01 September 2007

September Theme Day: Street lights and signs

posted by Paul
In the daylight there's really nothing special about this piece of road, but at night and through the lens of a camera it seems to have a special quality, don't you think?

(While I was taking photos here a Navy-Seal-type armed response security guard who was patrolling the area came to check that I wasn't plotting a robbery. I received rather a blank stare after telling him that I was a photographer from Cape Town Daily Photo - as if it was CNN or Sky News - expecting that he would know exactly what I was talking about.)


There are 109 blogs participating in this theme day. Use the links below to visit them, and see what street lights and signs look like around the world:

Seattle (WA), USA - Ocean Township (NJ), USA - Cottage Grove (MN), USA - Cleveland (OH), USA - Menton, France - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Singapore, Singapore - Boston (MA), USA - Mexico (DF), Mexico - Kajang (Selangor), Malaysia - Mainz, Germany - Evry, France - Port Angeles (WA), USA - Sequim (WA), USA - Maple Ridge (BC), Canada - Nottingham, UK - Toulouse, France - Wassenaar (ZH), Netherlands - Manila, Philippines - Mumbai, India - Montpellier, France - Bellefonte (PA), USA - Stayton (OR), USA - Moscow, Russia - Paris, France - Saint Paul (MN), USA - Austin (TX), USA - Lyon, France - Stockholm, Sweden - Hyde, UK - Hong Kong, China - Joplin (MO), USA - Seoul, South Korea - Chandler (AZ), USA - St. Louis (MO), USA - Arlington (VA), USA - Anderson (SC), USA - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Villigen, Switzerland - Sydney, Australia - Ampang (Selangor), Malaysia - Montego Bay, Jamaica - Norwich (Norfolk), UK - San Diego (CA), USA - Bandung (West Java), Indonesia - Albuquerque (NM), USA - Melbourne, Australia - Nelson, New Zealand - Quincy (MA), USA - Kyoto, Japan - Tokyo, Japan - Bend (OR), USA - Wellington, New Zealand - New Orleans (LA), USA - Cypress (TX), USA - Nashville (TN), USA - Bucaramanga (Santander), Colombia - Detroit (MI), USA - Saigon, Vietnam - Selma (AL), USA - Phoenix (AZ), USA - Miami (FL), USA - Arradon, France - Sheki, Azerbaijan - New York City (NY), USA - Inverness (IL), usa - North Bay (ON), Canada - Melbourne, Australia - Port Vila, Vanuatu - Tenerife, Spain - Auckland, New Zealand - Forks (WA), USA - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Chateaubriant, France - Madison (WI), USA - Wailea (HI), USA - Orlando (FL), USA - Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation - Ajaccio, France - Baltimore (MD), USA - Crepy-en-Valois, France - Rabaul, Papua New Guinea - Budapest, Hungary - Lyon, France - Saarbrücken, Germany - Adelaide (SA), Australia - Le Guilvinec, France - River Falls (WI), USA - Stavanger, Norway - Naples (FL), USA - London, UK - La Antigua, Guatemala - Philadelphia (PA), USA - Montréal (QC), Canada - Paris, France - San Diego (CA), USA - Trujillo, Peru - Haninge, Sweden - Prague, Czech Republic - Oslo, Norway - Grenoble, France - Shanghai, China - Toronto (ON), Canada - Durban, South Africa - Zurich, Switzerland - Cape Town, South Africa - Singapore, Singapore - Torino, Italy - Flagstaff (AZ), USA

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16 Comments:

Blogger Lothiane said...

Oh, nice..! :)

Greetings from
Oslo Daily Photo

01 September 2007 01:00  
Blogger Jilly said...

Beautiful photo. Well done!

01 September 2007 01:07  
Blogger Bleeding Orange said...

You're right, it's really beautiful at nigh.

01 September 2007 01:11  
Blogger oldmanlincoln said...

I didn't participate this month as I found nothing worthwhile to photograph among the few street signs and lights that we have where I live. Maybe next time.

I did enjoy your post about being accosted by the "What-cha-up-to?" department. It is really a paranoid world isn't it.

01 September 2007 01:18  
Blogger Kate said...

These night shots are so different, aren't they? Almost surreal.

01 September 2007 01:22  
Blogger BundaWAH said...

Love your photo, the light looks like stars. happy theme day !

Julia
Toulouse daily Photo

01 September 2007 02:32  
Blogger Rambling Round said...

Nice shot of the night lights.

01 September 2007 02:40  
Blogger AntiguaDailyPhoto.Com said...

Interesting night scene and the color the lights suggest your city may be exposed to fog often.

I like your Nobel Square series... are there any statues of women?

01 September 2007 04:52  
Blogger Fénix (Bostonscapes DP) said...

Yes, I think the lights and the angle did give the scene a special quality. That was a clever thing to say to the security guard. I think I'll try it next time I get one of those "what-do-you-think-you-are doing-here" looks. :)

01 September 2007 05:36  
Blogger Steve Buser said...

Starry, Starry streetlights...
-steve buser
New Orleans Daily Photo

01 September 2007 08:08  
Blogger Hyde DP said...

well Fenix has said just almost exactly what I was going to say so I'll save my fingers..

01 September 2007 09:39  
Blogger Dijah said...

How can the security guard think a man with a camera might be plotting a robbery.How funny of the security guard to think so.

02 September 2007 03:36  
Blogger Jean said...

the photo has a Christmas feel!
great photograph.

02 September 2007 04:25  
Blogger CrazyCow said...

Beautiful photo Paul.

02 September 2007 11:04  
Blogger Lynette said...

Your photography makes the stretch of road seem inviting.

03 September 2007 02:14  
Blogger NorthBayPhoto said...

Great shot!!

06 September 2007 04:41  

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