Las Vegas - McCarran, NV, USA - 26/01/2008

With the weekend free for relaxing around LV, and the forecast for heavy rain on the Sunday, where we spent Saturday was a no-brainer!

We started off in the dedicated viewing area which is positioned just about perfectly for touchdown shots. You are shooting through a fence though, so it's imperative that you shoot on a fast shutter, large aperture setup, otherwise it'll be visible in your pictures.

Just before lunch we decided to go for a drive round, but in the absence of anywhere more suitable to park up we retreated to the long-stay car park at the airport, from where we shot off the roof for an hour or so. Unfortunately the wind direction dictated that rotations were happening well past the interesting sights on the Strip.

Somewhat frustrated and with the hope of catching the early afternoon Virgin Lump, we headed back to the viewing area.

It wasn't until the evening that we discovered that Vegas was playing host to the Miss America contest that evening, but doubtless the influx of biz later in the afternoon had some connection to that.

With the light now fading, a local told us that a Philippines A340 was due, so we hung around and waited for that, catching a couple of specials while we did so.

We decided to call it a day at this point. I don't think I've ever taken more civvy shots than I did this day! Great location and great variety! Thoroughly enjoyable way to lose a day.