Happy Sunday everyone - When Ikea constructed their store in Red Hook, they also developed the nearby area into a local park to both draw in shoppers and also give something back to the neighborhood they wanted to be a part of. This park was one of my favorite places to photo hunt as there were always a few people milling around and the design choices in the park were interesting to me. They had reclaimed some former dock areas and so still had some machinery exhibits around, but they also applied design choices to everything from the landscape to the lighting to reflect what Ikea was about. This lamp here was an example of this and I always admired them. Much simpler than a glass fixture with a bulb beaming down, these used a reflective pad to reflect light broadly down. The effect in the park was that it created a picturesque image without the hotspots you would normally see from the bulbs. As a photographer, I wanted to thank these designers for that choice. So in honor of the designers who unwittingly (or perhaps intentionally) make design choices that make it easier for us camera hawks to create something appealing, I present this image of their work. Enjoy your Sunday -
Red Hook, Brooklyn - Street Lamp