what's the meaning of "hewn from a different light"?

I'm always amazed how people will search for the obscure to make a point. When I think of the arsenal of things one could use to cut anything, a prism does not come to mind. A prism does not cut light, it refracts light. It changes the light wave, it does not cut the light off from other light, it slows light or energy down. A rainbow is still light, it is not darkness, the beam of light is still connected not separate bodies. Energy can be cut off, redirected but you can't cut it in two.
I still think the sentence is awkward and the author didn't use the best allusion. I get what they are trying to say, however, I don't think they used the right phrase.

You don't need a prism...just a bit of high school physics about coloured surfaces, and a bit of poetry appreciation to work it out.

I always use the Ronco lightcutter. They're selling them on QVC now, order in the next 24 hours and get a second one for half price.

There's good poetry and bad..

And, one would hope, a realization that that wasn't poetry at all.

Take a look at these pic of NE India.

http://www.stephen-knapp.com/far_northeast_india_photos_group_one.htm

It's not at all difficult to see what the author intended with his apt metaphor.

JTT, I've been to N. East India. I don't need you to show me some amateurish pictures, I've seen it with my own eyes. I don't need you to tell me about poetry. I didn't call it poetry although the idea may be kind of poetic... and I didn't bring up prisms or rainbows... I get what the person meant, I just think it could have been written better.
****, you could apply the same bad idea to anyplace on earth. Light, no matter where you go appears to look different or the same. It depends on the wholly on the person viewing it and if they've got some soul.

****, you could even acknowledge that this is just your opinion, which you seem to want to contradict with your next words.



I just recently saw some sun dogs that were definitely hewn from a different sort of light. And viewed thru a set of Scott goggles, they were hewed even more differently.

I never would have judged you as person who lacks soul, Ceili.

Whatever...

At the risk of being accused of "last-wordism" here, I would merely add that cultural factors (British versus American say) may be playing a part in the differential understanding of the metaphor. To me, the metaphor is excellent and I note the British spelling of "colour" as a factor in explaining my evaluation. I also bear in mind that the sentence is written in "traveloguese" with the possible intention of conveying an economic word picture to potential tourists especially photographers, with specialist tours catering for that particular group.

Hey listen, you wordy guys. Check out the book The Etymologicon (Mark Forsyth), lots of good stuff there.