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As I have mentioned in the past, I am not native to Las Vegas. However, I have been here long enough to become familiar enough to know that there are two sides to Las Vegas. The way visitors see it (or expect it to be) and the way the locals see it. When I first started this blog it was to share with others what it is like on the local side. My mind wandered on what sort of topics might be of interest.
Architecture of Las Vegas is often discussed, the feats accomplished or the smartness of how the scale of Las Vegas is displayed in the buildings that make Las Vegas what it is…hotels/casinos. If you spend any length of time with someone who lives here they are likely to tell you that they don’t spend a lot of time on the Strip or at Fremont Street (unless it is because they are at work). So, what is it that the locals do here – or what do they see.
When I go places, I go looking for what the locals do, where they eat, how they get around…one ongoing project I have started with a funny little side trip on my honeymoon (more to come on that later). So, what is it that locals in Las Vegas see that not all visitors do. Partly, we see the other side of the architecture. This first photo I am posting is just the start of the idea and we will see where it goes. This is the view from the parking garage at the Monte Carlo. I started the Self Park project awhile ago as just a way to keep the juices flowing – and so far it is mostly comprised of photos taken with my Canon G10 (as that is the camera that is with me all the time). Frankly, who knows which tool I will use to capture now days, the G10 is always with me – but so is my phone……
It isn’t during the golden hour, it isn’t even the best time of day to have taken it – I was just there at that moment. Stay tuned for more.
Unfortunately, I feel obliged to do a post about the responses I have received regarding the chosen photograph for the Las Vegas photo walk. While I truly expected that there would be people who were not happy with the photo I selected, no matter what photo was selected, I did not expect some of the truly ugly feedback. First and foremost, this gathering was exactly that – a social activity with photographers. To spend time with people who have something in common. The contest was secondary – as could easily be noted by the few images that were actually submitted for the contest.
But let me set the record straight for those that have commented.
- The only people I knew prior to the walk were my family, and they were not eligible to win the contest.
- Photography is subjective. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and I respect that.
- While on the subject of respect – I did not attack you personally with the photo I chose, so I am unsure why it is warranted and ‘okay’ for you to attack me personally.
- I also did not threaten anyone, so I am unsure why it is warranted and ‘okay’ for you to threaten me.
In the end, it was a great experience and I look forward to more in the future. I have thoroughly enjoyed looking at the chosen photos from all the walks around the world and I hope you do as well. There has not been a lot uploaded to the Flickr site, I hope to see more up there soon.
The Photo Walk on Saturday went really well. It was a bit hot and humid, but nowhere near the 113 that was predicted. The breezes from the surrounding storms were nice but it gets frustrating when my hair keeps blowing into my mouth.
Thanks to all of you that participated, I had a great time meeting everyone and am excited to do it again. Next time we will probably do the strip, but I am open to ideas. I will still organize, but just let me know where you might like to go. I didn’t take many shots myself on Saturday, it was so much fun watching everyone else having fun – including my family, which I believe everyone did meet.
Here is the group shot, the atmosphere and typical of what I actually did shoot on Saturday.
Las Vegas Photo Walk Group
Temp hung around 100 most of the time
Sparkly
I have been waiting for the opportunity to use this…..think I might be using it a lot more often going forward.
One day until the next Photo Walk
Last year was the Scott Kelby’s First Annual Worldwide Photo Walk, and I was a participant. It was in August last year, and it was a total blast! I met many people and even went on another photo walk with some of them. Then life got busy, as it often does, and the group did not get back together again….which did make me a little sad.
This year, the sneak peek email for NAPP members went out a few days before the official announcement for Scott Kelby’s Second Annual World Wide Photo Walk on Scott Kelby’s blog and I eagerly anticipated signing up for the Las Vegas walk. Even better – I signed up to be the leader of the walk. I really am very excited to meet even more people this year. Unfortunately, as a leader I am not eligible to win any of the really HUGE prizes – over $11K worth now for the world wide winner. But, I actually look at this opportunity to meet some great people and have a good time. Another unfortunate circumstance – it is the middle of July in Las Vegas – today (2 days before the walk) it is going to be 110+ outside. That is one of the down sides of living in Las Vegas.
Regardless, this is going to be a ton of fun. There is a free concert on Saturday night on the 3rd Street stage on Fremont Street – Jefferson Starship. The concert starts about two hours after the photo walk ends, giving us enough time to socialize and cool down after the official walk. The photo below is from the 2008 walk.
I am going to start scheduling a photo walk about every other month. I think it is a great opportunity for people to get together, shoot some stuff and do some chimping. Even my teenagers are into it.
