I found it very odd for a man at about 11pm or so (maybe it was later) taking pictures of our building. I live in a large dorm building and there was a grassy area right outside. I live on the 5th floor. The thing is, he had the flash on and I could see the annoying flicker every time he took the picture. The direct flash was very distracting as I was working on my work for classes. My desk faced the window and this started to get on my nerves. How could I be sure that the guy wasn't trying to get pictures of changing girls (my dorms are coed), or just trying to get some pictures of people through the windows? He was standing on this grassy architectural mound (fancy earthworks) to get the pictures, then he would move around and he always seemed to change position. This man could have been taking some artistic night-time photographs, but how could one be sure? All I know is that he was getting pictures with me in it (whether clear or not), and I did not want that. For the first few minutes, I let it slide, but then I decided to have fun.
The only two super-bright lights I have are the Quad Seoul 2D M*gLite with IMS 20mm reflectors running at 1A each. I just held the beam to illuminate him for a few seconds. This didnt phase him, so i thought that I would pull out my only big gun, my prototype LED headlight cluster. It is 18 T-bin K2s running at over 1A each with Fraen narrow optics, and this was running from a portable 12V lead acid jumper battery. I estimate that this thing produces around 1800 lm and throws with ~40,000 lux. Those numbers are sort of conservative, too. Yes, I know that the K2s suck, but it was the best at the time that this was designed and built. I cannot afford to change them all out. In numbers, those K2s are very potent!
Well, I really lit him up and the surrounding area. He stopped taking pictures and I did not seen him since. Hopefully he wasnt a photographer. I would feel bad. All I know is he was taking pictures suspiciously in the late evening. Was I wrong to do this? So far, all I see is that I was having a little fun and he was now annoyed with flashing lights.
-Tony