Category Archives: Nevada The Twin Dragons of Bellagio I wonder what it’s like to build your own dragon? The folks at the Bellagio built a lot of them to display for Chinese New Year. Moving, breathing, snorting smoke and snapping jaws. It’s like a middle school science project on steroids. As much as I appreciate the constructions, it really…
 Never Go Faster Than Your Angel Can Fly I’m constantly amazed by people who don’t understand that simple phrase. Hang out with a few bikers and you may see a helmet sticker or a patch on someone’s jacket that says “Never Go Faster Than Your Angel Can Fly.” It’s a cute way of reminding people…
 Inside the Hoover Dam Did you know that you can take a tripod inside the Hoover Dam? I couldn’t take my camera bag (it was too big for their size restrictions), but I could take my D700, a couple of lenses and a tripod. Basically, I carried my camera mounted to the tripod in one…
 The Fisheye View of City Center I don’t take many photos using a fisheye lens. I have a good reason, too. It’s because I don’t own a fisheye lens. Apparently, I was in Las Vegas a year ago – with a fisheye. I say “apparently” because I was digging through my travel library and found…
 One Thing Leads to Another I like to wander around the resorts when I visit Las Vegas. There are always familiar scenes and there are new decorations. It’s a bit of a mix. The lobby of The Venetian is one of those familiar things that I like to shoot. I keep trying to find a… 
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