Red Rock Canyon

The first morning in Vegas a small group decided to head out to Red Rock Canyon to photograph the sunrise. I wasn't planning to go because I hadn't slept well the night before arriving in Las Vegas. But since I didn't sleep well that night either I went along. I'm soooo glad I did. It was absolutely beautiful.

 Most all of the rock formations had holes in them. I'm very curious about what causes these holes.

When they say Red Rock Canyon . . . . they really mean Red Rocks!! :)

Hoover Dam & Transformers

One of our stops in Vegas was Hoover Dam. It was so fun seeing a place I'd seen in movies. First we walked across the overpass bridge to the Nevada/Arizona state line. Then we drove down to the dam parking lot to wait for sunset . . . .

While waiting for the sun to set and the dam lights to come on a group of us walked across the dam. At this point all I could think about was Dawson. He LOVED Transformers. And he loved the Transformer movie. They filmed a scene on the Hoover Dam. So all I could think about was how much Dawson would have loved to be there with me to see where they filmed part of the movie.

 I think the shadow of the bridge we were on is a pretty cool addition to this photo. :)

                        From Nevada . . . . . looking into Arizona

 Those of us who made it to the center had to document our arrival. My feet have the big silver flowers. :)

 Here are most of the members of my photography club who made it to Vegas. We took a break in the shade . . . . it was really really hot!! From left to right: Martin, Debbie, Dale, Jim, Rita, Tony, Deb, Bean & Jeff

 The over pass bridge as we drove under it. I took this photo through the car window. :)

 This photo reminds me of the scene in the Transformers movie where the tiny Decepticon crawls out of the purse and falls down the side of the dam.

              I believe the white line is where the water level used to be.

            These last 4 pictures show the progression of nightfall . . .

Light Painting in Las Vegas

While in Vegas last month my friend Jeff  took a few members of our photography club Light Painting. We had a blast shooting pictures of  burning steel wool being spun in different formations.

While editing the photo's I started playing around with different filters in Lightroom. I found it interesting how different filters brought out different parts of the photos.

 Here you can see the same photo edited 2 different ways. The top is the original photo with a few minor edits. The bottom image is a cold tone creative color pre-set in Lightroom.

 If you look close in the middle of the circle you'll see me. The guys talked me into spinning the burning metal too. It was fun. Though you can't back away from the burning metal when you are holding the string in your hand . . . .   :)

Here is the small group of us that went Light Painting. Silly Dale stood right in front of the sparks flying everywhere. :)

DeWhitt Family

Brandi and I were roommates for 2 years in college. We lost touch over the last few years. So it was great to get together with her family for a photo shoot.  My friend from college has 2 very energetic young kids who are a little crazy . . . . but in a good way. :)

The DeWhitt family is a great family with a heart for ministry. In January they are moving to Peru for a 2 year commitment in missionary work.

Adrienne

Every now and then everything comes together so perfectly for a photo shoot that my job is easy. The location, the light, the subject . . . . everything. This was one such shoot. Adrienne is a wonderful girl and I really enjoyed working with her. And her eyes, she has the most beautiful eyes!