After a four-hour delay in Portland, my flight finally took off Thursday and landed safely in San Diego. In the rain. Lots of rain. Intermittent showers on Friday, but we were able to get in a quick walk around the cruise ship terminal and then out to Shelter Island to try to photograph the ships (three of them) as they headed out of the harbor. Cold and windy. Felt just like home!
Saturday morning I conducted a photo walk at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. The architecture is incredible and the photo possibilities almost too overwhelming. It's tough to process my photos while on the road without a fast computer and having to use a very old Photoshop Elements program, so this is all I'm going to do.
Blue skies and puffy white clouds, clear air and visibility all the way out to Catalina Island -- it was a perfect time to be there. And tomorrow? It's a photo walk in downtown Los Angeles. Looking forward to that one, too! ©Carol Leigh
Three more from downtown Los Angeles and then it's time to move on. But you know what? I could spend an entire month photographing this city. There's so much to see that's hidden away, tucked away, reflected here, and revealed there. Truly spectacular. All together now, "I love L.A.!" ©Carol Leigh
I am getting more involved in shapes, forms, darks, lights, and these two images from my downtown Los Angeles walk are a good example. It was Patti G. who pointed out the possibilities here, for which I'm grateful. Blinding reflections from a building on my left reflected onto the building directly in front of me, causing the bold forms of these trees to stand out beautifully. 
A few from my downtown L.A. photo walk. Am woefully behind in transferring photos, backing up photos, and processing photos. And currently have the cold from hell, where I can't even talk. (And yeah, I know, maybe that's a GOOD thing. I can hear your snide remarks all the way over here.)
Waiting in the hotel lobby just before leaving to conduct the downtown L.A. photo walk, I was looking for photo possibilities and found this. I like the monochromatic look, the light, gauzy, airy feeling. 
Terrific photo walk in downtown L.A. this morning with a great group of people, including Beverly R., Pat F., Terry M., Barbara C., Pat G., Barbara S., Dennis B., Rich B., and CJ. The Disney Concert Hall was a huge hit, and we could have spent even more hours photographing it. Lighting, weather, reflections -- everything was just perfect. It's been a great weekend, both here and at the Getty. Thanks to everyone who made it so enjoyable. ©Carol Leigh
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