Saturday, July 31, 2010

LA photoshoot

Once in a while, I like to go a-wandering downtown into areas people hardly ever really see. This one though, was an accident. I was with some of my fellow photographers when, out of the corner of someone's eye, these popped into view. Not exactly abandoned; there were some sleeping bags in a corner and beer (soda for the underage reader) cans scattered about. There is a certain rustic charm to old train cars.

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As we moved further north, we found Olvera St. and China Town. The colors are absolutely in-your-face beautiful.





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I even liked the un-colored areas...

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It's a beautiful place behind all the dirt and smog. The rush of the crowds drowns out the beauty of the fountains and park benches and tiny flowers peaking out through cracks. All in all, I would never want to live there, but I do like the occasional trip.

Greek Festival 2010

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Okay, so it's a few weeks old, but I just loved this day so I wanted to share it.

First, I've never been to a Greek Festival so, as excited as I was, I had no idea what I was going to see.

The Temple was beautiful.

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At one point, they had Greek Dancers. It was so fun with all the different ages.
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There were all ages there,


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And SOME moments just couldn't be missed.

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