

Night Photography by Le Renard Rouge
March 16th, 2008 9:23 PMThe world is different at night. It looks different. It sounds different. It smells and tastes and feels different.
You notice things you never see during the bustle to class and meetings. Beauty is all around, waiting to be beheld, and for some inexplicable reason, a lack of natural light brings it out in the best possible manner.
These photos were taken between 3:30 and 4:20 a.m. on a subzero Sunday morning.
May they affect you the same way that morning affected me.
Ivy window

This ivy-ravaged building looked like it was at war with nature, and the orange lights inside made it appear as if there was a fire going on in there.
Leaflets all 'round

One of our many posting cement round things. And yes, that is Barack Obama in a leprechaun suit.
Spook

The law quad was especially eerie at night, half the lights were on, half off, and the building seemed to heave and breathe.
Ooooo

A construction site I walked past had this tube running into it that had a crazy green glow. 'Twas as if Flubber and "James and the Giant Peach" crocodile tongues were having a convention.
V

I repeatedly ran into these "V for Vendetta" signs, which seemed to have no rhyme or reason. Not very effective, if you ask me.
Construction

Kudos to the construction company for having the most well-lit area in the city. I guess no one will be injured while working by lack of visibility at 4 a.m. Thank goodness for that.
Walkway

This temporary walkway was strewn with immature attempts at graffiti, and of course a few renditions of male genitalia.
Eh?

This commemoration confounded me. What is it? A fat, short cannon? A frog with a massive mouth and no legs? Who knows?
Oh say can you see...

The flag was flapping a whole bunch but not making any noise, and the lighting made it very grandiose and impressive. It's a shame that our banner has come to represent such turmoil and terrible decisions to so many people. What are we coming to?
Scratching

This greenhouse-esque thing had lots of engravings of "John loves Mary" and the like. It's actually like reading a story if you regard it long enough.
Epic

This building around the law quad was especially impressive - I really couldn't capture the emotion of it in a picture. The white light cast onto the building made it look as it it was in a spotlight, and the odd orange glow coming from within had a medieval feel. You should check it out sometime.
Fancy!

I had never noticed this before. The classical theme appealed to me so badly, I had to drink from all three spouts.
Well done

This is actually a parking garage near a classroom complex. I stood right next to it and shot a picture pretty much straight up. The horizontal lines are the stories of the lot, and those metal rectangles are an artistic attempt at guardrails of sorts.
Mud

I almost stepped in this puddle. The vehicle's trail was only 4 hours old, but I had things to attend to.
Lights

During the day, one doesn't realize how many lights there are, but at night, these luminescent orbs were everywhere, dozens upon dozens, identical in every way and pathetic for being so.
Fire

I had no idea that firefighters had their own public speaker system! It's probably to boost morale with the sound of music.
Wear Me!

Window shopping takes on a whole new role when it's night. These shirts want to be worn so badly, they will ooze out of the dresser and clothe you!
Arch

The second best luminated area I found. It seems like it called me to walk through it. So I did.
Sk8er

So I was about to cross the street, but then I realized I needed a board to be able to, so I didn't. I had to find a non-skateboard-only walkway further down the street, much to my inconvenience.
Welcome

Monolithic isn't it? I actually stopped in my tracks when I saw the lighting effects on the pillars. Truly breathtaking.
Oh no!

This was the only streetlight that wasn't on during my foray. Think of the countless injuries that could be caused by such carelessness! I'm currently pressing charges.
Pillars II

Another interesting piller ornamented building. The lighting is what did it for me. Very Mount Olympus.
Cha-Ching

I was a trifle freaked out because this guy seemed to be following me, but all he was doing was taking advantage of the 10 cent can and bottle refund we have in our fine state.
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Late Night Cookies? What did you buy?
Haha yeah, i left without my wallet and I didn't want to barter with my camera. So nothing. I hear that they're a bit rediculously priced also.
Definitely loving the nocturnal look of AA through the eye of your camera. "IS THAT WHAY THEY SAY?"