The City of Angels - part II

BrandonJXN · #1 Posted **May 21, 2009, 5:32 PM**

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Matt McGrath

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Mel R Smith

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Lucan Janin

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Marco

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Micheal Payne

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BrandonJXN · #2 Posted **May 21, 2009, 8:41 PM**

Peter Nijenhus

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uaarkson · #3 Posted **May 21, 2009, 9:31 PM**

Incredible.

edluva · #4 Posted **May 21, 2009, 10:16 PM**

what i find disappointing about los angeles pics is many of them don't capture the natural beauty of la so much as the beauty that can be fabricated through skilled camera work, photo-editing, and careful strategic placement. through deliberate manipulation. but natural beauty is not a major emphasis of our local culture anyways.

that being said, they are breathtaking photos

BrandonJXN · #5 Posted **May 21, 2009, 10:26 PM**

Googiesq

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LosAngelesSportsFan · #6 Posted **May 21, 2009, 10:47 PM**

absolutely incredible pictures. i can look at these for days!

SLO · #7 Posted **May 21, 2009, 11:15 PM**

Ohh my word, that panorama is the best, awesome.

BrandonJXN · #8 Posted **May 22, 2009, 1:15 AM**

Dave Bullock

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LosAngelesSportsFan · #9 Posted **May 22, 2009, 1:50 AM**

This is the picture thread of the year!

Kingofthehill · #10 Posted **May 22, 2009, 1:27 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by edluva

what i find disappointing about los angeles pics is many of them don't capture the natural beauty of la so much as the beauty that can be fabricated through skilled camera work, photo-editing, and careful strategic placement. through deliberate manipulation. but natural beauty is not a major emphasis of our local culture anyways.

that being said, they are breathtaking photos

Word.

None of ever show the Los Angeles I know and recognize. I guess that doesn't count, though -- maybe overprocessed photos of our white elephant skyline is more emblematic of our city?

SLO · #11 Posted **May 22, 2009, 5:56 PM**

I disagree, they are somewhat of a charicature, as many shots of these type are.
Just like the Houston thread, its somewhat of an embellishment, but not far off.
Its kinda like the movie "LA Story", which was a charicature of Los Angeles, but there are some people who live lives in LA not far off from that.
Im sure everyone from the LA area has a different perception of what Los Angeles is.
My in-laws grew up in the Pasadena area and I got to spend some time with them driving around the city, so I got a perspective of the city from the 40's/50's/60' which was really great, but its definitely not the perspective of someone growing up there today.
For me, I only ever lived in Torrance and Redondo Beach, so I tend to see "Los Angeles" as the entire basin not just LA proper.

Ive got to replay this pano though.....

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BrandonJXN · #12 Posted **May 22, 2009, 8:21 PM**

All pics by Googliesq

ColDayMan · #13 Posted **May 23, 2009, 12:19 AM**

Love love love these photos.

BrandonJXN · #14 Posted **May 23, 2009, 1:27 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by edluva

what i find disappointing about los angeles pics is many of them don't capture the natural beauty of la so much as the beauty that can be fabricated through skilled camera work, photo-editing, and careful strategic placement. through deliberate manipulation. but natural beauty is not a major emphasis of our local culture anyways.

that being said, they are breathtaking photos

I disagree. When I look for pictures of LA, I try to find pictures that reflect other people's ideas of Los Angeles: This etheral, vast, totally original and unique city with a haunting and dreamlike quality. Most people see LA like that so why not give it to them? And the music: I used to go to LA at like 2 or 3 am sometimes and just find someplace to sit and listen to really soft and ambient electronica. Trust me when I say that there is no feeling in the world that describes how awesome I felt doing that.

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dktshb · #15 Posted **May 23, 2009, 3:36 AM**

Thanks for posting these ThreeHundred! I love the pano and I do enjoy these pictures to an extent but they do fail to capture the real feeling of the city and its people... I suppose not that all photo threads need to capture the essence of its people but too many of these overexposed skylines kind of gives a soulless feeling to the city.

DowntownCharlieBrown · #16 Posted **May 30, 2009, 9:23 AM**

I think this thread perfectly captures LA’s willingness to accept the creative and artsy, and emphasizes the craft we have mastered “making it all look good on the big screen”

threehundred- nice thread!

BrandonJXN · #17 Posted **Jun 10, 2009, 10:20 PM**

^ People think that LA is a giant movie studio anyway. Why not give the people what they want? Lol.

SLO · #18 Posted **Jun 10, 2009, 11:05 PM**

Everyone knows each picture is what it is, its now hard to tell whats been done to them these days. Nice finds....

LAsam · #19 Posted **Jun 11, 2009, 10:57 PM**

Wow, some inspiring shots there. Thanks for putting this together.

BrandonJXN · #20 Posted **Jun 18, 2009, 9:41 PM**

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