Photographer’s Note
Las Vegas, Nevada, which I call an artificial city [see also my other photos and their notes], may also be labeled City of Light. Whithout all those neon signs and electric lights, Las Vegas Strip wouldn't exist. Money is the King of Las Vegas, but as it is all so futile and the monuments are so mock, I call it also the City of Plastic Gold (or perhaps City of Golden Plastic).
I don't agree with one of Las Vegas usual titles, "Sin City". There are many cities as sinful as this.
What impresses me most here, it's how it is all so artificial or simulated. In Las Vegas, even the poor folks pretend to be rich, because they can enter in those sumptuous casinos and stroll in the middle of the gorgeous lights and exuberant monuments. It doesn't matter that all this is fake and will vanish when the party is over and the crowds go home.
This view is Leo the Lion, in front of the MGM Grand Las Vegas hotel casino. Location in WikiMapia: 36.1013015, -115.1724565.
See my other photos and notes of Las Vegas: Artificial City, Fake Paris, Harley-Davidson & Las Vegas. See also a general view of this MGM hotel and lion, in a George G Butler (Gbutler) picture.
alper_ayhan, tcht, plimrn, stego has marked this note useful
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tcht
(7280) 2006-02-25 9:05
Hello Francisco,
Great colorful, typical Vegas feeling! Maybe bit zoomed in too much~ I'd probably zoom out bit and certainly like to capture more of the fountains there as they're the main focal points. Not a bad pic but maybe extra things needed in order to give it bigger punch~
Rgrds,
Cheukhin
plimrn
(19558) 2006-08-24 22:18
We drive through LV often on our way to go skiing and we don't stop. There is this terrible air of desperation. I hate the place although your photo captured excellent detail and color with your good light management.
Regards, Pat
stego
(22340) 2008-10-19 8:10
Olá Francisco,
De vez em quando dou uma volta pelas partes mais antigas da tua galeria, mas esta tem-me escapado, como aliás, todas as outras excepto a da Harley.
Está muito bem conseguida, especialmente na luz, cores, nitidez e enquadramento, o que é notável para uma foto nocturna, provavelmente até tirada sem tripé.
Embora nunca lá tenha estado, nem em qualquer outro sítio dos EUA, de resto, o epíteto de Cidade do Ouro de Plástico ou do Plástico Dourado parece-me muito apropriado e esta imagem é uma excelente mostra disso.
Um abraço, José.
Amaz
(6460) 2009-05-26 8:11
Olá Francisco,
óptimas cores e excelente composição!!!!!
Parabéns,
Saudacões cordiais.
jmdias
(18819) 2009-09-09 17:21
chico
vendo estas luzes e cores, lendo sua nota, me lembrei de paulo francis, um falecido correspondente brasileiro em NY, ele dizia que brasília deveria ser fechada como capital federal e que a cidade deveria ser reaproveitada para ser uma espécie de nova- las vegas.. ao menos tenho que concordar que tal qual em brasília a noite valoriza muito as formas das duas cidades. gostei muito das cores e do enquadramento, belas luzes. a sensação em um lugar destes é como estar num estúdio de cinema, me senti assim em gramado (a nossa alemanha de mentirinha)
abraços
jorge
Photo Information
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Copyright: Francisco Santos (xuaxo)
(5649) - Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2006-02-17
- Categories: Daily Life, Architecture
- Exposure: f/4.5
- More Photo Info: view
- Map: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2006-02-23 16:30
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