. It was surreal and beautiful. It reminded me so much of home, and long nights spent with family and friends in the city. Being so close to Logan Airport when I visit relatives, I’m used to the low-flying planes circling overhead, seemingly close enough to touch. The almost blend in with the background of city skyline, lit with thousands of lights from commercial buildings and homes.

The clouds picked up by the light reminded me of the lights during Alcina this past January, and how they picked up the fog when it was set off on stage. It creates a mystical effect, allowing you to get lost in an entirely different world, just through the use of smoke and light.

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Photo Observation 6

Posted on March 9, 2012 by previousstudent

2. http://www.escrowassociates.com/software-escrow/?Tag=software%20escrow%20deposit

3. vibrant, colorful, saturated

4. This image reminds me of the park next to my house. In the fall there is a week where all the trees in the park are very vibrant and colorful as they change. There is yellow, red, orange, purple, and still some green. It is really beautiful how trees almost block the street going through the park from the sun but there is always little rays coming through in the holes. Toward the end of the week the whole ground is covered in color and it is beautiful. The side lighting in this image really captured that for me.

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Photo Observation!

Posted on March 9, 2012 by previousstudent

<http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomvu/2614894638/>

THEME: Vibrant, Colorful, Saturated

After a few bland ideas, I remembered Coney Island being a big deal in the lighting world, as well as my own fond memories of visiting it once upon a time. I searched ‘Coney Island’ tags on tumblr and when this one came up I knew it was perfect. Not just because it fits the theme, but because of how alive it is – and it’s all unnatural lighting. Nathan’s has been around since 1916 (1), so it’s essentially a Coney Island staple. The landmark mentality of all things Coney is perpetuated by the fact that everything is pretty much still there. What I love is that that combines with the fluorescent and neon of the contemporary world to show that it has adapted, for all that it will always retain it’s classic Coney feel. This picture combines the carnival-esque innocence of what Coney was with the bright and busy of the contemporary world, showing that Coney Island has withstood time and will continue adapting as long as there are people around to appreciate the history.

(1) http://nathansfamous.com/PageFetch/getpage.php?pgid=39

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Photo Observation *6 – Lee Moore

Posted on March 9, 2012 by previousstudent

2. Shanghai – Bund Sightseeing Tunnel, Markus Bahlmann, 2003

3. Vibrant, Colorful, Saturated

4. Long exposure photography creates images that by all rights shouldn’t exist. They are far too beautiful. This particular image is from a Shanghai Subway, but it looks like it is from another world. It is cotton candy, fireworks, phosphenes, and midnight motorcycle rides all at once, while being none of those things. It feels like dreams and first kisses. It is a tunnel ending in possibility rather than a train. it flows effortlessly from turqouoise and sea foam, through electric lizard, christmas green, and violet, terminating on the right in wildfire and sunflower. It draws the eye, and dazzles the mind. It feels like an entire moving lights show in a still image. such color and stripey composition create movement where none is, create excitement, and make ones heart sing.

 

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Lighting Moment #6

Posted on March 9, 2012 by previousstudent

1) Tuesday March 6th 9:00am Playhouse stage

2) There were many different light sources on as both house and work lights were on, along with Megan doing a lights check across the entire plot all of which hit the down stage arches and cast a show to the floor

3) What I liked about this shadow was that it twisted so much that the size and shape were almost unrecognizable. The distribution puts darker shadows on the bottom enhancing the intimidation factor.  There was a cool color washing over the area giving it a mystical quality. A sense that it had never been discovered like deep underwater. Having worked on and stared at this show for a while now it caught me off guard to see a shape I recognized but then distorted enough to twist your head and wonder at it.

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Light Observation!

Posted on March 9, 2012 by previousstudent

8 February, 2012
South Campus, outside Lowe
Around  7:30 pm

I’m walking north just before the ramp to Lowe. Gold light of the mid-setting sun covers the south side of one of the trees outside the building.

I’ve come to realize that I spend a lot of time looking at, speaking and thinking about trees – and I think I’m okay with that. The settings changed drastically for me when I moved coasts for school, and one of the most noticeable differences (besides the flatness of Long Island) was the trees. There aren’t nearly as many evergreens here as there are at home, just as there aren’t many non-evergreens at home like there are here. So naturally, I notice trees quite a bit. This particular instance really struck me because it was in the middle of the sunset, which is something I typically associate with the beach, if only because of how many I witnessed on the Puget Sound. What hit me most was the pure gold of the sunlight, and how that was visible even in the murky brown of the bark. It was also pretty contrasting, as the natural grooves and pockets in the bark were cast in shadows, giving them even more dimension with dark on one side and gold on the other. The tree was tall and scraggly and devoid of leaves, which in my mind collided with the gold of the sunset in a way that spring and winter really don’t. There’s usually more of a natural fade from one to the other – maybe with some freak snow storms every so often – but seeing these two examples of seasons so drastically converge startled me to an extent. You never really think of the seasons as being separate, rather cyclical, but at their heights they can be severely different.

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Photo Observation #6

Posted on March 8, 2012 by previousstudent

2.http://media.photobucket.com/image/colorful+pictures+/J55JT55/colorful.jpg

3. Vibrant, Colorful, Saturated

4. When I saw this picture, I literally spoke out loud “Wow.” The combined colors coming from one place and being reflected by the water was really a great image to me. Also when the colors are reflected in the water, you don’t see the clouds so it’s just all of the colors from the source of light that you see. Also you see colors in other areas in the sky, not just from the direct source, and I thought that was really interesting and contributed an even better effect. Now I know what it would look like if you combined all the colors of the rainbow and jumbled them all together.

 

 

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Photo Observation #6

Posted on March 8, 2012 by previousstudent

2. http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex-stoddard/4845416528/in/photostream

3. Vibrant, colorful, saturated

4. What I love about this picture is the use of color. The light was achieved by using a small lamp, similar to an astroglobe, with different colored panels all around it. The result is this tie-dye effect – all of the bright colors are meshing together and masking the room in a vibrant glow. While Alex is saturated in pink and orange, you can see the full range of colors on the mattress. Although the light is bright and the colors vibrant, there is also a softness to it as well. I think this is partially due to the fact that the shadows are not very harsh. It creates a very unique effect.

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Lighting Observation #6

Posted on March 8, 2012 by previousstudent

1. 3/8/12 at 5:00 p.m. during my Italian Comic Books class

2. Sun lighting trees outside of the room

3. My Italian Comic Books class is pretty interesting, and I’m usually not looking out of the window. Today however I looked outside for a minute and noticed a pretty marvelous sight happening right outside the window. The sun was almost set, but there was still a lot of light coming over the trees. It looked like a dream, and with the weather being the way its been over the past few weeks, it was quite a welcome change. It cheered me up a little bit to see such a nice sun over the trees, and I got dreamy for a few minutes as I imagined spring coming right around the corner. Fortunately my professor didn’t notice my daydreaming.

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