The moon's path changing the angle of incidence of light on the Earth has a profound impact on photography. Looking at light as a particle, photons would bounce off of the Earth at a much smaller angle (angle of incidence, that is) if the moon were following its summer path. This means that those photons would be much more likely to bounce off of other objects on the Earth, which overall means that more light is "trapped" on the Earth during the summer. This somewhat makes sense, as it does appear to be brighter during summer nights than on winter nights. This light, of course, is all sourcing from the sun; without it, the moon would not be able to reflect any light at all.
This is probably a bit sad but I have never noticed this before. I also think that, much like the last link, this emphasizes the importance of perspective; however, this article also brings up different interpretations of this phenomenon. According to some cultures the upward pointing moon is a wet moon and according to others it is a dry moon. This relates to photo because there are a lot of different ways to interpret each photo. None of them are "wrong" per se: it all depends on the individual's perspective. It is also interesting to hear other people's perspectives because they may have thought about things that you never considered which can change how you see the image.
I agree that perspective is the key in this article. two people can look at the same thing and perceive two very different objects from the one. Examples of this phenomena are the various photos we captured using the pinhole cameras. Although we each took our pictures intending to capture a specific image with a specific narritative in mind of for the image, when other look at our photos they create their own narritative for the images and for them that becomes their reality or perception of reality for the photo.
I completely agree that this link sheds new light (haha) on the importance of perspective. Like Zach I have never noticed this- perhaps because I'm less keen to gaze at the moon during the cold months of summer than the warm summer nights on the beach. This really gets through to me here is that everyone truly does have a different experience and like Zach says, no one is wrong or right to say- they are all simply different. This makes for a confusing debate over what is reality and what isn't... but maybe then there simply isn't a single reality?
This link gives more support to the idea of perspective and how important it is. I already touched on this a lot on the last link but I'll build on it a little more. Perspective in photography can also be different depending on the person. How I perceive a photo could be vastly different from how someone else views it and how the photographer meant it to really be viewed. It's all up to perspective.
The moon's path changing the angle of incidence of light on the Earth has a profound impact on photography. Looking at light as a particle, photons would bounce off of the Earth at a much smaller angle (angle of incidence, that is) if the moon were following its summer path. This means that those photons would be much more likely to bounce off of other objects on the Earth, which overall means that more light is "trapped" on the Earth during the summer. This somewhat makes sense, as it does appear to be brighter during summer nights than on winter nights. This light, of course, is all sourcing from the sun; without it, the moon would not be able to reflect any light at all.
ReplyDeleteThis is probably a bit sad but I have never noticed this before. I also think that, much like the last link, this emphasizes the importance of perspective; however, this article also brings up different interpretations of this phenomenon. According to some cultures the upward pointing moon is a wet moon and according to others it is a dry moon. This relates to photo because there are a lot of different ways to interpret each photo. None of them are "wrong" per se: it all depends on the individual's perspective. It is also interesting to hear other people's perspectives because they may have thought about things that you never considered which can change how you see the image.
ReplyDeleteI agree that perspective is the key in this article. two people can look at the same thing and perceive two very different objects from the one. Examples of this phenomena are the various photos we captured using the pinhole cameras. Although we each took our pictures intending to capture a specific image with a specific narritative in mind of for the image, when other look at our photos they create their own narritative for the images and for them that becomes their reality or perception of reality for the photo.
DeleteI completely agree that this link sheds new light (haha) on the importance of perspective. Like Zach I have never noticed this- perhaps because I'm less keen to gaze at the moon during the cold months of summer than the warm summer nights on the beach. This really gets through to me here is that everyone truly does have a different experience and like Zach says, no one is wrong or right to say- they are all simply different. This makes for a confusing debate over what is reality and what isn't... but maybe then there simply isn't a single reality?
DeleteThis link gives more support to the idea of perspective and how important it is. I already touched on this a lot on the last link but I'll build on it a little more. Perspective in photography can also be different depending on the person. How I perceive a photo could be vastly different from how someone else views it and how the photographer meant it to really be viewed. It's all up to perspective.
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