I was walking past my housemates' room earlier today and the way the light hit the wall really caught my attention. Though the light was coming in lines through the shutters on the window, instead of harsh lines of light, there was a soft and diffused quality to it, probably because it was not very sunny outside. This gave the room a very comfortable and welcoming feeling, and even though my room at home looks a lot different than this one, it still somehow made me think of relaxing in my room on a chilly day over winter break. I noticed something else as I was observing the light as well- whenever a car drove by, there would be a brighter and crisper line of light (seen in the second photo) that would move along the wall. If it had been nighttime I would say the light came from the headlights, but since it was daytime I think it came from light reflecting off of the car. I tried to capture it on video, and you can see it occur near the middle and near the end of it. I thought it was interesting how much brighter these lines of light were than the others, and it reminded me of how useful the property of reflection can be in things like photography and film.
Nice image and thoughts. Reflection can be very useful in theatre as well but not used a lot. I used it to create an effect for a Ballet recently and it worked well as a non-descript light, a type of light we rarely see onstage.
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