Bad Seed Photo Blog

Soaring

I found this old capture of the PO building in DTLB. This place just keeps on giving. I have several excellent photos of this building, but I still think this one is the best. I caught the seagull at the exact right time to capture not only the bird flying through the frame, but I got its shadow on the building, AND its reflection in one of the windows. The clouds made for some nice interest and contrast, as well.

I happen to have a sweet metal print of this available for purchase directly from me, too.

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Galaxy Alley

This is an older shot I just found. I'm standing in the alley behind The Galaxy Tower, closeby where I live here in Long Beach. I remember shooting this around golden hour, and I'm on the backside of the building, but the light was just right to capture the mood, catch a wee bit of shadow, and get a reflection. I've been doing quite a lot lately with deep, very saturated blue skies, and a load of contrast, but I really dig this one.

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Galaxy Tower

Captured this shot a couple mornings back. There were massive fluffy clouds floating behind me, making the morning light funky. This is such a cool building, and, for better or worse, there are no other tall buildings around it, so it kinda stands alone where it's at. Which is fantastic for grabbing a photograph like this.

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DTLB Lookup (again)

I live in Long Beach, and I don't fight the traffic up to DTLA often to get shots of some of the taller buildings up there, so I'm often exploring parts of DTLB, where there are some interesting scenes and objects to capture. I regularly get killer shots of this building. It just lends itself to capturing it in different lights at different angles.

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