| 单词 | raking light |
| 释义 | > as lemmasraking light raking light n. Art and Photography bright light beamed across a surface to create sharp contrast, revealing details and textures. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > light and shade > [noun] > light > oblique raking light1857 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > action of taking photograph > technical factors > [noun] > type of light raking light1857 contre-jour1921 key light1941 back-lighting1950 1857 J. Ruskin Rep. Nat. Gallery Site Comm. 94/1 in Parl. Papers XXIV. 1 As soon as you decide a picture is to be seen, it is easy to find a way of showing it;..not [with] a raking light, as I heard Sir Charles Eastlake express it the other day, but an oblique and soft light, and not so near the picture as to catch the eye painfully. 1948 G. L. Stout Care of Pictures iv. 56 The change may be so small that it can be detected only with the help of special lighting. One such means is so-called ‘raking’ light, a beam thrown across the surface and almost in the plane of it. 1988 Pop. Photogr. Sept. 65 Strong, raking light creates a multitude of shadows that emphasize surface texture. < as lemmas |
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