 | 2 |  | Colin Dunn |  | 2005 |
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Cromarty Boat Compound - dazzling floodlight
Asymmetric floodlight on 10m pillar is angled at approximately 70 degrees above horizontal. Maximum recommended tilt is 15 degrees, though 0 degrees better to reduce glare. The 70 degree tilt creates a lot of very dazzling glare, and actually results in _less_ light reaching the ground than if light set at correct angle (this has been confirmed using computer light design software by a profesional light engineer). A polite letter has been sent to the Cromarty Harbour Trust requesting adjustment, but so far no changes have been made.
Interestingly, the boat compound was broken into within 2 weeks of these lights being sited, and an inflatable dinghy thrown over the fence into the sea. Further proof that lighting, per se, will not stop crime. It's probably better to have all of the lighting off at night to make it harder for vandals to see what they are doing.
Picture Added on 08 April 2005.
