I purchased a ticket to one of the photowalks at the Neon Museum and had a great time wandering the neon boneyard (the place where old, discarded neon signs go to die, heh.) If you've ever been to the Neon Museum, you'll know that you can only visit as part of a guided tour, during which tour you're not allowed to leave the group or wander or use a tripod (safety purposes!), though I believe you are allowed to take quick snapshots. I'm sure that, as fellow photographers, you all could empathize with my disappointment in such a setup. However (!!!), I discovered that a few times a month, they offer a photowalk. During the photowalk, you are allowed to take your tripod and wander and shoot to your heart's content for about an hour and a half. The photowalk is a bit more expensive than a regular tour—$50 as of right now—but it was totally worth it to me. (But in the interests of the family budget, I left the family in our condo and went by myself.)
I took four lenses and made a slow circuit around the boneyard with each lens, looking for different compositions and pieces of particular interest. I took my Nikkor 105mm, Rokinon 14mm, Nikkor 24–70, and Tamron 70–200. By the time I got to the Tamron, I was bit tired and didn't do much with it. There were maybe four or five other photographers there that evening, and everyone was fairly considerate about not getting in each other's way. Pretty classy bunch of folks.
Anyhow, here are some of my favorite shots—did lots of bracketing, as you can probably tell.
Neon Museum, Las Vegas, NV by Nicole Fernley, on Flickr
Neon Museum, Las Vegas, NV by Nicole Fernley, on Flickr
Neon Museum, Las Vegas, NV by Nicole Fernley, on Flickr
Neon Museum, Las Vegas, NV by Nicole Fernley, on Flickr
Neon Museum, Las Vegas, NV by Nicole Fernley, on Flickr
Neon Museum, Las Vegas, NV by Nicole Fernley, on Flickr
Neon Museum, Neon Museum, Las Vegas, NV by Nicole Fernley, on Flickr
If any of you find an opportunity to participate in the Neon Museum photowalk, I'd highly recommend it. Heck, if you give me enough notice, maybe I'll come join you. I'd like to go back and try it again.
- deano , Merco_61 , TBonz and 2 others like this
OK, I can see the beauty in such a place. Unfortunately there are no such places in Sweden as far as I know