scattered light
Bounced, dispersed brightness
Scattered light is light that has been redirected in various directions after striking particles, surfaces, or irregularities.
The blue sky results from sunlight scattering off atmospheric molecules.
In photography and optics, scattered light often degrades image quality by reducing contrast: The lens hood minimizes scattered light.
The phrase also appears in figurative or poetic contexts describing diffuse illumination.
- diffuseSpread thinly throughout
- soft focusDeliberately blurred image technique
- refractedBent by medium change
- hazeMurky atmospheric suspension
- morning hazeEarly fog, burns off
glow · shimmer · particles · dust · atmosphere · motes · sunbeam · crepuscular rays · god rays · prism · rainbow · stained glass · iridescent · translucent · gauzy · veil · milky · opalescent
- twilight skytwilight, dusk, dawn, sunset hues, twilight glow
- radiation
- sky opticsrainbow, double rainbow, sundog, halo, sun halo
scattered lightdirect light
Illumination without scattering
beam · spotlight · laser beam · point source · incident light
scatter, scatters, scattering, scattered, light, lights, lighted, lighting, lighter