Thanks, Aardvark, we haven't taken the new camera out for any night shots of the city yet. Although, every time we come back from a day trip, we see the city and say to each other "Wow, we really should pull over and take some shots", but then we also say "We've been out since 4:00am, it's now 9:00pm...I want to go to bed", lol Haven't gone to the pawn shop, but the few times I've driven by it, the line has been huge. I have been to Ed Roman's shop many years ago, but I think they've closed the actual retail shop now.
RioRico, that whole area around Oatman is unbelievable! I HATE driving that twisty road, but there is so much history there. Unfortunately, our last trip was kinda rushed, we got there pretty late in the day, and the burros went back into the hills about 45 minutes after we got there. It's on the list for a return visit soon. There are a couple of places you mentioned that we haven't been to before, will check them out, thanks!
I've lived in Vegas for 35 years, pretty much grew up here. Just when you think you've seen, or know everything around the area, you find somewhere new to go. What's amazing to me, is the amount of people who live here, but have never stepped out of the city. We took the camera out to Valley of Fire a few weeks ago to try to catch some sunrise shots, but what really surprised me was the number of tourists vs. the number of locals, think we had the only vehicle there with Nevada plates, lol
I think my favorite place to photograph so far, has been Rhyolite, NV. If you haven't been, you must put it on your list! It's a great old town, with a ton of history. Even the old cemetery is amazing! And yes, you're right, if you don't slow down and look, you'll miss a lot!
I think we are going to head out to the Lehman Caves soon. Not sure how good the photos will be, very low light conditions (Good thing I've got a Pentax!), and shadows like crazy, but we'll give it a try, come back and figure out what we did wrong, and go back and get it right, lol
We are headed out to Ohio for Thanksgiving, and plan on heading into the woods with the camera. We've wanted to do the Reformatory in Mansfield for years, but they close it up after Halloween, and we've only gone out there to see my partner's family during the holidays. There are a ton of closed down factories and old farm houses... going to try to get into some of them and see what we can shoot.
Sorry for the long response, but it's great to talk with someone that understands the appeal of taking a camera out and wandering around in the desert