Thought I had a great view of these stalks and dried-out flowers at a seasonal marsh, but the lens flare…
The actual good photos from my hike are on Flickr, if you’re interested
Images
Naturally-screened city.
Naturally-screened city.
In the distance: buildings along Los Angeles’ Wilshire Blvd as seen from the hills of Kenneth Hahn Park, an island of open space in the middle of the suburban sprawl.
Fog
Sundog flying above the clouds
Photo taken at: Del Cerro Park
Sundog flying above the clouds
Golden hour valley and fog
Photo taken at: Del Cerro Park
Golden hour valley and fog
Found a pack of Flash cards under the tree this year.
Found a pack of Flash cards under the tree this year.
Garden
Garden
J: “My mom’s porgs are the tastiest porgs in the whole world….probably.”
J: “My mom’s porgs are the tastiest porgs in the whole world….probably.”
May those of you who are traveling today get where you’re going with a minimum of hassle.#lax #themebuilding #losangeles #airport #backlit #lateafternoon
Photo taken at: LAX – Los Angeles International Airport
May those of you who are traveling today get where you’re going with a minimum of hassle.
#lax #themebuilding #losangeles #airport #backlit #lateafternoon
The hour grows late, and Los Angeles rises out of the palm trees for another night.
The hour grows late, and Los Angeles rises out of the palm trees, preparing for another night. 😉
Seriously, though, I was trying out different settings on a camera with a good zoom lens.
In response to KemoNine asking about the haze:
By LA standards, for 11 miles away, that’s crystal clear!
We’ve actually had some really clear days over the last month or so, especially after the winds have blown all the smog out to sea (before they bring all the dust out from the desert a day or two later), interspersed with smoggy days and days when the sky is full of smoke from wildfires in the mountains or canyons. The smoke from the massive fire raging in Ventura is mostly being blown the other way from here.
It’s a lot better than it used to be 20 years ago. A couple of years back on a visit to my parents’, I noticed that I could see the mountains from their front door. I had never noticed that the whole time I was growing up there!
And even that was better than their stories of LA smog in the 60s: outdoor school activities cancelled due to smog, being unable to see the end of a block, observing sunspots directly…
Air quality laws have made a huge difference!
Disinterested Seagull
Disinterested Seagull: “What, there’s a sunset behind me? Nah, can’t make me look!”
Last Sunday, after a hectic afternoon running errands through Christmas shopping crowds, I went out to the Manhattan Beach Pier to watch the waves and relax. This seagull seemed to have the “relax” part down already.
Hawthorne flowers blooming in a December heat wave.
Hawthorne flowers blooming in a December heat wave.
Pier reflection (sunset)
Photo taken at: Manhattan Beach Pier
Sun halo spotted a few weeks ago.
Fall leaves
Is it the shoes?
Is it the shoes?
“Gotham needs you.”
“Gotham needs you.” View of the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco on a recent trip.
First photo: Wildflower bloom
First photo: Wildflower bloom this past spring in the Anza-Borrego Desert.
Reverse sunset
Reverse sunset. The day was remarkably clear, the Santa Ana winds having swept all the smog out to sea, but at the end of the day you can see the dust coming in from the desert. Tomorrow will still be hot and dry, but it won’t be as clear.
Thought I’d go old school with the filter. #TomPetty
Thought I’d go old school with the filter. #TomPetty