Artificial City Photo

Photographer’s Note

I know there're some technical flaws in this photo, but it's how the camera gave it and I have no knowledge to make better :-( I just wanted to show Las Vegas by night, last Friday.
I never planned to go to Las Vegas, Nevada, but I had the opportunity and I grabbed it. It's a place I won't go again, even if I'm nearby. I'm nothing against the people that go there; everybody's free. Simply it's not my cup of tea. Anyway I enjoyed the opportunity to see Las Vegas. It seemed so artificial, not a real city, but a kind of immense playground (not exactly because of playing in casinos, but playing in general meaning). I was also shocked by the enormous amount of money necessary to create and maintain that artificial city of light, and the equaly huge amounts that visitors spend in gambling, sex and drinking.
Las Vegas is an utmost showcase of many features of our civilization. It's worth seen from an anthropological point of view.
I guess most of this view is the Showcase Mall, in South Las Vegas Boulevard (south end of the Strip). Location in WikiMapia: 36.1030353, -115.1724243.
See also my other photos and notes of Las Vegas: Fake Paris, City of Light & Plastic Gold, Harley-Davidson & Las Vegas.

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cengiz (3581) 2006-02-21 2:32

hi very good night photo,good framing
greetings
cengiz

RADEEH (2762) 2006-02-21 20:07

After those great series of churches its now hitech cities.
A good change.
The colours are bright and sharp.
A good composition of city during night.
Loads are details in this with awesome clarity.
But still not better than those churches

Bluejeans (32083) 2008-07-02 4:51

Oi amigo ,
Um cidade assim no Alentejo ia dar emprego a muita gente e dar trabalho a muitas empresas , porque em questão de trabalho tá a ficar muito fraco mesmo , parabéns!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Amaz (6622) 2009-09-11 6:51

Que show de cores, Francisco!!
Bela captura e bom enquadramento!!
Interessante a nota, amigo!!!

Meus parabéns,

Um abraço

jmdias (19115) 2009-11-15 10:03

chico

talvez um PP tivesse deixado alguns letreiros menos explosivos, mas não creio que a imagem esteja ruím. gostei do enquadramento e das cores. acho que gostaria de visitar a cidade para fazer fotos legais, de resto não me interesso por ela. sim, parece um parque de diversões para adultos, e os americanos são craques nessas coisas de fazer o show e passar a mão para recolher a grana.certa vez disse a alguém que se foz do iguaçú fosse nos EUA eles teriam colocado elevadores, luz artificial, pontes, ergueriam hotéis de 100 andares dentro do mato ou na beira das quedas e fariam mil e uma coisas para arrancar mais grana dos turistas..

abraços

jorge