{"id":2981,"date":"2020-08-23T07:00:12","date_gmt":"2020-08-23T14:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/vegas-with-an-edge\/?p=2981"},"modified":"2020-08-23T07:00:12","modified_gmt":"2020-08-23T14:00:12","slug":"since-you-asked-taking-photographs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/blog\/since-you-asked-taking-photographs\/","title":{"rendered":"Since You Asked \u2014Taking Photographs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After making more than 50\ntrips to Las Vegas, which add up to more than a year of my life spent there,\nI&#8217;ve ventured far off the beaten path.&nbsp;In this post, I\u2019d like to offer\nsome tips on some of the best places in the Valley to take great photographs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It may seem obvious and it\u2019s most certainly <em>not<\/em> off the beaten path, but one of the best places to pull out your camera is the Bellagio Conservatory. The displays change seasonally, so you\u2019re almost always likely to see something new, and the Bellagio artists do beautiful things with flowers. I\u2019ve got tons and tons of great pictures of the conservatory; these are just a couple of favorites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"735\" width=\"980\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/vegas-with-an-edge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSCN0068-1024x768.jpg?resize=980%2C735&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2983\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"735\" width=\"980\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/vegas-with-an-edge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSCN0065-1024x768.jpg?resize=980%2C735&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2984\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Right across the street, a more \u201csecret\u201d spot is the top of the parking garage at the Showcase Mall on the east side of the Strip. Take the pedestrian overpass across the street at Park MGM; between Marshall\u2019s and Denny\u2019s, walk straight ahead behind the stores and the parking garage will be on your left. Take the elevator to the top floor and you\u2019ll get eye-level views of the NY-NY roller coaster, among photo ops. You might also see over the wall and get a glimpse of the villas at the super-exclusive MGM Mansion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/vegas-with-an-edge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/RSCN1684.jpg?w=980&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2986\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Aerophiles will appreciate that the McCarran flight plan runs very close to the Strip, depending on the weather that day. Paradise Road east of the Strip (especially over by the Double Down Saloon) and Sunset Road, a couple of long blocks south of Mandalay Bay, are great places to get virtually head-on shots of approaching planes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"735\" width=\"980\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/vegas-with-an-edge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20160504_082615_027-1024x768.jpg?resize=980%2C735&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2987\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The top of the Stratosphere Tower has several places for great frames. The Top of the World restaurant and bar slowly rotates to give you a 360-degree view of the valley. The observation deck also has fantastic views of the Strip and downtown, and you can watch people leaping from the SkyJump attraction, which in itself is heart-stopping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"735\" width=\"980\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/vegas-with-an-edge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSCN2955-1024x768.jpg?resize=980%2C735&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2988\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>My final suggestion is Red Rock Canyon. If you\u2019re feeling active, it\u2019s a great place for hiking and rock climbing. Or you can just do the 13-mile scenic drive, which has plenty of places to pull over and take in the scenery. If you\u2019ve never been, you\u2019d never guess that things look like this only 30 minutes away from the Strip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/vegas-with-an-edge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_0629-M.jpg?w=980&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2989\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After making more than 50 trips to Las Vegas, which add up to more than a year of my life spent there, I&#8217;ve ventured far off the beaten path.&nbsp;In this post, I\u2019d like to offer some tips on some of the best places in the Valley to take great photographs. 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