Week # 4.Tree In The Light Of Streetlight. Yuting Zhang

It is very interesting to see how this tree looks different in the sunlight than in the light of streetlight. In the sunlight, the color of the tree's leaves is yellowish green, which offers viewers a warmer feeling. The sunlight is even, so that every detail of the tree is visible, and the color of each leaf looks the same.

The light of the streetlight is powerful, more focused, and sturdy, and the light distorts the tree's figure. Viewers cannot see any details of the tree. The leaves which are closer to the light have a brighter and lighter color, and the leaves which are farther from the light have a darker color. The different colors of the leaves make the tree less realistic and artistic.

People are directed to focus on the shape of the branch due to the stronger contrast between the color of the branch and the color of the leaves. People will hardly notice the shape of the branch under the sunlight, because the color of the tree is warmer and brighter, and the branches are just light brown, which does not contrast as strongly with the leaves as the black color of the branches in the light of the streetlight.