Rocky top

In the hills of a canyon west of Malibu can be found this boulder. On a late Saturday afternoon I took these shots from around it and on top of it.








8/16/08

Look at the rocks

At the Universal City Overlook along the Mulholland Scenic Parkway I was looking at these rocks. In the shot on the left, I noticed how the shadows of the power lines ran along the length of the rocks.



(The shots of the actual scene from the overlook didn't turn out all that well, which is why we focus on the rocks here. But here's a shot of the scenery looking down the hill from the overlook.)

Do the astro

Astronomers Monument, on the grounds of Griffith Observatory, at sunset and after dark.

Send in the clouds

Clouds as viewed from around the hills (around the observatory).

Rebel with a bust

It's fairly common knowledge that part of Rebel Without a Cause was filmed at Griffith Observatory. And it's not exactly a secret that there's a bust of James Dean on the grounds of the observatory commemorating that connection.

With these two shots of said bust, notice how in the relative size of the background (the Hollywood sign and transmission tower) to the size of the bust shrinks from the shot at the right to the shot below.

Behold the glory the zoom.

Gold dragon

Sepia-fied entrance to L.A.'s Chinatown.

Under the overpass

Looking up at the 118 freeway.
A standard exposure for sun peeking through.

Overexposed to show the underside.

Underexposed to catch the cirrus clouds way overhead.

RPV

Looking out from Point Vicente, Ranchos Palos Verdes.

Burning for you

Beach bonfire on Dockweiler Beach State Park, El Segundo. (Yes, in the flight path of planes taking off from LAX.)