Low-key lighting

Light is essential to our lives, life flourishes in the morning and grows, but in the dark we rest and relax, many of us have forgotten this and are now surrounding ourselves with light sources of all kinds. In response to this behavior, author Paul Bogard asserts that light pollution endangers natural darkness and urges his audience consider living a less bright life and enjoy the sky as dark as it should be. In his article "Let There Be Dark,” he conveys this through citing facts, appealing…

3.2 Performance The first thing to consider when talking about a light bulb’s performance is the brightness. The brightness of a light bulb is measure in lumens (lm). It measures how much light the bulb outputs so the more lumens, the brighter the light. The power consumption is also important to know how many lumens a bulb produces per watt. The ratio of total output lumens per total watts used to power a light bulb is called luminous efficacy. Figure 2 shows a table comparing the luminous…

bar scene to alcoholism or depression. He also balances the wooden browns and yellows of the lower half of the painting with a dark wooden clock adorned with a vibrant yellow face at the top of the painting. The yellow circles expanding around the lighting fixtures and the clock balanced with the intense yellow of the floor help to illustrate how brightly the room was filled with artificial light while still making the viewer feel that no natural light is entering the room. Caillebotte uses…

One main theme in the in the Stranger Things trailer was light, with the light on Will’s bike flickering before he disappears, the blinding light when Will vanishes from thin air, and the flickering Christmas lights that appear throughout the trailer. In general, light can represent discovery and hope, but in these details in particular the meaning of light changes because they are flickering and blinding. The flickering lights represents discovery of a mysterious or dangerous thing, because…

new, contrasting with the dark stained walls of the background. The modest design of the faucet establishes a bold appearance through the help of the lighting; everything surrounding the woman and faucet is of less significance. The light also shines on the model’s hair and legs, captivating the audience with seduction and beauty. The vague lighting establishes the tone to be mysterious, generating darker tones to surround the model and faucet. The light to dark contrast determines where the…

on in the somewhat mysterious situation. While some might only see two people having a regular night in the office, the many clues given in the painting leaves one’s mind wondering – is there something immoral going on? The open window, mysterious lighting, and the facial expressions of both individuals suggest a deeper story within the painting. The whole scene displayed takes action in small room, which according to the name of the painting, must be an office. The walls on the office…

one stone. The height of the cabinets is aesthetically optimised, maintaining the correct proportion relative to the ceiling height. Most importantly, no more exposed dust-collecting cabinet tops! Last but not least, the space is well utilised for lighting. Aesthetics is not only un-compromised - it is in fact enhanced! Because the fluorescent tubes are well hidden, protected, their lives are prolonged. They last for years; virtually maintenance-free. I am so delighted with this solution, MY…

Flies, such as the common housefly look at the world in quite a different way than humans do. The structure and function of a fly's eye are completely different from humans; therefore they see the motion, shapes and colors differently than humans. Flies also see the light in a different way than humans. Nano-structure of the eyes that gives the ability of a virtually 360 degree all direction vision with only two eyes placed at the front of the head. Military pilots like helicopters and fighter…

Illuminating a Walk November 14, 2106 Evening and another lonely walk has begun, intensified by the shadow of my mother's passing. At least it's good exercise – a positive thought. The road, over familiar, its quitetude contrasted by the humming of a nearby highway, the warm air elevating my mood ever so slightly. “Hi Blair” a child's voice! I felt my piqued ears point to somewhere in the dark. At once a friend, familiar and oh so welcoming, illuminated something inside. Dostoevsky…

The Nobbys lighthouse designed by Alexander Dawson was first lit in 1858 because of the prominent position at the entrance of the port and the crucial use of navigation. Nobbys light is also the third lighthouse constructed in NSW after the Macquarie light in 1818 and in the same year with the Hornby lighthouse. Before the establishment of the present lighthouse (1854), the first beacon was lit on this area (Signal Hill) in 1804 with a range of merely 7 kilometres. Later in 1821, an oil burning…