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Title: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: afx on September 04, 2016, 08:18:08
While looking for images suitable for the wall thread, I stumbled across a few signs and billboards and thought they might be a good start for a thread.

From Prague (2008):

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Prague-September-2008/i-tbjRHqG/0/L/Prag-2008-09-14-008-wm-L.jpg) (https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Prague-September-2008/i-tbjRHqG/0/O/Prag-2008-09-14-008-wm-O.jpg)


(https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Prague-September-2008/i-vVqzmqC/0/L/Prag-2008-09-14-003-wm-L.jpg) (https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Prague-September-2008/i-vVqzmqC/0/O/Prag-2008-09-14-003-wm-O.jpg)

From Ireland (2015):

(https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Irish-Impressions/i-vVt6Psr/0/L/AFX-20150729-239-wm-L.jpg) (https://photos.smugmug.com/Travel/Irish-Impressions/i-vVt6Psr/0/O/AFX-20150729-239-wm-O.jpg)

cheers
afx
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Post by: golunvolo on September 04, 2016, 11:46:19
I think the museum of communism is a brilliant design. Nice catch
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Post by: Matthew Currie on September 05, 2016, 16:26:32
I found a Canon A1 at a thrift store and took it for a spin in Williamstown, Mass. last year.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Nicole on April 19, 2017, 09:48:50
Last week-end in France. One week before the elections and every place has its special billboards. I've made a series.
Which one do you prefer? Why? How could I take the billboards differently? 
Perhaps you have your own picture, please share.
Thanks.
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Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on April 19, 2017, 09:57:22
The two last ones of the series are most telling ...
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Post by: Nicole on April 19, 2017, 14:54:24
Thank you Bjørn for your reply.
Surprisingly some places were not ready.
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Post by: Jakov Minić on April 19, 2017, 17:36:49
Nicole, it's funny how they are exhibited in almost the same order on all the billboards :)
Yes, the last two are the best ones :)
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Post by: Alaun on April 19, 2017, 17:59:59
Nicole, you can combine 1,2,4,5,6,7 and then a bit extra #4 and call that "Only one vote for the right side"  ;)
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Post by: CS on April 19, 2017, 18:25:41
Not one of my finer captures with the flash reflection taking it's toll on the image. I didn't check for that at the time, so shame on me. I put a CP 990 on a Stroboframe flip bracket and stuck an SB28 DX flash unit on top to get better flash coverage than the 990's built in birthday candle flash, and yes, that did light things up.

Anyway, this sign was posted in the Mesa, Arizona Senior Center Billiard Room.

Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Thomas G on April 19, 2017, 21:31:02
Nicole, these 2 stand out (to me):

election-nicole-9.jpgl: one for free and a look in the mirror
election-nicole-11.jpg: down the line it goes,- and up the stairs for those
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: elsa hoffmann on April 19, 2017, 21:43:56
Does this count - my images  on an exhibition stand at the World travel Expo
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Nicole on April 20, 2017, 07:48:24
Thanks Jakov, Werner and Thomas for your selection and comments.
The candidates are always in the same order. I don't how this order is defined.
The billboards have 12 places for posters but there are only 11 candidates  ;)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: CS on April 20, 2017, 15:17:51
Nice work, Elsa!
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Post by: elsa hoffmann on April 20, 2017, 15:21:31
Thank you Carl.
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Post by: ColinM on April 20, 2017, 20:47:46
For anyone who ate too many Easter eggs:

(http://www.pbase.com/celidh/image/139970130/original.jpg)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: pluton on April 20, 2017, 20:58:45
I've made a series.
Which one do you prefer? Why?
The shot with the cars in the foreground is my favorite.  It places the "important" electioneering in an everyday, mundane, even slightly 'dirty', side-of-the-road context
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: pluton on April 21, 2017, 06:40:51
Seen a few years ago on the Sunset Strip...apparently a gag for a TV show.
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Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on April 21, 2017, 07:33:08
Billboardia
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Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on April 21, 2017, 07:45:09
Americana

D3X, AFS 200/2
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Post by: Fons Baerken on April 21, 2017, 08:12:49
Any day of the year is fine ;)

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/263/31345367544_7e5b9bb1ca_o.jpg)
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Post by: Fons Baerken on April 21, 2017, 08:16:19
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/435/31372696204_fdc638a043_o.jpg)

Translates like:"Nowadays people are unknowingly chipped to exert mindcontrol".
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on April 21, 2017, 08:21:56
Perhaps a twisted comment of the current fashion of being addicted to "smart"phones?
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Post by: Fons Baerken on April 21, 2017, 08:22:02
1 V1, 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6vr

(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5681/30301378703_6018e2e772_o.jpg)

 :)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Fons Baerken on April 21, 2017, 08:23:27
Perhaps a twisted comment of the current fashion of being addicted to "smart"phones?

Who knows whois mindcontrolled ;D
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Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on April 21, 2017, 10:36:53
Desert(ed) billboards. Pahrump Valley.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Fons Baerken on April 21, 2017, 11:18:39
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/659/20127927734_473598dd53_o.jpg)

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Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on April 21, 2017, 11:37:19
Nostalgia.
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Post by: John Geerts on April 21, 2017, 15:04:57
King's day 'warning'...

Fuji S5  Sigma 10-20
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Post by: Matthew Currie on April 21, 2017, 15:35:17
When in doubt, put up a sign.
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Post by: Matthew Currie on April 21, 2017, 15:40:14
In this life you pay to bounce.

And stop screaming!
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Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on April 23, 2017, 01:03:52
Sign of times long gone.
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Post by: David H. Hartman on April 23, 2017, 01:51:35
Is Kodak the company that makes a knockoff of Pace® Picante Sauce in Rochester, New York?
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Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on April 23, 2017, 02:08:49
It hails from Rochester, yes. Not sure about the pizza sauce but the colours match?
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Post by: David H. Hartman on April 23, 2017, 04:11:35
I heard few years ago that some of the Kodak buildings were being used to process food. Also that "skins" for smart phones were made there. Kodak should be the No. 1 maker of digital image sensors. I think the food product was some kind of tomato sauce. This was probably a YouTube video that originated from the Discovery Channel group.

Dave

This is the video I remember. It's from the NY Times...

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/03/22/business/at-kodak-clinging-to-a-future-beyond-film.html (https://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/03/22/business/at-kodak-clinging-to-a-future-beyond-film.html)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on April 23, 2017, 12:51:53
At a large crossing in Shinjuku.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Nicole on April 23, 2017, 13:17:05
Is the message clear?  :).

Interesting pictures posted here these days.

@ Keith (Pluton): thanks for your choice and explanation.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on April 23, 2017, 13:29:27
Beware of bumps in the road. And more.

Df, 180 APO-Lanthar
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Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on April 23, 2017, 13:40:10
Boathouse crossing.

D2X, 50-300/4.5 ED
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Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on April 23, 2017, 13:45:24
Roadside Amenities sign.

D2X, AFS 200/2
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Post by: Fons Baerken on April 23, 2017, 14:26:16
indoor statements ;)
Antwerp bookshop

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/566/31920275464_cbaeaf885e_o.jpg)

Df, 35mm f/1.4ais
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Fons Baerken on April 23, 2017, 14:45:23
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1580/24439127701_5f27315cd7_o.jpg)

Df, 85mm f/1.4ais?
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Fons Baerken on April 23, 2017, 14:49:18
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5723/22411304384_e34ace92d0_o.jpg)

1 V1, 18.5mm f/1.8
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on April 23, 2017, 15:03:55
The outmost village of Lofoten has the shortest location name possible. Å. Nothing more yet loaded with meaning (the name 'Å' usually means a slow-flowing river winding to the sea; alternatively, a small river).  No wonder the sign is a popular subject for all  the tourists flooding Lofoten these days. Even photographers cannot avoid the temptation I'm afraid. Bu we rarely steal the signs ...
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Nicole on April 23, 2017, 15:49:56
Roadside Amenities sign.

D2X, AFS 200/2

I like this picture.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on April 23, 2017, 17:53:18
Rethymnion, Crete in the old times. (1982) Sign for Zorbas bar on the city beach.

Alas all is gone now,  in the hunt for progress and wealthy tourists.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: John Geerts on April 24, 2017, 20:15:17
I guess it is Spring-time ?
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Fons Baerken on April 24, 2017, 20:31:53
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5524/30367415275_d2af2a53f7_b.jpg)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Brute on April 25, 2017, 06:04:35
.
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Post by: Fons Baerken on April 25, 2017, 12:42:56
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2841/33449844133_24433975d2_o.jpg)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Mongo on April 25, 2017, 13:09:14
it is still technically travelling one way
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Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on April 25, 2017, 16:42:18
Hilarious :D :D
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Post by: golunvolo on April 25, 2017, 17:29:27
Mongo that's briiliant  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: John Geerts on April 25, 2017, 19:42:06
Super one !!  :D
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Post by: Nicole on April 25, 2017, 20:17:49
Funny! :)
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Post by: pluton on April 26, 2017, 06:23:59
The wrong way bird is classic.  Back to the desert near Baker, California.
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Post by: Akira on April 26, 2017, 06:55:10
Mongo, that is one of my all-time favorites!

Keith, nice lightings and color.
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Post by: Fons Baerken on April 26, 2017, 20:50:13
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4171/33477457943_e73a3bc7df_o.jpg)

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Post by: Asle F on April 26, 2017, 21:09:09
 Folketingsvalg 2011
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Post by: Matthew Currie on April 27, 2017, 06:51:16
How would we get along without signs to remove the ambiguities of life?
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Post by: John Geerts on April 27, 2017, 07:41:42
For rent...
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Post by: Bjørn Rørslett on April 27, 2017, 07:51:07
For rent...

Ventilation is good though. Plenty of fresh air :D
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Post by: John Geerts on April 29, 2017, 13:46:22
Just before the arrival of the King and the Royal Family...
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Post by: Akira on May 02, 2017, 13:34:16
Assorted billboards...
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Post by: JJChan on May 02, 2017, 16:11:31
That's from the Nikon centre in Shinjuku!

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Post by: JJChan on May 02, 2017, 16:13:29
Speed signs queuing to rush out and disrupt the traffic
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Post by: Jakov Minić on May 02, 2017, 16:17:15
JJChan, this is brilliant. I don't think that I have ever seen 8km/h signs :)
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Post by: Akira on May 02, 2017, 23:39:53
That's from the Nikon centre in Shinjuku!

Exactly!
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Post by: golunvolo on May 04, 2017, 01:23:03
A couple of days in Cordoba
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Post by: Fons Baerken on May 05, 2017, 12:49:09
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4177/34304916732_6f03567278_o.jpg)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Fons Baerken on May 05, 2017, 16:05:57
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4175/34426054596_6c0e55cff4_o.jpg)
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Post by: John Geerts on May 06, 2017, 17:07:41
Are these billboards still around?   ;)

Here is one from 2015 
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Post by: Fons Baerken on May 06, 2017, 21:08:48
Yeah still around at least i hadnot seen this poster before
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Post by: golunvolo on May 10, 2017, 01:31:32
This one is dark: " envases e inertes" translates into "containers and inerts"
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Post by: JJChan on May 11, 2017, 13:22:52
Paco - equivalent I think in Singapore - but looking at them, I'm not convinced paper or bottles were put into the right bins
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Post by: JJChan on May 11, 2017, 13:25:32
Some exaggeration in Hong Kong
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Post by: golunvolo on May 13, 2017, 20:54:55
Way more simple than your Hong Kong...

 Up
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Post by: Thomas G on May 13, 2017, 23:36:36
Some exaggeration in a German forrest

[translation: Private forest. Take notice of the boundary stones.]
Df, 50-135/3.5
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Post by: Brute on May 18, 2017, 15:51:55
Redtail Hawk sign.
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Post by: golunvolo on May 23, 2017, 13:14:35
Old big sign, ir
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Post by: Thomas G on May 23, 2017, 20:59:43
Old big sign, ir
Instant like.


Jazz
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Post by: golunvolo on May 25, 2017, 19:17:16
I'm loving this lens
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Post by: Brute on June 11, 2017, 17:14:53
.
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Post by: Thomas G on June 26, 2017, 21:25:39
push to walk
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Post by: golunvolo on July 08, 2017, 04:14:51
Late evening signs
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Post by: golunvolo on July 25, 2017, 16:32:25
Ghostbusters?
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Post by: Jakov Minić on July 25, 2017, 17:11:35
The old big sign from Paco and the push to walk by ThomasG are a millimeter better than the other great images posted on this page :)
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Post by: Thomas G on July 25, 2017, 17:40:49
The old big sign from Paco and the push to walk by ThomasG are a millimeter better than the other great images posted on this page :)
Thanks, Jakov.  :-)
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Post by: golunvolo on July 25, 2017, 17:48:22
Thank you Jakov  ;)
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Post by: Asle F on July 25, 2017, 20:10:10
The icecream shop in Ittoqqortoormiit

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4325/36161288665_e5e7eb8539_o.jpg)
 (https://flic.kr/p/X6s4he)Hele Danmarks Ismejeri (https://flic.kr/p/X6s4he) by Asle Feten (https://www.flickr.com/photos/afoton/), on Flickr
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Post by: Akira on July 28, 2017, 14:11:52
A kindergarten sign...
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Post by: golunvolo on July 29, 2017, 20:52:25
Nice use of dof to soft rendition fits the subject nicely Akira

   From today: Car, car and car.
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Post by: MFloyd on July 29, 2017, 22:41:03
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7311/12471061194_9014a0614f_k.jpg)
Lucerner Verkehrsmuseum (CH)
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Post by: golunvolo on July 29, 2017, 22:45:54
Wow, that´s unreal. Great! Adding the men for good measure works too.
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Post by: MFloyd on July 29, 2017, 22:56:59
Wow, that´s unreal. Great! Adding the men for good measure works too.

Just another one. In this museum a lot of items are out of scale, from tunneling machines to some snowblower locomotives ....

(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2858/12470486535_f636873146_k.jpg)
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Post by: CS on July 30, 2017, 00:35:11
Snowblower locomotives? Did you capture any?
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Post by: Akira on July 30, 2017, 01:34:50
Paco, thanks!

Christian, the facade design is superb!  Thanks for sharing!
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Post by: Thomas G on July 30, 2017, 19:01:19
Just another one. In this museum a lot of items are out of scale, from tunneling machines to some snowblower locomotives ....
#91 and #93 are real cool, very unusual in that densitiy and number. And some of the signs are quite interesting   :o 8)
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Post by: CS on July 30, 2017, 20:40:23
I would love to visit that museum! The signs are most intriguing.
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Post by: Anthony on July 30, 2017, 21:18:26
Some good advice here.
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Post by: MFloyd on July 31, 2017, 00:21:06
Snowblower locomotives? Did you capture any?

Yes, off course.  I will forward into the right topic.
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Post by: MFloyd on July 31, 2017, 00:21:53
Paco, thanks!

Christian, the facade design is superb!  Thanks for sharing!

You are welcome and Golunvolo and Thomas G  ;)
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Post by: Jakov Minić on July 31, 2017, 09:36:56
The Lucerner Verkehrsmuseum (CH) is very special and funny :)
Thank you, MFloyd!
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Post by: Anirban Halder on July 31, 2017, 13:54:22
Nice use of dof to soft rendition fits the subject nicely Akira

   From today: Car, car and car.
Nice capture Paco. :)
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Post by: Akira on August 28, 2017, 15:03:45
GH5 with 25/1.7.
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Post by: Eddie Draaisma on August 28, 2017, 18:27:20
.
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Post by: Nicole on August 28, 2017, 19:20:57
@ Eddie: I like the lines and colors matching
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Post by: Anthony on August 28, 2017, 19:40:41
Eddie, I really like the colours, the lines of machinery and the lady marching out of the frame.  Excellent capture.
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Post by: MFloyd on August 28, 2017, 20:17:32
Outstanding picture Eddie !
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Post by: John Geerts on August 28, 2017, 20:31:39
Great colours and framing.
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Post by: Viv on August 28, 2017, 21:34:19
Not exactly Ryanair!
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Post by: Viv on August 28, 2017, 21:41:58
Somewhere in Italy ...
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Post by: Fons Baerken on August 28, 2017, 21:43:54
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4330/36162098575_8c7dff59f4_o.jpg)
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Post by: Viv on August 28, 2017, 21:44:41
No bikes allowed
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Post by: Viv on August 28, 2017, 22:02:28
In the Italian Alps
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Post by: Eddie Draaisma on August 28, 2017, 22:46:10
Nicole, Anthony, MFloyd, John: thanks for the kind comments...
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Post by: Anthony on August 29, 2017, 00:32:34
In the Italian Alps

Some good skiing there.  In a different season.
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Post by: Alaun on September 04, 2017, 18:13:41
Double exposures in a subway station (taken a while ago with the Df)

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Post by: Alaun on September 04, 2017, 18:42:13
Found a further one, this was taken close to Frank's district

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Post by: Thomas G on October 14, 2017, 21:03:56
No, not as long as you leave your money here:
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Post by: Matthew Currie on October 18, 2017, 04:25:16
That sure is helpful! (on a gas pump)

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Post by: Anthony on October 18, 2017, 12:12:39
Mathew, wonderful spot.
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Post by: Thomas G on October 20, 2017, 20:36:46
mining has it's own rules
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Post by: Jakov Minić on October 20, 2017, 23:45:23
Are they mining bitcoin?
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Post by: Thomas G on October 21, 2017, 10:52:29
This is from the Messel pit (Wikipedia link) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messel_pit).
In ancient time it was a vulcanic lake.
Since 1859 it was used to mine bitumious shale which contained a high number of fossiles.
Fuel and other oil derivates were refined from it and economic use ruled until the 1970s.
There were stability issues considering the steep rim and and it was supposed to become a landfill, but protests rised.
German public network documentary here. (https://www.swr.de/swr2/wissen/grube-messel/-/id=661224/did=14312216/nid=661224/sixo9v/index.html)
Finally the Hessian state bought it and transitioned it into a scientific place. It became a UNESCO worl heritage site in 1995.
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Post by: Thomas G on October 21, 2017, 10:58:36
This summer I developed a faible for road signs fading.
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Post by: Thomas G on October 22, 2017, 22:57:40
good to know
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Post by: John Geerts on October 23, 2017, 23:14:02
Nice one Thomas, with no visible edge ;)
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Post by: golunvolo on October 26, 2017, 15:42:17
Please...
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Post by: golunvolo on October 29, 2017, 09:59:05
Sings I find are not that cheerful, quite the opposite. Specially depressing in the fence for new ways
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Post by: Nicole on October 29, 2017, 17:36:57
Seen in Andalusia.

@Golunvolo: I like the way you place the signs in the photograph.
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Post by: Thomas G on October 29, 2017, 18:16:18
Seen in Andalusia.

@Golunvolo: I like the way you place the signs in the photograph.
The supermarket sign made me imediately smile :-)
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Post by: golunvolo on October 29, 2017, 18:25:03
Thanks. That supermarket sign is something...  :D
  Is that Granada?
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Post by: Thomas G on October 29, 2017, 19:27:33
up a little more, go left look right
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Post by: Nicole on October 29, 2017, 19:28:42
Sevilla

Thanks. That supermarket sign is something...  :D
  Is that Granada?
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Post by: Matthew Currie on October 29, 2017, 23:46:10
Winter is icumen in....
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Post by: golunvolo on November 02, 2017, 20:53:33
Thomas, almost there!


   Behold the sinner...
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Post by: Thomas G on November 02, 2017, 22:07:44
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4171/33477457943_e73a3bc7df_o.jpg)
Magnificent!
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Post by: Thomas G on November 02, 2017, 22:20:35
more fading
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Post by: golunvolo on November 05, 2017, 19:29:03
Do not park here, they are watching
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Post by: Lars Hansen on November 23, 2017, 15:11:21
From an old wooden power mast.
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Post by: Fons Baerken on November 26, 2017, 19:07:35
intelligent dogs only

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4575/24786864548_0cce314f6c_o.jpg)
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Post by: benveniste on November 26, 2017, 20:34:26
A bad shot of one of my favorite silly signs, at Ephesus:
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Post by: Thomas G on November 26, 2017, 21:29:26
A bad shot of one of my favorite silly signs, at Ephesus:
Hilarious  8)
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Post by: golunvolo on November 26, 2017, 22:11:59
 ;D ;D ;D  Fantastic
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Post by: golunvolo on December 03, 2017, 20:55:49
Please, stop
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Post by: Jakov Minić on December 03, 2017, 22:05:55
Genuine fake watches?!?! HAHAHAHAHA :D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Lars Hansen on January 06, 2018, 17:06:15
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Post by: Brute on January 13, 2018, 03:24:57
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Post by: Seapy on January 13, 2018, 09:40:15
Nikon D1, Nikkor D 50mm f1.4

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4761/38953336044_a77ed90942_o.jpg)
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Post by: armando_m on January 13, 2018, 15:48:11
I love my petrol for breakfast :)
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Post by: Fons Baerken on January 13, 2018, 16:04:16
I love my petrol for breakfast :)

Pet roll :)
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Post by: Jacques Pochoy on January 13, 2018, 17:22:28
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5755/23006602249_f9e754f399_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/B41Rj2)  L'autre sens unique... (https://flic.kr/p/B41Rj2) by ArchiVue (https://www.flickr.com/photos/archivue/), sur Flickr

Another "very French" no-way sign... ;D
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Post by: Jacques Pochoy on January 13, 2018, 17:25:45
(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/599/21384537868_815317201e_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/yzFm5L)  Chantier... (https://flic.kr/p/yzFm5L) by ArchiVue (https://www.flickr.com/photos/archivue/), sur Flickr

Another No way, "worker" sign with the works in the background... ;)
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Post by: David H. Hartman on January 21, 2018, 01:54:55
Not my photograph:

I just saw this and found it hilarious...

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4627/24884446037_e678fe1ee0_m.jpg)

Italian sense of humor...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikegjun/24884446037/in/pool-1567431@N22/
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Post by: Matthew Currie on January 23, 2018, 06:10:28
A couple of recent ones from Panama and Costa Rica:

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Post by: Jacques Pochoy on January 23, 2018, 11:19:02
Not my photograph:

I just saw this and found it hilarious...

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4627/24884446037_e678fe1ee0_m.jpg)

Italian sense of humor...

It seems to be  a trend in our EU cities  ;)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Jacques Pochoy on January 23, 2018, 11:21:52
(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4615/39841174331_a2a8fb5171_b.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/23GCr5P) Palissade de chantier... (https://flic.kr/p/23GCr5P) by ArchiVue (https://www.flickr.com/photos/archivue/), sur Flickr

Some other funny design on a work fence for our middle age museum in Paris  ;)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on January 23, 2018, 12:08:53
Jacques, the design looks indeed intriguing.  Is this archangel (?) engraved?

Correction: the angel itself seems to be a woodcarving and screwed onto the wall.
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Post by: Jacques Pochoy on January 23, 2018, 15:29:17
Hi Akira, the angel is a flat 2D picture (a quality one), while the workers are hand drawn, the whole thing is screwed to the fence... :)
I'll show some others in a few days, as the wooden fence itself is an allusion to the museum as most fences today (for works) are metallic !

It's like a comic strip all along the fence showing some of the artifacts we have in that museum that sits in the Roman Thermes of Lutèce (Paris in Roman times) plus some late additions circa 1200 AD. Today there is a great refurbishment of the whole museum, opening rooms under the Boulevard St Michel and playing with a small middle-age garden and a chapel, thus the need for a high fence... :o
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Post by: Anthony on January 23, 2018, 18:19:46
Warning.
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Post by: Jacques Pochoy on January 23, 2018, 19:09:17
"Piquant" (in English)... 8)
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Post by: Anthony on January 23, 2018, 19:40:42
South Korea is a rich source.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on January 23, 2018, 20:37:19
Hi Akira, the angel is a flat 2D picture (a quality one), while the workers are hand drawn, the whole thing is screwed to the fence... :)
I'll show some others in a few days, as the wooden fence itself is an allusion to the museum as most fences today (for works) are metallic !

It's like a comic strip all along the fence showing some of the artifacts we have in that museum that sits in the Roman Thermes of Lutèce (Paris in Roman times) plus some late additions circa 1200 AD. Today there is a great refurbishment of the whole museum, opening rooms under the Boulevard St Michel and playing with a small middle-age garden and a chapel, thus the need for a high fence... :o

Jacques, thank you for the details of the situation.  What a pleasantly deceptive fence!  Your treatment push that even further.  :D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Matthew Currie on January 23, 2018, 22:41:17
Speaking of warnings, here's a useful one from Panama.  They're not kidding either.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Jacques Pochoy on January 23, 2018, 23:31:38
Anthony: Must be because of bees or snakes nest... ::)

Matthew: Such a small sign for such a great threat ? :o
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Post by: Anthony on January 24, 2018, 00:04:28
Anthony: Must be because of bees or snakes nest... ::)

I like bees, not so sure about snakes.  :o
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Post by: Hugh_3170 on January 24, 2018, 13:22:22
I definitely believe the Panamanians - many tourists have been eaten in Australia over the years by Australian saltwater crocodiles.

With these critters anyone either entering the water, or even standing near the waters's edge, are in effect joining the crocs food chain.

Speaking of warnings, here's a useful one from Panama.  They're not kidding either.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: tommiejeep on February 12, 2018, 08:41:01
Different
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Post by: senecaman on February 17, 2018, 19:37:12
Message is pretty clear
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Post by: Jakov Minić on February 28, 2018, 17:09:40
Of course, this sign has been placed next to a swimming pool so you could guess what it means.
I would have never guessed what it means if I were to randomly see it on the side of the road :D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on February 28, 2018, 18:53:52
Of course, this sign has been placed next to a swimming pool so you could guess what it means.
I would have never guessed what it means if I were to randomly see it on the side of the road :D

Jakov, this is quite innovative!
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Brute on March 20, 2018, 03:34:24
Out enjoying a little sunshine today.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Brute on March 25, 2018, 21:30:00
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Post by: Seapy on April 16, 2018, 15:29:28
This is terrible...  Such cruelty.   >:(

(https://farm1.staticflickr.com/886/40602721145_0ab51a0989_o.jpg)
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Post by: armando_m on April 16, 2018, 15:45:09
This is terrible...  Such cruelty.   >:(
...
I had to google the meaning of cats eyes in the context of road signs, they mean the reflectors attached to the pavement
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Post by: golunvolo on April 19, 2018, 22:30:42
Jakov that´s a catch  ;D

   Interesting cat´s eyes cruelty!

   I have found a "Sleepy Hollow"
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on June 13, 2018, 01:48:27
I found this very artistic for a traffic sign
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Brute on June 23, 2018, 04:11:32
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Post by: Fons Baerken on July 05, 2018, 13:05:43
June 13

Ireland

(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/917/43163017642_3fc97a5c47_o.jpg)
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Post by: Fons Baerken on July 05, 2018, 13:06:36
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1761/43163019422_74df95fe1e_o.jpg)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Brute on July 28, 2018, 00:51:39
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Post by: Anthony on August 04, 2018, 19:42:36
Beware of the frog.  Or toad.  Or both.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on August 05, 2018, 14:17:40
Manhole cover of Kawasaki city.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Eddie Draaisma on August 06, 2018, 13:03:05
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Post by: Fons Baerken on August 06, 2018, 13:13:37
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/836/43657652591_fbc23ea89b_o.jpg)

From my trip to Ireland last june
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: pluton on October 14, 2018, 06:47:51
Running, but 2-dimensional cat.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: elsid on November 09, 2018, 21:35:46
For beer lovers.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: basker on November 10, 2018, 21:31:29
An old one...
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: CS on November 11, 2018, 01:27:12
That brings back memories. When I as a kid there was a huge Pegasus sign over one of the Mobile stations in town. That one had Pegasus outlined in red neon in 3 or 4 positions that would light up in sequence, giving the impression that he was flying.  Thanks for sharing! 8)
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Post by: basker on November 11, 2018, 15:31:28
Carl, thank you for the comment.
BTW I like the railroad track and spikes you posted.
Sam
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: CS on January 20, 2019, 21:41:32
Walking through yesterday's local farmer's market.


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Post by: Birna Rørslett on January 20, 2019, 21:52:10
A snowed-down New Year's Wishes
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Ashlandish on January 29, 2019, 05:04:18
One Way: Jesus was Brown
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Post by: Zang on January 31, 2019, 16:27:08
A while ago in Warsaw...
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Post by: pluton on January 31, 2019, 18:34:14
One Way: Jesus was Brown
I like this shot.  The B&W tones come across well on the computer screen.
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Post by: CS on January 31, 2019, 20:04:07
A while ago in Warsaw...

Triggers the memory of the old insurance company commercial, "W-a-u-s-a-u, Waursaur!"  ;D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Zang on February 01, 2019, 01:09:12
I like this shot.  The B&W tones come across well on the computer screen.

Thanks Keith. This was shot more than 10 years ago :) I wonder how the place looks today. I remember I noticed the man in the last moment before he walked away from the missing letter A so I did not have enough time to zoom. That was why the picture is heavily cropped. He made a second round around the stadium, but eventually stopped before the billboard and sat down on the grass :)
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Post by: Zang on February 01, 2019, 01:12:28
Triggers the memory of the old insurance company commercial, "W-a-u-s-a-u, Waursaur!"  ;D

@Carl: LOL, I have never heard about this one, just googled it now :)
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Post by: Ashlandish on February 01, 2019, 02:09:15
I like this shot.  The B&W tones come across well on the computer screen.

Appreciate you commenting. This was my last photo from a walk along the Eastside Esplanade, by the Willamette River, this weekend. The graffiti and the One-Way sign caught my attention, but I had a hard time framing an image. Glad you like it. Thanks...
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Post by: Zang on February 01, 2019, 02:26:25
Appreciate you commenting. This was my last photo from a walk along the Eastside Esplanade, by the Willamette River, this weekend. The graffiti and the One-Way sign caught my attention, but I had a hard time framing an image. Glad you like it. Thanks...

Sorry, I've mistaken this as a comment on my post LOL I second the comment, though :) There is a lot of nice shots in this topic!
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Post by: rosko on February 01, 2019, 20:09:45
North Spain.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Fons Baerken on February 03, 2019, 08:58:23
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7894/46961535141_9479fef1de_o.jpg)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: elsid on February 07, 2019, 21:22:26
At a railroad crossing.
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Post by: Seapy on February 07, 2019, 21:25:24
Obviously an Australian railroad.   ;D
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Post by: elsid on February 07, 2019, 21:48:38
Never been to Australia. Near a small town in the North part of Greece.
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Post by: golunvolo on February 07, 2019, 21:55:04
Maybe New Zealand  ;D
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Post by: golunvolo on May 05, 2019, 23:27:22
Detail
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Post by: John Geerts on May 06, 2019, 12:17:32
Not sure what is being checked here  ;) 
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Post by: Akira on May 19, 2019, 06:20:11
Chaotic signs, billboards and what not.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Lars Hansen on May 19, 2019, 12:50:41
Chaotic signs, billboards and what not.
Nice one. Chaotic for sure and doesn't make it less "what not" when one cannot read Japanese  ;D
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Post by: Lars Hansen on May 19, 2019, 12:54:03
Seamarks and lighthouses.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: mxbianco on May 19, 2019, 14:08:06
That brings back memories. When I as a kid there was a huge Pegasus sign over one of the Mobile stations in town. That one had Pegasus outlined in red neon in 3 or 4 positions that would light up in sequence, giving the impression that he was flying.  Thanks for sharing! 8)
There is a Marx Brothers movie (Love Happy, 1949), where Harpo escapes some villains chasing him atop the 4-position neon sign... One of the villains was Raymond Burr (later Chief Ironside in the famous TV series).

Not their best movie, but if for historical reasons you want to see Marylin Monroe's first movie scene, this is the one to watch...

Ciao from Massimo
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on May 19, 2019, 14:45:24
Nice one. Chaotic for sure and doesn't make it less "what not" when one cannot read Japanese  ;D

Thank you, Lars!  Yeah, I guess so, because it is already chaotic even for this native Japanese.  :D

Seamarks and lighthouses.

Nice color composition!
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: CS on May 19, 2019, 16:14:55
There is a Marx Brothers movie (Love Happy, 1949), where Harpo escapes some villains chasing him atop the 4-position neon sign... One of the villains was Raymond Burr (later Chief Ironside in the famous TV series).

Not their best movie, but if for historical reasons you want to see Marylin Monroe's first movie scene, this is the one to watch...

Ciao from Massimo


Thanks, Massimo, good info! I am a huge Marx Brother's fan, although I haven't seen one of their movies in years. That scene with Harpo seems to trigger my memory, but it was so long ago, and my memory isn't what it was.  I will try to find Love Happy and enjoy it again.

As for Raymond Burr, he had an even more famous role as Perry Mason, but, I did not know about that being Marylin Monroe's first movie. Or, if I ever did know, it's long forgotten. 
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Post by: mxbianco on May 19, 2019, 17:31:16

Thanks, Massimo, good info! [...] but, I did not know about that being Marylin Monroe's first movie. Or, if I ever did know, it's long forgotten.

Easy to forget, don't expect a stellar performance, she enters the set, speaks barely one sentence and exits...

Ciao from Massimo

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Post by: mxbianco on May 22, 2019, 10:32:59
2017 presidential elections, France.

Candidate #11: add-ons by antagonists/haters



Ciao from Massimo
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Post by: Akira on May 22, 2019, 11:42:27
Urban danger...
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Post by: tommiejeep on May 22, 2019, 13:38:10
Akira, well spotted, Ouch
This is one which I may have posted.  EM1 and 60 f2.8 Macro handheld.  I have no idea why I was on my way to a Sports shop with a 60mm macro, must have been a new lens... ;D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on May 22, 2019, 14:18:11
Akira, well spotted, Ouch
This is one which I may have posted.  EM1 and 60 f2.8 Macro handheld.  I have no idea why I was on my way to a Sports shop with a 60mm macro, must have been a new lens... ;D

Thank you, Tom.

Your image is a great representation of the diversity of India!  The right half of the image tells that your macro lens was well worth carrying with you!  :D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: mxbianco on May 22, 2019, 14:25:49
Akira, well spotted, Ouch
This is one which I may have posted.  EM1 and 60 f2.8 Macro handheld.  I have no idea why I was on my way to a Sports shop with a 60mm macro, must have been a new lens... ;D

Akira,
that tree is really pushing the wall!

Tom,
maybe an atheist passerby dumped the garbage... ;)

Trees have real strength, here's a Cannibal Tree gulping a road sign:

Ciao from Massimo
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on May 22, 2019, 14:30:34
Massimo, we should be grateful that the trees don't move fast!
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: mxbianco on May 22, 2019, 16:36:16
Massimo, we should be grateful that the trees don't move fast!

When they fall to the ground, they move fast! :o

Ciao from Massimo
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Ashlandish on June 20, 2019, 19:55:54
Husband Daycare....
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Brute on August 23, 2019, 17:54:30
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Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Birna Rørslett on August 23, 2019, 19:25:53
I might have broken a few regulations by stopping to snap this stern warning sign ....
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on February 29, 2020, 17:07:55
Birna, you live in danger  :)

   This one is a puzzle. It says "please, use the keys to open the door".   
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Fons Baerken on February 29, 2020, 17:51:51
Kathmandu

January 31

makes sense

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49525114277_b3140a0d1b_o.jpg)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Fons Baerken on February 29, 2020, 17:54:25
In case of emergency dont read the small print

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49525114247_847ca499c5_o.jpg)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on June 07, 2020, 11:15:23
Subliminal  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Fons Baerken on June 25, 2020, 18:29:38
Art?

Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: ColinM on June 25, 2020, 20:08:51
January 31

makes sense

That was a great series Fons.
This poster makes even more sense after the last few months.
Just need to put some up in Delhi now too.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Fons Baerken on June 25, 2020, 21:25:26
That was a great series Fons.
This poster makes even more sense after the last few months.
Just need to put some up in Delhi now too.

Thanks Colin!
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Brute on July 28, 2020, 17:38:23
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Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: senecaman on July 28, 2020, 17:54:50
But what...?
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Hans_S on July 29, 2020, 13:06:19
Outside the Star Hotel in Port Fairy, a popular seaside retreat:
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Fons Baerken on August 27, 2020, 18:50:50
Sidewalk text Limoges

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50274759183_139bf89ca6_b.jpg)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Brute on September 02, 2020, 03:43:10
 ???

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Post by: golunvolo on September 02, 2020, 12:45:50
Designed and installed by the Monty Python  ;D Love it!
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Anthony on October 05, 2020, 19:22:44
A clear message from brave people.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on November 18, 2020, 18:07:56
A sign on a tea room.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on November 23, 2020, 18:04:28
Various signs.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Nasos Kosmas on November 23, 2020, 19:51:29
Very nice Akira!
I hope you didnt use flash or tripod ;D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on November 23, 2020, 22:13:57
Very nice Akira!
I hope you didnt use flash or tripod ;D

Thank you, Nasos!  Fortunately, I'm an available-light photographer and always want to travel light.  So, neither a flash or a tripod belongs to my usual system.  :D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on November 23, 2020, 23:08:59
No flash, no tripod, no people, they go great lengths to make life difficult to photographers  ;D

   Well composed Akira
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on November 23, 2020, 23:13:02
No flash, no tripod, no people, they go great lengths to make life difficult to photographers  ;D

   Well composed Akira

Yeah, but that is because there have been people who made THEIR lives difficult.  :D

Thank you, anyway!
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Zang on November 24, 2020, 03:11:39
Another reason for I love monopod ;)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on November 24, 2020, 03:24:36
Another reason for I love monopod ;)

A neck strap stretched forward can be a nice alternative, too.  :)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Hugh_3170 on November 24, 2020, 06:00:59
Sadly, some folks have never learnt how to hand hold a camera correctly in the first place.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on November 24, 2020, 09:08:21
Sadly, some folks have never learnt how to hand hold a camera correctly in the first place.

Times when high speed films were specialties offered good training grounds for the photographers in this regard...
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on January 03, 2021, 20:05:33
First time I have seen this one.

  Granada
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Hans_S on January 04, 2021, 03:11:07
 ???   ???
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on January 04, 2021, 10:57:43
In case Terminator comes visiting  ;D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Chimper on January 04, 2021, 11:44:45
Truth in advertising? Welcome sign outside the city of Gila Bend, southern Arizona, USA, announces the city's population, elevation, etc., along with the names of the five crabby (irritating) people living there.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Jakov Minić on January 06, 2021, 11:17:04
Chimper, a hilarious welcome board.  ;D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Hans_S on January 08, 2021, 03:33:10
Tasmanian perils: Very large, very angry kangaroos and feral children.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Hugh_3170 on January 08, 2021, 04:01:06
And more often than not, the feral children of Tasmania have two heads!

(Except those children that have had one head removed, in which case there will be a surgical scar on their left shoulders!  ;))

Tasmanian perils: Very large, very angry kangaroos and feral children.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on January 08, 2021, 22:24:28
That's hilarious  ;D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Hans_S on January 11, 2021, 03:23:46
Hugh, I'm not sure a Kiwi should be making jokes about Tasmanians  ;D ;D

I wish you the best of luck in getting back to the West Island, here's hoping that they don't further reduce the inbound numbers.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Hugh_3170 on January 11, 2021, 10:20:09
Mate, you have no idea how many Kiwi jokes I have endured over the years in Melbourne.  But even mainland Aussies joke about the Taswegians - as they are sometimes known.  ;D

Yes I hope that the borders will stay open for me.

Hugh, I'm not sure a Kiwi should be making jokes about Tasmanians  ;D ;D

I wish you the best of luck in getting back to the West Island, here's hoping that they don't further reduce the inbound numbers.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Brute on January 20, 2021, 03:48:06
Not to sure about walking on this trail   ???
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Hans_S on February 22, 2021, 04:30:43
Some parts of rural Australia have been reluctant to adopt SI units. The traditionalists in this particular region still rely on fauna based measurements.   ;D ;D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Snoogly on March 07, 2021, 06:33:25
Not graffiti

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51011147471_260963d139_3k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kHFsWB)_7501369 (https://flic.kr/p/2kHFsWB) by snoogly (https://www.flickr.com/photos/randomhawk/), on Flickr
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on March 07, 2021, 07:26:12
Not graffiti

Literally!  LOL
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Snoogly on March 07, 2021, 07:43:29
Part of ...

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51011248347_3a8b696a52_3k.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kHFYVR)_7501368 (https://flic.kr/p/2kHFYVR) by snoogly (https://www.flickr.com/photos/randomhawk/), on Flickr
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: John Geerts on March 07, 2021, 08:30:00
Prefab Election boards
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Fons Baerken on May 17, 2021, 10:35:04
Plug for neutral ;)

Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: afx on May 17, 2021, 10:56:53
That's a very cool one.
thx
afx
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: David H. Hartman on May 17, 2021, 12:13:04
‘Nothing is terrible except fear itself.’ --Francis Bacon

Dave
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Fons Baerken on May 17, 2021, 12:21:53
Thank you Andreas.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on May 18, 2021, 23:47:03
"I gave you air and shadow"
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Jakov Minić on May 19, 2021, 14:28:47
"I gave you air and shadow"
Very sad! i would add: "why me?"
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on May 19, 2021, 22:30:15
Very true Mr Jakov
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Hans_S on May 21, 2021, 04:34:02
They do at times, however, get their revenge!
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Hugh_3170 on May 21, 2021, 14:25:09
Hans, this is so sadly true - as per the graphic images that you have captured on the signs.

A workmate of my daughters got killed on the way to work in Melbourne only about 18 months ago when a hundred year old elm dropped on her.  She left a husband and two children;  she was a leading researcher in her field and was only about 40 years old.  What a waste.

The somewhat green local council had inspected the tree only a few weeks prior and gave it a clean bill of health.....

*********************

The second image well sums up what eucalypts do - especially if they are under heat or drought stress.  Many Australians have been killed by falling branches and trees toppling.  Better to forgo the shade.


They do at times, however, get their revenge!
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Dogman on May 21, 2021, 14:49:13
Coming or going?  Whatever, we have fine food for you.  D610, 50/1.4G.


Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Hans_S on September 03, 2021, 08:33:28
Wild wins!
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on September 03, 2021, 09:38:48
Wild wins!
  Agreed  ;D

  Great catch
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on September 03, 2021, 09:42:18
They do at times, however, get their revenge!

  How I have miss this... Very dramatic signs and even better as an answer ti the previous post  :) ;)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Hans_S on September 04, 2021, 02:20:45
  Agreed  ;D

  Great catch

Thank you Paco. ...this is pure karma, there is a perfectly good road 3m to the right of this quagmire!

  How I have miss this... Very dramatic signs and even better as an answer ti the previous post  :) ;)

Thank you again  :) Hugh makes some very valid points re eucalypts.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Hugh_3170 on September 10, 2021, 16:53:58
The signs about the dangers of falling trees and their branches most certainly mean what they say (Hans_S, Reply # 273).

Today an elderley couple were killed not very far from where I live  when a tree fell on their ultility vehicle.

Link: https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/two-killed-by-falling-tree-south-east-of-melbourne-20210910-p58qj6.html

At the end of the link, there is a list of people that have been killed or badly injured by trees in recent times;  one was killed by an elm tree as she walked to work - she was a close friend and professional colleague of my daughter.

In just my state of 6.7 million people, there have been 14 tree and tree branch incidents causing 15 deaths and 10 hospitalisations in the last two years - somewhat higher than the official rate of a 1 in 5.4 million chance of being killed by a tree.  Sadly there are many other examples from the other states in Australia.

A bit  off topic I must confess, but the signs should be taken seriously.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Lars Hansen on October 09, 2021, 19:06:02
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Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on October 27, 2021, 16:45:01
Lars, is a trap!
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on October 27, 2021, 16:46:56
South oriented sign in south spain means you have to deal with many hours of strong light year-round. Breaking havoc sunrays.

  D200 ir, 18-70mm 3.5-5.6
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Lars Hansen on October 28, 2021, 13:04:09
Lars, is a trap!

Thanks Paco! - yes, but at least with a small warning :D

South oriented sign in south spain means you have to deal with many hours of strong light year-round. Breaking havoc sunrays.

The sun has definitely been shining relentlessly on that sign - it emphasizes the warning!

Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Snoogly on October 30, 2021, 01:26:08
I feel anxious now ...
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on October 30, 2021, 02:47:44
I feel anxious now ...

Good luck!  ;D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on October 30, 2021, 11:47:25
I feel anxious now ...

 Me too  ;D

  So many creative ways to be wrong. Love it  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: mxbianco on November 01, 2021, 14:34:34
Sacred vs Profane

My hometown's University area, not far from the Fine Arts Dept.

On L, pornstar Ilona Staller aka Cicciolina
On R, a nondescript "saint", holding a beer bottle  (or energy drink?) in his hand.

Nikon Z7, Z-Nikkor 24-70/4

Ciao from Massimo

Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on November 06, 2021, 14:30:36
The design of the ad has changed.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Dogman on November 06, 2021, 14:35:57
Found in a local restaurant.  Fuji X-Pro2, 18/2 Fujinon lens.  (I hope I haven't posted this before.)







Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Brute on November 21, 2021, 01:52:51
 :o
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Gone on November 21, 2021, 10:38:46
Horse parking in Belgium

(https://octarine-services.uk/horseparking.jpg)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Thomas G on November 25, 2021, 11:31:34
 straight in the face
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Zang on November 25, 2021, 23:33:16
Sorry, this one went to a wrong topic. Is it possible for us to remove posts?
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: pluton on November 26, 2021, 05:19:44
straight in the face
Nice one, Thomas. Clean modern against old fashioned woodland.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: ColinM on November 26, 2021, 09:52:32
Horse parking in Belgium

I love it Chris!

Here's some sound advice on the edge of the plunge into the Severn Floodplain

(https://pbase.com/celidh/image/172152822.jpg)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Thomas G on November 26, 2021, 18:06:25
I like the danger sub topic
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: ColinM on November 26, 2021, 23:21:03
Found in a local restaurant.  Fuji X-Pro2, 18/2 Fujinon lens.  (I hope I haven't posted this before.)

Sorry, I only just found this  Dogman.
I love the sentiment, and world weary tone this was written in :) :)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Snoogly on November 27, 2021, 09:22:53
This is a worrying sign, that can be interpreted in three very different ways … (ignoring the Japanese text that is)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Snoogly on November 28, 2021, 06:09:04
Ominous.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on November 28, 2021, 10:08:24
Ominous.

Yes, indeed.  Shinjuku area?  Looks familiar.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Dogman on November 29, 2021, 15:12:42
Sorry, I only just found this  Dogman.
I love the sentiment, and world weary tone this was written in :) :)

Thanks, Colin.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: ColinM on November 30, 2021, 17:51:34
This seems rather unfair :(
(or maybe this street in Birmingham UK is where the posh people used to live?)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Ashlandish on December 04, 2021, 22:35:38
In case of fire, in an Egyptian hotel...
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Tom Hook on December 05, 2021, 03:16:41
In case of fire, in an Egyptian hotel...

Priceless!
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Brute on December 07, 2021, 00:50:51
.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Thomas G on December 08, 2021, 11:51:34
In case of fire, in an Egyptian hotel...
Real priceless from a werstern point of view  :D
The rule of cat goddesses?
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Jakov Minić on December 15, 2021, 19:36:19
In case of fire, in an Egyptian hotel...
How devilish Ashlandish.
Doesn't it say 777 in Arabic?
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Ashlandish on December 15, 2021, 23:19:32
Sure looks like 777 but is 666 in Arabic--6 is ٦, 7 is ٧, according to Wikipedia. Was beside an elevator door in a hotel in Luxor. The American and European tourists seemed fairly amused by it. My brother, his wife, and a friend invited me on a trip to Egypt last June as an introduction to retirement. A wonderful time.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on December 19, 2021, 23:21:39
Forbidden to play with balls

  Z6, 35mm 1.4 ai-s
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: John Geerts on December 20, 2021, 08:01:48
'Forbidden to park, because it is on a firetruck lane.'
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Øivind Tøien on December 20, 2021, 21:18:17

Everything gets slow at -37°C:

(https://otoien.zenfolio.com/img/s/v-10/p3971144432.jpg)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on December 20, 2021, 23:22:38
Everything gets slow at -37°C:


Looks fantastic so long as the image is seen in a warm room.  At that temperature, the LCD on the camera would react slowly, too...
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Øivind Tøien on December 21, 2021, 02:33:09
Thanks Akira ;D , Back screen works fine, top LCD ve..ry slo..w.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Fons Baerken on January 02, 2022, 19:56:21
Our times

Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: ColinM on January 02, 2022, 22:16:47
This shop does "exactly what it says on the tin"
Smartphone, Hereford, UK
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: ColinM on January 02, 2022, 22:19:13
An interesting take on the timeline of mankind's attempts to stay healthy.
Smartphone, in a herbalists shop
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Jacques on January 02, 2022, 22:37:06
Interior hospital sign
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51795770240_9a2349099b_h.jpg)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on January 03, 2022, 05:59:36
Interior hospital sign

I wonder how a human could survive without the head???  ::)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Snoogly on January 03, 2022, 06:27:32
I wonder how a human could survive without the head???  ::)

Millions seem to be doing well without a brain these days, so why not?
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Hugh_3170 on January 03, 2022, 11:38:24
There are a lot of such people in governments these days - although it is highly doubtful just how human some of them are....

I wonder how a human could survive without the head???  ::)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on January 03, 2022, 19:27:08
Millions seem to be doing well without a brain these days, so why not?

There are a lot of such people in governments these days - although it is highly doubtful just how human some of them are....

Man, you are so right...
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: John Geerts on January 20, 2022, 20:13:09
Let Op  -  Be carefull (or Pay Attention)

Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Fons Baerken on January 29, 2022, 16:08:32
De Zeis

Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Tom Hook on February 05, 2022, 23:19:54
Laughing Jackass
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Snoogly on February 22, 2022, 07:06:25
This type of sign used to be much more common in Japan, before the days of the internet and navigation aids. I have never been sure about their actual purpose though. Any attempt to actually navigate from them soon ends in confusion!

I regard them as a kind of totem, with all the local businesses represented.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on February 22, 2022, 11:26:22
This type of sign used to be much more common in Japan, before the days of the internet and navigation aids. I have never been sure about their actual purpose though. Any attempt to actually navigate from them soon ends in confusion!

I regard them as a kind of totem, with all the local businesses represented.

LOL!  The initial challenge is to find where I am.   ;D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on March 07, 2022, 12:19:21
Interior hospital sign
This is dark and hilarious humor  ;D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on March 07, 2022, 12:20:07
Our times


  And this even darker and no so much fun...
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on March 07, 2022, 12:21:08
Forbidden. Real life signs  :o

 Z6, 70-300mm 3.5-5.6 vr
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: mxbianco on March 07, 2022, 13:09:50
You Touch...and You Die!

To make the sign readable at all times, sign is punched through the metal with the skull and the inscription. No fading problem!

Nikon Df, 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6 AF-D μ-Nikkor

Ciao from Massimo
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: John Geerts on March 24, 2022, 21:51:40
Double Park?

Z9 58/G
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Thomas G on April 06, 2022, 19:26:19
Double Park?

Z9 58/G

Parking with yourself attached or not, both valid?  ;D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: John Geerts on April 06, 2022, 19:47:23
 :D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on April 06, 2022, 20:08:58
Parking with yourself attached or not, both valid?  ;D
;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on April 10, 2022, 23:15:11
Flat and deep


    D200 ir, 18-70mm 3.5-5.6
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Dogman on April 11, 2022, 23:46:19
Big fish.  D810, 50/1.8 lens.

Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: pluton on April 13, 2022, 23:25:00
Flat and deep


    D200 ir, 18-70mm 3.5-5.6
I love the 2nd one, with round 'Do Not Enter' sign, lovely chiaroscuro lighting, and just a touch of context on the right side.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on April 14, 2022, 08:49:34
I love the 2nd one, with round 'Do Not Enter' sign, lovely chiaroscuro lighting, and just a touch of context on the right side.

Dotto!  And I like the combination/composition of various textures in the image.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: John Geerts on April 22, 2022, 23:38:25
Lovely with that sunlight.

Forbidden,   including some shape echo's  ;)

D810  58G
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on April 23, 2022, 22:17:04
Thank you Keith, Akira.

 
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: John Geerts on May 09, 2022, 22:56:56
Plastic Free ...

Z9 24-70/2.8S
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Hans_S on May 20, 2022, 06:41:54
Perils, endemic and imported. Z50 50-250mm
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Fons Baerken on May 30, 2022, 17:16:22
Open that door:

Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Bent Hjarbo on June 21, 2022, 16:23:08
Parking ;)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Birna Rørslett on June 21, 2022, 17:20:13
"You only pay for his drinks" .... hilarious. Might  be expensive, though.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: ColinM on June 21, 2022, 18:07:45
If you're on the way to the shops in Malton and realise you forgot what you were supposed to be buying, help is at hand!
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on June 22, 2022, 05:51:11
Parking ;)
;D ;D ;D
Perils, endemic and imported. Z50 50-250mm
More variety that I was expecting   8)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: John Geerts on June 22, 2022, 08:29:59
Parking ;)
haha. Shopping Day care ;)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on July 12, 2022, 23:54:24
The square sign at the tops reads "forbidden to put advertisement".

Z6, 50mm 1.8s
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Dogman on July 13, 2022, 00:00:18
Truly a mess o'signs!
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Fons Baerken on July 25, 2022, 17:30:20
take care of your children...

Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: mxbianco on September 11, 2022, 12:32:10
Pretend it's 1995...

A pub in a small village in Provence (Rougon), Verdon Canyon area.

Nikon Z fc, 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR Nikkor Z DX

Ciao from Massimo
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Øivind Tøien on September 11, 2022, 20:15:52

Sign with a guardian.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Dogman on September 17, 2022, 16:07:28
Drive-by photo through windshield.  Fuji X-Pro2, Fuji 14/2.8 lens.

Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Matthew Currie on September 18, 2022, 01:20:04
What will they think of piercing next?

Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Fons Baerken on September 24, 2022, 09:47:02
September 23, Eindhoven, Kruisstraat

Zfc - Viltrox 56mm f/1.4

Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Matthew Currie on October 01, 2022, 04:30:49
Litteral litter in Narragansett

Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Bent Hjarbo on October 16, 2022, 16:54:21
Found this big sign ;)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Birna Rørslett on October 16, 2022, 17:55:10
They probably specialise in diving with Nikonos ?? :)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on October 27, 2022, 11:55:53
This is, I'm almost sure, a mistake. The normal warning will be cuidado con el perro, meaning "beware of the dog". Here you can read cuido perro, meaning "I take care of a dog"  ;D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Thomas G on October 29, 2022, 14:11:25
This is, I'm almost sure, a mistake. The normal warning will be cuidado con el perro, meaning "beware of the dog". Here you can read cuido perro, meaning "I take care of a dog"  ;D
Auto-Antonymy?
Like in: the dog will take care of you?
 :-X
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Gone on October 29, 2022, 18:15:25
Maybe deliberate - "I take care of a dog" is information - "Beware of the dog" is a warning - they are different in law here in the UK - maybe also in Spain?
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on October 29, 2022, 22:26:56
I walked by today again and the whole door was closed. The other half read "beware of the dog". Either that settles it...or he has more than one dog for different purposes  ;D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Fons Baerken on October 30, 2022, 19:33:16
October 30

Signs of tomorrow

Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on October 30, 2022, 19:53:57
From funny to really scary ones... A real catch Fons
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Fons Baerken on October 31, 2022, 08:22:17
Thanks Paco!
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: mxbianco on November 02, 2022, 16:06:06
Lost Keys Tree

.and whatever else may get lost ... and be recovered!

Parco Nicholas Green, Bologna

NIKON Zfc, NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S @63mm

Ciao from Massimo
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Ann on November 02, 2022, 17:25:41
I love it!

But no lost keys have yet been found?
Or have they been found and happily returned to their owners?
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: mxbianco on November 02, 2022, 18:14:27
I love it!

But no lost keys have yet been found?
Or have they been found and happily returned to their owners?

On that particular day, no key had been lost (and put on one hook). But you can be sure that if you lose your keys in that park, you'll find them hanging there!

Ciao from Massimo
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Fons Baerken on November 03, 2022, 18:23:06
Welcome to the new world ;)

Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Ian Watson on November 07, 2022, 23:46:14
Apparently, a sign is necessary.

Nikon Z6, Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/4 AI.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Ian Watson on December 06, 2022, 05:09:02
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Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on December 06, 2022, 12:56:26
 ;D ;D ;D  smart and funny!
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Michael Erlewine on December 16, 2022, 14:40:17
One of my favorite places to drive by out here in the hinterlands.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Brute on February 28, 2023, 21:40:34
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Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Erik Lund on March 01, 2023, 10:12:18
"You only pay for his drinks" .... hilarious. Might  be expensive, though.

And,,, the sign is on Nytorv in Copenhagen, exactly pointing to where people where punished for their crimes publicly in the middle of the old city back in 1600  :o
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Post by: Gunver Hjarbo on April 01, 2023, 18:54:53
Dog restaurant ;)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Birna Rørslett on April 01, 2023, 19:31:10
Hm. A really short menu list :)
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Post by: John Geerts on April 01, 2023, 20:46:46
Poor dogs  :D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Hans_S on April 18, 2023, 07:42:15
A rare instance of one of our local governments exercising a sense of humour...
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Ian Watson on June 27, 2023, 09:56:41
A local fast-food place has a sense of humour.

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Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Brute on September 12, 2023, 23:44:58
A local fast-food place has a sense of humour.

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Made me chuckle  ;)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Erik Lund on September 13, 2023, 08:59:22
Left hand camera,,, very rare  ;D
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Post by: Ian Watson on September 21, 2023, 23:20:50
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Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Ian Watson on September 24, 2023, 22:19:24
Amen.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: pluton on September 27, 2023, 05:36:17
Amen.
It appears that Benjamin Franklin's death predates the establishment of the word 'bacteria', but the witticism is appreciated nonetheless!
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Ashlandish on November 05, 2023, 03:15:39
Rough neighborhood...

Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on November 05, 2023, 04:00:16
Rough neighborhood...

At the end of the day, human beings are the best organic fertilizer.   8)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Ann on November 08, 2023, 02:18:57
Authorized . . .

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Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Brute on November 29, 2023, 05:51:47
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Post by: golunvolo on November 29, 2023, 08:43:21
That´s very funny  ;D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: ColinM on November 29, 2023, 20:19:05
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In some countries, the use of the word "blind" could be confusing.
I believe Americans use it to mean a "hide" (as an English speaker might say) or somewhere to observe wildlife without being seen.

They have a sense of humour eh Brute ;)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Bruno Schroder on November 30, 2023, 11:35:09
Funny one, Ken :)
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Post by: Akira on November 30, 2023, 17:17:46
Love the second one, Ken.  Nice find!
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Brute on December 09, 2023, 02:09:04
Thanks Guy's.
There was acouple more there that I didn't take shots of. Maybe next time.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on December 13, 2023, 23:17:31
No parking!

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Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: ColinM on December 14, 2023, 14:44:20
Some people might say that this could only be in England
(with a shopkeeper who has very clear views about what's right & wrong)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Fons Baerken on December 15, 2023, 12:58:21
Send me a postcard..

Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Thomas G on December 19, 2023, 16:26:07
Respect
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Post by: Bruno Schroder on January 01, 2024, 19:21:46
Cats and dogs living there.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on January 01, 2024, 20:43:22
Parking in the sun with humidity

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Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: golunvolo on January 01, 2024, 20:44:22
With infinite love

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Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Snoogly on January 24, 2024, 06:40:27
Door of the janitor’s cupboard at my local train station. I’m not sure who the warning is aimed at!

The janitor?
The roach?
Me?

Google translate adds extra spice :-)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Birna Rørslett on January 24, 2024, 13:40:15
Respect

Such a cute name for the Mountain Avens Dryas octopetala --'fjallabruđur' (meaning 'Mountain Bride', the Norwegian name of this species, reinrose ('Reindeer Rose') pales in comparison) :)
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Akira on January 24, 2024, 21:40:51
Such a cute name for the Mountain Avens Dryas octopetala --'fjallabruđur' (meaning 'Mountain Bride', the Norwegian name of this species, reinrose ('Reindeer Rose') pales in comparison) :)

Interestingly, according to Wiki, the flower is called "Chounosuke-sou" in Japan.  The species was first collected by Chounosuke Sugawa, assistant of the Russian botanist Carl Johann Maximovicz.  "Sou" means "plant" and is the common tag to add the Japanese names of plants.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Matthew Currie on February 05, 2024, 04:45:54
Just got back from a cruise in the Caribbean. I kind of like the attitude on Union Island....

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Post by: Snoogly on February 17, 2024, 02:54:07
Toilet on the bus
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Ian Watson on February 17, 2024, 23:47:25
One from 2013. You are on your own pronouncing the Welsh.

Nikon D3, AF 85mm f/1.4D.
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: ColinM on February 25, 2024, 23:59:17
Yep, they really added this after the flooded river forced the Swans to invade the city of Worcester UK
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: Thomas G on February 26, 2024, 19:47:39
It's all theirs, obviously....  ;D
Title: Re: [Theme] Signs and Billboards
Post by: ColinM on February 26, 2024, 21:50:07
It's all theirs, obviously....  ;D

Haha, yes the swans are reclaiming the city.
This is near a busy junction by the river and I expect both swans and drivers could become involved in impacts.

One from 2013. You are on your own pronouncing the Welsh.

Nikon D3, AF 85mm f/1.4D.

Nice one Ian, I've only just seen this.