Early AM shadows at Dulles?

[demodewd]

Someone help me here...where are the early morning shadows in this pic? Looks more like midday shadow.

[SaveElmer]

1. Not next to windows I don't think

Security screening in Dulles is in the interior of the airport...there really isn't any direct sunlight in that part of the building

[demodewd]

2. You need direct sunlight?

You don't need direct sunlight do you? I'm casting a large shadow in the house right now PDT.

[SaveElmer]

3. If you want to know what time of day it is

If you are getting indirect sunlight, there is no way to tell what time of day it is by how long the shadows are...that light could have been reflected off of a number of surfaces before it hit that area of the building

[demodewd]

4. tomorrow

Well.I'm going to study this tomorrow. There is direct sunlight coming into the building.

[sally343434]

5. That's not direct sunlight

What you are seeing in the background is the light from the full-spectrum bulbs outside the screening area. In the screening area, lighting is subdued to make the x-ray monitors easier to watch.
It looks like sunlight only because the f-stop on the camera is adjusted for the darker screening area.

[SaveElmer]

8. I've flown out of there many times

The screening areas are not near direct sun sources

[MercutioATC]

6. Have you considered the effects of interior lighting?

[seatnineb]

7. Hani's hairline regrows ........

Gee........
Sally and Merc......

I never knew sunlight could affect your hairline.
It did wonders for Hani.....

Who we are told looked like this.


But thanks to the rarified sunlight permeating through every seam
at Dulles Airport on 9/11/01.........
That made our Hani look like this.