One thing that really strikes home about the two pictures here is how much light we use and how much nicer things look with half the wattage. I recently read an article in National Geographic called, “Our Vanishing Night” and how we over-use light. It also speaks of bad lighting design. It’s well worth a read.

Earth Hour … as illustrated through your two simple pictures … made me yearn for less lighting from a pure aesthetic point of view, not to mention a greener point of view.

Cheers!