The moon was fuller than the night before, but the light was diffused by cloud.

月亮比头一天晚上更圆，但因云层遮掩而月光朦胧。

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But spotty clouds rolled in and the ambient light fluctuated between direct and diffused sun.

但天空中云团滚滚，环境光线也在直射和散射的阳光间交替。

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Diffused light has little power or impact, but you can concentrate its energy by focusing it.

分散的光只有极少的能力和作用，但把它们凝聚起来却可以形成巨大的能源。

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The handsome, earthy building is superb, with glorious, changing, aqueous light diffused through a continuous concrete "web" in most of the second floor exhibition spaces.

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Borrowing the same principles as the Lightscoop, you direct the light away from the subject, in this case reflecting it with the bounce card so a softer, diffused light illuminates the subject and background.

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On the other, the place where light and dark green had merged becomes blurred, diffused by the light itself.

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