I'm seeing a companion piece for your L.A. river shot. I also see the movies, The Road and District 9. Post-apocalypse. Whether or not that's there, it's a powerful, chilling shot.
1. The air seems relatively clear of haze and humidity for late July. Relatively.
2. The lack of people. Much easier to do in the early morning hours, especially on a weekend. Funny to hear that you found it to be the opposite.
3. The a.m. hours have historically been a common time for you to be out shooting streets.
It sounds like I may be wrong though, despite my circumstantial suppositions. Easy enough to figure out if you know what direction you were facing. If it was East, it is sunup.
A little Google mapping, and I can verify (given the power lines and the downtown skyline) that if you were in Vernon, you were looking west, making that a sundown, just as Tash said.
I'm amazed you could have figured that out from Google maps. I took a long look and as near as I can tell I was on a street called Industrial looking west towards Grande Vista.
Needless to say, there is no grand vista anywhere near Grande Vista.
I love pictures of the gritty industrial districts in and around Los Angeles. I love seeing them in movies.
My favorite is when Terence Stamp paid a call to some "bad people" in the "The Limey". I love that scene so much. From him walking to the warehouse to where he cut the fence to break into the loading dock. Gritty industrial LA to the tall palms in the far back of the frame.
I once was offered a job in Vernon. I should have taken it.
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Wonderful Kevin! This one is truly beautiful.
love this!. you captured it well.. my eye is definitely drawn to the sun..
Gosh, Kevin. You made me say "gosh."
Looks like a place where 'The Colony,' should be filmed... a bit monotone... I like it!
It is beautiful, but awfully inhospitable looking, nowhere for a person to rest their feet, no sidewalk café, just conrete and power lines to the horizon...
I'm seeing a companion piece for your L.A. river shot. I also see the movies, The Road and District 9. Post-apocalypse. Whether or not that's there, it's a powerful, chilling shot.
Eeriely (sp???) beautiful and not creepy. Only you can make it this good.
PS...like the "Sundown" - not a word used very often any more.
Masterful use of light. You have made a very cold and threatening looking urban landscape seem warm and inviting.
At least 3 clues point to it being a sunup though, not a sundown. Do I win a prize if I am right? :)
Hmmm, I made more than one trip to Vernon. One was in the early morning but the street wasn't this deserted.
Needless to say, I'm curious as to the three clues.
The 3 clues which lead me to think morning are:
1. The air seems relatively clear of haze and humidity for late July. Relatively.
2. The lack of people. Much easier to do in the early morning hours, especially on a weekend. Funny to hear that you found it to be the opposite.
3. The a.m. hours have historically been a common time for you to be out shooting streets.
It sounds like I may be wrong though, despite my circumstantial suppositions. Easy enough to figure out if you know what direction you were facing. If it was East, it is sunup.
Whatever the case, it is a superb shot!
A little Google mapping, and I can verify (given the power lines and the downtown skyline) that if you were in Vernon, you were looking west, making that a sundown, just as Tash said.
So much for my being clever today!
:)
I'm amazed you could have figured that out from Google maps. I took a long look and as near as I can tell I was on a street called Industrial looking west towards Grande Vista.
Needless to say, there is no grand vista anywhere near Grande Vista.
in my monitor it looks swell. subtle & the colors mix well too!
Wow!
I love pictures of the gritty industrial districts in and around Los Angeles. I love seeing them in movies.
My favorite is when Terence Stamp paid a call to some "bad people" in the "The Limey". I love that scene so much. From him walking to the warehouse to where he cut the fence to break into the loading dock. Gritty industrial LA to the tall palms in the far back of the frame.
I once was offered a job in Vernon. I should have taken it.
Fantastic.
i don't know if it shows the end of things or the dawn.
either way its captivating.
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