Having fun with my camera..... all in a nights work

With the time change (fall back 1 hour) there are more lights on in buildings at night so I set out to capture the full moon rising Thursday with an LA cityscape. I had my camera on a tripod pointed downtown and noticed the sunset fiery sky in back of me.....what luck..... I made this second shot of the "Silhouette Hills" (below)  in between set ups with the sun setting on the other side of the hills....does not get any better than that...you need to see this enlarged as the power line transmission towers speak energy with the fiery sky on top of the hill.

The two images above are totally different and taken 180 degrees of each other and only 30 min. apart..... it pays to look around when you are taking photographs. The moon rose over the Griffith observatory below, so I had to move it in PS4 to the right side of the city scape above, on top...below is the way it looked over the observatory. This also looks great enlarged as you can see a lot more detail...

 

That is the north star to the right of the full moon and it is steady. I left the plane flying, bottom right above the hills, to show the star is not moving....not bad for an evening in southern California in November.

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Happy Veterans Day .... 11/11/11

When banks won't lend you the money think outside the box!!

To Raise Cash, Restaurants Turn to the Crowd

 

El Conquistador Resort A Waldorf Astoria Hotel exterior entrance. I like taking pictures in the magic hour, either before sunrise or after sunset. It is the first hour and last hour of light. It’s a time when everything looks warm and rich, dare I say, romantic? Click the image above or here to see more....

Las Croabas, Fajardo, Puerto Rico, USA, Caribbean; Island; Greater Antilles; Commonwealth 

Summer in Southern California

Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles. I love taking photographs at twilight. This is my magic hour sunset. The traffic adds movement and excitement.

Featuring many of the city's major cultural institutions and sports facilities, sightseeing opportunities, skyscrapers, public art and unique shopping. Downtown is the hub of the city's freeway network.

  Santa Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, or just Catalina, is a rocky island 22 miles south-southwest from Los Angeles by sailboat or Catalina Cruises. About a million tourists visit the island every year. The panoramic view above was taken at Hamilton Cove a short water taxi or Golf Cart ride from Avalon Harbor.

 

 RMS Queen Mary is a retired ocean liner now located in Long Beach California, above is a view taken on the bridge. This is an HDR image, three exposures, +, N, - combined in Photomatix Pro.

  Santa Monica, California....what's not to like about this image.....beautiful sunset, people jogging and a Hobie Cat  catamaran sailboat. This upscale beachfront city on Santa Monica Bay was my home for many years. The sailboat and joggers were added in Photoshop CS4

 The Venice Canal Historic District is a district in the Venice section of Los Angeles, California. There are four east-west canals: Carroll Canal, Linnie Canal, Howland Canal, and Sherman Canal, and two north-south canals: Eastern Canal and Grand Canal. The beautifully lit canals with arched bridges is a great must see place to visit. Another HDR image.

The Santa Monica Pier is a large double-jointed pier located at the foot of Colorado Avenue in Santa Monica California. A fantastic place to spend a lot of time at. Panorama view made from four images stitched together.

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Angelino Heights Victorian houses walkabout

Angelino Heights is on the National Register of Historic Places and is second only to Bunker Hill as the oldest district in Los Angeles. Like Echo Park proper and Chinatown, it is known for its steep hills. I love exploring this area, a lot of history to take in along with it's impressive well-kept Queen Anne, Carriage houses and Victorian style homes. 

 Sessions House, Complete with a Moorish style tower

Innes House, Eastlake-style home

 The "Charmed" house, the home's outside serves as the home of the 3 witches on the show, "Charmed."

 The National Register of Historic Places plaque says, "exhibiting the finest collection of Victorian domestic architecture remaining in Los Angeles."

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