Trip to Las Vegas and surrounding areas

[robertwsimpson]

My wife and I went to Vegas on a business trip and we stayed a few extra days to take in the sights. Glad we did! I'll be depositing the landscape photos in this thread. Here is the first one:


Lake Mead Sunrise by robertwsimpson, on Flickr

C&C always welcome.

 

[Bynx]

A scene like this always reminds me of a picture I made when I was a kid, by taking various shades of gray paper and ripping them then pasting them down, lightest first to the darkest last. I think Id like this more if you had taken it about 15 or 30 minutes earlier.

 

[robertwsimpson]

Thanks for the comments!


Boulder Island Sunrise by robertwsimpson, on Flickr

 

[robertwsimpson]

Lake Mead Sunrise at Hoover Dam by robertwsimpson, on Flickr

 

[KmH]

A Skylight 1A filter may have helped some with the haze caused by all the dust (particulate matter) that was in the air that morning.

B + W 77mm Skylight 1A Coated Glass Filter (KR1.5)

I like #1. I'd work on doing some post processing.

 

[robertwsimpson]

I actually quite like the haze and these are very processed. I will check out what a haze filter does, because I honestly don't even know, and I might like it even more. what kind of processing would you do on top of what I've already done?

 

[robertwsimpson]

Arizona Time by robertwsimpson, on Flickr

 

[YoungPhotoGirl]

Love the landscapes!

 

[john5189]

looks like Las Vegas is drinking Lake Mead dry.
Envy here

 

[robertwsimpson]

Maybe the mighty colorado river is just trying to return to its normal level. I was looking at the white line thinking, "man, I can't believe that the water is 'supposed' to be that high!" Then I remembered that it's only supposed to be as high as it is on the downstream side of the dam.

 

[robertwsimpson]

the speck at the bottom of the frame on the left river bank is a person


Colorado River by robertwsimpson, on Flickr

 

[robertwsimpson]

I'm especially interested in comments regarding this photo. I don't know how to do a good black and white conversion, but I spent a lot of time fiddling with this one. I'm very curious to know what everyone thinks!


Grand Canyon B&W by robertwsimpson, on Flickr

 

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The lonely clouds by robertwsimpson, on Flickr

 

[robertwsimpson]

Canyon distance by robertwsimpson, on Flickr

 

[robertwsimpson]

Red Rock Canyon view at 400mm by robertwsimpson, on Flickr