Summer Solstice Roller Skating Picture

[Celebration]

The sun shines on this sign only a few days per year (summer solstice), after 7PM. Finally I went and took the picture today for the first time. I have no idea how much longer the sign will even be there because it has been awhile since the building has been a skating rink. On the other side of the building there is a pretty good "Roller Skate for Health" sign but it's off the private lot where a bunch of trucks park. I'd have to trespass, and even then the trucks could spoil the picture. But I might investigate that. It would be morning sun, perhaps.

[NV Whino]

1. Cool sign

and even cooler picture. I hope that sign get preserved somehow.

[Celebration]

7. I bet it is worth some money

Well, maybe not. It would be hard to move. It's huge.

I'm really emotionally attached to this place, because I had several different birthday parties there for my kids. It was pretty much on a downhill slide by then but I liked the ambiance anyway.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

2. very cool

you should shoot it as much as you can while the light is right and it is still there

just a minor photoshop and crop

[Celebration]

3. oh, that looks good!

Thanks. Maybe I will follow your advice. It might have been a bit better even later by thirty minutes or so EXCEPT, there were actually some clouds so it couldn't work today. I don't think the current owners/tenants will take it down unless it becomes a hazard of some kind or requires maintenance. But, that could easily happen, as it isn't in great condition.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

4. seems like you should be able to find

an angle to separate the sign from the building more

things like this are disappearing at an alarming rate, I could kick myself that I have not shot more of them

[Celebration]

6. I could try, anyway

But I think I got the best angle for the sun. It's not all that far from me but it's a bit of a sketchy neighborhood, at least at that non-business hour. I may or may not make it over again at the right time this year. I'd like to try it a few minutes later, though. The right time is when I should be eating dinner. Husband thinks I'm a bit nuts.

I tried taking some from a hill and that didn't work at all. I did well just to keep trucks and electrical wires out of the picture.

[trusty elf]

5. I like it!

Very nice shot! :thumbsup: