The Bellagio Hotel and Casino
November 11, 2013
1.3 sec at f/5.6
ISO 400 10mm
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The Bellagio Hotel and Casino on the strip in Las Vegas is known for it’s fountains that are choreographed to piped in music. They dance every 20 minutes or so. They have become almost iconographic in that every Tom, Dick, and Harriet has to take a photo with their phone. (Does any body use a phone to talk anymore? I mostly text.) Anyway, I did take a couple or twenty shots of the fountains this night but found this image much more satisfying. Hope you do, too!
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Fantastic, Emilio! Love the perspective, the movement of the cars, and the clarity is wonderful. I want to be there 🙂
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A most glamorous shot Emilio and well done on getting down to get it!
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Thanks, Patti. As I’ve said before, it’s no problem getting down. It’s getting back up that seems to always give me a problem!
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Wow!
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Thanks! Wow is good!
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Really strong photo, Emilio! I do like this low point of view.
As for cellphones, it’s true; I rarely see people actually talking on them!
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I am starting to get down low on a lot more of my images. Trouble is I can’t get back up unless my wife is around to help me!
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You can take pictures with a phone!!! I didn’t know that. Oh! wait the camera that rings me now and again. Now I get it’s a phone…You live and learn.
Nice shot Emilio :0)
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Thanks, David. Try talking into your camera sometime.
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Talk ? I usually swear ;0)
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This is gorgeous and makes me think of Oceans 11 (and I don’t mean the fountains, but of course they are in that movie, too)
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Thanks, Laurie! I hadn’t thought of Ocean’s 11 but now it seems so obvious!
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Beautiful.
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Me? Or the photo?
Thanks, Jeanne!
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Haha, both! 😉
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Great angle and perspective! Fabulous contrasts!
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Thanks, Robyn.
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Wonderful image Emilio 🙂 I love the clarity along with the bus streaking through the image. Wonderful work 🙂
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Thanks, Joe. Sometimes this Canon kit lens amazes me. I rented a Tamron lens this past weekend and was disappointed.
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I’m surprised which one did you rent ? I had the 17-50mm f/2.8 and it was really sharp. The focus was slower and noisier than the Nikon but it was sharp. I think Meho has the same lens and he loves it. You did the right thing instead of buying it and then deciding you don’t like it 🙂
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I had the 10-24mm. The camera store said to try it for landscapes. I’m still working on those photos and will post probably next week.
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Beautiful image, love how the brick is wet or at the very least looks wet.
Tamara
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Thanks, Tamara. Actually it was a very dry night. That “wet” look is a very shiny brick used for paving.
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Nice shot. Since I don’t go to Las Vegas unless my job takes me there, I will miss seeing / photographing the dancing fountains. There were some dancing fountains in Aix-en-Provence, France when we were there in 2013. I got some pretty interesting shots of the fountains (I think I titled that blog “Water Bells”).
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Well, I don’t know when I’ll get to Aix-en-Provence so I’ll have to post the Bellagio fountains one of these days. I’ll go look for your Water Bells.
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Where would one begin? Stunning in so many ways.
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That’s a good start! 🙂 Thanks.
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