WetCanvas
Home Member Services Content Areas Tools Info Center WC Partners Shop Help
Channels:
Search for:
in:

Welcome to the WetCanvas forums. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions, articles and access our other FREE features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload your own photos and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please visit our help center.

Go Back   WetCanvas > Explore Media > Photography > The Darkroom
User Name
Password
Register Mark Forums Read

Salute to our Partners
WC! Sponsors

Our Sponsors
Reply  
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1   Report Bad Post  
Old 08-29-2004, 12:42 PM
ArchLM's Avatar
ArchLM ArchLM is offline
New Member
Florida
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 24
 
Hails from United States
Neon Signs

Hi everyone,

I went out last night and decided I was going to try some different things with neon lights. I wasn't really happy with the results, but I thought I would post a couple of pictures of somee cool signs.



Reply With Quote
  #2   Report Bad Post  
Old 08-30-2004, 09:56 AM
Margie L's Avatar
Margie L Margie L is offline
Lord of the Arts
So. MN
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 2,439
 
Hails from United States
Re: Neon Signs

Hi Arch -- welcome to the photography forum. Thanks for posting your neon sign pictures. I like that there isn't any distracting light in the back ground of these shots. Did you do some post production work with photo shop to get the backgrounds so black?
__________________
Margie L C and C's always welcome and appreciated.
Blog -- http://margielarsonsbittersweetarts.blogspot.com/
You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have. (Maya Angelou)
Reply With Quote
  #3   Report Bad Post  
Old 08-30-2004, 01:37 PM
AriadneArts's Avatar
AriadneArts AriadneArts is offline
A Local Legend
Southern California
 
Join Date: Jan 2002
Posts: 9,612
 
Hails from United States
Re: Neon Signs

Very nice, Arch. I especially like the first one--great graphics on that swordfish. Makes me want to know a bit more about neon art and the process of creating it.
__________________
Eileen

Canon 1D |Canon D60 |Nikon E4500 IR
Adobe PhotoShop CS

AriadneArt.com

There is no evil like hatred.
And no fortitude like patience.


Shantideva


Copyright Law--US Gov
Reply With Quote
  #4   Report Bad Post  
Old 08-30-2004, 05:07 PM
ArchLM's Avatar
ArchLM ArchLM is offline
New Member
Florida
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 24
 
Hails from United States
Re: Neon Signs

Hello,

THank you for the kind comments.

Mimal- these are sootc, I took them at night.

A little information about the sailfish sign. The sign was built in the late 50's and erected in its current location in 1962 as a landmark for tourists. Some parts of the sign have been replaced over the years but for the most part it is the original. The sailfish alone weighs about 1 ton and is 22.5 feet long

Ariadnearts- I don't know much about neon, but I have a friend that has taken some really neat photographs of neon signs. The neon flashes a certain number of times every second and with the correct exposure times and movement of the camera you can "catch" the flashes.

Last edited by ArchLM : 08-30-2004 at 05:15 PM.
Reply With Quote
  #5   Report Bad Post  
Old 08-31-2004, 08:45 AM
Anthony Carter's Avatar
Anthony Carter Anthony Carter is offline
Lord of the Arts
Delaware
 
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 2,748
 
Hails from United States
Re: Neon Signs

I like the sailfish sign. I have been facinated over the years with the creative use of neon. Thanks for posting.
__________________
"You can count the number of apples in one tree but not the number of trees in one apple."
Reply With Quote
  #6   Report Bad Post  
Old 09-02-2004, 10:57 AM
geckonia's Avatar
geckonia geckonia is offline
A WC! Legend
SF Bay Area
 
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 10,173
 
Hails from United States
Re: Neon Signs

These are so cool! I like how well you isolated them and the purity of color too.
__________________
Gecko Graphics
flickr
Reply With Quote

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 01:09 PM.


Copyright 1998-2013, F+W Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved.