Lighting Observation # 3

Posted on February 21, 2025 by previousstudent

1)Thursday Feb 20, 6:30PM, parking lot

2)Objective Description: Flood lights cut through the dark sky and reflect off of my windshield.

3)Subjective Description: I sit, waiting for the return of a friend, with a familiar song playing in the background while I reflect on a long day. I parked facing a fence cooncealing a house with a flood light on it. The bright stark white light filters through the fence casting the pattern in lines of light across my windshield. Beyond the glass I can see the snow starting to fall, but only in the beams of that manage to slip through the fence. It reminds me of the stage and centers me, motivating me to keep going despite the long days.

 

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Lighting Observation #3

Posted on February 21, 2025 by previousstudent
  1. Uniondale Ave, Friday, February 21st
  2. The street lights on a dark snowy night
  3. The night has finally come to an end and on my way home I see snow falling from the sky, glistening by the street lights as I drive by. It looks gorgeous and I can’t take my eyes off it. It’s so dark out but because of all the snow everything looks illuminated, like it’s guiding me home. The street lights are all symmetrically placed and it’s all in a line going down the road. I feel safe with this pathway leading me home.
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Lighting Observation #3

Posted on February 21, 2025 by previousstudent

1) Out of my dorm room window, Friday, February 21, 2025

2) The view of the lights in my fellow students’ dorm room windows

3) Looking across at the other residence halls and I can see into some other students’ rooms, since it is completely dark outside. It reminds me of little vignettes, little stories in every window. Some people have a small lamp on, making their rooms look cozy and warm, others, the overhead fluorescent light, making their rooms look too bright, like a doctor’s office. Some have colored LED lights, lit up in purple or blue. Each window tells a different story and tells me a little something about the person and I think it’s very beautiful.

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Lighting Observation

Posted on February 21, 2025 by previousstudent

1) 02/21/2025 my bathroom 5:23pm

2) OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: The light of the sunset coming through the window of my third floor, attic bathroom.

3) SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: As the week is finally coming to an end, marking another cold winter day off on the calendar, the sun is setting on the right side of the house. The golden sun casts a warm beam of light through the shower curtain, and somehow, it creates this perfect rectangular light, outlining the pattern on the door. Maybe warmth really is coming.

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Light Observation #3

Posted on February 21, 2025 by previousstudent

 

2/21/25- 5:00pm- Bedroom Doorway

Objective Description: Sunlight, coming through an open window, bounces of a wooden cabinet of mine and illumines my bedroom.

Subjective Description: As the sun begins to set on a cool February evening, the warm amber light from the sun sneaks its way through my bedroom window. As the light aggressively strikes my wooden cabinet, the softer and dimmer-bounced light casts an inviting glow over my dark, dimly lit bedroom. The warm glow accentuates and highlights the shiny old photographs on my wall, bringing these old memories back to life. The bounced light was also pleasant enough to not be bright enough to get rid of the dark shadows of my room, creating a nice contrast without looking harsh. 

 

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Light Observation 3

Posted on February 21, 2025 by previousstudent

February 21, 5:27 PM

My room, Enterprise Floor 12

The sunset through the window washes the room in an orange tint. I see the outline of the window’s bars in a fuzzy darkness projected onto my wooden dresser. The light shines through a plastic bottle on the windowsill a bit less than it does where there is open space. As the light shines on my light blue walls, they are tinted far more yellow than the orange covering the wood next to it. The sunlight, coming from the slight right side of the room, leaves a dark corner on the opposite side of the room as the door but a warmth is reflected onto it lightly from the sunny side.

 

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Light Observation #3

Posted on February 21, 2025 by previousstudent
  1. February 19, 10:23 PM
  2. The string lights hung above my bed
  3. With the overhead lights off, the tiny little string lights were the only source of illumination in the room. They were a crisp yellow color, each small bulb hanging over a printed photograph. The lights were strung from one end of the wall to the other, giving the room a soft amber glow. It barely covered one half of the room, not nearly providing enough light for day to day activities, but it gave a beautiful glow to the room that reflected the hour of the day.
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Light Observation #3

Posted on February 21, 2025 by previousstudent
  1. 2/17/25 – 8:23pm – Westborough, MA
  2. The Christmas lights on the trees in the center of the rotary in my hometown. Specifically, as I am driving around them.
  3. As I enter the rotary, I see the expansive arms of the currently barren maple trees approaching. They are sprinkled in warm-toned Christmas lights, creating a beautiful display in the center of town. As my car gets closer, I look up to see them now overhead. The circular motion that I am driving in makes it look like they are also spinning above me, like a blanket of fireflies all moving in unison against the darkness of the night sky. While this moment only lasts a few seconds in reality, the mystical feeling of this moment makes an otherwise ordinary trip feel much more enchanting.
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Light Observation #3

Posted on February 20, 2025 by previousstudent
  1. February 20th, 2025 at 6:14 pm – Sitting at a booth in bits and bites
  2. The overhead light fixture above the booth is starkly illuminating the space, giving me a headache
  3. The overhead fixture casts a harsh and unflattering light over the booth, creating a brightness that feels more glaring than inviting. The light is sharp, bouncing off the table’s surface in a way that makes it impossible to ignore. It’s too bright, too artificial—almost buzzing in the background, making my eyes strain and a headache start to creep in. Instead of creating a cozy atmosphere it feels overexposed, as if the space is under a spotlight.
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Photo Observation 2 – Cold

Posted on February 20, 2025 by previousstudent

 

  1. Photo Found Online
  2. Cold
  3. This photo caught my eye because of the hanging trees—the way they drape in front of the background creates a sense of depth, as if you are about to walk through them into a desolate landscape. The  image is dominated by deep, cool blues, while the overcast sky diffuses the light. It enhancing the idea of a cold and somber atmosphere. The snow covering the ground emphases the stark and wintry feel of the scene.
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