High Shield Farm
A hill farm with six lights that ran from dusk to dawn. Two floodlights on the barn pointed at the house across the yard.
The Robsons asked us out because the yard felt harder to work in at night, not easier. Stepping out of the lit kitchen, they could not see past the floodlights to the gate.
Before and after
Drag to switch the old lights off.
Before · 190 starsAfter · 3,680 stars
Stars in view1903,680
Light above 90°4,086 lm0 lm
Electricity a year1,312 kWh68 kWh
Sky reading21.6221.62
What we changed
Light by light.
| Before | After |
|---|---|
| Barn gable flood, 5,000 lm, 5000 K, tilted up | Flat-glass wall light over the barn door, 1,200 lm, 2700 K |
| Shed flood, 5,000 lm | Flat-glass wall light, 800 lm, on a motion sensor |
| Gate lantern, open globe | Capped lantern, 300 lm amber |
| House wall pack, 4000 K | Porch light, full cutoff, 400 lm |
| Yard pole lamp, dropped bowl | Shielded post-top, 1,000 lm, off at 23:00 |
| PIR flood stuck on | Removed |
“We can see the Milky Way from the back door again, and the yard is easier to work in.”
