Multiple pleasures led to this photo. I participated in a promotional session to try out a new Nikon camera, the Z5 II. We met in a building two miles east of my neighborhood; I know Ravenswood pretty well — I lived in that neighborhood for a few years at the turn of the century and am still often around there — and like its industrial vibe. Also, our first photo session once we’d had some introduction to the camera and the facilitator was in a neon museum up the street. I thought I knew Ravenswood pretty well, but … it has a neon museum? There’s a neon studio I’ve taken classes at nearby, but even its owners didn’t mention that there’s a real neon museum with a dozen or so signs mounted on all its walls just a couple of blocks away. Anyway, it was fun to play with a new camera and take glowing pictures of ancient, restored signs.

May 23, 2025. Nikon Z5 II (FX sensor), Nikon Z 24–50mm f/4-6.3 at 50mm, f/9, 1/20, ISO 250.