Light Observation 3 A

Posted on February 18, 2011 by previousstudent

1.) 2/17/11- Approx. 10:45 pm- A street near my house in Queens

2.) A street lamp directly above a weeping willow type tree and some power cords

3.) A mini sun of ambery orange light spills over the long drawn branches, it’s almost eerie yet there’s something about the warmth of the silvery orange that feels happy and inviting. The tendrils reach out like grandma’s arms stretching to embrace you and bring you into that warmth. Yet, there’s conflict to the light as just above you cannot see but for the purple/ black sky that stretches on forever, which sets me on edge.

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Light Observation2- Week 3

Posted on February 18, 2011 by previousstudent

1) 2/16/11, at 8:30pm on Hempstead Turnpike

2) Objective: Police Light

3) Subjective: Nighttime on Hempstead turnpike, the traffic light is red but the brightest light and most obnoxious was the police light stopped behind my friends car. The lights shine through my window and cause a glare from the sunoco lights which drag my attention and cause me to turn away from the road if only for a second.

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Light Observation for 2/18 (again)

Posted on February 18, 2011 by previousstudent

1) 2/15/2011, 9 PM in my apartment

2) OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: There is a desk lamp with a flourescent bulb pointed at my gaming computer, which has green cathodes and blue led fans. The computer is on, and the shadow cast on the wall is a mixture of the three colors, with the patterns of metal mesh to imply a grate texture.

3) SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: Though the florescent bulb is very bright, it only dimly lights the computer across the room from me, and defines the outline of the computer. The windows on the computer’s case are shining blue in the shape of the fans, and green between them. It is as if the computer is mirrored on the wall in bright colors.

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Light Observation for 2/18

Posted on February 17, 2011 by previousstudent

1) 2/17/2011, 10:30 PM outside of Hofstra Hall

2) OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: It is dark, and the moon has risen very high in the sky. There are streetlights on, as well as the lights on Hofstra Hall. There are a lot of clouds in the sky, but the moon is very bright and shines through them, helping the street lights to cast shadows of the actors rehearsing.

3) SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: It seems almost magical how the union of white moonlight and yellow lamplight blend to cast dark shadows along the brick in front of Hofstra Hall. The clouds above my head seem to have broken apart, and moonlight shines through them, as well as at one large hole in them, which is the perfect size to fit a nearly full moon

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Posted on February 17, 2011 by previousstudent

Found on Flickr.com, photo by dj_saunter .

Theme: Saturated

Description: I enjoyed the sharp contrast of the dark objects in the street with the lights emanating from various sources around them, as well as the tail lights. I think it is interesting how many colors are found reflected on the wet street, and how clearly everything is defined by those reflections. Though this probably had its contrast and saturation altered slightly, I feel that it fits the theme perfectly due to the wide range and intensity of the lights in the photograph.

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Light Observation 1- Week 3

Posted on February 17, 2011 by previousstudent

1) 2/15/11, 11:15pm in my suitemate’s room

2)Objective: A starry-sky Projector

3) Subjective: When this light is on the room is completely dark and it looks like you are in outer space. It brings toa peaceful but stellar mindset to fall asleep too. It reminds me of the painting starry-night and it is the most beautiful intimate light to sleep with.

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Light Observation 2, Week 3

Posted on February 17, 2011 by previousstudent

When/ where:  In a dark-lit room, 6:00pm

Objective description:  Light from a pink lamp lit up exactly half of Maria’s face.

Subjective description:  When Maria was sitting on the floor the lamp was exactly to the side of her face, so her face was half pink and half in shadow.  The line was so perfect her face almost looked like a painting.  It was interesting because I could really noticed the details on her face in two different lights at the same time.  The severe line that ran down her face made her look poised and almost like a painted mask.  The pink light gave everything a warm and silly feeling.

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2nd Light Observation Week 3

Posted on February 17, 2011 by previousstudent

1) DATE-TIME-LOCATION: 02/17/11 early morning

2) OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: Light from the sunrises hitting a rose

3) SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: As the early sunrise rays hit the rose sitting on my desk the flower appeared to glow in it’s vase. The vibrant red shone  in the glittering light. It was like something out of a Disney movie.

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1st Light Observation Week 3

Posted on February 17, 2011 by previousstudent

1) DATE-TIME-LOCATION: 02/15/11 6pm my dorm room

2) OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: Light from the sun coming through the leaves and the blinds

3) SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: With the sun first coming through the leaves before the blinds, it made the lines from the blinds shadow to appear blured. Also as the leaves moved back and forth outside in the wind the small stream of light seemed to move across the floor much like a wave rolling in the ocean.

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Photo Observation 3

Posted on February 17, 2011 by previousstudent

I took this photo from my sister’s Facebook page – I was also present when this photo was shot, on New Years Eave in Edinburgh.

“Vibrant, Colorful, Saturated”

There are aren’t that many colors in the lighting here, but those that are present are pretty stand-offish. The structures are lit with low-frequency colors, purple and blue. I don’t generally think of the lower frequencies as being vibrant or bright – usually they seem subdued and cool – but in the absence of higher frequency colors, they take on a very garish demeanor. The higher frequency colors are not totally absent, but they are minimal. They really only appear as the tails of fireworks. They seem too take a backseat to the purple and blue lighting on the structures. All in all, the lighting is vibrant because it really puts a new face on a scene which in broad daylight is actually kind of flat and grey.

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