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available light

American  

noun

Photography, Fine Arts.
  1. the natural or usual light on a subject.


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With so little material available, light has limited interaction, which often results in weak emission and inefficient frequency conversion unless the surrounding photonic environment is carefully designed.

From Science Daily Mar. 24, 2026

As is their style, the Dardennes capture all of this with frank realism that relies heavily on available light, hand-held cameras, location shoots, and actors who look like real people.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 8, 2026

She’s introduced in motion and in close-up, during a hallway scuffle shot in a documentary-like style with handheld camera, available light and jumpy editing.

From Washington Post Mar. 20, 2023

Another consideration: What is the available light where you will display the terrarium?

From Seattle Times Dec. 20, 2021

The cells of the protonema of Schistostega, which lives in the shade of caves, are so constructed as to concentrate the feeble available light on the chloroplasts.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

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