Went strolling with camera last night, on Fremont Street here in Las Vegas. Windy and chilly evening. Neon bright.

the colors are very nice, but i am not sure about the composition

tchan748: Thanks for comment. Yes, that neon color looks good. The casinos must hire craftsmen for these displays.

As to composition, I'm not sure what you mean. But I can say, with all the distractions present in this environment, getting a good composition proves difficult. The people who construct these attractions apparently do not consult photographers for their opinion on the views.

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let me be a bit more specific about mentioning the compositions.
pic#1 for some reason i keep looking to the right side of the photo to see if my browser is not big wide enough to show the whole picture. very strange feeling.
pic#2 the photo just has too much distractions to show off the neon sign. the heads of the people on the street, the part of another neon sign on the top, may be a tight crop will give more focus to the actual neon sign you want to show.
pic#3 again too many distractions the fire hydrant, trash can, etc etc. i know you cant move those things around but may be a different angle or a tight crop will eliminate the focus on them. and again i have the same issue of thinking there is more to the right side of the photo just like the first one. Very strange.

anyhow, these are just my 2cents!

tchan748: Okay, thank you for your more detailed analysis.

Overall, these images function as street scenes, and thus contain some distractions, if you will.

The strangeness, if any, I did not intend, but the images certainly may convey that sensation. In No. 1, I left in that bank of neon simply as part of the angularity of the shot, and because of the POV. This element seems like an anchor to the right frame, but I suppose it could distract as well.

For No. 2, I framed the image pretty much as shown, and included human heads to indicate the street activity below the neon display. To me, the neon display would become disembodied without the context of a street crowd.

In No. 3, I tried to capture the look and atmosphere of a small Downtown Las Vegas casino, as of old, before this area became the "Fremont Experience." The character leaning against the building at first seemed like a distraction, and then he became part of the environment sustaining the feel of this street scene.

The fire hydrant in particular also first struck me as a distraction, until I saw it later on the computer monitor, and realized it contributed to the feel of a street scene. I made sure a little gleam of highlight outlined it.

The trash can, while technically a distraction, in a way balances that part of the image, which otherwise would become dead space. It also functions as one of a series of repeating upright elements in the image.

Las Vegas means color, glitz, crowds, and bold neon. I tried to capture a few moments of that environment in these images.

Again, thanks for your comments.

ah Glitter Gulch (or as we referred to it, "the Zoo" ) - the only place in Vegas I know to have a permanent smell of vomit etched into the interior.

I think you did a good job of capturing a typical stroll down Freemont St.