Week 6: Snowfall

As soon as I took this shot, I knew it was going to be one to remember because of the intricate detail involved with the two different sources of light. The first I would like to talk about is the net lighting on the tree. Due to the placement angle of the miniature lights, some appear to be brighter than others, creating a starry night effect. The lights also create a clearly defined outline of the tree, leaving the shape up to little interpretation. The lights are also very evenly spread over the outside surface of the tree, creating an organized look over the tree. The second source of light I would like to discuss is the Leeko at the center of the frame. A snow machine is billowing particles of snow into the sky, and the light is aimed right at the path of the snow. The scattered effect of the chaotic snow flow creates disorder opposing the look of the trees nearby. However, neither sources fight for attention as the differences allow them to co-exist in the space equally. The natural movement of the snow with each rotation creates fluidity in the air that is able to be captured by the light with an apparent flicker of the particles. Unlike the tree where every bulb is the same creating unity throughout the entire surface, the snow is chaotic and dissimilar.