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Skil Auto :

Updated: Feb 16, 2009 5:00pm PST

One Lens Getty : A challenge from LAShooter to shoot the Getty Villa at only one focal length.

A challenge from LAShooter to shoot the Getty Villa at only one focal ...

Updated: Dec 10, 2008 8:25pm PST

LA Co. Arboretum :

LA Co. Arboretum

Updated: Feb 12, 2009 8:54am PST

The Flower Fields : 50 acres of flowering Giant Tecolote Ranunculus are located in Carlsbad, California. A feast for the eyes, the camera sensor and one's memory.

The Flower Fields

50 acres of flowering Giant Tecolote Ranunculus are located in Carlsba ...

Updated: Apr 01, 2009 3:01pm PST

The Getty Center : Halfway up the Sepulveda Pass, bridging West Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley ... The Pacific Ocean and the Santa Monica Mountains, stands The Getty Center. Outside the gardens and architecture are absolutely world class.

The Getty Center

Halfway up the Sepulveda Pass, bridging West Los Angeles and the San F ...

Updated: Jun 15, 2008 11:05am PST

Hsi Lai Temple : Hsi Lai Buddahist Temple located in Hacienda Heights, California.

Hsi Lai Buddahist Temple located in Hacienda Heights, California.

Updated: Jun 03, 2008 11:13am PST

The Original Pantry :

The Original Pantry

Updated: May 29, 2008 8:50pm PST

Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve :

Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve

Updated: Apr 26, 2008 11:27am PST

Travel Town : Located in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California, Travel Town is a collection of trains in various stages of refurbishment. The trains are available to the public for inspection and just to climb over. I've been to travel town before and wanted to shoot something different than "just trains" (although trains are always cool.) So I went for color ... then I spotted the layers of paint on partially sanded cars.

Similar to clouds or a Rorschach ink blot test, one can see a variety of shapes in the images.

Photo Shopping was confined to contrast and lighten/darken to bring out the colors. No color manipulation or saturation was applied.

Located in Griffith Park, Los Angeles, California, Travel Town is a co ...

Updated: Mar 13, 2007 8:26pm PST

Murietta Poppies & Stuff :

Murietta Poppies & Stuff

Updated: Apr 14, 2008 9:46pm PST

Under and Over Piers : Pier Shots - over and under.

Under and Over Piers

Pier Shots - over and under.

Updated: Mar 11, 2008 1:11pm PST

Planes O' Fame : Chino, California

Chino, California

Updated: Jan 05, 2008 3:39pm PST

Griffith Observatory : Between the Hollywood Sign and Downtown Los Angeles is the Griffith Observatory. Featured in a ton of movies (most famous is Rebel Without a Cause), the Griffith Observatory is another California treasure.

Griffith Observatory

Between the Hollywood Sign and Downtown Los Angeles is the Griffith Ob ...

Updated: Nov 03, 2007 8:07pm PST

Los Rios :

Updated: Sep 26, 2007 9:58pm PST

Santa Monica : A Few Snaps from Hermosa Beach and Santa Monica.

A Few Snaps from Hermosa Beach and Santa Monica.

Updated: Oct 21, 2008 9:34pm PST

Mission San Gabriel : The fourth of California's 21 missions, Mission San Gabriel was founded in 1771 AD. In 1781, two fathers, several Indians and eleven families left the mission and traveled nine miles west to form El Pueblo de Nuestra la Reina del Los Angeles (The City of our Lady Queen of the Angels), the present city of Los Angeles.

Mission San Gabriel

The fourth of California's 21 missions, Mission San Gabriel was founde ...

Updated: Mar 11, 2008 1:44pm PST

USC & Exposition Park :

USC & Exposition Park

Updated: Nov 11, 2007 9:51pm PST

San Pedro : Snaps from Warehouse #1 and the Korean Bell.
San Pedro, California.

Snaps from Warehouse #1 and the Korean Bell. San Pedro, California.

Updated: Jul 25, 2007 8:51pm PST

LA Zoo :

Updated: Feb 17, 2008 8:13pm PST

Dog Beach : Snaps of Cookie (aka The Cook) playing at Dog Beach in Huntington. The Cook is a Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier (the dog with the red collar).

Snaps of Cookie (aka The Cook) playing at Dog Beach in Huntington. Th ...

Updated: Sep 04, 2007 7:35pm PST

Mission San Juan Capistrano : Mission San Juan Capistrano, better known for its Swallows, is also the home of a Mariachi Competition. Groups from all over California compete by age groups for the title of The Finest Mariachi Band. This gallery has snaps of the Mariachis, the nearly 300 year old mission and of the 11th Marine Regiment from the 1st Marine Division. The 11th Regiment is based down the road a few miles from San Juan Capistrano at Camp Pendleton. The City of San Juan has adopted the 11th and has thrown a party for the Marines and their families on the same day of the Mariachi Festival. The 11th will be leaving for Iraq and the City throught a Bon Voyage party. In tribute to the Marines, many of the Mariachi bands entertained the Marines and their families after competing at the Mission. In this gallery I have included snaps of a few of the children.

Please take a minute and offer a quick thought and prayer wishing the Marines and all our service men in harms way ... a safe return.

Godspeed Marine.

Mission San Juan Capistrano

Mission San Juan Capistrano, better known for its Swallows, is also th ...

Updated: Jul 02, 2007 7:02pm PST

Joshua Trees :

Updated: Feb 12, 2009 7:02pm PST

Dog Park 1 :

Updated: Jul 04, 2009 8:14am PST

Wisteria Festival - Sierra Madre : The Treasure of Sierra Madre lies not underground in gold veins but above ground with a lavender blooming vine. The largest vine in the world is celebrated once a year in the little foothill community of Sierra Madre, California.

The 100+ year old vine is now cared for by CalTech students and faculty located down the street in Pasadena.

Weighting in at 250 tons, this Wisteria vine lives in the backyard of several private homes. A few minutes north-east of Pasadena, Sierra Madre is nestled in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains (the mountains you see as a backdrop to the Rose Pardae and Rose Bowl games.) The little town of 11,800 boasts of no traffic signals and only one fast food restaurant. The town takes pride in its old Victorian and Craftsman homes and the Oak tree lined streets creating a canopy of green.

Wisteria Festival - Sierra Madre

The Treasure of Sierra Madre lies not underground in gold veins but ab ...

Updated: Jan 30, 2009 2:35pm PST

Hollywood :

Updated: May 17, 2008 7:02am PST

Downtown Disney : Evening time at Downtown Disney in Anaheim, California. Shops, restaurants and street entertainment is the fare of the night. Downtown Disney is a very good place to work on low light techniques and skills. These snaps were taken at ISO 1600 and a few at ISO 3200.

Downtown Disney

Evening time at Downtown Disney in Anaheim, California. Shops, restau ...

Updated: Jun 30, 2009 11:59am PST

The HB : Back to HB (Huntington Beach) this time for a walk. Took the Cook and watched the sunset. It was a very nice evening.

Back to HB (Huntington Beach) this time for a walk. Took the Cook and ...

Updated: Apr 18, 2007 10:51am PST

Olvera Street & Union Station - Los Angeles : Olvera Street, the first street of Los Angeles and the location where settlers marched nine miles from nearby Mission San Gabriel, broke ground under a giant Oak Tree and created the City of Angels.

Olvera Street & Union Station - Los Angeles

Olvera Street, the first street of Los Angeles and the location where ...

Updated: Jul 14, 2009 1:34pm PST

Faces of the Getty Villa : The Getty Villa, overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Malibu, California, is home to J. Paul Getty's antiquities collection. The museum is modeled after the Villa dei Papiri, A Roman country house in Herculaneum buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79.

This gallery contains the faces of the Getty. Most of the faces shown are of people that were once flesh and bone, no different than ourselves. The faces had names, some were identified as the merchant's wife or the Senator's son. Each had a story and a lifeline of events, some events were good others tragic ... no difference than those living today.

Other faces are of Gods and mythological heros.

Faces of the Getty Villa

The Getty Villa, overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Malibu, California, ...

Updated: Jul 10, 2006 10:31pm PST

Broadway & Fashion District - LA, CA :

Broadway & Fashion District - LA, CA

Updated: Jan 09, 2007 2:46pm PST

San Diego Zoo : Went to shoot Pandas and here they are (along with a few odds and ends tossed in).

Went to shoot Pandas and here they are (along with a few odds and ends ...

Updated: Apr 23, 2007 5:14pm PST

Palos Verdes Peninsula :

Palos Verdes Peninsula

Updated: Aug 02, 2008 10:07pm PST

Huntington Library - San Marino, California :

Huntington Library - San Marino, California

Updated: Apr 10, 2006 10:27am PST

Queen Mary :

Updated: Apr 12, 2007 5:39pm PST

Vasquez Rocks : Vasques Rock, north of Los Angeles, has been a prime movie location for decades. From westerns to Star Trek and Auston Powers ... Vasquez Rocks has seen it all.

Vasques Rock, north of Los Angeles, has been a prime movie location fo ...

Updated: May 16, 2006 9:59am PST

My snaps were taken in three Santa Barbara locations: 1) The historic ...

Updated: Feb 16, 2009 6:43pm PST

Pt. Mugu :

Updated: Jun 08, 2007 9:53am PST

City Walk PM :

Updated: Nov 27, 2005 5:33pm PST

Oak Glen :

Updated: Nov 18, 2005 9:42pm PST

Long Beach PM :

Updated: Nov 29, 2005 6:52pm PST

Ice House Canyon : Approximately an hour North-East of Los Angeles lies Mt. Baldy and Ice House Canyon. Great place for a hike and for dogs.

Ice House Canyon

Approximately an hour North-East of Los Angeles lies Mt. Baldy and Ice ...

Updated: Mar 06, 2007 9:11am PST

Ronald Reagan Library : The facility was more Ronald Reagan than it was Library. Most interesting was Air Force 1, the converted Boeing 707 used for presidental travel and Marine Corps 1, the presidental helicopter. (Much more interesting than a Waterford container full of Jelly Bellies). Unfortunately, photographs were not allowed inside the plane.

Ronald Reagan Library

The facility was more Ronald Reagan than it was Library. Most interes ...

Updated: Dec 03, 2005 9:14am PST

November 7 : Palos Verdes Peninsula
November 7, 2006.
77F, crystal blue sky, slight ocean breeze ... man what a place. There are days when you look around ... your eyes drink in the beauty of the ocean, cliffs, coves ... the sun warms your face and the sea breeze cools the body ... and you wish for time to stand still just so you can take your time and savor it all. Yesterday stood out because it is November ... where much of the rest of the Northen Hemispere has winter blowing down the street and knocking on the door ... I was basking in the warmth along the coast ... watching dolphins nose in and out of kelp and squadrons of pelicans gliding above the waves.

Funny thing, yesterday could have been a page out of September, July or May, it's all the same. In winter one can dive or surf in the morning, snow ski in the afternoon and have dinner in Hollywood. Almost makes up for the terrible traffic, horrible housing costs and endless jokes of Californians.

Gary

PS- There is a theory that had the Europeans landed on the West Coast instead of the East ... there would not had been any Manifest Destiny.

Palos Verdes Peninsula November 7, 2006. 77F, crystal blue sky, slig ...

Updated: Nov 07, 2006 7:13pm PST

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