{"id":503,"date":"2012-03-26T12:46:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-26T12:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/blogs\/paul\/post\/A-different-view-of-Vegas.aspx"},"modified":"2013-01-01T20:52:08","modified_gmt":"2013-01-02T04:52:08","slug":"a-different-view-of-vegas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/a-different-view-of-vegas\/","title":{"rendered":"A different view of Vegas&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"2\">I have a day off today at SQL Connections while Kimberly and Jonathan educate the crowds about SQL Server 2012. I thought I&#39;d mess around with my camera (we&#39;re driving through the Mojave Desert next weekend so have all our gear with us) and see what I could get. We&#39;re up on floor 38 of part of the MGM Grand and have a balcony (with a scarily flimsy barrier before a 450 ft drop!). Being this high opens up all kinds of opportunities for cool photos.<\/font>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"2\">Here&#39;s a wild fisheye view looking out over the airport. 1\/400s at f\/16, ISO 320, shooting fully manual with Canon 8-15mm f\/4L Fisheye at 10mm and Canon 5D Mark II. Click for a&nbsp;1572&#215;1048 version&nbsp;(800K).<\/font>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"2\">I love the effects I can get with this lens &#8211; I think the contrails look really cool!<\/font>\n<\/p>\n<p><font face=\"verdana,geneva\" size=\"2\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/content\/binary\/_mg_2675_larger.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sqlskills.com\/blogs\/paul\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/3\/_mg_2675_small.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/font> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have a day off today at SQL Connections while Kimberly and Jonathan educate the crowds about SQL Server 2012. 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