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Dusk

            Being the high roller that I am, I felt obligated to go into a casino and blow a $10 roll of quarters before I left Laughlin. OK, first off, When the hell did slot machines get so damn complicated? It took me a half hour to find a nice simple old fashioned slot machine, the kind where you drop in a quarter, pull the lever, and occasionally get the excitement of hearing the jingle of a couple of quarters dropping out of the machine. You need a PHD to figure out the machines now. It's not even fun anymore. It's like... You stick your credit card in the machine, press a button, and watch a computer graphic of little wheels spinning on a TV screen. Occasionally you win and the machine spits out a little printout that says "You won 50 cents" I felt like I was back in Florida when I visited Laughlin. I think I was the only person less than 87 years old there. What's with these expressionless old people in casinos? They wheel them up to a slot machine with their oxygen tank, and they just sit there drooling, completely expressionless, pumping money into the machine.They win a hundred bucks and don't even crack a smile. If they're there to make money, then they're in the wrong place. SO... When I left, I counted up my quarters, and I actually had $12.75... YES!!!!!! A WINNER!!!!!! That's $2.75 more than I started with! Maybe I can get that pack of gum I've always wanted... No wait... I think I'll hang on to all those quarters... The next time I go to the laundromat, it won't cost me a penny.

Once again, this is about 10 different exposures which I merged in Photoshop. This is not my HDR technique that I use, this is in addition to that, to increase the number of streaks in the road from the cars. I'll explain how I do it the next time I post one. For now, I'm tired of typing.

Taken on: January 29, 2008

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Jill is a dumbass

Oops, I spelled it wrong

It's Laughlin, not Laughren

Sorry

I'm supposed to be calling you the dumbass here!

DUMBASS!!

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Camera: Canon EOS 5D, f/16.0, 6 sec, 125mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 5D
Lens:	EF70-200mm f/2.8L USM
Aperture:	f/16.0
Exposure Time:	6
Focal Length:	125mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-1/2 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Unknown (-1)
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS2 Macintosh
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