Statue and Fountain in Las Vegas, April 9, 2013

Statue and fountain  in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Plenty of carefully curated, tourist-friendly bits of architecture and sculpture in Vegas. This statue proved quite intriguing with the sun creating a halo of light (as opposed to a halo of shadow?), and the drops of mist on the lens from the fountain got lit up too. It's a bit of a grab shot, but every time I see it I have to smile. That's how you know you have your head on right.

Las Vegas Scenes, April 9, 2013

 

Ducks in a fountain in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Statue and fountain  in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

The Roman elite communicated through a complex system of horns. The richest Roman nobility could exchange information at the equivalent of a 14.4 modem. Most of this information consisted of explicit renderings. Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Sightseers gather along the shores of Bellagio to watch the fountains in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Motion blur view of people on a sidewalk in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Waterfall in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Vegas Night Lights, April 8, 2013

Night activity in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Looking toward an intersection on the Las Vegas strip for some long exposure car light streaks. The explosion of light in a place like this is surreal, and I enjoy looking for arrangements as I walk through it. All it really needs is some faux sky, perhaps a scene of stars being stretched into hyperspace. There is plenty of contrast beyond light and dark: the curve of the car lights against the more rigid buildings and the static cars in the middle.

Las Vegas Scenes, April 8, 2013

 

Sunset at Las Vegas, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Evening sidewalk, Las Vegas, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Lit tree and buildings in Las Vegas, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Car lights in Las Vegas, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Hot waterfalls direct to you in Las Vegas, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Clouds Over Box Butte County, Nebraska, April 7, 2013

 

Cloud formations over Box Butte County, Nebraska, in April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Cloud formations over Box Butte County, Nebraska, in April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Cloud formations over Box Butte County, Nebraska, in April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Cloud Formations, April 7, 2013

Cloud formations near Alliance, Nebraska in April 2013. (Photo by Daniel Binkard)

Usually I have land as the grounding element for my cloud photos. This time, I was airborne, so a layer of clouds grounded the other clouds. I like clouds. The top of this is a bit too dark, something to adjust. Sometimes you're never quite finished with post-processing work, but that's part of the fun. The whispy cloud up there is almost a figure dancing. Then I find my eye drawn to the endless puffy shapes on the bottom.