Photo 2

Posted on February 10, 2012 by previousstudent

2) Ignacio P. Herrera (http://www.flickr.com/photos/oniricophotographies/4214093414/)

3) Theme: Cold

4) This photo is a great representation of cold to me because, when I think of cold I think of everything that warmth is not. Apart from cold temperature itself, I believe that cold can be lonely, desolate, uncomfortable, uninviting and sad. Blue and white are exceptionally good colors for expressing coldness, and that is precisely what this photograph consists of. The objects and light in the background of this picture are out of focus, and thus give the illusion of frost or fog, which also, are results of coldness.

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Light Observation #2

Posted on February 10, 2012 by previousstudent

1) 2/8/12, 12:30 am – Cabaret in the Spiegel Theatre

2) Phil Schaffer reading poetry in blue and yellow light at Cabaret.

3) As Phil was reading his 3 poems, the lights in the theatre were dimmed to create a romantically mysterious mood. It was so easy to relax into the words of his poems. The colors of the lights coincided perfectly with the way he dressed. After he finished reading, the lights brightened up and Phil’s face brightened up with them as the applause finished.

 

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Photo Observation #2

Posted on February 9, 2012 by previousstudent

2. Photo by Simona Barbu – http://www.flickr.com/photos/createsimona/3107960326/

3. Cold

4. To me, this photo screams “cold”. The photo almost glows white. While colors invoke a multitude of feelings, the lack thereof in this photo allows the light to emit an iciness that chills to the bone. The fog adds a similar bleak and numbing feeling. The center of the photo is so thick with fog that you cannot see past it – it’s unsettling. There are deep shadows that increase the feelings dread, and eeriness. Nothing about the photo is warm – the big picture only emits a bleak, cold feeling.

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Photo Observation #2

Posted on February 9, 2012 by previousstudent

2) http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1366&bih=667&tbm=isch&tbnid=2ib9UGlcOJl3sM:&imgrefurl=http://journalsendiri.blogspot.com/2011/01/northern-lights.html&docid=nTI3CAKbhQAsoM&imgurl=http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_93L7y-uezY4/TURL3UhhwBI/AAAAAAAAAN4/Eri3efK02oM/s1600/northernlights.jpg&w=499&h=328&ei=CM4wT-S7FtG60AG8u9SMCA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=362&vpy=294&dur=595&hovh=182&hovw=277&tx=186&ty=119&sig=112732361351925082313&page=7&tbnh=138&tbnw=179&start=130&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:19,s:130

3) Cold

4) The Northern Lights are the epitome of coldness. Their mysterious colors radiate throughout the sky during the winter time up in the northern and southern hemispheres, depending on where you are. The luminosity of the Northern lights are majestic. They brilliantly brighten the night sky with their spectacular rays of light.

Not only are the colors of this phenomenon marvelous, the science behind it is intriguing as well. The way they appear in the north at a certain temperature causes the beauty of the Northern Lights.

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Photo Observation #2

Posted on February 9, 2012 by previousstudent

2.http://nomadda.tumblr.com/ Cold Light by Blotto

3. Cold

4. I believe this photo shows cold light to it’s finest in this picture. Yes there is snow all on the car, but that is not the point. Shining through the car is light, and it is light that you see anytime you look through snow. You can imagine a whole new world on the other side of the car, or a person in there. Also, this is cold light because this kind of light only shines this way when it is cold outside, and it is the only time you will see white light look like that. In addition to the cold white light, the light around the car is very blue, even the snow looks blue, and blue is usually associated with cold, and it is no different here.

 

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Photo Observation 2

Posted on February 9, 2012 by previousstudent

2. http://www.stuffintheair.com/Blowin_in_the_Wind-FogWeather.html

3. cold

4. The cyan color the light is seems cold to me. It reminds me of the color the sky makes when the sun goes down. There is no warm colors in the image at all. The clouds reflect the light while still blocking out more sunlight so there is a very even amount of light throughout the picture. There is no variance in the lighting at all. The sun is not visible so no warmth is coming off of that. It reminds me of the light when it snows and rains which is chilly to me.

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Light Observation #2

Posted on February 9, 2012 by previousstudent

1. February 9, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. walking to rehearsal, the Intramural Fields

2. Athletic Field Lights on the other side of the intramural field

3. As I walked past the Intramural Fields, I saw some students playing frisbee in the near dark on the fields. The only light was coming from the Athletic Fields in the distance, but you could see people running around. As I witnessed this, a thought hit me. As beautiful as we can make things when they are lit up, they can be equally beautiful and entertaining in darkness as well. These students can have fun with barely any light, intimate moments between people will often happen when there is no light, and you can play games in the dark. Football players back in the day would play catch for practice. I like to  think of this observation as how beauty can be found in Light, but it can definitely be found in Darkness as well.

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Light Observation 2

Posted on February 9, 2012 by previousstudent

1. 2/6/2012, 8:47, Alliance Hall door

2. The light coming in through the front two doors was making perfect rectangle on the floor.

3. The light reminded me of light coming in through a window at a creepy house. Like the first morning light after you have spent a long night in a haunted house and that light of morning brings your first feeling of hope. Night is over, you are safe and can be free from the haunted house. This thought was inspired by The Woman in Black which I saw two days before.

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Lighting Observation #2

Posted on February 9, 2012 by previousstudent

1. February 6, 3:45 AM, suite 1126.

2. Fluorescent lights from the hallway outside my room, spilling through the peephole and cracks of the door.

3. Monday, in the early hours of the morning, I stumbled out of my room to get a water from our common room. Per usual, all of the lights in our suite were off – the room lights, the common room lights, the TV, the faerie lights. It was complete darkness. The only exception to this was the door leading out to the hallway. The doorway was illuminated by glowing white light from the hallway. The beams of light spilled through the cracks of the door, and through the peephole. It produced a ghostly and ethereal feeling in the room. Even in my half-asleep stupor, I could appreciate the strange beauty the light created.

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Photo Observation!

Posted on February 9, 2012 by previousstudent

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THEME: Cold

Back home when you wake up before the sunrise, sometimes everything around you is shrouded in fog. Usually in the late fall, winter, or early spring, when it takes the world longer to wake itself up and is still rubbing the sleep from its eyes. The way the fog in this picture is lit is just stark enough to put me in mind of those sleepy, frigid mornings of home. Early morning sunlight is even reflecting off the water, making the entire picture look as if it’s caught in the glare of the sun and adding to the overall haziness created by the fog. The black and white also adds to the overall feeling of cold. I also like ducks.

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