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It's been a long time since I entered the WA. This shot was fortuitous in that I didn't realize the WA topic was "Landscapes" when I shot it. Every day I go for a walk from our house up into Griffith Park to what is called the Helipad and back - about 3 miles round trip - all in just under an hour. There is a great view of Los Angeles from up there. Yesterday,when I got arrived I realized that the rare rainstorm we were having provided an opportunity for a fantastic pan shot. So, when I got home, I immediately turned around and made the trek back up, but this time with my camera and heavy tripod. This was shot somewhat after 7:00 PM. It's too bad that it has to be reduced so small because even I was amazed by how much detail I managed to capture. Lights are just starting to come on in houses and car headlights are clearly visible way in the distance. On the extreme right, you can see the famous Griffith Park Observatory and nestled just beneath it is the Greek Theater. Then you can see out to Century City and the Pacific Ocean lit by rays of sunlight. In the middle is the Palos Verdes Peninsula and you can also actually see all the way out to Long Beach on the far horizon - something that the usual layer of smog makes impossible. I can tell, because I recognize the Vincent Thomas Bridge but I have to zoom in to about 150% to see it. On the left are the tall buildings of Downtown LA. When I was a kid, I remember going up to a similar vantage point and being amazed by the single tall building that was City Hall. Now, that tall building is barely visible as a short pointy building on the extreme left of Downtown. I shot several different exposures of each segment and first combined them as HDR's before putting the six pieces together into a pan. Anyway, it turns out that it was a worthwhile endeavor to have slogged up there a second time and I hope you enjoy seeing this, even if most of the detail is lost.
UPDATE: I was able to post a slightly larger version over at the Cities forum: https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1365713
Edited on May 17, 2015 at 11:58 AM · View previous versions
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