It’s not as dramatic a difference as all this. One is overcast which would scatter light differently because, during overcast nights, there is more than likely lower hanging fog or other such moisture differences that would help with light scattering. It *would* make a difference, just not like what’s shown here.
Edit: I’m meaning this for the first picture mostly. The second picture has a mix of both overcast and not, while the 3rd pic seems more accurate on the bottom two for sure.
Pleasant-Repeat2570 on
i think the ligth pollution reduced but i dont like leds
FarGold45 on
Personally love the yellow tint it gives the nighttime character vs the LED but I don’t mind the white light
versus_gravity on
A subjective downgrade in many eyes.
Anuloxisz on
Those orange lights were high-pressure sodium lamps, which were inefficient, expensive, and terrible for skyglow. LEDs save power, cut costs, and make the city look so much cleaner. Props to LA for the upgrade!
Roso567 on
Even though they are LED’s, why not use a less intense color? They could just change the temperature to a color that’s better for human eyes at night
Photon_Pharmer1 on
LEDs, the bane of wildlife and astronomers.
ralphwauren on
Midnight Club 3 on playstation 2 wouldn’t hit the same if they had LED lights
Elpiramide89 on
why is white now?
TheFlyingBoxcar on
Booooo. At least make the LED’s a reasonable tint. That sterile white is gross and depressing.
TokiVideogame on
what is better for animals is my pick
ZodiAcme on
They also made them significantly higher up in lots of neighborhoods, which has been really abrasive at my apt
BigBadBodyPillow on
ahh so life was more colorful when you were a kid
MagmaTroop on
Woopdeedoo! What does it all mean, Basil?!
imtheorangeycenter on
They switched the Hollywood Mexico filter off.
General_Specific on
Are these the ones that turn purple?
Kerensky97 on
The sky looks so much better.
fellowsnaketeaser on
What’s interesting is the change of brightness of the night sky in these photographs. As LEDs apparently are much brighter than sodium lamps, exposure time was reduced to get to a similar rendering of the street. As such, not as much light is captured from the night sky.
BigPileOfTrash on
It’s not the LED’s that is the problem. It is the COLOR of the LED’s. Any LED above 4500K is killing off the insects and what’s left of city wildlife.
left image: mexico in movies, right image: america in movies.
paulxombie1331 on
Personally like the yellow incandescent tint better but the clarity of detail is better with whiter spectrum
OfTheAlderTreeGrove on
I understand why it’s better, but me and my blue eyes enjoy the left 🥲 between LED streetlights, piercing headlights, and the god-awful lighting in a lot of stores, I’m getting flash banged everywhere I go.
MediocreSeesaw on
I don’t know how much more expensive it would be but it would be fun if they used RGB LEDs and could change the colors for different events, holidays etc.
andrealambrusco on
Why the light bulbs create more light pollution? Is it due to the geometry of the light casing?
RiderFZ10 on
Yellow looks better and less eye strain. LEDs are much more efficient though.
ShadowBannedAugustus on
Are there statistics on whether it also decreased light pollution?
some of the LED lights they installed in my part of kentucky turned purple so it is like driving though a rave.
Frustrable_Zero on
Golden city then versus normal city now
Cleveland5teamer on
As someone who has all my screens set to nighttime mode, this is a nightmare.
skarkle_coney on
Sepia filter be damned!
pinnerjay17 on
LEDs look better in my opinion.
iceman1080 on
They’re probably saving a crap ton of energy doing this too
tbonemcqueen on
Thanks, I hate it
DetroiterAFA on
Aren’t LED lights significantly more efficient and last longer?
TylerDurdenThree on
I like the pics on the right, so does that mean I am a LED guy.
Rudhelm on
Isn’t it «Le change»?
Danonbass86 on
The orange glow of the high pressure sodium lights will always remind me of making the 8hr overnight drive to my grandparents for Christmas as a child.
SandwichChance731 on
Ah, the good old nighttime piss-filter.
TheRageGames on
Forgive my unpopular opinion, but I cannot fathom why someone would prefer the warm lights outside. Indoors for my living room? Yeah of course!
SuperScrodum on
I was in LA 2017 and 2019 and I noticed the streets at night had a different “feel” to them compared to the Norhteast but didn’t think enough about why.
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It’s not as dramatic a difference as all this. One is overcast which would scatter light differently because, during overcast nights, there is more than likely lower hanging fog or other such moisture differences that would help with light scattering. It *would* make a difference, just not like what’s shown here.
Edit: I’m meaning this for the first picture mostly. The second picture has a mix of both overcast and not, while the 3rd pic seems more accurate on the bottom two for sure.
i think the ligth pollution reduced but i dont like leds
Personally love the yellow tint it gives the nighttime character vs the LED but I don’t mind the white light
A subjective downgrade in many eyes.
Those orange lights were high-pressure sodium lamps, which were inefficient, expensive, and terrible for skyglow. LEDs save power, cut costs, and make the city look so much cleaner. Props to LA for the upgrade!
Even though they are LED’s, why not use a less intense color? They could just change the temperature to a color that’s better for human eyes at night
LEDs, the bane of wildlife and astronomers.
Midnight Club 3 on playstation 2 wouldn’t hit the same if they had LED lights
why is white now?
Booooo. At least make the LED’s a reasonable tint. That sterile white is gross and depressing.
what is better for animals is my pick
They also made them significantly higher up in lots of neighborhoods, which has been really abrasive at my apt
ahh so life was more colorful when you were a kid
Woopdeedoo! What does it all mean, Basil?!
They switched the Hollywood Mexico filter off.
Are these the ones that turn purple?
The sky looks so much better.
What’s interesting is the change of brightness of the night sky in these photographs. As LEDs apparently are much brighter than sodium lamps, exposure time was reduced to get to a similar rendering of the street. As such, not as much light is captured from the night sky.
It’s not the LED’s that is the problem. It is the COLOR of the LED’s. Any LED above 4500K is killing off the insects and what’s left of city wildlife.
And affecting humans sleep patterns.
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Kinda looks like you get less light pollution in the 3rd image so I prefer the led
fan of the yellow, entire city doesn’t need to look like a hospital imo
Pissmaster disagrees
I miss the orange 😔
I miss the orange lights, now you can really see all the shit from the homeless
I prefer the warmer colour but the difference in light pollution is … Well, like night and day.
I happen to like white leds… I think it looks great lol
Wait until they all turn purple.
https://preview.redd.it/j5gdzb4ye4vf1.jpeg?width=5712&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9ab9c7b89056d65e821136507a305731e1801cff
left image: mexico in movies, right image: america in movies.
Personally like the yellow incandescent tint better but the clarity of detail is better with whiter spectrum
I understand why it’s better, but me and my blue eyes enjoy the left 🥲 between LED streetlights, piercing headlights, and the god-awful lighting in a lot of stores, I’m getting flash banged everywhere I go.
I don’t know how much more expensive it would be but it would be fun if they used RGB LEDs and could change the colors for different events, holidays etc.
Why the light bulbs create more light pollution? Is it due to the geometry of the light casing?
Yellow looks better and less eye strain. LEDs are much more efficient though.
Are there statistics on whether it also decreased light pollution?
LEDs are not good for us.
https://preview.redd.it/9y1h62v2g4vf1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=e709a206b952975c191dd1b6bf66ad4d8d413360
some of the LED lights they installed in my part of kentucky turned purple so it is like driving though a rave.
Golden city then versus normal city now
As someone who has all my screens set to nighttime mode, this is a nightmare.
Sepia filter be damned!
LEDs look better in my opinion.
They’re probably saving a crap ton of energy doing this too
Thanks, I hate it
Aren’t LED lights significantly more efficient and last longer?
I like the pics on the right, so does that mean I am a LED guy.
Isn’t it «Le change»?
The orange glow of the high pressure sodium lights will always remind me of making the 8hr overnight drive to my grandparents for Christmas as a child.
Ah, the good old nighttime piss-filter.
Forgive my unpopular opinion, but I cannot fathom why someone would prefer the warm lights outside. Indoors for my living room? Yeah of course!
I was in LA 2017 and 2019 and I noticed the streets at night had a different “feel” to them compared to the Norhteast but didn’t think enough about why.
This makes sense now.