Excellent shot! Love the way the shapes of sky and water reflect each other in form. Good work as usual!
Posted by David Chabashvili at November 6, 2008 01:50 AMFantastic colors, what a beautiful place!
Posted by Joaquin Arias at November 6, 2008 03:43 AMLooks far too pristine to be the real thing ;-)
Posted by one way photo / Mark at November 6, 2008 03:46 AMAbsolutely stunning shot, perfect lighting, scenery and colors. Looks like the real thing at first sight :)
Posted by alex at November 6, 2008 05:39 AMThis is great never been there, would love to go but your photo is the next best thing thanks for sharing it!!
Posted by Philip at November 6, 2008 07:59 AMReally nice pic but clean your lens! what appears to be birds off in the distance, close up, water droplets.
Posted by KJB at November 6, 2008 08:14 AMWhere is everybody? It is the middle of the day, isn't it?
W. Kirk Crawford
Tularosa, New Mexico
I've been there, and found that to be the coolest interior space ever! The ambiance really does feel like you are outdoors. All that is missing in the Venetian is the diesel exhaust fumes, and the fishy smell from the water, and you'd feel like you really were outside. Oh, and outstanding picture by the way!
Posted by JasOn at November 6, 2008 11:21 AMGreat photo.
Although the real Venice is not quite so clean and chlorinated . Vegas makes my blood boil, all that water usage in the desert! Ridiculous! And most of their water/power is coming from Western Canada, thanks to NAFTA.
A very extraordinary Photo! Congratulation!!!
Posted by Anthoney at November 6, 2008 12:57 PMVery surreal. Looks just like the Venetian in Macau.
Posted by entee at November 6, 2008 07:34 PMWOW! So grand! :)It will always be my dream to be on places like that. Keep it up!
Posted by Arthur Nielsen at November 6, 2008 09:07 PMSam, Beautiful as always. vibrant colors. I guess one reason for such a color/ lighting balance would be that this is indoors and not really outdoors. any tips of getting the light balance right for such a shot. Any photoshop work on this one?
Posted by Foad Sayar at November 10, 2008 03:21 AMNice shot but... Did you comp the sky in seperately - it looks like you've done bit more than pulling a curve. HDR?
Posted by Phil at November 12, 2008 04:12 PMVery nice shot, but I have to agree with Phil, the sky looks a bit on the strange side. It almost looks like you forgot to mask out the edges :). Was it artificial sky? What appears to be water on the lens seems like a pattern on the sky.
Posted by The Obvious at November 25, 2008 10:23 AMLove the color. Did you shoot with any filters on your lens?
Posted by Joe at December 1, 2008 03:31 PMwow! I think this is a great picture! I love the venetian! What clear water... Oh how I miss Las Vegas!!
Posted by Jessica at December 11, 2008 10:06 AMThe entire building, including the canal, is inside - underneath a glass bubble. Hence the weird-looking sky.
Posted by Elizabeth at January 23, 2009 02:50 PM