This is the Casino/Hotel where the WinConnections conference was held that I attended a couple of weeks ago in Las Vegas. Pretty cool place one of my favorite buildings there. Shot with my new 10-20 Sigma lens, which I’m liking alot! I thought about fixing the distortion, but I like it this way. :)
Check out a picture of Brandon and I at the Grand Canyon over at Brandon’s site. I’m the one with the Navy Pier sweater.
Not content with seeing just the Grand Canyon we decided it would be cool to drive from the Grand Canyon to the Pacific Ocean. Not a terribly long drive, but tiring none-the-less. It was certainly worth it to see this magnificent sunset, which we came close to missing!
I’m almost hesitant to post any of my shots from the Grand Canyon. They just don’t seem to really capture the size and beauty of that area. If you ever get a chance to visit it you should. You quickly realize that God is huge and beautiful. I almost posted this in black and white because it looks cool, but I wanted to show the colors in this amazing area.
I visited an Ansel Adams exhibition while here in Vegas and was highly moved by his images. I love the tones in his black and white images. When you think about the equipment he used while shooting you have to be impressed. I wonder what he would think of the digital cameras we use today compared to the huge equipment he carried.
One of the many really nice hotel/casinos here in Vegas. I’m going to guess by the grandeur and splendor of the casinos and other attractions that most people must lose a lot of money here. I still haven’t tried my hand at the gambling, mostly because as I walk through the casinos it doesn’t seem like most people are having very much fun. The ones that look like they are having fun are drunk and probably don’t realize the money they are losing. Not that everyone here loses money, but you don’t walk along and see lots of people hitting the jackpot. I guess it’s like any other pastime that can get out of hand quickly.
Las Vegas is certainly a different kind of place. I’m not particularly crazy about the main strip where the casinos and such are. The casinos and hotels themselves are interesting architecturally. One thing I don’t get are the numerous young people standing on the street handing out cards with mostly naked women. It’s kinda sad really. Then these cards are thrown on the ground so you end up walking on hundreds of them. I most like getting out of the city and seeing the desert and mountains. The landscape reminds me how incredibly awesome our God is. The trashing of women that goes on here reminds me about how badly the majority of people need God in their lives.
John 12:46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
Nothin special…just playing with a 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC Sigma lens. I’m heading to Las Vegas this weekend and wanted a lens that would give some good wide shots. We plan on heading to the Grand Canyon and thought this lens would come in handy around that area. I’m digging it so far. Check back next week for some shots from Vegas. My hope is to find some really cool stuff around that area.
