inanutshell
Day6- LA
After getting high on nature and its beauty and not hitting an interstate for 5 days ..we finally hit the interstate..and then started the traffic for the next 100 miles all the way to LA proper...it was almost depressing. After spending the afternoon in hollywood and taking the customary shots of Kodak theater and the Hollywood sign and all that nonsense..decided to catch the sunset over Santa Monica beach..and as we drove down on Santa Monica blvd guess what happens.. the famous LA traffic happens.Needless to say the sun was gone by the time i hit the beach..took this while trying to scramble to the beach to get something out of the fast fading light.
And yeah can someone please tell me why taking a picture using a tripod is not allowed at some places for security reasons while u can take the pictures of the same place without a tripod ?? this holds true for NYC subways and the damn area with the ferris wheel on the pier at Santa Monica beach where i was confronted by security who kindly told me - no tripods..and if i wanted to take pictures without one i could sign a form and use the camera..which i politely declined..upon which he announced my name on his walkie talkie crap to all other security personnel mentioning that i shouldnt be allowed to take pictures in the Ferris wheel area. It gets better...after that he politely showed me a spot about 20ft away from the ferris wheel ride entrance and told me that use of tripods was allowed beyond that point. So i smiled politely..set up my tripod..zoomed in and took my shot! All this crap when all i wanted was the standard moving ferris wheel shot!!
uuurrrghhh!!! eefffin morons!
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Day5 log-
Places Visited- LA
Pit Stop- LA
Miles added- 48
Time wasted in damn LA traffic- priceless!
Day6- LA
After getting high on nature and its beauty and not hitting an interstate for 5 days ..we finally hit the interstate..and then started the traffic for the next 100 miles all the way to LA proper...it was almost depressing. After spending the afternoon in hollywood and taking the customary shots of Kodak theater and the Hollywood sign and all that nonsense..decided to catch the sunset over Santa Monica beach..and as we drove down on Santa Monica blvd guess what happens.. the famous LA traffic happens.Needless to say the sun was gone by the time i hit the beach..took this while trying to scramble to the beach to get something out of the fast fading light.
And yeah can someone please tell me why taking a picture using a tripod is not allowed at some places for security reasons while u can take the pictures of the same place without a tripod ?? this holds true for NYC subways and the damn area with the ferris wheel on the pier at Santa Monica beach where i was confronted by security who kindly told me - no tripods..and if i wanted to take pictures without one i could sign a form and use the camera..which i politely declined..upon which he announced my name on his walkie talkie crap to all other security personnel mentioning that i shouldnt be allowed to take pictures in the Ferris wheel area. It gets better...after that he politely showed me a spot about 20ft away from the ferris wheel ride entrance and told me that use of tripods was allowed beyond that point. So i smiled politely..set up my tripod..zoomed in and took my shot! All this crap when all i wanted was the standard moving ferris wheel shot!!
uuurrrghhh!!! eefffin morons!
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Day5 log-
Places Visited- LA
Pit Stop- LA
Miles added- 48
Time wasted in damn LA traffic- priceless!