Light Festivals

he Light Festivals are images what people, who made the time, display  for the holidays. Thank you for Easter; Halloween; Christmas; Hanukah; Kwanzaa, and Diwali. Lights are magnificent and to see them during the evening is a wonderful thing. I watched the lighting in many places, colored displays, and the new "white lights."

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Planet Earth at night, 2007

Lower Manhattan, New York City at night

Christmas Light Festivals

It is interesting to walk over or ride through social blocks, both sides of a physical street, and see the creative expressions.

Many homeowners continue to display their work individually. In 2020, there were many homes that did not display or displayed minimally.

VA, Christmas

Christmas lights on Long Island in New York

Back to Virginia, this is another use for a tree in winter.

I took a third shot of this tree in Richmond, Virginia that did not turn out well. It was taken at an intersection on the other side of this physical block. It was that bright such that it was a treat to be able to see it through the trees on the properties between it and the other social block. Really nice!

More creative work displayed in Richmond, Virginia.

As I walked in front of this home in Richmond, it was wonderful to see all of the details this family made the time to include. You can't help but smile when you keep walking and see "Merry Christmas" greet you above the door. Well, Hey! I smiled!

Seeing a home like this is a treat. As I approached it from the right, more lights, more trees, more objects were well placed. I smiled as I walked around this house. The owners really worked on this property. Thank you.

Richmond, Virginia

Long Island, NY display

This was the best lighting, over a road on Manhattan a block across from Alvin Ailey Dance Center. The social block's buildings decided on a display that hung lights over the road. Some apartment windows had displays. The feeling of walking under these lights was amazing.

Halloween Light Festivals

All of these Halloween photographs are in Virginia. This family does this each year. The anticipation that builds when drivers and passengers catch glimpses of the progress over time.  Jennifer took the boys over at night. I wished I recorded when she asked them if the wanted to get out.  "NOOOOOOOOOOO!!", they hollered in unison.  It was hilarious.

This image is of a home directly across the street from the three above.

Easter Light Festivals

These images are in the front yard of a home in Virginia. When people create displays  like this, any in fact, are a gift for the public. Thank you.

Suggestions for Light Festivals

During winter 2014-2015, I took the bus round trip to the Regional Medical Center where Clem was in ICU. It got to  a point that the person who was driving me was too costly. 

I looked at the Christmas lights as the bus drove through. The street face had various light levels. Some were brilliant. Some others "threw up" stuff that barely did the home-front justice. And there were punches of complete darkness in the street face that were dismal.

I thought of an idea that could create a "Unified Front of Cheer."   The people on the social block would come together, decide on a theme and design the lighting to express that theme. This should produce a consistent level of lighting that the creators and the observers can enjoy. A minimal amount of material and installation would be decided among the participants. Document the process and share it on social media. This account invites people to come and enjoy the work of the residents. This activity can be a collective way of spreading holiday cheer. 

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