Drama 16 Stage Lighting

From NY Times at The American Museum of Natural history

Nightlife

Although I did not personally take the picture I do remember visiting the exhibit a few years ago. I have always been fascinated by creatures who are bioluminescent not only because of biological curiosity but for the aesthetic reasons as well. Since a lot of these types of creatures only live in the darkest of areas I imagine that if someone was lost in the darkness of the jungle or a cave they would serve as a calming, hopeful presence.

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2)http://wordlesstech.com/2011/03/04/bioluminescence-and-night-phenomena/

From wordlesstech blog. Photo courtesy Phil Hart/www.philhart.com

3) Surreal

4) This picture was taken off the coast of Australian. The blue in the water is created by bioluminescent algae. Usually water doesn’t glow like that and the light has a certain unearthly glow to it. The long exposure of the sky creates the interesting effect of making bright circular lines. The combination of these two elements makes for a fascinating and strange combination that looks as if its out of an alien world and unreal.