While I was in Las Vegas I had the privilege of staying with an online friend I met on Facebook, and her husband. On my drive to their place, I envisioned getting some night shots, maybe somewhere along the strip, but it was really just a vague notion and a cliche photo op. When we headed out to do some night photos, we got off the beaten tourist path, and I found myself on the side of a hill, overlooking a valley filled with lights. I took two, maybe three shots before I found a much more interesting subject – moon light.

Not just any moon light, but bright, almost full moon light, you know, the kind of light you can read a news paper with. I promptly slapped my fish-eye lens on the camera, and aimed my attention away from the city, and into that beautiful light. The creative part of my brain kept telling me to paint with some light while the shutter was opened, so I grabbed my phone, turned the flash on, and painted a bush, the side of a truck. I thought about painting myself, but that would have led to a broken camera, or an exploded lens, it was not going to be pretty…Anyway, here are a couple of my favorite shots of the night.

My visit to Sin City had no sin involved, just the pure joy of friends, and taking pictures.

Dark and Moody Landscape

Cell Phone Light Painting

Moonlit Ride