The pine grove in Sosnovka is, as always, beautiful, but there’s a nuance: the lighting has changed, and I’d say it’s worse. The reason is the renovated road, which emits too bright a light from the streetlights.
I first encountered this place when there was no light at all – the road was still under renovation.
In general, the widespread adoption of white LED lighting has a negative impact on the atmosphere of the places.
I remember the times when I was looking for interesting combinations of different color temperatures in spaces.
Now everything is the same white everywhere...
In general, it’s very hard to please photographers!
The lighting of the temples is bad. Bright LED street lighting is bad. Neat and well‑maintained spaces are bad.
It’s good for the average person when there’s smooth asphalt, clean streets, and bright light.
Just like a photographer or an artist needs something shabby, dirty, crooked, atmospheric, genuine, and alive.
It turns out we’re constantly looking for some kind of mess.