Critique Welcomed Neon

[Bobby Deal]

One of my favorite leisure time photography activities is wandering a city and photographing its neon signs

much more can be found at http://realdealphotography.smugmug.com/Art/Downtown-Neon/i-PN4Dwqn

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Good series, Bobby. Love the "Majorc Redit"...Love the reds ;-)

 

[Beth Carter]

the first liquor signs and the holiday motel sign are my favorites. love the old neon signs, too many of them are disappearing and being replaced by led sign boards..

 

[Bobby Deal]

the first liquor signs and the holiday motel sign are my favorites. love the old neon signs, too many of them are disappearing and being replaced by led sign boards..

Here in Las Vegas new businesses in the downtown district are required to use neon for at least 50% of their signage. This city has very little heritage and preserves even less but there is a huge push here to preserve the vintage neon signs

 

[Glenn Clabo]

Nice colors Bobby. One place I have never been to is Las Vegas...but one of the first things I think of is neon signs. Of course...second to Pawn Stars.

 

[Brian Moore]

Excellent set, Bobby. Hard to pick a favorite; maybe the 2nd Liquor sign or the one the immediately follows it.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

You're in a great spot for this being in LV - great set

Isn't there a museum in town with a lot of the old signage in it?

Always wanted to shoot the LV sign - maybe I will one of these days

 

[Paul Lange]

I like all of them but especially the gritiness in number 4.

 

[Pete Askew]

Another fan here Bobby. Never been to Vegas but this is how I imagine it should look.

 

[Bobby Deal]

Nice colors Bobby. One place I have never been to is Las Vegas...but one of the first things I think of is neon signs. Of course...second to Pawn Stars.

Pawn Stars Gold and Silver is a phenomenon I will never understand. Hundreds or people line up down the street and stand in line for hours just for the chance to walk in the store and it is a dumpy little place downtown.

 

[Bobby Deal]

Another fan here Bobby. Never been to Vegas but this is how I imagine it should look.

These are all from the old part of town. Downtown is undergoing a revitalization at the hands of Zappos but for the moment it still has some of its grit and vintage charm.

The strip is 3 miles up the road and is a completely different world

 

[Pete Askew]

Thanks Bobby.

Even having looked Pawn Stars up I am none the wiser. You need to sell that TV @Glenn Clabo ! I've lived without one for over 12 years. Just chuck it out of the window (but make sure you get a shot of the impact!).