Photo Observation #2

Annular Solar Eclipse

Courtesy of http://michellegregg.wordpress.com/2010/01/15/todays-solar-eclipse-new-moon-and-mercury-direct Copyright 1984 Jerry Lodriguss and John Martinez

THE SUN

The sun is a powerful source of light, so when something as large as the moon interferes with its light, interesting things happen. The red color caused by the eclipse and the placement of the sun in the sky is an angry red, very saturated and vibrant. The seeming motion of the red streak from the sun to the right of the photo is interesting and gives an “action shot” feeling to the image. The presence of only black and red give an intensely ominous feeling to the image. Also interesting to me is the fact that the glow from the thin crescent of bright light that is visible creates a crescent moon-shaped field of color, visually turning the sun into its “opposite.”

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Lighting Observation #4

1) Thursday Feb. 10th 2011, 7:20 P.M. N.A.B. Black Box.

2) The cast of War of the Roses lit with a dying lantern.

3) During rehearsal tonight, while blocking the scene in which Joan of Arc summons the fiends, Royston had Avery turn off all the lights in the black box and gave Shanna a very large and powerful incandescent flashlight. The goal was to make the appearance of the demons terrifying, and it worked, at least from where I was in the mezzanine. The lamp was bright enough to light Shanna well and barely illuminate the “demons,” and the shadows cast made the large space feel claustrophobic. There was a definite orange tint to the light that made it feel very intimate. The battery in the lamp started to die, and the shadows on the faces of the actors (all but three of us) lengthened and darkened, creating an even more hellish feeling.

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Light Observation 2B

DATE-TIME-LOCATION: 2/7/11; 2:00PM; Bernon Hall

OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: Sunlight from the west shines through large skylight in Office of Undergraduate Admission.

SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: The sunlight lit up the entire office through a giant pyramid-shaped skylight in the center of the ceiling.  The light was so bright, I had to squint my eyes to see anything.  The heat was on in the office, though it could have been turned down because the warm amber light made me feel warmer on this freezing cold day.

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Lighting Observation #3

1) Saturday Feb. 5th 2011, 8:35 P.M. Manhattan.

2) The light at the top of the Empire State Building through the fog.

3) It had been raining all day, and there was a thick fog obscuring the tops of the taller buildings. As I turned onto 34th St. from Madison Ave., I could see the Empire State Building, which seemed to be surrounded by a thick green mist. I was taken aback by the unnatural, spooky feeling of the light. The dispersion of the light in the fog made the range of the lamp itself visible, and it made me feel quite small. It complimented the cold, remote feeling of the weather perfectly. It is one of the more unnerving things I’ve seen lately.

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Light Observation 2A

DATE-TIME-LOCATION: 2/9/11; 8:45AM; Southbound on Unispan

OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: Sunlight from the east casts a shadow of the windows onto the walkway of the Unispan

SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: It was a bright early morning, so the sun was at a low angle in the sky.  The sunlight blared through the main window of the Unispan creating a definite group of rectangular shadows.  The bright, rigid shadows made me feel energized and ready for another day of class.

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Photo Observation 2

ATTRIBUTION: “A Beam of Sunlight Illuminates an Underwater Cave”- Raul Touzon  (http://cache2.allpostersimages.com/p/LRG/28/2877/RXGPD00Z/posters/touzon-raul-a-beam-of-sunlight-illuminates-an-underwater-cave.jpg)

THEME: The Sun

DESCRIPTION: The cave is pitch black, but once the sun rises every morning, it springs to life.  The blue water turns the beam of amber sunlight into a shaft of blue.  The beam of light is the only thing that illuminates the cave.  It gives great depth to the coral, rocks, and other formations in the cave.

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Photo Observation 2

 

2) Taken by myself

3) The Sun

4) This is a picture of one of the photo wall lights we have at Social. Everytime it turns this color it reminds me of a sunrise. Also, when the light hits the cup it blends in and also looks like a fruity tropical drink which makes me think of spring Break and hot gorgeous weather.

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Light Observation 2/11

1) February 9th, 8 PM

2) OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: I am looking out my window, and there are street lights lining the deserted streets, aside from the occasional bus. The moon is visible — it is very clear, but very cold.

3) SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: The pools of light around the street lamps are very evident, and it seems as though there is nothing between them but blackness. It is so cold that the sky is almost perfectly clear, and the trees occasionally sway into the beams of light, casting shadows on the pavement. The lighting feels crisp.

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Light Observation 2- Week 2

1) 2/10/11 at 10pm at SocialSports Kitchen

2) Objective: The gel and strobe lights in the bar

3) Subjective: I was at work and was in the dj booth watching over the crowd, when I noticed all the lights and colors. It gave me this happy feeling that I had never realized. The lights move and hit the dance floor was stunning as well as the colors against the bar. It gave me a new love for my job!

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Light Observation 1- Week 2

1) 2/9/11 at 4pm My room

2)Objective: Black 60 watt lamp

3)Subjective: I walked into my room and turned on my lamp and the shadow that the light cast on my birthday banner made it look like it was burning but it wasn’t. The banner is red so it had like a volcanoe lava feel. It was fascinating.

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