Obviously, it's still the "golden hour" even though it certainly has a gloomy, blue caste. And I didn't manipulate the colors to make it so. It was a pretty dingy looking night anyway. I found this trail on the north side of Signal Hill Park. I didn't even know this spot was there. I was simply doing a little scouting/exploration, chasing the sunset due to the funky clouds--a seeming rarity this time of year here in SoCal. The clouds kinda congealed, but that small break at the horizon allowed me to get a somewhat interesting sunset out of this. The sky never lit up after this, so I packed up my gear and went home. I will have to try this place again, though.
Bad Seed Photo Blog
In the City
DTLB. Again. Sunday morn. Again.
I spotted this old archway with a garage door closing off this alleyway almost directly acrosss this colorfully painted crosswalk.
In the City
I was wandering around downtown Long Beach again on a Sunday morning. This is one of things I saw.
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I had some new aluminum and new birch prints made. These have been added to the store page, and you can purchase them directly from me. Check'em out here:
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This one is 8x10 on birch wood. Dig the way the wood grain shows through.
Sundown at the Lagoon
I was simply scouting this location (I think it's a winner), and this happened while I was there. Like so often when doing this kind of thing, you gotta find the right place for the right thing to happen. And when it does....
oooo...gloomy
Ho Ho Ho
Yeah, I know it's May, but I shot this in DTLB early the morning of 25DEC. It was still the golden hour, but the light was funky that morning. And downtown was empty, so it was cool wandering around shooting. For me, anyway. I prefer to capture scenes devoid of people.
Farris Bad
A friend from the Larvik area pointed me toward a photograph of this place, and that photo looks like the photographer was standing only a meter or so away from this exact spot where I shot this when I was in Norway. This is a great spot and a killer place. I look forward to capturing it again.
DTLB Cavern
Peering between a couple buildings in downtown Long Beach one day.
SoCal Golden Hour
Chasing sunsets or other nature shots always leaves you at the mercy of nature as to what is going to happen. I saw some big clouds hanging around a couple hours before sunset the other night, so I went chasing. I was looking around in Seal Beach by the pier, but just couldn't find a composition I liked. So, I ended up on the pier. The clouds which had been hanging about kinda morphed into this huge thing in the sky, but I found myself in just the right spot for it. I sat there until after the sun went below the horizon, and I waited for a bit, but the sky never lit up. Bummer, but that is the way it goes. However, before the sun actually set I did get this shot with some nice color, a great reflection, and perfect leading lines. Hope you enjoy.
