Occasionally, I find a sign that really tickles my somewhat warped sense of humor. The sign in today's photo is one I've had my eye on for some time, and I decided to go with it today. In this age of instant communication, I find it amusing that any type of sprinkler and alarm system on a building would require human intervention in order to notify the police of fire departments when the alarm is triggered. There's a punch line to this one, however, that turns it into a jaw dropper. You see, this alarm and sign is on the 9-1-1 Emergency Communication building. Yes, fact truly is stranger than fiction!
Post processing started with a classic filter in Topaz B&W FX. I adjusted color sensitivity sliders, adaptive exposure, regions, contrast, boost black, and boost white. A levels adjustment and a sepia photo filter were added in PSE.
