Keep Out!

The owner of the small section of lake-front land where I found this sign is either an artist or someone handy with a plasma cutter. What drew my attention was the wonderful nature background that highlights the sign through the letters. I’m naturally attracted to creative use of fonts in everyday objects, and this one tops my list for creativity.

Of course it has the added practicality of being made of steel and having its own sort of transparent lighting (The letters open up to a view of the lake, so it can even be seen at night as long as there’s some moonlight.

Olympus E-3, Sigma 105 mm f/2.8 macro.

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