Friday, September 30, 2011

iPhoneography, The Vegas Edition; Part Two

The images from Las Vegas continue! If you missed part one you can see it here.

A stroll through MGM and The Aria:

Studio 54
Lens: John S
Film: Ina's 1935 

 Classic Relief in Iron
Lens: John S
Film: Ina's 1935

Light Bearer
Lens: Kaimal Mark II
Film: DreamCanvas 

 Shot 3/21
Lens: Helga Viking
Film: Kodot XGrizzled

 Blue Orb with Feet
Lens: Matty ALN
Film: Ina's 1969

 Let's get this party started!
Lens: Salvador 84
Film: Pistil

 Glowing Orbs of Orange Light
Lens: Salvador 84
Film: Pistil

 Let's drink to art!
Lens: Chunky
Film: Kodot XGrizzled
Sunflowers in Shades of Blue
Lens: Roboto Glitter
Film: Ina's 1969


Stay tuned for part three which will include images from Bellagio and Mandalay Bay's Shark Reef!

Thursday, September 29, 2011

iPhoneography, The Vegas Edition; Part One

All the images shown here were taken with the iPhone using various apps. I had a great deal of fun shooting with the iPhone in Las Vegas. I used mostly the Hipstamatic and I kept the "shake" mode on to get a different film and lens combo each time. And, I discovered a new favorite: Chunky lens paired with Pistil film (which you'll see in a future post as I took way to many to bombard you guys all at once!).
In the words of Samuel L. Jackson..."You know what's cool?" iPhoneography. iPhoneography is cool.

On the way...

Fort Lauderdale Airport
Lens: John S
Film: Ina's 1969


Take off over Fort Lauderdale
Lens: Native Camera
Processing: Pixlr-o-matic

Space Flight
Lens: Instagram
Processing: Apollo


On Board
Lens: Salvador 85
Film: Alfred Infrared


Welcome to Las Vegas
Lens: Lucifer VI
Film: AO BW


Cracked Rabbit
Sculpture inside McCarren International Airport.
Lens: Chunky
Film: Cano Cafenol

Stony Lizard
Lens: Melodie
Film: Blanko

Night Life
We took a limo from the airport and took a long way to our hotel...along the strip, in and out of resorts. I tried snapping pics out the window but it was too dark. I liked this one though.
Lens: Salvador 84
Film: Ina's 1935

The Endless Hallway
I took a shot of this with my D90 as well for a digital art piece that will be something reminiscent of The Shining.  Now, if I can just find some spooking looking twins. :)
Lens: Salvador 84
Film: Ina's 1935

Breakfast in Bed
Our first morning in Vegas we ordered room service breakfast. It was quite the spread!
Lens: Native
Processing: Plastic Bullet

Out exploring...Mandalay Bay, Luxor & New York-New York:

Through the Arch
Lens: John S
Film: Pistil

Guarding Griffin
Lens: John S
Film: Pistil


Pete Rose
I saw Pete Rose, like a gazillion times. Apparently this is what he does now for a living. Shows up at this memorabilia store about three times a day and signs autographs on items purchased. I thought about asking him for gambling tips. :)
Lens: Helga Viking
Film: BlacKeys B&W


Three Fish on Red
 Lens: Libatique 73
Film: Pistil


Signs of New York
 Lens: Salvador 84
Film: AO BW

Flaming Doors
 Lens: Buckhorst H1
Film: Kodot XGrizzled

Balcony View
 Lens: Buckhorst H1
Film: Kodot XGrizzled

 Lady Liberty of Vegas
Lens: Lucifer VI
Film: Pistil

New York-New York
Lens: Melodie
Film: Blanko


Coming up: Part two which will include images from MGM & The Aria!



Monday, September 26, 2011

Las Vegas with the 50mm

My last trip to Las Vegas back in 2009, I took only my 10-20mm wide angle lens and forced myself to shoot with it only. Those images can be found in this flickr set. This time around, I took the 50mm and the iPhone. Having just the 50mm was challenging for street and architecture photography but was perfect for shots inside the various resorts. The iPhone was a blast and I'll share those Vegas shots in an upcoming post. But for today's post, here is summary of my week of indulgence via the 50mm lens. I would have had more images but my SD card corrupted and even my recovery software wouldn't bring them all back (a lesson to everyone....upload those photos right away!).

We stayed at Mandalay Bay which was really nice.
 I hate the fact that none of the rooms have coffee makers.
And, I have stayed in most of the resorts in Vegas so I can say with some certainty that Mandalay Bay has really thin walls. Noise was an issue...the kind you don't want to hear at 4am, if you get my drift. :)

Mandalay Place heading up to the Peter Lik gallery. You can either be intimidated by amazing photographers like Peter Lik or you can be inspired. I was totally inspired by all the galleries I visited.


Rice. I was attracted to their sign and so we chose to have dinner (and mango mojitos!) here
one night. We had a Calamari appetizer and for dinner I had Yellowfin & JalapeƱo sushi rolls
and Tuna Sashimi. Charlie had Teriyaki Salmon. It was super delicious!


Bar Moderno at the Aria was our favorite. Great atmosphere, location, service and mojitos!


The lights along New York New York. I enjoyed walking around snapping pics despite the heat.


A colorful mannequin at a candy store was perfect for a photo op.




We saw the Cirque Du Soleil's Viva Elvis show at the Aria. Being a HUGE fan of Elvis, I was so excited but in the end, after previously seeing "O" and the Beatles "LOVE" show, Viva Elvis turned out to be a disappointment. It was a limited-run show so not as much effort was put into it. It was still good but just more of a Broadway style and not as much acrobatics or artistry. :(


After the Viva Elvis show we had a very filling and super delicious dinner at Maestro's. It was the architecture that made me want to dine here. It reminded me of a futuristic version of Captain Nemo's Nautilus. We had a calamari appetizer and I ordered tuna tartar and a side of the best sweet potato fries I've ever tasted. My hubby, as usual, orders Salmon.


The Bird Chair of Bellagio


Casino at New York-New York. I'm not much of a gambler anymore but I did manage to lose $80!
But, I guess that's not too bad for being there almost a week. Could have been worse!


One of the lions at MGM. Everytime I've been they always seem to be sleeping. They had cubs but there were so many people crowded around I couldn't get a decent picture. Take my word for it, they were super duper adorable!

Glowing Orbs taken at a restaurant at the Aria.

Bokeh Tree Lights

Plastic Twins

 Angel in Stone


 Paris, Vegas style


Green Tree Monitor

Strolling along the Promenade

 Tree lights at Bellagio


The faux gondola at The Venetian. I won't ever take a ride in this because I've done the real thing and I don't want to replace those memories with a memory of a fake ride on a fake canal.
 Same thing with the fake Eiffel Tower. I've been to the top of the real one,
 so I will pass on a ride to the top of faux Eiffel. Still, it's fun to see other people enjoying themselves.

Standing Vigil

Under the Bridge

Yellow-tipped post at Treasure Island.

So, I only took about 80 images with my D90 but these were the only ones I could recover from the card. I did save a few "interesting" images from the D90 for a later post this week but I'm very thankful I took tons of images with the iPhone. I have since tossed the corrupted SD card. Sucks, but, that's digital life! :)