Nightlife: While The City Sleeps

There is something so mesmerizing with the way a streetlight throws its light onto the ground, illuminating some things, but yet casts shadows on others. The way the greens, whites, and oranges thrown off of marquee signs and streetlights makes everything so beautiful. I love taking photos at night because I love capturing the light patterns and the colors. Sometimes the world is prettier at night than it is in the day. On Friday, June 15, 2012 I went out and took some photos while the city was asleep and here is what I saw:



Above: Streetlights twinkle over Lincoln Boulevard in Hodgenville, Kentucky as it ascends uphill.



A car sits quietly while life on Lincoln Boulevard has stopped for the evening.



Arby's, Rally's, and McDonalds in Elizabethtown, Kentucky wait for their late evening customers while Dixie Highway lies quietly.



The historic State Theater has its marquee brightly illuminated. This section of highway has been illuminated by the colorful neon lights since 1948.



Traffic moves through the intersection of Ring Road and U.S. Highway 62 on the northeast end of Elizabethtown, Kentucky. This section of highway usually remains busy with traffic through the night hours.



Stadium lights shine brightly over the tennis courts on University Drive in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. The courts are illuminated until 11:30 p.m. nightly.



The neon window sign at Duplicator Sales and Service cast its red haze onto everything that lies close to it.

Several of the places shown I had been before and shot photos there, but shooting photos at night is a fun adventure and I could go to the same places over and over. Usually when I do that I find something I missed on my last visit. Just these few photos are just a little sample of what is seen at night. Almost every corner on every street could be the inspiration of a beautiful picture.