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Towards the end of January of 2010 Las Vegas had gotten hit hard by rain and harsh winds. Usually that means, more traffic and more accidents and it certainly brings out the asshole in the locals during crappy weather. Nevertheless, in the surrounding foot hills and mountain tops had gotten smothered in a blanket of fresh white powder. So after about 4 days of this weather we get a break and have a beautiful day and it happens to land on a saturday. Wanting to see the effects in the mountains we decided to pack it up and head up to Mt. Charleston. We soon found out that everyone else in Las Vegas had the same idea. We had gotten stuck several times due to congestion and traffic heading up the mountain. It eventually got so bad that the local police had to close down the road to visitors and tourists. The mountain had officially reached its maximum occupancy. This was a bummer. There were so many people here that we just could not get anywhere secluded to shoot some cool pictures.
Eventually we headed down the mountain and pulled off to the side of the road just to frolic in some snow. There I got a couple new photos of my girlfriend playing around. The mountain in the background gave a lot of shade. it gave the surrounding snow a very dark blue hue. Photoshop could easily correct this, but I actually like it.
Camera: Nikon D200
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 200 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Camera: Nikon D200
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 200 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Camera: Nikon D200
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/350)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 165 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Once we decided to leave we headed up towards Red Rock and the surrounding areas. HOLY SHIT! Everything is completely packed. Places and spots that usually never have anybody there are completely flooded. We kept cruising around trying to find a secluded area. We ended up at Bonnie Springs. We were there shooting for about 5 minutes when several other cars began pulling in and parking next to my vehicle. Very frustrating. We ended up leaving shortly after. Here are some of the photos from that set.
Camera: Nikon D200
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 135 mm
ISO Speed: 500
Camera: Nikon D200
Exposure: 0.05 sec (1/20)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 200 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Camera: Nikon D200
Exposure: 0.04 sec (1/25)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 500
Camera: Nikon D200
Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 145 mm
ISO Speed: 500
Camera: Nikon D200
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 175 mm
ISO Speed: 500
Once we left we headed down Charleston BLVD and decided to stop off at the Red Rock Casino and take a couple more photos. It stared getting dark quick at this point so we quit after only a few shots.
Camera: Nikon D200
Exposure: 0.067 sec (1/15)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 500
Camera: Nikon D200
Exposure: 0.05 sec (1/20)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 38 mm
ISO Speed: 1000
Once I started shooting at ISO 1000 I decided to call it quits and we headed out. I hope you enjoyed viewing these images and reading my story and much as I liked taking them. Check back often for new photos, stories and updates!.
- Travis Sackett
