Week 8: Las Vegas

I went to Vegas last weekend and really just have a compilation of pictures, because talk about prime time place for lights... among other things. What this trip really confirmed for me was how much an ambiance, especially in a place like Las Vegas, relies on the lighting. Everywhere you go, it seems that it's the lighting that really draws you in; flashing lights to make you look, bright colors to insinuate excitement, dim, warm lighting to show intimacy, class or romance, etc. Lighting is also a focal point in a place like Vegas because of the spectacle. Everything (or so it seems) is a spectacle there. I saw my ever-favorite changing LEDs all over the place. A couple examples are here: the first two are in the forum shops at Ceasers. During the day, the ceiling looks like the sky, then at night it dims to indicate evening; all done with lighting (these pictures don't do it justice). Two of the other pictures are a chandelier and its reflection on the tile in a different mall - I just thought it was cool.

Then last, but not least, I saw Cirque du Soleil's Love. And it was fantastic. And so much awesome lighting! Especially in the entrance to the theatre, like in the picture. So many bright colors, changing colors, and mirrors to reflect it so that you see it many times over. I think it's rad. I also took a picture of the stage before the show started (found out later that I wasn't supposed to... once again. It's getting out of control). But much of the incredible staging was owed to the lighting because of placement and just like the entire show itself, exaggeration.