Some of us are living in the Northern Hemisphere, and we will soon be in need of more artificial light as we are moving away from the sun. Artificial light means man made light, but, I also learned something new – that candles do not count as artificial light.
So, how do we use artificial light? Simply because we need it to see, to do what we need to or want to do?
No, today we also use it for fun – for example in fireworks and for Halloween.
And moving light – is always used in concerts. In fact I am so old, that I remember when the laser harp was made popular by Jean-Michel Jarre.
Artificial light can be used in so many art forms – this is an art walk at ARoS, Aarhus Kunstmuseum in Denmark.
Painting on Ipad instantly became a new art when the Ipad arrived some years ago – here a David Hockney at the Louisiana exhibition in Denmark.
We need light, artificial light – but, do we really need as much of it as we use? The costs can be high. The results are in many cases negative for nature and with that, also for ourselves. Newborn sea turtles die when they cannot find their way to the sea, and head towards the light of motorways and towns close to the beach. And that is only one example of many.
For some time I watch the coming of the night? Above is the glistening galaxy of childhood, now hidden in the Western world by air pollution and the glare of artificial light; for my children’s children, the power, peace and healing of the night will be obliterated. – Peter Matthiessen
Thank you to Patti for last week’s fun, Going Wide, which set our eyes wide open to the world!
For this week’s LAPC #166, we invite you to throw some artificial light on things! Please use the Lens Artists tag to help us find you, and we look forward to ”seeing the light”.
Next week Amy will be your host – until then, be well and kind.
Leya 
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Beautiful examples of artificial light, Ann-Christine! You have captured these difficult light situations magnificently.
Thank you – so glad they felt good.
Hi Leya
Your art walk at ARoS, Aarhus Kunstmuseum in Denmark, is a stunning vision in green. And was that Hockney really created on an iPad?? It’s a very interesting piece.
Here’s my offering with Mute Swans and artificial light, but not in the same photos:
Best, Babsje
Thank you – yes. Ipad art.
Wow! I would have never guessed. 😊
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Wonderful examples and stunning photos of artificial light, Ann-Christine. How fun to look at your photos. Here’s my post.
Thank you – and I truly enjoyed yours! Caves are great adventures in artificial light.
I loved the dramatic colored lights, Ann-Christine.
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What a beautiful post, Ann-Christine! I especially like the green curving walkway.
Glad you liked that one – there were many coloured parts of that walkway!
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Sharing a few images from my archives
Thank you for joining in!
amazing!
Thank you
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I adore the first photograph, Ann-Christina. I could sit there reading day and night.
Of course, your others photographs are fantastic. This has been such a fun challenge.
Thank you for hosting.
Be Safe 😷 … Isadora 😎
Thank you for joining in, Isadora! And yes, my daughter reading is a favourite with me too.
These are all beautiful images Leya . So vibrant and colorful.
Thank you – glad you liked them!
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Oh you have some fantastic artificial light for us all to be inspired by. Wonderful idea for a topic too.
Here is my entry.
Thank you Cee!
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Here we are at last. But nothing to compare with the variety of your offerings. https://lagottocattleya.wordpress.com/2021/09/18/lens-artists-challenge-166-artificial-light/
Oh yes! Glorious they are, Margaret! Thank you – Seville is fantastic.
It’s an easy city to love, isn’t it?
It is ♥
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Enjoyed this challenge Leya!
Happy you did! And wow for your collections here!
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Interesting topic and very nice choice of photos, AC!
Here’s my contribution to it: https://florinpopa.blog/2021/09/22/artificial-light/
Thank you so much – and yours are terrific choices!
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Your photos are outstanding examples of the beauty of artificial light. My post shows some of my favorite things in artificial light.
Thank you – and thank you for joining in again!
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Although we didn’t have any examples of artificial light as dramatic as some of these entries, we found this to be a fun exercise to hunt for a few photos from our own collection. And excellent challenge — and a fun one, too. Here’s our entry: https://ohtheplaceswesee.com/2021/09/21/lens-artists-challenge-166-artificial-light/
So happy you found it interesting and fun! And we do have things in our archives we are not quite aware of…
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These images are quite inspirational. So glad you chose this theme, because I realize now that I don’t have many photos that incorporate artificial light, but I love these you’ve shared. I’m drawn to the Halloween one the most, but all are superb. Will get busy and share an entry for this very interesting challenge.
Glad you enjoyed it, Rusha! Looking forward to seeing your post!
A fun theme this week! I’m a bit late as I’ve been away but here is my contribution: https://www.toonsarah-travels.blog/gallery-let-there-be-light/
Not late at all, Sarah! Thank you for joining in!
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WOW, a stunning gallery Ann-Christine. Yes, the nights are drawing in.. mind you as we say goodbye to summer, we have the beautiful autumn colours to look forward to. Here is my contribution for the challenge.
And a beautiful one, Bren!
Thank you xx
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A-C, what a magical gallery … stunning and exciting. My favorite is ARoS – now I want to go there too. Ages since I was in Aarhus and I wouldn’t mind doing Lodz again with you. Once again THANKS for the great day in Copenhagen, I checked up and on Tuesday the museum is free, so I think we should do a Christmas day trip to Denmark, the museum and stunning lights. Talk to you soon.
Thank you, Viveka!
Hi, AC. Once again you’ve delighted and inspired us! I love your theme and your images. But the one I am particularly drawn to is the first one of your daughter (I think) reading at home. It tells a wonderful story. You helped me realize that I haven’t been taking my evening walks and capturing the light. Thanks for the reminder! Here’s my ”take” on the challenge:
A lovely take, excellent as usual, Patti! And I must agree – we should take more night photos!
Awwww….thanks, AC! The same is always true for you, too. Excellent as usual. 😀😀
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Hi Leya
Such striking examples you’ve chosen for your challenge on Artificial Light. The first image presents a cozy reading nook – I am a big fan of cozy places to curl up and read. But that building illuminated for Halloween is something else! Wow such imaginative artistry.
Here’s my offering for this week. It features a GBH of course, but also includes two full moons with artificial lights.
Best, Babsje
Thank you!
❤ 😊
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I love that first photo with the person reading a book.
Thank you, I will tell her!
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That quote about the peace and healing of the night was chilling!!
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So interesting about the candles not counting as artificial light 💡
And would love to do that art walk
♥ Yes, I suppose the candles are not because they are lit by fire – which is quite a natural thing.
Yes! And reminds me of a little laugh we have at our house
In 2008 – I bought a cool fire pit kind of thing – ceramic peach and ran with propane –
It was from target
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Anyhow – a little neighbor boy (pre K) saw it from his window and every time he saw us that week said ”you got fire! Why you got fire?”
And once in a while the hubs and I say it the same way he did
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I think it was a big deal for him to see it from his window – he is grown now and they have two fire pits – but that is our little fire phrase 🔥
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A lovely story – thank you for telling us! Children often use the most correct words and phrasing, don’t they?
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A great topic, which will make our blogs shine. I love the lighting in the first image.
Thank you, Ana – so glad you enjoyed the choice of theme too!
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As I say in my post, you surprised me again with your theme: such a natural woman calling for artificial light. 😉 I love it that candlelight doesn’t qualify! At first I wasn’t sure what I’d find but then I did. Enjoy.
I did enjoy, Manja!
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Once again a great topic, thank you. https://mimfilip.com/2021/09/20/lens-artist-photo-challenge-165-artificial-light/
Thanks!
Thank You!
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Beautiful photos, all of them. You’re right about laser lights. Either they are not so old, or we are very old. But you could say the same thing about ipads and Hockneys 🙂
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hei a. c., interesting pictures that you have chosen for the topic, I like them very much. here is my post for this week, https://wp.me/p2AvI7-3U9.
many greetings robert
Thank you, Robert – so glad you liked them!
Ah yes the dark evenings are coming fast. You have chosen lovely examples for the theme.
Thank you so much!
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I love this post, and your varied images, AC. Alas, just one from me…. https://suejudd.com/2021/09/19/golden-in-the-artificial-light/
But what an image! Thank you, Sue!
Thank you!
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A truly beautiful post Ann-Christine and a wonderful challenge. I especially loved your reader in the lamplight and the art walk image. Marvelous demonstration of your amazing eye and the skillset to capture what you see.
You are very kind, Tina, thank you. The reader I love, of course, and the art museum was a real treat!
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Stunning artificial light images, AC! An art walk at ARoS, wow!! Reading under the light is relaxing and beautifully captured. Thank you for this fun and inspiring theme. Here is my entry: https://shareandconnect.wordpress.com/2021/09/19/lens-artists-challenge-166-artificial-light/
Thank you for liking it, Amy – and your contributions are fabulous!
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Beautiful selection of images for the challenge, Ann-Christine! I like the image capturing the art walk and would love to see something similar in real life. I am not sure that I concur that candles aren’t ”artificial light”, but I’ll accept that definition for the sake of this challenge. >grin< I am looking forward to sharing my artificial light images, and I'll refrain from real candles for lighting… but not necessarily those "new-fangled" LED candles.
Aha…thank you, John! That museum was innovative and creative in every nook. And I try to understand the thing about candles as…fire is not necessarily manmade?
These are lovely photos I think.
I’m most drawn to the walkway. The windows make what is outside feel like nothing more than an image. It’s almost like it’s meant to be a deception of sorts.
Here’s mine for this one:
Interesting analysis!
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Thank you for a great challenge!
You are welcome – glad you liked it!
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Wow, Ann-Christine! Simply wow! Beautiful in every aspect.
Happy you liked them, Jo! I read somewhere about a new blog…?
You did, Ann-Christine! https://stillrestlessjo.com/blog/
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Here is mine:
♥ Thank you!
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Loved the way you made us glue to your post till we finished reading.
I was under the impression that candle light is an artificial light
Love the ‘Lodz light move festival’
Thank you AC
I am glad you were glued, Philo…til the end! And candle light was a surprise to me that they did not count. Then of course, fire doesn’t have to be manmade.
Couldn’t agree more
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Your photos are terrific…..I hope mine do the theme justice
They do!
Oh thank you 😊
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I am truly inspired by your post. The variety and quality of all your photos! And I’ve learned about the candles too 🙂
I’ll post mine later.
I am glad you enjoyed my choices, Sofia. Always looking forward to seeing what you will post.
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Thanks for your beautiful light display A-C. Here is mine for this week https://mywanderings.travel.blog/2021/09/19/artificial-light/
Teresa – I’m glad you joined in!
My pleasure A-C ❤️
Beautiful artificial light images Ann Christine! I love the concert and outdoor building art. Now, I have a lot to think about.
Glad you enjoyed them! I am looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
These photos are simply glorious showing such varying facades of manmade lighti8ng from the everyday comfortable retro to the David Hockney . . At the moment, in the second week of spring, I am so glad to wake after 5 am to sun peeping thru’ the blinds and know it will be so until April next year . . . love it bright and strong and natural . . . no problems going right back to sleep 🙂 !!.
Ah, I feel like you do – natural is the best! Lucky you having Spring around!
The art walk is wonderful. Living where I do there is no artificial light (except within the houses) so I love looking at the starry sky. Sadly most of Europe seems to be covered in artificial light.
Yes, Jude. Too much light pollution – you are among the lucky ones not to have any!
Tough one for me, A-C. I don’t do much indoor photography although I realize there are examples of artificial light outdoors too. Here’s what I came up with:
janet
They are great! I almost never photograph artificial lights either – thought it would be a challenge worthy of the name!
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Wow, A-C, these are all fantastic I think the one of the light show might be my favorite but I also love the one right below it of the art walk. The light in that one is really interesting.
Thank you, Janet – I like those two as well. The light show was fantastic and the art museum a treat.
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These are wonderful examples of how beautiful artificial light can be!
Thank you, Nora!
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Some most inspirational shots…..but don’t think I will hAve any….🙁😨
I know you have…
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Artificial – adjective, made by human skill; produced by humans.
Light – noun, something that makes things visible or affords illumination.
Those definitions from dictionary.com should spark (light?) our creativity for this week’s challenge!
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GREAT great theme A-C. NO SUNSETS PEOPLE! 😂 Kidding of course. (NOT?!) This will be fun.
No sunsets 😀
😂👍
Oh, what inspirational shots! Fun and exciting!
Glad you liked it, Margaret!
Thank you for bringing into my home the beauty of a world I most likely will not see.
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great idea, Ann-Christine, especially for this time of the year. https://solaner.wordpress.com/2021/09/18/lens-artists-photo-challange-166-artificial-light/
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