SEPTEMBER 2003 – Late in the afternoon, gondalas cruise the channels of the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
We were excited, and a bit overwhelmed. After a couple of weeks on the rural countryside in Arizona and Utah, we were suddenly in this giant city. But we found our hotel, the Treasure Island, quickly, and as soon as we had checked-in we went on a discovery walk. It was late afternoon and the sun produced that soft light that dips the scene in deep, warm orange colors.
At The Venetian we were stunned by the fact that genuine gondolas with genuine gondolieres were cruising on the channels of the hotel. Later we discovered that the gondolas were moved automatically as they were connected to an underwater line that pulled them into the right direction regardless of the actions of the gondoliere. 🙂
The perfect illusion and quite interesting.
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 | EPSON Perefection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 6320 x 4104 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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