Incidence angles
Ray approximation
Geometric optics
Surrounding an emitter, undulating vehicle surfaces differentially reflect ambient radiation.
“You’ve got to keep asserting the complexity and the originality of life, and the multiplicity of it, and the facets of it.”– Toni Morrison
Solar powered
Well appointed
Sheltering now
Every bus stop could use an interesting backdrop painting.
“Bus stops are far more interesting and useful places to have art than in museums.” – Banksy
Parabolic reflector
Aluminium cone
Light fixture
An old school directional work light.
“We long to find the splendid light that will cast a revelatory beam upon the meaning of the human dream.” – Dean Koontz
Glass enclosure
Tungsten filament
Resistive load
Government mandated for obsolescence due to efficiency anxiety.
“She’s got all the wrong fuses and splices, She’s not going to fix it up, Too easy.” – Joni Mitchell
Rare interval
Transcendent range
Construct of things
Sometimes creative effort overcomes the limitations of physical definition.
“Might we begin then to transform our passing illuminations into abiding light?” – Huston Smith
Seafood Restaurant
Virginia Beach
Fishing Pier
It was off season so the pier itself was closed, but the restaurant deck was open.
“The land adjacent to where the pier sits — between 14th and 15th streets — is considered by some local historians as the true heart of the resort, as it is where the resort began.” – Brett Hall
Moisture oxidation
Corrosive influence
Retaining wall
Ancient iron corrodes, as nature takes back its place.
“So really, rust is a slow fire.” – Leah Raeder
Late afternoon
Ambient radiation
Over the dune
Geographic features and weather patterns of wind and waves shift barrier islands accordingly.
“Barrier island chains tend to form near river deltas and in areas with low tectonic activity and relatively flat coastal terrain.” – NOAA
Psychic structures
Imaginative elements
Conditioned reflexes
Walking into the sun reveals and exercises relative external causes which work on free imagination.
“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last, you create what you will. — George Bernard Shaw
Space relating
Natural habitat
Perceptual field
A flash of color makes a momentary appearance on an otherwise dull day.
“Indeed our experience contains numerous qualities that would be almost devoid of meaning if considered separately from the reactions they provoke in our bodies.” – Maurice Merleau-Ponty