The Weekend Lens

I spent this past weekend in Vegas with many of the design team members and designers who create products for Designer Digitals. It was a chance for us to come together and share laughter and stories and meet in person.

As you can imagine there were many cameras on hand and lots of talk about ISO, aperture, macro, night-shooting, photoshop, etc. It was awesome to see Vegas through the lens of each person's camera.

Here's a look at some of the things I captured over the weekend:

On Friday night a big group of us embarked on a photo-walk. It was cool to just walk around the strip with the intent of seeing it through the lens of my camera.

For me there was lots of looking up.

One of the highlights for me was getting a chance to get to know Jessica Hunt. She lives here locally and we've just not had the chance in the past to make time to get together.

I'm pretty sure this weekend sealed a new friendship.

I arrived home last night safe and sound, excited to be back with my family again.

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  1. Sarah says…
    01/17/2011

    welcome home :)

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  2. dawn says…
    01/17/2011

    love these!! Glad your home safe and sound with the family.

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  3. Sally says…
    01/17/2011

    AWESOME pictures Ali. Glad you had a nice weekend!

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  4. kelly says…
    01/17/2011

    never been to vegas, but boy you make it look good. and that red coat. dang! perfect. glad you are tucked away back home safe and sound. happy monday!

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  5. Tracy says…
    01/17/2011

    beautiful pics, Ali! TFS!

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  6. Sandra says…
    01/17/2011

    those are great photos. it's always fun to see others perspective through their lens.
    thanks for sharing.

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  7. kelly X says…
    01/17/2011

    LOVE LOVE LOVE the pictures. It's cool seeing a place I've been to a few times through the eyes of someone else.

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  8. Jill Broyles says…
    01/17/2011

    glad you had such a great time, as your pictures show. thanks for sharing.

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  9. Judy Webb says…
    01/17/2011

    night time photos, such a challenge. Thanks

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  10. tetcy says…
    01/17/2011

    so fun to have a few "you-days", even if they're for work. :)

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  11. Ingrid says…
    01/17/2011

    Love your view of Vegas. These are just so inspiring. Makes me want to go tomorrow.

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  12. Fe Louis says…
    01/17/2011

    Excellent photos. It was a very interesting perspective of Las Vegas which took into account more than just the money. Thanks for the experience.

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  13. Melissa says…
    01/17/2011

    I love so many of these photos. They seem so crip and clear. Do you mind sharing what kind of camera you took these with? My digital pics still don't seem as good as my tried and true 35 mm camera, but maybe I am doing something wrong with digital.

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  14. Melissa says…
    01/17/2011

    p.s. woops, meant to say crisp not crip!

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  15. Susan Wilson says…
    01/17/2011

    Beautifully composed photos. Intereting depth of field on the abstracts.

    Glad you had a good time.

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  16. Helen says…
    01/17/2011

    Beautiful photos Ali.

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  17. playcrane says…
    01/17/2011

    Excellent pics!

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  18. Lisa Walters says…
    01/17/2011

    Never been to Vegas either. But loving your "view". The sites and sounds and seeing it through your lens is awesome. Glad your home safely:)

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  19. sandie says…
    01/17/2011

    I loved Vegas when I was there. AMAZING photo opportunities - it's great to see yours.

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  20. Kirsten H says…
    01/17/2011

    Ohhh the patterns! So love it

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  21. Mikki McGehee says…
    01/17/2011

    I live in Las Vegas and I absolutely love seeing photos that people take while they're here. Sometimes I forget all the cool potential of my own city.

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  22. Jill says…
    01/17/2011

    Finding LIGHT - love it :)

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  23. Dawn Nikol says…
    01/17/2011

    I wish I had known you would be here! I've lived here for over 10 years and it's always more fun when "newbies" are in town. ;)

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  24. Jess says…
    01/17/2011

    I had a blast! Love that we had to go to Vegas to finally get together....we'll definitely have to make time to have some good local fun too :)

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  25. Lyndee says…
    01/17/2011

    I used to think I was a pretty good photographer. Since becoming a blogger, I've realized there's just so much more I want to find out and....I'm not quite at the level I'd like to be at.

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    1. Ali says…
      01/18/2011

      I feel the exact same way :). There's always more to learn...

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