David Kussie

Crescent Light

During a solar eclipse, the dark moon is seen to move in front of the solar disk until only a thin crescent is left.  At that instant it is worth while noting that all spots of light under a tree resemble crescents, large or small, bright or dim.

          M.G.J Minnaert, Light and Color inthe Outdoors

On August 21, 2017, my home in Durham, North Carolina was in the path of a solar eclipse. On that day, conditions were ideal for observing eclipse light effects: the sky was clear and deciduous trees offered dappled shade.  Wielding a camera and a sheet of white foamboard, I was able photograph crescent shaped light