The Vegas Lounge 10K
This is probably one of my favorite street shots that I've taken in a long time. There's only one thing about it that's bugging the crap out of me.
This photo was taken on March 22, 2008.
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viajvia, katyray, sosico, ifotog, Queen of Manhattan Street Photography, and 43 other people added this photo to their favorites.
epmd (51 months ago | reply)
I think it's the fact that I didn't take it that's bugging you. I really like this.
maxedaperture (51 months ago | reply)
Nooooooope....and thanks.
viajvia (51 months ago | reply)
I love this shot too, so vibrant and energetic. The colors are great!
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Markus Krisetya (51 months ago | reply)
Would go great in DC Street (and Non-Street Street).
@mda (51 months ago | reply)
Great shot... :)
Juliaatmenlo [deleted] (51 months ago | reply)
Very cool shot!!!
c00lmarie (51 months ago | reply)
So what is it?
HeatherMG (51 months ago | reply)
That the Vegas Lounge is closed?
maxedaperture (51 months ago | reply)
No...I could fix that. :)
BWKP (51 months ago | reply)
Is it the Mercedes?
maxedaperture (51 months ago | reply)
That's not it, but it's a good guess. I've never been a big fan of Mercedes. I'm more of a BMW, Audi, Porsche guy.
HeatherMG (51 months ago | reply)
You could fix it? Are you going to buy the VL? Omg, is that it, that it doesn't say "Max's Vegas Lounge" on the sign??
maxedaperture (51 months ago | reply)
Wow...maybe I will! It's a prime location. But sorry, guess again.
HeatherMG (51 months ago | reply)
That the lamppost top looks like a creepy-ass face?
c00lmarie (51 months ago | reply)
Oh for the love of god, just tell us.
maxedaperture (51 months ago | reply)
Oh, I hadn't noticed the lamp...nice!
Marie, you have no patience do you?
BWKP (51 months ago | reply)
That you have only just now discovered the potential to shoot street photography from this particular alley and thus have missed countless number of equally cool shots?
BWKP (51 months ago | reply)
That someone from the District Traffic Ticket Writing Squadron is not writing a ticket for the Mercedes that appears to be very illegally parked?
HeatherMG (51 months ago | reply)
Ooh, good call on the illegal parking, BK.
maxedaperture (51 months ago | reply)
You can tell that Brian and Heather were the kids in school who did the extra credit assignments. 'A' for effort on their parts, yet still neither is correct. The fact that the red Vegas Lounge building isn't centered between the two sides of the alley...is bugging the crap out of me. I'm a stickler for symmetry.
c00lmarie (51 months ago | reply)
Zero patience. Now spill the beans.
Ah you beat me to it!
Tracy Clayton (51 months ago | reply)
Lovin it.
BWKP (51 months ago | reply)
But, the asymmetricalness really makes the image!
(in my extra credit seeking opinion)
HeatherMG (51 months ago | reply)
Post another one! I like this game.
ifotog, Queen of Manhattan Street Photography (51 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Scenes From The Street, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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Lucio Aru (51 months ago | reply)
beautiful shot
Adhara! (51 months ago | reply)
look that color!
omg!!!!
jmrlourenco (51 months ago | reply)
Great color....great idea of composition!
bulao (51 months ago | reply)
awesome
Linhy (51 months ago | reply)
alleys never look this good =)
baibaiaez (51 months ago | reply)
really nice shot, congratulations
Stephen Poullas (51 months ago | reply)
there is absolutely nothing that's bugging me about this one... it's amazing.
Isabel Wang (50 months ago | reply)
This is so awesome! I walk past this alley 3 or 4 times a week but have never thought to take a picture from it. Very cool!
katmeresin (42 months ago | reply)
Better w/out the symmetry.
DCist (41 months ago | reply)
Congrats! Please add your photo to DCist Exposed 2009 Winners!
#4 (Meaghan) (41 months ago | reply)
Congratulations Max!
c00lmarie (41 months ago | reply)
Yay! :D
a nameless yeast (41 months ago | reply)
congrats!
akkleis (41 months ago | reply)
Congratulations!!
maxedaperture (41 months ago | reply)
Hey thanks, Flickr friends! Thanks to DCist too.
andertho (41 months ago | reply)
max, this is really fabulous.
not sure how i missed this before, but the comp is superb -- real beauty from the seemingly mundane.
congrats on exposed.
LOOKING S I D E W A Y S (41 months ago | reply)
I dig this shot so much. Congrats!
spoffy (41 months ago | reply)
Hey congrats on DCist Exposed!! Awesome shot, most definitely deserved...
Bsivad (41 months ago | reply)
Congrats ... I have a friend who loves, loves, loves the Vegas.
sally henny penny (41 months ago | reply)
Congrats on Exposed! I love this shot.
Samer Farha (41 months ago | reply)
Congrats, Max. Now your OCD about symmetry will live on and hang on a wall!
sduffy (41 months ago | reply)
Great work! Congrats on Exposed!!
CBinDC (39 months ago | reply)
nice placement of this picture on page 40 of the WaPo Weekend section today !
maxedaperture (39 months ago | reply)
Very cool! Thanks for the heads up! I would never had known it was in the paper since I never read it (more of an online guy). It's funny, when I took this shot I never would have thought it would be getting so much attention.
HeatherMG (39 months ago | reply)
Is that Friday's paper?
maxedaperture (39 months ago | reply)
Yep.
Tracy Clayton (39 months ago | reply)
hot damn.
BWKP (20 months ago | reply)
You should check out this version from 1986... www.flickr.com/photos/kinorama/4350251446/