Author Topic: Los Angeles + (Read 3021 times)

charlie · « **on:** June 01, 2016, 09:19:58 »

I was photographing areas of greater Los Angeles and these scenes stuck with me for what ever reason.

On a hill just north of Downtown, East LA trailing off in the background

The view looking the other way

A couple more scenes both within a few miles of downtown to the north

Jakov Minić · « **Reply #1 on:** June 01, 2016, 09:34:29 »

Charlie, the sunset shot is very good.
The last street one with the land posts makes me wonder, why so many

Ron Scubadiver · « **Reply #2 on:** June 01, 2016, 14:41:04 »

The last one could have been in Mexico.

John Geerts · « **Reply #3 on:** June 01, 2016, 14:46:53 »

The second one is smashing. The first one very intriguing, what happened to those back gardens? Caught in erosion?

armando_m · « **Reply #4 on:** June 01, 2016, 17:55:06 »

all the images are interesting, thanks for sharing them

Anirban Halder · « **Reply #5 on:** June 01, 2016, 19:48:56 »

Charlie - the second shot is legendary. I like remaining ones as well, very contrasty.

charlie · « **Reply #6 on:** June 01, 2016, 19:56:35 »

Thanks for your comments.

Quote from: Jakov Minić on June 01, 2016, 09:34:29

The last street one with the land posts makes me wonder, why so many

Precisely why I stopped and made the picture.

Quote from: John Geerts on June 01, 2016, 14:46:53

The first one very intriguing, what happened to those back gardens? Caught in erosion?

Not exactly sure whats going on there. It is hard to know where one property line ends and another begins. You may notice just to the right of the old dirt road/trail is another photographer shooting the city.

charlie · « **Reply #7 on:** June 01, 2016, 20:01:22 »

The neighborhood is named Glassell Park and this, apparently, is their take on the Hollywood sign which used to read Hollywoodland. It used to be higher up on the hill for more people to see.

Highland Park. The car belongs to the man in the white T-shirt who is presumably the owner of the Tattoo shop.

pluton · « **Reply #8 on:** June 01, 2016, 20:06:09 »

Dusk and pre-dawn are the most visually interesting times of day here in the great semi-arrid megalopolis.
You have exploited them well.
Jakov, The USA was founded on the divorcement of aesthetics from the use/management of the land and landscape.

charlie · « **Reply #9 on:** June 02, 2016, 00:45:39 »

Indeed it is, thanks Keith.

Chinatown

Not Chinatown

Jakov Minić · « **Reply #10 on:** June 02, 2016, 14:35:15 »

Quote from: pluton on June 01, 2016, 20:06:09

Dusk and pre-dawn are the most visually interesting times of day here in the great semi-arrid megalopolis.
You have exploited them well.
Jakov, The USA was founded on the divorcement of aesthetics from the use/management of the land and landscape.

Keith, you made me laugh!

charlie · « **Reply #11 on:** June 07, 2016, 20:34:04 »

Downtown

The Santee Alley

Jakov Minić · « **Reply #12 on:** June 07, 2016, 23:05:00 »

Cool shades Charlie!

I wonder why I never see LA in such a way in movies...
I mean, if you were to drop me there on those streets, I wouldn't guess that I was in USA $:-\$

Peter Connan · « **Reply #13 on:** June 10, 2016, 19:51:35 »

Some great photos here, but the second one is absolutely beautiful!

charlie · « **Reply #14 on:** June 11, 2016, 03:52:56 »

Thank you, Peter.

Quote from: Jakov Minić on June 07, 2016, 23:05:00

I wonder why I never see LA in such a way in movies...
I mean, if you were to drop me there on those streets, I wouldn't guess that I was in USA $:-\$

You probably do see Los Angeles this way in the movies, its just that they are pretending its not Los Angeles.
The greater Los Angeles area can look like many things.

Speaking of which, here is Venice.