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Originally Posted by look 171
Agree with ya on the solar lights. The technology isn't there yet.
Most folks think its full brightness is the way to go, but I really think full brightness (depending on the situation) should bounce off trees to create a very soft light along with other type of fixtures elsewhere for walkways and other areas. I often suggest spot lights. The moods they can create are very powerful. Hey Mr. Richards, similar to the spotlights in your hallway.
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I agree Jeff.
When I do my design work the
first step is to establish up lighting. Then secondary (as you said) is down lighting (path lights) for safety or to highlight garden features, etc.
In a perfect world you have a balance of up and down lighting.
But I've also had situations where we only had a few up lights and left it at that. Every situation is different.
Tree lights (attached to branches) can be very cool as well. I have a client who had a huge Oak branch that extended across his crushed coquina driveway. It had Ressurection Fern growing on it too. We stuck a tree light on it shining horizontally across the front of the branch as you drove past it. You should see that sucker at night.
I also have some fiber optic lights but that's another whole discussion!
