A Sign of the Times?

@Ana Lúcia: Thank you.

@Michael Skorulski: Not so far as I know --I just shot it the way I saw it. I think the sign had been more or less "abandoned" and the letter "B" just eventually fell down --you can see the top of it between the "D" and the "L".

@JoeB: I don't know about Canada, I rather suspect you don't see a lot of signs that say "God Bless Canada," but around here, signs that say "God Bless America" are all over the place. In fact, I doubt you can drive for much more than a mile in any direction without seeing this phrase on a sign or a bumper sticker.

@Daroru: The only problem I have with images like this one --lettering on a sign-- is that digital photography and Photoshop reduce their credibility. You could make the sign say anything in Photoshop, yet the impact of an image like this one is entirely dependent upon it being "found" and unaltered --and there is no way to communicate an assurance that it hasn't been altered.

@Ian Bramham: Thanks. I have been lazy about seeking avenues for publication. So far I've only submitted images to JPG Mag and File Mag.

@danthro: Didn't think of it for this particular image. In general, I think every technique has it's particular applications. However, I try not to use any particular technique unless I think the image calls for it, or "overuse" any particular style. I'd use vignetting if I thought it added something but it's not a technique I'm inclined to use very often.

@Mortola: I used to live in Oklahoma too. Every Dairy Queen and Pizza Hut had this on their sign. I think there is something simultaneously naive and jingoistic about this sentiment.

@lucie: Thank you. I read your profile. Fortunately, we didn't completely miss the digital age. I too have about 30 years of photos that didn't have much of an outlet back in the day.