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Another of the shots I took of Los Angeles from Kenneth Hahn Recreation Area on 01-13-18. 200mm telephoto. 3 exposure HDR.
A panorama of the L.A. skyline photographed on Mar. 25 of 2018 and never uploaded to Flickr at the time. I reprocessed the image this morning too, since some of the reds were overcooked from previous processing.
This is HDR, obviously, but not three exposure. It's a single image, taken with the EOS80D mounted on a small tripod on the dashboard of my car.
I have spent many, many hours of my life listening to vinyl records. It's hard to explain the feeling I get when that needle plunks down on a cherished record, sending that pop through the speakers of my rather antiquated home system. It's a sound that means something good is coming -- either a catharsis I need or a beautiful melody, or just something joyous and celebratory.
I don't know why, but somehow the feeling of holding a record seems more profound than opening a jewel case, or clicking on a file in iTunes.
The record you see above is an original pressing of X's Los Angeles. It's one of those that I've played a thousand times, and still can't get enough of.
The friendship bell, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, was presented as a gift from the people of the Republic of Korea to the people of the United States of America on the occasion of the American Bicentennial Jubilee to further the friendship and trust between the two nations.
Cast with an alloy of tin, copper, gold, silver, and phosphorus, the bell reflects the distinct characteristics and beauty of traditional Korean bells.
The knob o the bell comprises a dragon-shaped figure and a sound pipe. On the outer circumference of the bell are four pairs of goddesses carved in relief to symbolize the spirits of freedom, independence, peace and prosperity in each of the two countries. Ornate bands of the rose of Sharon, the national flower of Korea, decorate in relief the shoulder and rim of the bell. The bell measures 3.63 meters in height with a circumference of 7.25 meters. It weighs 17 metric tons.
The bell pavilion, constructed in traditionally Korean architectural style with a blue-tiled roof, is painted in a unique coloring pattern, which is known in Korea as "????."
It is the hope of the Korean people that the friendship bell will forever sound the continued prosperity of the United States of America and the Republic of Korea, together with the enduring friendship of the two nations, which is sealed by a mutual faith in freedom and independence.
July 4, 1976