Category : Pilgrim’s Chronicles

 

I just finished my workshop with Jack Graham in Nelson and on the last day Paul Janusz asked me what I thought of a shot he had made!  I told him it was the best image I’d seen that week including anything I had shot!!!!  I asked his permission to steal the shot, adding I was going to anyway!!!  I don’t like duplicating a shot found by someone else, but this image hit me so hard I had to try to make it myself.  This was a great workshop, with a nice group of people, it was really a pleasure to be with Ted Thelin again, and Joe, and Tom, Paul, shoot the whole gang!!!!!  I love to go out and teach and shoot and just be out there, but most of all it’s the people that make it such a great experience, thanks folks for a great week!  …….and Paul, sorry but your shot was so theft worthy!!!!!  Mentioned you in my new Kelby Class this morning!

 

Blessings,

 

the pilgrim

 

Can’t believe I walked right past his shot!!!!!

 

The early history of Las Vegas is on display at the Neon Museum!  We booked a special arrangement for our group last night at the museum and were able to shoot after dark when they lit up the signs, it was great!  We are already planning a return trip next year to both Nelson and the Neon Museum with Jack Graham!  Here is some of last nights images!

 

 

 

I had the most fun shooting individual letters so I could make arrangements for my grandchildren below is an example!

 

 

I was a “D” short to do Cassidy, going after than tonight!!!!!  Got it!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 

…….and that is my six grandchildren in lights!!!!

 

 

Blessings,

 

the pilgrim

 

Yep,  all Fuji XT-1 and 18-135!

 

Another day in Nelson and the highlight was the remarkable light!  Our troops are turning out a lot of great images in this Disney World of Americana subject matter!  The best light has been from one hour before sunrise to about 30 minutes after.  Here are some of my images from today’s two trips out to Nelson.

 

 

 

If you’ve never been to Nelson, the next trip to Vegas drop by, you will love it!

 

Blessings,

 

the pilgrim

 

 

Jack and I got out early this morning, 5:00 a.m. and drove the 30 minutes down to Nelson.  We were rewarded with great early light and some fantastic subjects to shoot.  We needed to get to the location and see what time the sun actually rose over the mountains, Nelson is in a pretty deep valley!  We are really pleased, not only is the light great, (same weather all week), but the owners have made some great additions and it really makes the property even better!  They completed an old time garage and it was a great start to the day.  See below.

 

 

 

The Teddy Bear Cactus, looks fuzzy but is also called jumping cactus because it is so easy to get bitten by it!!!  It sure was great for framing the old  Chrysler below.

 

 

Tomorrow morning we will take our group down at 5:00 a.m. again and they will get their first taste of this great Ghost Town.  We will make at least three trips to Nelson, a trip to the neon Museum for some late light and twilight, lit Neon shooting, and a trip for an afternoon shoot at Red Rock Canyon just North of Las Vegas.  We are based in Henderson about 20 minutes south of Vegas.  No Elvis sightings yet!

 

Here is some spectacular rust on an old car!  More to come!

 

 

Blessings,

 

the pilgrim

 

Photo Note:  All images with the Fuji XT-1 and the 18-135 OIS WR   (the lens I said I wouldn’t be buying, sure glad I did!)