Nightside... How I love thee!

Since I was bitching and moaning earlier why I hate working dayside, I thought I would take a moment to explain why I love nightside!

I guess it's not actually 'nightside', it's overnights - since nightside would be like 2PM - 10PM or something...

#1 Traffic

There is very little traffic......... except when I think it might be a good idea to travel up Las Vegas Blvd. (The Strip) on a Saturday night...
But outside of that, I can easily make it from one in of town to the other in the amount of time it takes me to go two miles during the day.

#2 Plenty of Vehicles!

Unlike during the day when I have to have a duel with another photographer for a vehicle, overnights there are plenty........... even when two of them are down and a third (not listed) has been siezed by an early working photog.
I'm EWI in case you guys didn't figure that out. :)

#3 No People!

The newsroom is a virtual ghost town! Just the way I like things. Why if it wasn't for the MCO I could wander around the newsroom all night nekkid!
Of course I would never do that. You never know when someone would think it was fun to use the newsroom cam as a late night bump shot.

#4 Darkness!

Now, while the darkness makes my digital camera teh suck, it's great for my eyes. I love shooting at night. The red and blue of the police lights are much more briliant. And as much of a craptastic city Las Vegas is, it really does look awesome at night. Especially when you go to the edge of the valley and you can see the entire city.
Coming later, as a semi-follow up to Lenslinger's Anatomy of a Live Shot, I will be showing you the Anatomy of a Mobile Traffic Camera! It'll be hellafun.