Surreal

Posted on April 20, 2022 by previousstudent

ATTRIBUTES : This photo was taken by John D Sirlin.

THEME : Surreal

DESCRIPTION : I chose this photo because of the combination of colors. I feel like our usual expectation for a sunset sky is lots of warm tones, oranges and reds, but here the sunset sky is full of purples and blues which makes it feel more unsettling. The dust storm is also interesting because when I think of dust I often associate it with something small, and easily moved. However, this picture makes the dust seem large and powerful. This betrayal of expectations encapsulates the idea of the surreal for me.

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Lighting Observation – Alice McKay

Posted on April 19, 2022 by previousstudent
  1. April 19, 1:41 PM
  2. The windows in the Hammer Lab looking to the Unispan are covered with matte white curtains that still allow light and shadows through.
  3. The coverings over the slender windows facing the people passing by create an odd environmental feel for the room. While having the light is nice, the shape and position of the windows don’t quite make sense. They are each separated by concrete spaces more than three times the width of each window. The concrete being painted the same color as the curtains creates a very mundane and monotone emotional response. I wonder what the difference is when the skylight coming in is more vibrant like at sunset?
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Surreal – Alice

Posted on April 19, 2022 by previousstudent

Attributes: Lucas Zimmerman: “Traffic Lights” https://www.amusingplanet.com/2014/01/surreal-traffic-light-photos-by-lucas.html

Theme: Surreal

Description: This long exposure photo was taken by Lucas Zimmerman showing a 30 second duration of lighting coming from crossing traffic lights on a bare street. The fog in the air around the lights acts as a catalyst for the vibrant red, yellow, and green lights to come to life. I love the contrast between the three lights on each post and how you can see the reflections not only in the haze but also on the asphalt, road markings, and plants surrounding the edges of the road.

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Lighting Observation – #10

Posted on April 19, 2022 by previousstudent
  1. April 19, 2022, 7:42am
  2. My bedroom, from the perspective of sitting at my desk
  3. My black doc martens sat on the wooden floor. The floor, because of how old this house is, is spattered with the color history of the wall and scratch marks from the furniture of tenants past. From the window, light shines down onto my boots and they glow white against their black exterior. The light barely effects the matted wood flooring.
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Photo Observation – Surreal

Posted on April 19, 2022 by previousstudent

1. ATTRIBUTES: Gem mae
2. THEME: Surreal
3. DESCRIPTION: I chose this image because I like how eery it appears. The dark shadows around the face of the baby makes it appear sunken deeper into the skull of the larger person. The lines across the portrait add to the old and creepy mood of it. Additionally, the greyscale aid in this setting of an eery atmosphere.

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Surreal

Posted on April 18, 2022 by previousstudent

37 Bizarre Lighting Solutions2) Attribute the Photo, tell us where it came from. Mason’s Creations

3) THEME: Surreal

4) DESCRIPTION: This chandelier is based off of an octopus’s tentacles. Personally, I find it bizarre to asssociate the slimy texture of an octopus and their sticky tentacles to hard and nonmoving lighting. Additionally, seeing a glowing octopus underwater would likely feel surreally magical, especially if there were multiple glowing across a large abyss of dark ocean.

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Lighting Observation #9

Posted on April 18, 2022 by previousstudent

1) DATE-TIME-LOCATION: April 17, 11:30 PM, My dorm

2) OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: I moved my lamp from one side of the room to the other side.

3) SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: As assignments were piling up and the time I had to complete them was dwindling, I did what any other sane person would do: rearranged my furniture. As part of this stress-relieving physical labor, my warm lamp moved from the west wall to the north wall. I’m not sure why I didn’t think it would happen, but as the source of the light moved, the lighting in the room changed drastically. While the physical placement of the furniture definitely helped, the room as a whole felt much more open, and I was especially satisfied with the fact that I could finally actually see the clothes in my closet, whereas previously the opened doors would block the light trying to shine inside.

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Lighting Observation #9

Posted on April 17, 2022 by previousstudent

4/13/2022 – 7:21pm – Wilmington, DE

Objective Description: Driving along the highway in Wilmington, DE the sun is setting on the horizon against a dusty blue sky. As we drive the orange and pink sunset passes between the trees and building skylines

Subjective description: As we drive across the bridge the orange wave of light punches me in the face with warmth. As we speed by the light follows while all the trees and buildings pass by. There is harmony in the orange power between the dusty blue sky and the sea of green trees below. The sun soon faded and is left with nothing but the unknown under the sky.

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Light Observation #9

Posted on April 15, 2022 by previousstudent
  1. Wednesday, April 13th, around 7:00am. Looking out the window outside of the girl’s bathroom in Lowe.
  2. The sunrise peeking out between the Playhouse and Calkins Hall.
  3. Most of the sky was a light grey, the color before the sun actually takes over the sky. Although I couldn’t see it, I  believe the Sun was just above the horizon and the orange and pink from the Sun were peaking out above the buildings. There was some cloudage in the sky which gave the pink and orange something to shine off of and create more saturated areas of the sky.
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Light Observation

Posted on April 15, 2022 by previousstudent

DATE/TIME/LOCATION: Elevator in the Library on 4/13/22 at 8:15pm

OBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: The doors of the elevator closed and my friend and I were in the small creaky elevator while it went down a few floors. The only light source is the fluorescent lights overhead.

SUBJECTIVE DESCRIPTION: The elevator felt very eerie and creaky. If I wasn’t used to the short ride down to the main floor I wouldn’t have noticed how the inside of the elevator looks archaic. As we arrive on the main floor, the lobby is quiet and dim. Most people have left by now so the lobby is quite poorly lit. The artificial glow disappears behind us as the elevator doors swallow up every bit of light. Simultaneously, the hum of the fluorescent lights nearly drops to an inaudible whisper.

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