SEPTEMBER 2003 – The front of the Paris Las Vegas hotel in Las Vegas, NV, is illuminated by the setting sun. Photo © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
In Las Vegas you will either stay all day at the pool and all night at the casinos and shows, or you roam along The Strip. We did exactly this and realized that the city is not really attractive during the day (so we spent our second day in Vegas at the pool.)
But in the late afternoon this outset dramatically changes. As soon as the sun goes down and its light gets more saturated, the miracle starts to happen. At least for us, it did happen. The super warm light of the setting sun illuminated the Paris Las Vegas hotel which features smaller replicas of the Eiffel Tower and the Academie Nationale de Musique in Paris, France.
By the way, looking at recent images from Google Streetview, it seems that the angle I found twenty years ago is impossible to shoot today. Since then, a new rooftop bar has been erected, blocking the direct sight of the Academie Nationale de Musique sign.
Go figure.
The high resolution image
| Capture Date | 20-SEP-2003 |
| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Image Source | Fuji Slide Film |
| Digital Image Source | Minolta Dimage Scan Elite II |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, AdobeRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 3854 x 2565 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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