• • Test Your Lighting I.Q.
  • 3-D Photography and Anaglyphs
  • Making a Photogram
  • Shadow Time
    • The Science
    • Do It Yourself
    • Do It With Your Students
    • Resources
• Light Talk

Science in Focus: Shedding Light: Lights, Camera, Action

Shadow Time

I. The Web Activity: Activity 1

Directions: The objective is to arrange this group of photographs taken at different times of the day in chronological order using a shadow in each photo and the compass heading for each photo as information to infer the time of day.

Times will be one of the following:

• 9 am
• 12 noon
• 2 pm
• 6 pm

Compass Heading Key

• 360 degrees = Photographer and camera facing North
• 180 degrees = Photographer and camera facing South
• 90 degrees = Photographer and camera facing East
• 270 degrees = Photographer and camera facing West

Note: The photos have been adjusted in contrast to highlight the shadows.

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Exercise 1

What time of day were the photos taken?

	A. 90 degrees (East) Time of Day: ____?
	B. 360 degrees (North) Time of Day: ____?
	C. 360 degrees (North) Time of Day: ____?
	D. 90 degrees (East) Time of Day: ____?

 

Check Your Answers for Exercise 1

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Try Another Round!

Read on for an explanation in II. The Science.

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II. The Science
III. Do It Yourself
IV. Do It with Your Students
V. Resources