Shot this on a whim at about 3am. When I had the idea, it was pretty foggy and would've had a much nicer effect.. but by the time I got out, the fog was gone and I settled for this.
A cop came by and was running a license plate check on my vehicle parked about 50 feet away or so (guess he didn't notice me?) - asked him what was going on and he asked for ID and ran a background check on me and the whole bit... he didn't seem to buy that I was just out "taking pictures of the sign", but left after a few minutes.
Anyways, there was HEAVY lens flare no matter what angle I shot from. A semi-extreme amount of digital darkroom work (cloning, dodging, burning, hue/saturation, contrast, etc - definitely would not have looked similar to this without PS). Unfortunately, I think it has produced a very artificial look to this photo - but maybe only because I know what it originally looked like. Submitting it anyways, curious to see how it will do.
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Hmmm... This light is green, so traffic along Victory Lane is stopped. ;-)
Sorry, couldn't resist. This photo conveys just the message the text suggests. I like the way the green light shines and the fact that the darkness in the photo isn't quite black (like the poster background is). Good composition; putting the light and sign so close to the edge of the photo is daring, but it works here because of the vast negative space.
I see a subliminal Niki commercial here. Simple but elegant. Nicely done. My only comment is that I don't even think the added mesaage ubder believe is necessary. Let the viewer supply it.
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