Vegas and Grand Canyon Trip

Not too long ago, my father flew from Taiwan to spend a week and a half with the family.  Since he knew his time in the US was short, he and I planned a weekend family vacation to the Grand Canyon.  Upon hearing his decision to adventure out there, I was ecstatic! I had never been to the Grand Canyon and neither had I ever gambled!

The second our family deplaned, I sprinted to the nearest slot machine to throw my first quarter.  Low and behold, I won nothing. Typical.  However, throughout the weekend, my father, brother, and I spent quite a few hours in the Bellagio testing our luck at Blackjack tables.  At one point I was up $110 and thought I could steal a few more chips from the dealer, but as most casino trips end, I came out only keeping $60 of the $100 I began with.  Having spent 7 hours in the casino, my father said I had actually done pretty well considering it was my first time gambling and had only began with $100.  I just wish I had listened to myself earlier and stopped. Oh well.

As for photos of the Grand Canyon, I decided to shoot in B&W and see what kind of moods I could get out of the landscape.  Let me know what you think!

**Open the images to the original size for the best quality!**

Arms of Death

Hoover Dam

 J & J

 Luminance

Guano Point 

Sky High View

Hoover Dam

 Daydreamer

Framed

Overlooking the Canyon

 Jump!

 Outcast

Overwhelmed by Nature's Power

Nevermore

 Dare to Walk

The Bellagio In Wonderland

Golden Pumpkins

Breakfast Potatoes Delight

Vdara Lobby

Hamlet: Alcatraz Edition

Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to attend a sold out Dartmouth Alumni event featuring a jaw-dropping performance of Hamlet on the infamous island of Alcatraz in San Francisco.  The island presented an excellent atmosphere for the play, and having been my first visit to Alcatraz, I couldn't have asked for a better first time.  The actors were amazingly talented, the scenery was gorgeous, and the experience was priceless.

As a special group, we were able to enter restricted areas not open to the general public! Well, here are just a sample of many photos I took (too many to upload).  Enjoy!

**Man, once again the colors are so washed out...I hope this is just my screen and not what everyone sees!**

Disaccord

Fly

Lecture

The Bay

Alcatraz

SF Bay

Divine

Imprisoned

Evening Stroll

Love

Ruins

Golden

Surrounded

Abandoned

Seaching For Love

Disappointment

What To Do?

Development

Back Again!

After a long break from photography due to many hours of work, classes, and tennis lesson, I finally found some time to get out and take some photos! Having been inspired by one of my friends, Eric Kim, to dip my feet into street photography, I went out to Santana Row a few days ago and attempted to shoot more photos of people.  Let me know what you think about my first attempt at some street photography!

**I've noticed that for some reason the photos on here seem desaturated compared to the actual files**

Paradise of Books

Domination

Daydreamer

Distracted

One King to Rule Them All

Waiting