Quick Lunch Las Vegas, Nevada 2012

It’s a little hard to tell with just a glance, but these four don’t appear to being having a whale of a time in Vegas. Or maybe they’re just exhausted from having just that.

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Waiting in the Wings Las Vegas, Nevada 2012

A classy and for some reason a bit sinister looking Mercedes lurking in back of a store along the strip.

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Vegas Abstract #4 Las Vegas, Nevada 2012

Note the tip of the palm frond hanging down in the upper left hand corner of this image. At first it came across to me as a distracting flaw in the composition (one that I could easily have removed in Photoshop by the way). But then I decided I liked the bit of organic counterpoint to the harsh materials of the building components.]]>

Vegas Abstract #3 Las Vegas, Nevada 2012

The balconies (or maybe they’re not really balconies, just some sunshade or simple design element–hard to tell) on the building on the left of this image seem very dynamic viewed from this angle. It’s almost as if the image is a freeze-frame capture of them being sprayed across the front of the adjoining building.]]>

Vegas Abstract #2 Las Vegas, Nevada 2012

Although I didn’t call it that, Palm and Pool from earlier this week was the first abstract composition I photographed in Vegas, so this is number two. There were so many varied architectural styles, shapes, and textures it was hard to walk down the street very far without seeing some interesting combination of components to appreciate.]]>

Norwegian Wood Las Vegas, Nevada 2012

Her sign said “Everything Helps! Street Musician.” What else do you need to know? She was some distance from anything forest-like but she was enjoying playing the ukelele and singing song Norwegian Wood–and doing a pretty good job of it. Here’s a video with the original version of the song and some interesting historical film footage (opening with a clip of a pretty wasted Ringo):

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Down But Not Totally Out Las Vegas, Nevada 2012

There were a lot of panhandlers, musicians and performers vying for handouts on the strip in Las Vegas; and then there was this guy who appeared so down and out that he didn’t even bother to post a sign asking for money, or to hide his drink bottle, or to find a more quiet out-of-the-way place to hang out. But then I noticed the Bluetooth headset in his ear which just didn’t seem to fit in. I guess these days staying connected is important to even the truly wasted.

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Gridlock #16 Las Vegas, Nevada 2012

Part of the huge Wynn Hotel building. Looking up at all those hotel rooms all I could think of was what would happen if everybody flushed their toilets at the same time?]]>

Mix and Match Las Vegas, Nevada 2012

The casinos in Vegas attract all sorts of different kinds of folks, although an unusually large number of them seem to be smokers who are quite welcome. I’m not sure why this guy was bothering to smoke outside Harrah’s as I didn’t see one casino in Vegas that was non-smoking–perhaps making them the last bastion of the smoking population. Perhaps the high percentage of smokers in the casinos was because people who think they can beat the odds and win in Vegas also believe they can win the smoking vs. lung cancer lottery.]]>

Gridlock #15 Las Vegas, Nevada 2012

Given all the huge hotels with thousands of rooms, I didn’t really take full advantage of all the opportunities there were in Las Vegas to add to my gridlock series but I did get a few. This particular shot happens to be a parking garage, for Harrah’s if I recall correctly.]]>