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@Dang: Thanks. They didn't exactly let me. I just did it and didn't get caught. Sometimes it is appropriate to ask permission to take a photo, but sometimes I just work on the principle that it is better to seek forgiveness than to seek permission.

@MadScientist: Like many other things in life, it can be fun when it is in balance and proportion; and a path to self-destruction when pursued to an extreme. As Oscar Wilde said: "Everything in moderation, including moderation."

@Ronnie 2¢: It was actually pretty sedate here, compared to the atmosphere of other cruise ships and Las Vegas.

@danthro: Thanks. I can't claim much credit though. I shot this in my film days and never really caught on to the technical aspects until I got a good DLSR. I'm just now beginning to understand how little I knew about what I was doing.

@Mike: Thanks. Not a cool casino though, like Clive Owen worked in The Croupier.

@Melissa W.: I have to give the color credit to the film and my new Nikon scanner, with which I have been very pleased.

@JoeB: This one was very quiet. You're right about conversation, in my experience, but I've observed other ship casinos and Las Vegas to be much louder.

@Shar: I thought about dodging the face, but decided I like the mood better as it was. I didn't even try to correct the color --to the eye it was probably much warmer in reality.

@Daroru: I've been scanning some old negatives like this one recently and I've been impressed with the color rendition of some negative films. I didn't look to see the film stock here, but the tonal values were very subtle. Considering I was using my old Canon SLR I think I got lucky on the metering.