Vegas Assistant

[Travis Butler]

Last week I went to Vegas for a few days... to help out a friend who needed some tech support stuff done, and who's also been dealing with health issues. But since they weren't getting up and around until 1 PM, I had the mornings to myself, and did a little photo work...

First day was the desert garden at Ethel M's.


20250925-SDIM7855 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
Sigma fp, Hexanon 40/1.8

Ethel M is the premium chocolate brand of M&M Mars, and for some reason they put one of their major factories in the middle of a blazing desert. But they leaned into it by putting a large desert garden onto the factory grounds, so credit for that!


20250925-SDIM7858 by Travis Butler, on Flickr


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For some reason, they were wrapping Christmas lights on many of the cacti. Christmas isn't for another three months! I suppose it could be for Halloween, but some of them looked like the wrong colors to fit.

 

[Travis Butler]

20250925-SDIM7888 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
Sigma fp, Hexanon 28/3.5 (7-element)


20250925-SDIM7893 by Travis Butler, on Flickr


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The factory is on one of the major flight paths for the Vegas airport, so there were a lot of overflights.


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Cocoa Way, Agave Alley, Prickly Pear Parkway, Cactus Garden Cafe... and the Tasting Room. ^^;;

 

[CharlesH]

Nice Vegas pictures. I really like the city, especially out to the west near the mountains. I hope you friend does okay.

 

[Travis Butler]

Nice Vegas pictures. I really like the city, especially out to the west near the mountains. I hope you friend does okay.

There’s a lot of pics to come. Four major morning expeditions- the desert garden, up and down the Strip monorail, Red Rock, and the Atomic Testing Museum.

 

[Travis Butler]

20250925-SDIM7916 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
TTArtisan 11mm fisheye


20250925-SDIM7929 by Travis Butler, on Flickr


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[Travis Butler]

And the stuff people usually think of with Vegas... the monorail and the Strip.


20250926-SDIM7979 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
Hexanon 40/1.8


20250926-SDIM7989 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
Minolta MD 35-70/3.5 Macro


20250926-SDIM7997 by Travis Butler, on Flickr


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Poor Circus Circus... some other company built a cheap junk building blocking their sign from the north.


20250926-SDIM8008 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
At least it still looks good from the front.


20250926-SDIM8003 by Travis Butler, on Flickr


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20250926-SDIM8014 by Travis Butler, on Flickr
And one of the most blatant bits of Vegas fakery... the MGM lion looking over New York, New York casino.


20250926-SDIM8020 by Travis Butler, on Flickr