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The recent lunar eclipse here happend during dawn.
So I concentrated on the decreasing lunar surface in the penumbra (outer part of Earth's shadow). The darker part inside umbra (Earth's full shadow) meanwhile appears as an increasing darkened area.
Excerpt from uwaterloo.ca:
Description of the District
The Beach Boulevard Heritage Conservation District runs along Beach Boulevard in the City of Hamilton. The district consists of 57 residential properties.
Cultural Heritage Value of the District
The Heritage Conservation District Plan describes the heritage character as:
“Hamilton Beach Heritage Conservation District is a small part of a much larger ‘beach’ environment that has a long, rich history of human settlement. Native aboriginals first used the area as hunting and fishing grounds, a trading place, as well as an important travel route around the lake. Few remnants survive from this period, likely only as pre-contact archaeological sites. The area’s importance as a travel route, however was sustained over many centuries. The string of sand confined and concentrated travel routes within a very narrow band. John Graves Simcoe’s 1790s military road, the 1820s Beach Road, the 19876 rail lines and 1896 electric radial lines, the 1930s Queen Elizabeth Way and Hydro transmission lines, circa 1910, all occupied and vied for space. Construction and opening of the Burlington Canal in 1932, together with the installation of a bridge and construction of wharves resulting in a booming beach economy and the birth of a thriving, if somewhat small, port community. The arrival of the railway line spurred on a different and sustained form of development: a late-nineteenth century recreational community of cottages and ornate summer residences that accommodated some of Hamilton’s most prosperous families. Throughout the 1920s to the 1950s, Hamilton Beach slowly declined as a holiday venue. A housing shortage caused by two World Wars assured its survival, if not revival, with an affordable and modest range of housing. Despite attempts to remove houses and establish a publicly owned system of parks and open space, the Beach community struggled to survive and by the 1990s has consolidated itself as a viable and sustainable community”.
SHOSHONE:
“In the Tetons, two bull moose seem to get all of the attention: Hoback and Shoshone. There are several other majestic bulls, but over the past couple of years, the dynamic duo has become the stars of the show. Both are stunningly large and relatively “dependable” subjects. There are times, especially early and late in the season, when you might see them together, as they share much of the same territory. Over a period of three or four years of photographing them, I can suggest they enjoy each other’s company. During the heat of the rut, however, they can become mortal enemies!” By Mike R. Jackson www.bestofthetetons.com
Moose of Grand Teton
Moose are the largest member of the deer family and love cold weather. They frequent marshy meadows and edges of lakes and streams. About 800 Moose inhabit the southern part of Yellowstone, Grand Teton National Park and surrounding national forests. Moose are most heavily concentrated in Grand Teton Park.
To keep from sinking in mud while feeding, as the animal lowers its foot, a large dewclaw spreads to better support the weight. Similarly, the odd-looking crook of the hind leg allows a Moose to pull the leg straight up, more easily releasing it from deep, sucking mud.
Bull Moose lose their antlers anytime between December and March. Most of the Moose drop them in January. Immature bulls may not shed their antlers for the winter but retain them until the following spring. Female Moose do not have antlers.
A new set of antlers begin to grow the following spring, nourished by the covering of furry skin known as velvet. They take three to five months to develop fully – the velvet is then scraped and rubbed off against bushes and branches. The antlers are then ready for battle. Generally, each set of antlers will be larger than the one before.
Birds, carnivores, and rodents eat dropped antlers as they are full of protein and Moose themselves will eat antler velvet for the nutrients.
Take note—cow Moose with young can be particularly dangerous.
For more info: www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/wildlife/about-moose/
"Portrait of Shoshone."
“In the Tetons, two bull moose seem to get all of the attention: Hoback and Shoshone. There are several other majestic bulls, but over the past couple of years, the dynamic duo has become the stars of the show. Both are stunningly large and relatively “dependable” subjects. There are times, especially early and late in the season, when you might see them together, as they share much of the same territory. Over a period of three or four years of photographing them, I can suggest they enjoy each other’s company. During the heat of the rut, however, they can become mortal enemies!” By Mike R. Jackson www.bestofthetetons.com
Moose of Grand Teton
Moose are the largest member of the deer family and love cold weather. They frequent marshy meadows and edges of lakes and streams. About 800 Moose inhabit the southern part of Yellowstone, Grand Teton National Park and surrounding national forests. Moose are most heavily concentrated in Grand Teton Park.
To keep from sinking in mud while feeding, as the animal lowers its foot, a large dewclaw spreads to better support the weight. Similarly, the odd-looking crook of the hind leg allows a Moose to pull the leg straight up, more easily releasing it from deep, sucking mud.
Bull Moose lose their antlers anytime between December and March. Most of the Moose drop them in January. Immature bulls may not shed their antlers for the winter but retain them until the following spring. Female Moose do not have antlers.
A new set of antlers begin to grow the following spring, nourished by the covering of furry skin known as velvet. They take three to five months to develop fully – the velvet is then scraped and rubbed off against bushes and branches. The antlers are then ready for battle. Generally, each set of antlers will be larger than the one before.
Birds, carnivores, and rodents eat dropped antlers as they are full of protein and Moose themselves will eat antler velvet for the nutrients.
Take note—cow Moose with young can be particularly dangerous.
For more info: www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/wildlife/about-moose/
This photograph is not in the public domain and may not be embedded or used on websites, blogs, or in other media without advance permission from Bruce Finocchio.
Scrub on ice...!!!
My wild river reflection…!!!
An impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet…!!!
A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach…!!!
Reflet de ma rivière sauvage…!!!
Un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés…!!!
Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau…!!!
Sorry for the watermark...!!!
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Monarde près de ma rivière sauvage …!!!
Un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés ...!!!
Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau …!!!
Monarda near my wild river reflection …!!!
An impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet …!!!
A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach …!!!
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The British parakeet population is mostly concentrated in suburban areas of London and the Home Counties of South-East England,
An impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet…!!! A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach…!!!
Un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés…!!! Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau…!!!
An impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet…!!! A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach…!!!
Un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés…!!! Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau…!!!
If you'd a little bit of time... I invite you to read the last interview made by borealnz on The world through my eyes.. FEATURED PHOTOGRAPHER
The largest species of owl in the world, the European eagle owl lives all over mainland Europe and is particularly concentrated in Scandinavia. Formerly found in Britain, it has been absent here since the eighteenth century. Females can grow to a total length of 75 cm (30 in), with a wingspan of 188 centimetres (6 feet 2 inches). Males are slightly smaller.
Like all woodland owls it has prominent tufts on its head. These are not ears, which like all owls are hidden openings in the downy feathers on the front of the face. Instead, the tufts possibly have a role in display and attracting a mate.
They can live up to 40 years in the wild, even longer in captivity. Eagle owls are nocturnal and have excellent night vision and hearing to hunt in woodland areas at night. Their diet is entirely meat, consisting mostly of mice, voles and rats but their tremendous size and power also means they are easily capable of taking rabbits or even small deer.
Concentrated subtle energy. Exeptional growth in several layers above one another high in an old lime tree (±380 years) right above a 'place of power'; Chateau Verbosq, nearby Yvetot, Normandy.
Wasnt to fussed about sunrise to be honest so I concentrated on the mist in the far distance using my telephoto at 300mm.
Love the barn on the right.
Mundaka, Vizcaya, País Vasco, España.
Mundaka es una anteiglesia y municipio de España situado en la margen izquierda de la desembocadura de la ría de Mundaca, al norte de la provincia de Vizcaya, en la comunidad autónoma del País Vasco.
Mundaka limita al oeste con la villa de Bermeo, al sur con Pedernales, y al este y norte con el mar Cantábrico. Frente a sus costas está situada la isla de Ízaro (Bermeo) y el extenso arenal de Laida. El término municipal se concentra alrededor del puerto, a los pies del alto de Betrocol y el monte Katillotxu (337 m).
En la playa de Laidatxu desemboca el riachuelo Errekatxu.
Su localización costera le permite disfrutar de un clima suave tanto en verano como en invierno, siendo infrecuentes las heladas.
Mundaka is a porch and municipality of Spain located on the left bank of the mouth of the Mundaca estuary, north of the province of Vizcaya, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country.
Mundaka limits to the west with the town of Bermeo, to the south with Pedernales, and to the east and north with the Cantabrian Sea. In front of its coasts is the island of Ízaro (Bermeo) and the extensive sandy area of Laida. The municipal area is concentrated around the port, at the foot of the Betrocol peak and Mount Katillotxu (337 m).
The Errekatxu stream flows into Laidatxu beach.
Its coastal location allows you to enjoy a mild climate both in summer and winter, with frosts being infrequent.
"Clancy, you need a haircut."
Just throw the ball, old timer, just throw the ball.
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Ottawa, Ontario
368. Clancy, 6yrs 9wks
Clancy's YEARBOOK 7: www.flickr.com/photos/130722340@N04/albums/72157703683494665
Mika beobachtet etwas ganz genau und mir ist es nicht wohl weil ich mit Mika während dieses Bildes auf einem Felsen gesesen bin.
The most concentrated merry-go-round operation on BR was the Aire Valley in Yorkshire.
Major power stations at Drax, Eggborough and Ferrybridge were fed by around 300 coal trains a week. Knottingley MPD was responsible for traction requirements on all local flows.
Here BR Coal Sector 56093 leaves 'Super Pit' Kellingley Colliery with a train of loaded MGR's bound for Eggborough Power Station …a distance of barely four miles.
When I was in Yosemite last weekend, I concentrated on the dogwoods near the Pohono Bridge, on the ones upstream from the Valley View parking lot, and on the groves between Curry and Ahwahnee; I was very happy to have four from all those images that I really like; this is the second one. I experimented with different shutter speeds to play with the texture possibilities in the water's surface--this is one of the longer exposures I did, and the result reminded me of a length of silk under the branches.
I love what light will do in a place like Yosemite. In the early morning, shooting in deep shade (as I did here) over moving water picks up a nice purple/blue tint; shooting from the other side of the Merced late in the day, however, light reflects off of Cathedral Rocks and onto the water's surface, throwing beautiful golds (and sometimes pinks) into the mix (I have a vertical shot from that area I'll post soon).
UPDATE: This pic was selected as EarthShots.org's Photo of the Day for Friday, May 27, 2011. www.earthshots.org/2011/05/dogwoods-on-silk-by-robin-black/
not hdr-The moon rose last night just below Orion whose stars are in the upper right...that is Sirius on the mid, upper, right. I expanded the moon a little because it was about 80% full.
Jim Webb-The Moon's A Harsh Mistress
See her how she flies
Golden sails across the sky,
Close enough to touch
But careful if you try
Though she looks as warm as gold
The moon's a harsh mistress
The moon can be so cold..Jim Webb
Oceans are Dreams (James watkins) not hdr
Oceans are dreams, that rise and fall
beyond the conscious mind.
Vast volumed vaults transitioning-
rolling ridges ranging high.
Joined with all creation dance,
like liquid living beings-
quiet, dark depths of passion fire-
eternally careening.
Held in viscous vision,
caught between the separate worlds-
all heaven and earthy creature-
floating figured forms unfurled.
Ghosts-aglow and gaping-
gathered gremlins, timeless trails-
beyond all thought or reason-
hidden highways, watery veils.
Desperate, driven, hungry hunters-
casual commerce-bloody blades.
Liquid-larcened fathoms fallen,
fevered fits in cavalcade.
Contrasts, calm and constant-
consumation, cold desire-
carefully crushed by eons,
in vile volcanic fire.
Down some corridor they creep-
until in rest revealed-
unto the doubting dreamers-
caustic children, filled with fear.
Decisioned paths of plans performed,
adrift in thoughtless themes.
Gathered golden wisdom,
wrapped in scientific schemes.
Predetermined, parliamentary,
railing posted parts prevail-
racked with frail-formed falsities
in fictional detail.
Loving lost the guide unseen
that rules the changeless world-
and brings us back to view the sea
in vision's vacuumed swirl.
Childlike faith-vast beauty breathed,
an author, bold and bare-
for silence sake, stark stepping stones-
it's wealth unfolding fair.
Troll the tame and turning tide,
that flows in measured ebb.
Rolled rhythmic rows of constancy
in concentrated web.
Held hot the hidden history,
revealing holy fare-
formed fellowships and mysteries-
plain patterns painted there.
To see the unseen signature-
to touch the untouched realm-
to gaze at guardian glory, graced
by starred..Ascending..
Stair.
James watkins (April 2004)
concentrated!
His roots are from Germany.
John Conrad Wölfle
JOHANNES CONRAD WÖLFLE
1729 from Besigheim, near Stuttgart.
Türkengasse 6.
He emigrated with 21 years with the ship 'Patience' to America.
A very dark nebula and not that often concentrated upon area, SL 4 near Vela, yet another acquisition from about 6 months ago!
Wish I had taken some separate shorter subs for better star colour, oh well, I will definitely revisit next time, this is a beautiful region and the right hand side beckons...
Took 75 shots of 30 secs luminance @ 139 gain with the ASI1600 and 10 inch F4 reflector.
11 shots of 120 secs red filter
15 of green
9 of blue
Week 8, Tuesday
Before I created this photo blog I pretty much concentrated on family photography and shooting on holidays. In my first year with Nex-5N I took over 26000 pictures, kept about 15 % of them and post processed at least 2500 pictures from Raw to Jpeg. At early stages I was very unsatisfied with a look of my photographs (especially colors) and thought that straight of the camera pictures had, if not boring, at least some way standardized look that I often found uninteresting. Somewhere around 2000 processed pictures I started to felt a bit better with look of my photography and by the end of the year I was already pretty satisfied with it. But still something within me wasn't happy with a photography I did. What I was missing was direction and self consciousness understanding of my own 'photographic eye'.
With photographic eye I mean a particular way of seeing things and subjects, which is partly subjective and partly cultural. I felt that I had my photographic eye somewhere within me, but I couldn't connect with it, because I limited myself to 'family and holidays' stuff. I had some indistinct ideas of photography I wanted to do and directions I would like to go, but whenever I tried to do something like that, I found it hard to relate to those shots afterwards. They felt too random, didn't form anything coherent theme and because of that I didn't found any good reasons to shoot them. Even in the Lightroom catalog I couldn't make up my mind in which folder to put them. The problem was that I wanted to connect with my photographic eye and do my own kind of photography, but I didn't know what it could be.
Finally I understood that I needed to throw myself of the cliff. I created this photo blog and publicly announced myself a task. No more fantasizing what my photography should be. I had a defined project. I would take my photographs guided by my photographic eye and they would be what they would be. I didn't have any direction in dark, expect the blackness. All I knew about my photography eye was that I love pictures which have black in them. To me, it gives a certain graphical weight to photographs which I probably connect in my mind to artistic look of black&white photos. It would be my first theme. Now I had reason for those shots which before felt homeless. They would be a path to know my own photographic eye and I would learn to know it by shooting it every day.
Am I there yet? No, but I feel I know the direction.
Year of the Alpha – 52 Weeks of Sony Alpha Photography: www.yearofthealpha.com
Reflet de ma rivière sauvage
Un safari photo impressioniste au quotidien concentré essentiellement (ou presque) sur un petit morceau de planète de 55 000 pieds carrés.
Une démarche "waldennienne" à la Thoreau.
My wild river reflection
An impressionnist photo safari concentrated mainly on a daily basis (or almost) on my small piece of planet of 55 000 square feet.
A Thoreau "waldennienne" approach.
The first lighthouse in the Upper Bay of Fundy, started in 1838 and completed in 1840, is located at Cape Enrage. It has been automated and unmanned since the 1980s, but it has recently become a popular tourist destination, as a result of a concentrated effort by local students to renovate the property and run it as a summer project. Frommer's travel guide lists it as one of the 'Best Views in Canada.
Acadian sailors made early mention of 'Cap Enragé,' and after the Acadian expulsion, British settlers anglicised the name to Cape Enrage. During the 1820 and 30s, Cape Enrage contested as the location of the first lighthouse in Chignecto Bay, and the site was selected as the preferred location. The lighthouse was completed in 1840. A variety of boathouses and temporary lighthouse keeper's houses were built over the next decades, but were frequently damaged or destroyed in the region's numerous storms and harsh winters. The lighthouse itself was heavily damaged in one storm in the 1840s, and was extensively repaired. The current lighthouse keeper's house dates from 1952.
The lighthouse was automated in the late 1980s by the Canadian Coast Guard, and the last lighthouse keeper, Noel Justison, left the property in 1988. The property quickly began to suffer from neglect and vandalism, and by 1993 all of the buildings except the lighthouse were scheduled for demolition by the government. However, in 1993 a small group of high school students from Moncton, under the supervision of Dennison Tate, their physics teacher, began a restoration project at the site, renovating all of the buildings and slowly turning the site into a tourist destination. From 1993 to 2009 Cape Enrage Interpretive Centre, a not-for-profit, student-run organization, maintained the property and the students also offered climbing, rappelling, and kayaking in the summer months through the for-profit business, Cape Enrage Adventures. In 1995 the keepers house transferred from the Canadian Coast Guard to Province of New Brunswick along with 4+ acres of land. In the summer of 2004 the Canadian Coast Guard formally transferred ownership of the lighthouse to Cape Enrage Adventures and Cape Enrage Interpretive Centre. (Wikipedia.)
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Best to be viewed in large size format.
Sugarloaf Mountain (in Portuguese, Pão de Açúcar), is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at the mouth of Guanabara Bay on a peninsula that sticks out into the Atlantic Ocean. Rising 396 metres (1,299 ft) above the harbor, its name is said to refer to its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar.
The mountain is only one of several monolithic morros of granite and quartz that rise straight from the water's edge around Rio de Janeiro. A glass-paneled cable car (in popular Portuguese, bondinho - more properly called teleférico), capable of holding 75 passengers, runs along a 1400-metre route between the peaks of Pão de Açúcar and Cara de Cão every 20 minutes. The original cable car line was built in 1912 and rebuilt around 1972/1973 in its current form. The cable car goes from the base, not the peak of the Babilônia mountain, to the Urca mountain and then to the Pão de Açúcar mountain. To reach the summit, you take two cable cars. The first ascends to the shorter Morro de Açúcar, 220 meters high. The second car takes you to Pão de Açúcar.[1] The cable cars hold up to 75 passengers. The Italian-made bubble-shaped cars offer passengers 360-degree views of the surrounding city. Each car takes you only three minute from start to finish. Departures are available every 20 minutes between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm and the fare is US$25.
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I was so concentrated on trying to get close enough to the gent and focus on his hands while we were both still walking, I never noticed his keys hanging out of a hole in his bag until I processed the image.
If I had seen that, I would have obviously brought it to his attention. I hope he didn't lose them in the end :0/
Thanks for taking the time to view my image. Your comments, faves & constructive criticism are greatly appreciated.
Moose of Grand Teton
Moose are the largest member of the deer family and love cold weather. They frequent marshy meadows and edges of lakes and streams. About 800 Moose inhabit the southern part of Yellowstone, Grand Teton National Park and surrounding national forests. Moose are most heavily concentrated in Grand Teton Park.
To keep from sinking in mud while feeding, as the animal lowers its foot, a large dewclaw spreads to better support the weight. Similarly, the odd-looking crook of the hind leg allows a Moose to pull the leg straight up, more easily releasing it from deep, sucking mud.
Bull Moose lose their antlers anytime between December and March. Most of the Moose drop them in January. Immature bulls may not shed their antlers for the winter but retain them until the following spring. Female Moose do not have antlers.
A new set of antlers begin to grow the following spring, nourished by the covering of furry skin known as velvet. They take three to five months to develop fully – the velvet is then scraped and rubbed off against bushes and branches. The antlers are then ready for battle. Generally, each set of antlers will be larger than the one before.
Birds, carnivores, and rodents eat dropped antlers as they are full of protein and Moose themselves will eat antler velvet for the nutrients.
Take note—cow Moose with young can be particularly dangerous.
For more info: www.yellowstonepark.com/things-to-do/wildlife/about-moose/
At that day, weather forecast was as wrong as could be. They told us that above 2000 m we should have clear sky above a sea of clouds and best distant view. The truth in reality was a thick high fog starting at around 2000 m altitude or even higher :-)
The humid air came in from south ovest, so I went to the western dolomites on my way back home. Val de Mesdi at Kolfuschg is a wonderful place that I love and the clouds were beginning to wrap the higher mountians, anyhow there was some fascinating blue shine over the little vallley. I took several single shots for some panoramas with different focal length, each of them has its own charm in my view given the different angles of view.
Here view is a bit more concentrated due to the use of the 50-100 mm lens at 70 mm (which would be 45 mm for 24x36). 3 shots from the tripod were merged in photoshop.
Rothana Heavy Engineering determined that the native reptilian varactyls could navigate Utapau’s slick sinkholes better than any walker or repulsorcraft could
The last photo from the Downtown Los Angeles, taken from the steps to the City Hall :)
Downtown Los Angeles contains the central business district of Los Angeles. It is also part of Central Los Angeles. Downtown Los Angeles is divided into neighborhoods and districts, some overlapping. Most districts are named for the activities concentrated there now or historically, e.g. the Arts, Civic Center, Fashion, Banking, Theater, Toy, and Jewelry districts. It is the hub for the city's urban rail transit system plus the Pacific Surfliner and Metrolink commuter rail system for Southern California.
Los Angeles and officially the City of Los Angeles, is the most populous city in the state of California and it's the county seat of Los Angeles County, which is the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles is the second-most populous city in the United States, and is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of the Southern California region. Los Angeles has a Mediterranean climate, an ethnically and culturally diverse population, and a sprawling metropolitan area. The city was founded on 4 September 1781, under Spanish governor Felipe de Neve, on the village of Yaanga. It became a part of Mexico in 1821 following the Mexican War of Independence. In 1848, at the end of the Mexican–American War, Los Angeles and the rest of California were purchased as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and became part of the United States. Los Angeles was incorporated as a municipality on April 4, 1850, five months before California achieved statehood. Los Angeles has a diverse economy with a broad range of industries, best known as the home of the Hollywood film industry.
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Widok ze schodów do ratusza miejskiego na śródmieście Los Angeles :)
Downtown Los Angeles (Śródmieście Los Angeles) – główna dzielnica biznesowa położona w środkowej części Los Angeles, w stanie Kalifornia, leżąca w geograficznym środku obszaru metropolitalnego Los Angeles. W tej okolicy mieści się wiele instytucji artystycznych i sportowych, różnorodnych wieżowców, siedzib międzynarodowych korporacji, galerii sztuki i unikatowych sklepów. Downtown Los Angeles stanowi centrum sieci miejskich autostrad i systemu metra w Los Angeles.
Los Angeles - najludniejsze miasto amerykańskiego stanu Kalifornia, a zarazem drugie pod względem liczby mieszkańców miasto w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Los Angeles jest także siedzibą hrabstwa Los Angeles, czyli najbardziej zaludnionego i jednego z najbardziej zróżnicowanych etnicznie hrabstw w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Miasto zostało założone 4 września 1781 roku przez hiszpańskiego gubernatora Felipe de Neve’a, zaś po zakończeniu wojny o niepodległość Meksyku, w 1821 roku, stało się częścią tegoż państwa. W 1848 roku, pod koniec wojny amerykańsko-meksykańskiej, Los Angeles oraz pozostałe obszary Kalifornii zostały na mocy traktatu pokojowego z Guadalupe Hidalgo wykupione przez rząd amerykański, wchodząc w skład Stanów Zjednoczonych. Obecnie Los Angeles stanowi światowe centrum biznesu, handlu międzynarodowego, rozrywki, kultury, mediów, mody, nauki, sportu, technologii i edukacji. Los Angeles uznane zostało za 3. najbogatsze oraz 5. najbardziej wpływowe miasto świata. Jako że Los Angeles jest siedzibą Hollywood, zyskało też przydomek „Światowej Stolicy Rozrywki”, przodując w produkcji filmów, programów telewizyjnych, sztuk scenicznych, gier wideo oraz muzyki.