{"id":216,"date":"2010-02-27T02:11:29","date_gmt":"2010-02-27T07:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brianwithaneye.com\/?p=216"},"modified":"2010-07-31T23:57:11","modified_gmt":"2010-08-01T04:57:11","slug":"it-happened-in-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brianwithaneye.com\/site\/216\/it-happened-in-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"It Happened In Vegas"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>\"\"<\/a>Well I got busy & completely fell behind in posting pieces of my world.\u00a0 A Kansas City photographer simply has <\/em>to document life all the time.<\/p>\n

I was in Las Vegas recently on a live camera concert job & was able to grab a few interesting photographs to share with all of the image appreciators out there.<\/p>\n

All photos posted on this page are taken with a Nikon D200 & Nikon 18-200VR lens at various ISO settings, all in available light. *see next to last image for a unique grab of someone’s flash*<\/p>\n

We start off with a photograph from the Fairmont Street area of old Las Vegas of a photogenic martini glass & gitchy Vegas sign.<\/p>\n

After a little manipulation, this turned out to be an interesting fine art image.<\/p>\n

Then follow on through some classic Las Vegas signage from the past.<\/p>\n

I gave the images of these signs a “1960’s” Kodachrome look & feel to match the era of these classic old pieces of art.<\/p>\n

Blue Angel Motel… Holiday Motel… Fun City Motel…If those walls could talk- think of the screenplays that could have been.<\/p>\n

I didn’t have a ton of time to go out & shoot fun stuff so these photos were all crammed in a 2 hour window the day I left for KC.<\/p>\n

Then, there are three photographs that are street photography style, all at Mandalay Bay.<\/p>\n

The first photograph is a shot of a lady in a black dress that happened so fast that the slow shutter speed coupled with the motion of her, the camera & myself, trying to get the composition before she walked behind that pillar…made for an arty outcome. I love the mysterious feel that is felt in my image, “Mystery Lady of Las Vegas.”\u00a0 1\/15th sec at f5.6\u00a0 ISO 1000.<\/p>\n

Two of the final three shots are centered around a pair of breasts displayed as art… and really- who can argue?\u00a0 Don’t scroll down just yet. They’re not Real <\/em>breasts -they are marble, not unlike some of the Vegas dancer’s…<\/p>\n

I sat & watched as most people just breezed past the breasts. But then there were also several people that wanted their photo taken with them.<\/p>\n

I love to get shots of people taking photographs themselves & the final “breast” photo was a great one to wait patiently 20 minutes for.\u00a0 I have 5 or 6 shots of these girls posing in available light (at an ISO of 1250 for you techies) but this happened to be a nice catch when my slow shutter was open at the same time that their flash went off, resulting in a nicely lit image of two young attractive women playing joyfully with a set of breast\"\"<\/a>s which just goes to show how important they really are to society…\u00a0 I’m just sayin’.<\/p>\n

And, what the heck.. -and you thought I had saved the breast for last.<\/p>\n

I managed to get a few shots off from my camera position at one of the shows I was running camera on.\u00a0 The last photo is of comedian, Bill Engvall, as he had the audience in tears at this & several other points. This man is a true pro. He had food poisoning that night but went on & clicked for an hour show with 2 trash cans just off both sides of the stage at the ready. He said after the show that he didn’t think he was gonna make it.<\/p>\n

I hope you enjoyed this posting of “What Brian Did Not Too Long Ago.”<\/p>\n

Tell your friends. Pass me along. Visit my gallery. Be kind to animals. Eat your vegetables. Don’t fear the reaper. I would like a job at a creative outlet. It is almost senior portrait time. Remember the Alamo. Also, remember Budget, Hertz & National. And most important- What happened in Vegas, stayed behind the camera.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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