The top pic is obviously during daylight hours. The bottom is illuminated solely by the flash of my lil' digital camera... standing about 40' away. Engineer grade reflective (same as on cop cars and such) has a tendency to STAND OUT at night. Can't wait for the neighborhood home owners association to start complaining. During the day, it's not too bad. It almost scares you when you drive by at night and your headlights hit it.