First Time to Vegas! tgi Vacation time!

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

06/12/2006 03:49:25 PM · #1

Summer!!! and finally time for a good vacation!
Well. Me and my girlfriend are headed to vegas on the 23rd, and i've never been before. Our only plan: take pictures till our eyes pop out. So i thought id ask all the profesionals: are any "must shoot" spots in vegas??

Jacob

Ps: not sure how much im looking foward to the heat wave that is going to be meeting us there... :| us iowans are scared of those kind of temps. ;)

jenesis

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

06/12/2006 03:55:50 PM · #2

Awwwwww, but it's a "dry" heat. :-)

Don't have to tell you to have fun though, that's just a given in Vegas. See the BlueMan Group if they're still there. :)

Beetle

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

06/12/2006 03:57:36 PM · #3

There have been quite a few threads about Las Vegas.
Check out this bunch, I'm sure you'll find plenty of useful information there.

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

06/12/2006 04:04:46 PM · #4

Originally posted by Beetle:

There have been quite a few threads about Las Vegas.
Check out this bunch, I'm sure you'll find plenty of useful information there.

+

good call. ;)

Jason

Canon EOS-1D Mark II

06/12/2006 04:28:28 PM · #5

I heard the winters in Iowa are nice... that it's a dry snow.

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

06/12/2006 07:03:43 PM · #6

they can be nice. lots of ice... its snows then gets warm, snow, warm, snow, warm... at least 5 times a season. kinda annoying

TechnoShroom

Canon EOS-30D

06/12/2006 07:36:59 PM · #7

Comparing Omaha summers to Las Vegas summers.... I'll take Las Vegas summers. Well, scratch that. The heat in the desert outside of Las Vegas is bearable. The heat on the streets of Las Vegas isn't. In the desert it's more of a dry heat as everyone always says. On the streets it's full of sweaty people, car exhaust, and evaporation from the water features. Not nearly as humid as the midwest but not enjoyable either. We'll be there starting the 29th. Not entirely looking forward to it as it's just a stopover for a couple of days before on to our final destination but the stopover isn't for me.

Anyway, in the area it's always nice to visit Red Rock Canyon and Valley of Fire. I prefer the Valley of Fire. The Welcome to Las Vegas sign is always a must have, it's over by the airport. The architecture of the casinos at sunset including their respective shows. The Bellagio's water show for one. If you've never been then the Hoover Dam is should be visited. You can always escape some of the heat and experience the outdoors by driving up to Mt. Charleston although it's best earlier or later in the year.

You didn't say how long you were staying but depending on how much time and your level of interest you could make side trips to the Grand Canyon, Death Valley, and Rhyolite.

yakatme

Lytro Illum Light Field Digital

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

06/12/2006 07:50:53 PM · #8

Las Vegas' airport is a cheap means of getting to all of what is beyond Las Vegas.

Rent a car, drive east and northeast to see the Vermillion Cliffs...Grand Canyon (North Rim)...rent a boat on Lake Powell for amazing watery canyons and natural rock arches...Bryce National Park...and Zion National Park.

Oh, and let me tag along so that I can do all this again with the company of a like minded photographer.