What a pain to get this shot, just for Monochromia. In case you didn’t know, everyone including their mother and uncle wants to get a shot of this sign when they’re visiting Las Vegas. What’s worse is the plethora (that’s a real word- look it up) of brides and grooms having their photos taken in full wedding regalia every day, every hour. I tell you if I got married in Las Vegas I’d find something better to do than go visit the Welcome sign right after saying “I do”! Why, I’d rather go back to the hotel room and- you know- consummate the marriage or something. And don’t think it was easy trying to find a couple of hours in the middle of the night when I could get out there and paint “Monochromia” over the words “Las Vegas” for this shot. Joe, I should get hazard pay, or something.
OK, OK, Joerg Thamer actually changed the sign from “Las Vegas” to “Monochromia” in processing for me. But I like my story better. As Joe Giordano says of Joerg, “God I wish I had his talent.”
Me, too!
Oh, I almost forgot. Please visit Photos By Emilio on your way out of town!
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I’m not sure what I like better, the photo or the story! Both are great! 🙂
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Love the theme this week!
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Truly awesome, Emilio! I’ll be there in August with my family! Perhaps we can meet at the sign! 😉
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Sure. Great choice! Like no one else will be around. 🙂
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A fabulous photo, wonderful cooperation with Joerg, and your stories are legendary Emilio! 🙂
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It’s not easy being me😀
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Your photo should have been the first for Monochromania Week!
Welcome!
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Who knew? I’m just happy Joerg did such a great job on it!
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Such a perfect work Emilio 🙂
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Thank you, Annecécile.
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Fabulous indeed Emilio!
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The photo? The processing? No. You must mean me!
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Of course I meant you Emilio, I thought everyone knew that – without you Emilio no fabulous photo, processing and keeping commentators on their toes. I think someone should give you a midnight shift on one of the stages in Vegas! (This is not as short and witty as I wanted – I am tired and feeling dozey and am embarrassed to admit it is too early to go to bed . . . 😦 )
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I forgot to mention I think you would be great up on stage! 🙂
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See, that’s where you’re wrong. I get stage fright in front of a room full of people if I have to give a speech!
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But on a Las Vegas stage you’re in the spotlight and can’t see anyone in the audience. Just close your eyes and think of Joe, WordPress, anyone, anywhere, plus you’re not giving a speech, you’re giving lip!
(Big thank you for keeping me awake here in a part of the US where it has just gone . . . . 6pm . I can’t cave any time soon because like you I will be up all through the night!)
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I’m processing in Lightroom right now. 7:39 my time. Will post tomorrow. Thank you for thinking I would be good on stage. But then I’d have all these groupies and my marriage would fall apart and I just couldn’t deal with the guilt!
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How early is it? My wife and I got back from a weekend away on Sunday. It was only a 5 hour drive but she was exhausted and started to fall asleep around 8. She climbed into bed just before 8:30 and me being the affectionate hubby climbed in with her. We had no problem falling right to sleep but I was up by 10, then around 12, 1, 2:30, 4, 5. We finally got up at 5:30. She had no problem sleeping through the night.
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LOL. My stepdaughter ran away to Las Vegas and got married. Shocked everyone back here in New Zealand. And yes, they stood under this sign too. Love this post.
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Your stepdaughter? Did the guy tell her he was a prince? Was there a lost shoe involved? Or seven tiny men? Or did she prick her finger while sewing and fall into a coma?
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My sister too !!! She and her “Boyfriend” were in the USA and Las Vegas for vacation, they came back married !
That is 15 years ago, we still wait for the party …
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Mothers and Uncles getting hitched in Vegas? I didn’t realise it was THAT kind of town! I’ll give it a wide berth! Very cool image by the way!
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Katie, you’re starting to sound like me. But I did not say mothers and uncles were getting hitched in Vegas, only that they want a photo of the sign while here. I don’t doubt that some mothers and uncles may be having affairs in our town. But, believe it or not, actual matrimony between family members is frowned upon here.
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Sorry, my cynical side just escaped for a short while! It’s back in the box now. Of course that sort of wedding is frowned upon, it would make a very complicated family Christmas!
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Complicated, yes. But definitely interesting!
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Yeah, not when you’ve got all of Las Vegas just waiting for you!
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As usual Emilio your story telling cracks me up, especially the hazard pay part. You guys should form a labor union and send the weekly dues to me 🙂 Great work even if Joerg did help on the image, after all you chose the subject.
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Wait, what? You mean I did this all for free?
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🙂
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I really like this and the others who have been changing elements for monochromania. I also would not head to the welcome sign after getting hitched.
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1st Class.
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Yeah, I may be 2nd rate, but it’s all 1st class. Thanks, David.
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What happens in Monochromia stays in Monochromia 🙂
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Funny, Nelson. Funny!
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Oh, that’s neat 🙂
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Thank you. 🙂
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Oh, this just makes me laugh right out loud, Emilio – both the picture AND the story! What a great and perfect photo for you to choose for Monochromania 🙂 Are you having as much fun as I am seeing what everyone has come up with??
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I love it. Working on a common theme- not unlike your concept of every one working on a single photo- is exciting to me.
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