City Lights or Neon Streaks

When the darkness of night falls, a stunning sight is often unveiled.

“When the darkness of night falls, a stunning sight is unveiled in cities around the world. The city lights bring to life a magical display of neon streaks against the dark backdrop of a night sky. From towering skyscrapers to smaller city blocks, these lights can create a dazzling spectacle that captivates the eye and awakens the soul. Neon lights have long been associated with bustling nightlife and urban living, becoming an iconic symbol of cities everywhere.”

An unintentional abstract photograph…

Actually, this light display is not as described in the opening paragraph. While that is what can be seen in a large city with a camera on a tripod, this display was shot handheld at a Christmas lights display and created with intentional camera movement.

The result came out surprisingly effective but I was at a loss of ideas for a title. To alleviate that “situation” I turned to Facebook friends for suggestions of a title for this photograph.

Here are several of their title suggestions…

• Linda – Confetti Lights
• Susan – Winterfest Fairy Lights
• Cindy – Sir Lights-a-Lot
• Nick – Should Auld Acquaintance
• Christina – December Fireworks
• Brad – Meteor Gawking on Acid
• Bob – Luminous Galaxy
• Paula – Kaleidoscope of Lights
• Sandi – Neon Nancy
• Paula – Kaleidoscope
• Judi – Celebration!
• Mike – Dispersion
• Chris – And then, it happened.
• Mary – Lines of Color
• Tom – Purple Rain
• Bob – Colorful Camera Jitters (Close to being a good description)
• Kathy – Parade of Colors
• Ric – City Rain
• Christina – Fireworks in December
• Doug – Colorful Scribbles
• Renata – Stars Fell from the Sky
• Mary – Cosmic Flutter
• Peggy – Neon Rain
• Cindy – Crazy Little Thing Called Lights
• Curtis – Acid Lashes, Trip the Lights Fantastic, Light Motion Dome, Color Amphitheater, Fireworks, Gun Powder Flower, Night Lights, Spectrum Wheel, Array of Lights, Array Awry, Awry Array, Speed oFlight and Chaos in Motion
• Judy – The Abyss
• Kathy – Abstract Fire Flies
• Richard – Speed of Light

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Whew, what a list of suggestions. Nearly all of them would fit – at least by my way of thinking. I like to keep it simple but I have not yet uploaded this to my gallery – but I will soon. Then I’ll have to make a choice – or – maybe mash up a simple idea or two. Many thanks go out to those who responded to my simple plea on social media. I appreciate your contributions and are hereby giving mention to all our your input.

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OK – a decision has been reached. As a twist on the popular song “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” by Queen – I’m going with “Crazy Little Thing Called Lights.”

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