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Shot this earlier today at Kaiser-Permanente’s Glenlake Facility. I and due for my third procedure in three days. This one’s to correct a daunting hiatal hernia. With any luck It will be my last for a long time! So, beginning Thursday, I may be out of pocket for awhile.
No Parking. I love shooting through chain link. I don't know why. The sign was an added bonus for me.
From aerials this parking structure dates to 1967 (perhaps 1966). The Four Queens casino and hotel opened in 1966 and was designed by Julius Gabriele and has been expanded periodically.
Foothill Transit Gillig low floor #F1104 arrives at the transit center inside the Sierra Madre Villa Gold Line station parking structure.
Line 187 is a 2+ hour route running from Montclair to Pasadena. This line is operated under contract by MV Transportation. Its logo is visible near the rear wheel.
The letter K was introduced by the inhabitants of Ancient Greece some three thousand years ago, and has remained vaguely unpopular ever since. It was discovered by accident, in an early form of the game Scrabble invented by the Phoenicians, a small-tile-fashioning people with a great deal of time on their hands. The Phoenicians also enjoyed sailing boats from place to place, trading goods with the other two civilizations that existed at the time.
K's early history was a constant struggle against obsoletion. After all, the C could do everything K could do, and more. But, in a brilliant move, the K lined up endorsements from two influential groups: monks, who were in charge of writing everything at the time; and kings, who could have had all the monks murdered for no reason at all. And so, the letter K survived, and eventually became nearly indispensable. Although I should note that, apart from the words monks and kings, and mentions of the letter itself, I haven't actually used it in this caption. So it might not be too late. We can still be rid of the thing. Imagine having only 25 letters to deal with. An even quarter; two bits!
Now, before you call me crazy, I'm well aware that there are numerous words that currently require the letter K. But even there, we've had the answer for centuries: just use the C. It was good enough for the Celts. Or just drop the K altogether. Half the time it's silent anyway!
Think about it.
For summer photo fun.
I decided to pack light on this setup and brought just two AB's, and one beauty dish since we shot at three different locations.
Behind the scenes and setup:
Band: Felonious Groove Foundation: www.fgfband.com/
Nikon D90, Tokina 11-16 (I shot the band with a D7000/18-200 VR)
1/250 at F/9 ISO 200
AB800 w/socked beauty dish right at 3/4 power
AB800 Bare left 3/4 power
Darkness falls on Los Angeles International Airport and the City Bank Building.
Pictured: LAX, City Bank Building, a remote airport parking structure and Century Blvd
I stopped at this parking structure hoping to get a good city view from the top level. I thought the inside of the structure was actually more interesting than the city view.
scans from the archives. nikon n90s + nikkor 60mm f/2.8D + kodak TMAX TMZ 3200 pushed +1 stop to 6400. scan: nikon coolscan 4000. exif tags: filmtagger.