62. Entrance
This is the entrance to our Edgemere Drive In – which has gone by the wayside. I don’t think we have any active Drive In Theaters any longer. I used 3 bracketed exposures to try to get some more detail. The blue of the sky against the blue sign was very difficult to make sure they were separated.
I love that sign! Great blue sky in the background. I did a photo of the same sign in 2009 here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brockney/4196709349/
March 29, 2011 at 7:14 pm
Drive-Ins seem to have died out here in Australia, which is understandable with all the enormous SVUs on the road, you wouldn’t be able to see the screen! But I have memories close to your Entrance.
March 29, 2011 at 7:50 pm
Going to the drive-in, those were the days.
March 29, 2011 at 9:04 pm
I love this sign! We had a Drive-In close to us and I never got a picture of the sign before it was taken down. :-( Just an idea – did you try a black and white or split tone? That would have helped the tricky separation of blues.
March 30, 2011 at 6:49 am
Thanks for hints Julie — I’ll have to try that!
March 30, 2011 at 6:59 am
We used to go to the drive in all the time when the boys were babies…only way to get a night out! They just recently closed our last drive in which was really sad…tons of great memories there!
I agree w/ Julie…a black and white would make for a great contrast…but I do like your color version as well…with the sign being almost a navy blue it is a nice separation.
March 30, 2011 at 8:18 am
Drive Ins do make a great subject matter, so get them while you can! I like how someone tried to write the days of operation in with a felt pen or paint. I guess they were on a budget?
March 30, 2011 at 12:05 pm
I have some great memories of Drive-in Movies attended in highschool. Love that vintage sign and its graphics. Great name too!
March 30, 2011 at 5:53 pm
So few drive in movies left in this country. Save this one for a time capsule.
March 31, 2011 at 7:59 pm
A very cool sign,such a bright cheery looking day sort of disagrees with the decay of the sign and of drive-ins in general (there is one in my town ,come on by!)
March 31, 2011 at 11:52 pm
Yes, I had one of these close to my hometown, closed up a good 30 years ago. I remember the last movies I saw there were 3 horror flicks. One was called The House That Dripped Blood. Good times back then!
April 1, 2011 at 6:37 am
We have luxury condos and a shopping center where our drive ins used to be. The barely legible OPEN on the marquee at the bottom makes this quite poignant.
April 6, 2011 at 3:30 pm
I think you did a great job separating the blues. Nice shot.
April 8, 2011 at 7:16 am
There is a drive in still in operation in Door County. . .the summer tourists love it. Love your processing of the sign against the blue sky.
April 13, 2011 at 6:56 pm
What an entrance! I expect it was a very noticeable sign in its hey-day.. Its sad to hear of a culture like a drive-in all but disappearing.
April 16, 2011 at 2:15 pm