Week 10-Blackout Parking Structure

Yesterday, towards the end of Pinchas Zukerman's concert at the Segerstrom Concert Hall, Segerstrom and two blocks surrounding Segerstrom went through a complete blackout. The Concert Hall's blackout lasted for roughly 4 seconds until the backup generators came on, giving back light to the surprised audience and orchestra. The situation did not seem as bad until I walked outside the Hall where there were no backup generators. When I walked to the parking structure, I took the above image to show my friend how scary the little lighting looked in the parking structure. Thankfully there were some lights available but for the most part, it was a struggle finding my car in the pitch black. I felt that the little down-lighting cast on the floors of the parking structure heightened the scariness of the situation. The lighting cast shadows onto the floor from the cars making the floors appear even darker. The light, while only in a few areas of the parking structure, was high in intensity making the environment feel even colder.