It's Real

Stormy day today. Lots of rain and then, literally the clouds parted and the most amazing rainbow appeared. I skidded into the backyard to try and capture it, which is almost never as impressive as the real thing. By the time I climbed up on the roof, it was fading. A full rainbow across Los Angeles.

Up on The Roof

One of my favorite activities is to go on a photo safari--hunting for images that exist right before our very eyes. A drive out to Chino Hills, revealed this brand new, empty parking lot. So fresh, there were not any oil stains to be seen. The concrete is so white, it's almost causing a glare. It was freaky to be in this giant structure without a single human to be found.

Coyote Hungry

After a week of nonstop rain, the coyotes of Griffith Park came out in search of food. I saw six walking the paved roads and boldy strolling the empty parking lot. This one here approached me carefully, but confidently. I guess she's use to getting human food and thought I was going to feed her. Part of me wished I did, but I know that's not the best for animals in the wild. And I didn't have anything anyway. She's quite beautiful.

Ray of Sunshine

Pounding storm in Los Angeles for five days straight and just now, a ray of sunshine...

Progress?

I came across these cargo containers in what would eventually be a huge planned community outside of Los Angeles County.

The mountains were already carved up into parcels and the roads were paved. You could see from the divided lots, that the houses would be very close to each other and they would traverse the mountain side.

On this cold Sunday, time stood still. Nothing was happening. It looked the project had been abandoned.

I wondered what would happen to all the wild animals that were obviously displaced. And that made me think of news stories I've seen where dangerous, wild predators appear in terrified homeowners backyards. There's always an overhead shot of the animal being cornered and sometimes killed in order to preserve Progress.

A Gateway

Welcome to my first blog entry-- a gateway into a photographic journey.

This image was taken in Canyon Country, Los Angeles as a major storm approached.

I'm drawn to graphic lines in open spaces and this green gate definitely got my attention.

Driving down the back roads of the canyon, I couldn't help but notice how strange and silly the green gate seemed.

It's a giant metal structure obviously painted green in an attempt to closely mirror the vast panoramic nature behind it.

Nice job.