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The elegant Tanya Pilgrim-Pyszack.
The set-up: main light to Tanya's right, an Elinchrom 500 head modified with a large silver beauty dish. Background wall light by a second Elinchrom, modified with a narrow strip box.
ISO 100, f/16, 1/160-second exposure.
Strobe stuff: Key light; Xplor 600PRO with a 7" reflector and a 40 degree grid @ 1/16th power camera right. Hair light Flashpoint Zoom R2 manual flash through a Rogue Flash Bender used as a snoot 1/4 power, camera left and behind the model. Another Flashpoint Zoom R2 manual camera right through a Rogue Flash Bender 25 degree grid @ 1/4 power, and pointed at the wall to add a bit of dimension.
Model: Yana
Some experimentation with old Hollywood style. I've been looking through George Hurrell's and C.S Bull's work until my eyes bleed.
Granted, it's not perfect and I still have work to do, but it's a good start.
Last Weekend I got a chance to spend a couple days in LA for a wedding. It was quite hectic and I missed out on a few of the spots I was hoping to get to. All things being equal thought the weather was a beautiful 80 degrees the whole time and there was scarcely a cloud to be seen, so the conditions weren't that great to begin with, from a photography standpoint that is. I'll have to come back again and have a second go as LA didn't give up her secrets too easily this time.
Here's a view of the Griffith Observatory, with the morning sun blasting through that famous LA smog, from one of the canyons off of Mulholland Dr.
Have a great week ahead and thanks for the visit.
1928 Stutz BB4 Dual-Cowl Four-Door Touring Car by LeBaron
Stutz commenced production in 1911, quickly building a reputation for fast sporty cars with their famous Bearcat models. In 1912, they adopted the advertising slogan: “The car that made good in a day”, capitalizing on their excellent performance at the Indianapolis 500 in 1911. Stutz continued to make fast sporty cars but added larger, luxury cars to their lineup in the 1920’s, increasing power, size and sophistication.
This 1928 Model BB has a 299 cubic inch, overhead cam 8-cylinder engine and a 131 inch wheelbase. In 1930, Cadillac introduced a V-16 engine, starting a “cylinder race”. By 1932 several luxury car makers were producing V-12 engines. Stutz’s answer in 1931 was to increase the internal cylinder “displacement” to 322 cubic inches and incorporate dual overhead camshafts with 4 valves per cylinder, producing 156 hp. This model was called the DV-32, giving it an impressive name to compete with the V-16 and V-12 names of its competition. Stutz ceased production in 1935, falling prey to the Depression, resulting in shrinking sales in the luxury car market. The name was revived in 1970 with a new company and a car designed by Virgil Exner on a modern chassis.
This car sports a Dual Cowl Phaeton body made by custom coachbuilder LeBaron and is one of the most impeccably restored Stutz Model BB’s in the country.
Source: The Display placard
* The car was recorded by yours truly at the Concours d’Elegance of America, St. John’s, Michigan - 2015
The background image
The Sunset Tower Hotel, previously known as The St. James's Club, and The Argyle, is a historic building and hotel located on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California. Designed in 1929 by architect Leland A. Bryant, opened in 1931, it is considered one of the finest examples of Art Deco architecture in the Los Angeles area. In its early years, it was the residence of many Hollywood celebrities, including John Wayne and Howard Hughes. After a period of decline in the early 1980s, the building was renovated and has been operated as a luxury hotel under the names The St. James's Club, The Argyle, and most recently the Sunset Tower Hotel. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunset_Tower
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Space Shuttle Endeavour flies over the iconic Hollywood sign while making a series of flyover of the Los Angeles area.
The Great Movie Ride at the end of Hollywood Blvd. in Disney's Hollywood Studios at Blue Hour. For more about this evening, CLICK HERE.
Week No: 33/52
Theme: Different Angle
Category: Technique
We are all used to see photos online of the iconic sign in Los Angeles.
But did you know we have one in Ireland too? :)
The center courtyard of the complex includes themes taken from the sets of the Iraq/Babylon scenes from the DW Griffith movie "Intolerance".
In 2021, the faux Mesopotamian elements and elephants were removed in an effort to distance the complex from the racial views of DW Griffith.
Hollywood/Los Angeles; June 2018
* www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-07-31/hollywood-highl...
In-phone Panorama Stitched (Samsung Note 8)
Hollywood Blvd near Vine. At N.E. corner is the Equitable Building, 1929, Gothic Deco designed by Aleck Curlett.
Sunset Blvd and Cherokee Ave with revolving globe of Crossroads of the World, former outdoor mall from the 1930's.
Hidden among the slopes of this famous city lie the homes of some of the world's best known movie and television stars.
Olympus PEN Mini E-PM2 with M. Zuiko 14-42mm f3.5-5.6 II R
A derelict motel sign in Hollywood, from sometime over the summer, 2007. Believe it or not, this place is still in operation. The color is off in this shot, due to the greatly overcast sky, known in this part of the world and "the marine layer."
Los Angeles, CA
Hollywood neighborhood
Summer, 2007
Still rummaging through some of my old films, and I came across this picture of the Hollywood sign taken Griffith Park.
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as tonight is the oscars i thought i’d put up a picture of the hollywood sign.
well, actually the back of the hollywood sign.
i love that the hollywood sign has become this iconic image, representing l.a universally, far and wide.
what makes it amazing is that originally the hollywood sign was erected as temporary advertising for a real estate development.
originally it said ‘hollywoodland’ (the name of the real estate development), but the ‘land’ part fell down.
paris has the eiffel tower, nyc has the empire state building, rome has the colliseum, and l.a has a big old sign advertising a real estate development from the 20’s.
which, if you dislike l.a, you probably see it as a symbol of the quick, vapid, and disposable nature of l.a culture.
or if you like l.a (as i do) you see it as something kind of odd, modern, accidental, impermanent, and endearing.
so here’s to the world’s most famous and recognizable real estate development advertisement.
ok, happy academy awards.
-moby