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Post #2: Light Observations


#1: Indoors at Night

There are three main sources of light in my room right now: the warm, artificial glow of the ceiling light, the harsh, electric street lamps, and the shine of my computer screen.  The ceiling lamp casts a yellow, almost orange, hue that fills the room, creating well-defined shadows. My own shadow has a more ghostly clone, due to the computer screen that’s shining a splash of cool-toned light on my hands and clothes. Outside my window are street lamps, creating high contrast by bathing oval-shaped portions of the parking lot pavement with a cold, white pallor and leaving crisp, dark shadows.

#2: Outdoors by the Pool
The sole source of significant light here is the sun. Although the light is creating defined shadows with clear edges, it’s not direct and intense enough to create extremely hard shadows. Thus, the lighting is overall rather soft, though it’s bright enough to make the pool glimmer, defining the ripples of the water, and make my reflection discernable on my computer screen and sunglasses. Out of the shade, my sunglasses and the white tabletop create a glare. The light shining through my water bottle is casting a rosy glow on anything near enough to it. 

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