T.G.'s Photography Blog

Eiffel Tower Restaurant - Las Vegas, NV Looking up at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant, at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel and Casino.  August 17, 2010. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Looking down the Vegas strip, toward the Paris Las Vegas. August 17, 2010. Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo © Tom Gatermann.

This view is looking out at Rock Island in Lake Mead. You can see, from the lighter colored rocks, how the water level of the lake was significantly lower than in years past. August 18, 2010. Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.

Visitors Center at Hoover Dam Looking toward the visitors' center and some of the power line towers at Hoover Dam . In the upper left corner of the image you can see the Mike O'Callaghan - Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge. At the time that I took this image, the bridge was under construction. Before the bridge was completed in 2010, vehicular traffic on US 93 had to cross over the top of the dam, which required a security check fro every car traveling over it. Photo taken: August 18, 2010. Hoover Dam, Lake Mead National Recreational Area, Nevada. Photo © Tom Gatermann

This is view is of one of the many hills that dot the landscape around Lake Mead . In the foreground is Historic Railroad Hiking Trail. Photo taken: August 18, 2010. Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.

Hoover Dam A view looking down, from the top of Hoover Dam. The dam is 726 feet tall, and weighs more than 6.6 million tons. At the bottom water from the Colorado River and Lake Mead are being released. On the back side of the dam, large intake towers feed water into the dam's turbines to produce electricity. Photo taken: August 18, 2010, at Lake Mead National Recreational Area.

Vertigo Part II - Hoover Dam Looking down from the top of Hoover Dam, on the Nevada side near the visitors center . Photo taken: August 18, 2010. Hoover Dam, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada.

Lake Las Vegas - Henderson, NV This is a multi-image panorama that was stitched together in Photoshop. The view is looking across Lake Las Vegas. I took these images while driving from Las Vegas to Hoover Dam . Photograph taken: August 18, 2010. Henderson, Nevada.

Looking out at Lake Mead on the Colorado River, from the top of Hoover Dam . Lake Mead was at a much lower water level than it had been in years past, as can be seen from the higher water level mark in this photograph. The line across the river is a barrier marking the point that water craft are not allowed to go past. Photo taken: August 18, 2010, at Hoover Dam, Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Warning at Hoover Dam A very important warning on the ledge at the top of Hoover Dam. You can lean over an look down the dam from the walkway at the top, but don't lean too far . Photo taken: August 18, 2010. Lake Mead National Recreation Area.

Caesars Palace in Las Vegas A view of Caesars Palace casino in Las Vegas. Photograph taken: August 17, 2010, at Las Vegas, Nevada.

Angel - Las Vegas A statue of an angel playing the trumpet at Caesars Palace , in Las Vagas. Photograph taken: August 17, 2010, at Las Vegas, Nevada.