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Mostly neon. Sometimes old computers. Occasionally photography, fountain pens, and nixie tubes. Brooklyn but slowly migrating to Palm Springs/Joshua Tree. AI is not art.
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A close up of the neon paper airplanes I made. Time to make them a little smaller 😂
easily one of my favorite signs in the Twin Cities
BREAKING: you can only get 1 liquor now in Seward, Minneapolis
May 9, 2026 at 3:22 PM
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📱| Minnesota State Fair (2025)
#BlueSkyArtShow #Soft
May 9, 2026 at 1:34 PM
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Yurakucho, Tokyo. The sign promises. The pipes don't.

#documentaryphotography #tokyo #japan #streetphotography #nightphotography #leicam
April 20, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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By the time the concert in Kenosha was over last night, it was super foggy and the neon sign was crazily lighting everything red. Reminds me of a Seinfeld episode.... "KENNY!!!!!"
April 17, 2026 at 9:26 PM
April 15, 2026 at 2:18 PM
What am I going to do with 8lbs of uranium glass tubes?

I have no idea.

That's a problem for future me.
April 15, 2026 at 3:10 AM
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I don’t know enough of the basics here, but I think it’s probably “thermal broadening”, where the silicon dioxide molecules, when hot, now block a broader range of the normal room-temperature bandwidth. It still looks transparent to us since we can’t see in the affected wavelengths.
April 11, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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📱 | St. Paul, Minnesota (2026)
The Doctor is in and the prognosis is full steam ahead.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekNforNonsense
April 11, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Weird discovery about uranium glass today - when you heat it, it looses it's ability to fluoresce. The dark spot in the tube was held in a flame for just a second.

After the tube cools, the bent portion glows the same as the unbent glass.

Does not adhere to soda-lime glass. Does to boro.
April 11, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent

#Sigma 18-35mm f1.8 DC, #Nikon #D5500

#nightphotography #citylights #businessnights #neon #theatre #Kelowna #BC #Canada
April 6, 2026 at 2:50 AM
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April 4, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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I love this photo. One of my best, so far, I think.
April 3, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Love this thread.

Thanks @highway62.bsky.social
And this town has preserved some really good neon signs.
April 1, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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We have some exciting news:
NEON DEUTSCHLAND, the book, is coming soon.

Published by Prestel Verlag, the book contains over 350 images of neon signs from some 45 cities throughout Germany. It is available for pre-order now, and should be in bookshops by mid-April.
www.penguin.de/buecher/jess...
March 26, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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Downtown signage
March 30, 2026 at 2:44 AM
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Neon of Everett (Snohomish Co.), WA, Part 7 of many. Fuji X-T5.

Everett Motel, which included a smoke shop, closed in 2012 and was demolished in 2015. The site is now a vacant lot, and only this broken neon sign remains.

#neon #neonsigns #everett #everettwa
March 29, 2026 at 8:39 PM
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#GreenSat
#neon
#streetphotography

Neon signs are my weakness!
March 28, 2026 at 3:06 PM
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Neon of Everett, WA, Part 5 of many. Fuji X-T5.

Totem Family Dining, since 1953. The sign, painted to resemble a carved totem pole, alternately lights the two "TOTEM" words; these are composite photos to show both lit together. The message below changes often.

#neon #neonsigns #everett #everettwa
March 27, 2026 at 2:32 AM
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A friend is on vacation in Austin, TX and sent me this. I'm gonna need one of those neon signs for sure.
March 27, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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The Heart, Route 66
(2026.02.15 | Kingman, AZ | Leica SL2 & Voigtlander 50mm f/1.0 Nokton)
#route66 #kingmanaz #photography #neon #neonsign #roadsign #roadside #roadtrip #americanwest #leica #voigtlander
March 28, 2026 at 12:56 PM
It’s a little on the thin side - but let me see if I can attach electrodes to this uranium glass tube. (I only have soda lime electrodes - may need to order some borosilicate ones.)
March 27, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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Photo thread from LA. I'll try to keep it all in one place.

If I miss an alt text, please don't yell. I'm tired.
March 27, 2026 at 5:31 AM
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Hadn't really said much here but long story very short: got surprise laid off a couple weeks ago, but took a job in another position in the company and have to move. So, saying goodbye for now to VA soon. Took some pictures of favorite local signs today as a little farewell.
March 26, 2026 at 1:16 AM
I'm kinda digging all of the Aperture Science rebranding that is going on.

It's not about why. It's about Why Not?!
March 26, 2026 at 12:33 AM