Patriot’s Dream #31 Las Vegas, Nevada 2012

Hot babes direct to you–complete with promises to make your American Dream come true no doubt.

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Patience and Other Virtues Las Vegas, Nevada 2012

For those too cheap to pay for tickets to a big name show in Vegas (e.g. moi), there’s always the option of the free outdoor entertainment at various hotels along the strip. We waited in front of Treasure Island in increasingly sardine-like conditions for over an hour to see the pirate show. For this young girl it was an exercise in patience, which she handled admirably. For me it was an exercise in self-control. I guess I did admirably as well–at least I didn’t go running and screaming away from all that gathering humanity. Was the wait and the crowd worth it? I knew going into it that it was likely to be worth the price of admission and it almost was.]]>

You Have the Right to Remain Silent Las Vegas, Nevada 2012

I’m pretty sure this guy is no tourist. If the suit doesn’t give him away, that radio earpiece in his left ear sure does. I couldn’t tell exactly what was going on, but it looks like maybe Lady Luck’s luck just ran out.

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Snake Charmer Las Vegas, Nevada 2012

Perhaps a big old snake should be a good enough gimmick in and of itself to attract a lot of people, but over the course of a couple of days I passed this young woman and her snake a number of times and never saw them do anything other than what you see in this photo–and she never had much of an audience. Her “act” might play well elsewhere, but the general nature of attractions in Vegas seems to demand something more.]]>

Meet the Beatles Las Vegas, Nevada 2012

A street artist explains his work to a passer-by. I was wondering what he was using for a model, he had no photo of the Beatles I coud see and there were no tribute bands playing on the street either.]]>

Fracture Las Vegas, Nevada 2012

I can’t decide if the break in the pattern on the side of this building (due to a long balcony opening) adds to or detracts from the composition. I think in theory some form of interruption in a pattern piece like this makes it more interesting; it’s just that in this case I’m not sure that this particular break in the pattern is aesthetically pleasing.]]>

Gridlock #17 Las Vegas, Nevada 2012

I suspect these people didn’t feel nearly as trapped or boxed in as they looked.

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Gridlock #16 Las Vegas, Nevada 2012

 The Tropicana Hotel. In the bright mid-day sun the wall of windows on the hotel was blindingly bright.Besides the fact that they (along with the bump-outs at the roof edge) added an interesting pattern to the almost all white composition, I found the operating windows unusual. Not many hotels have that feature anymore, especially on high up floors.]]>

Heine Brothers Coffee Louisville, Kentucky 2012 (photo by Kathy Madryga)

My sister sent me this photo in rebuttal to today’s POTD. The two handsome devils on the right would be Zippy and his brother-in-law.]]>

I just took this photo a couple of hours ago. My first summer art show of the season starts less than four weeks, so I’ve been busy getting things ready. Lots of driving to do this summer, but I think I’ll postpone working on my van for a few days.]]>