..the way the light struck those fishes on the right makes it seem like shock waves from a supersonic jet..
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golden gate
..so many of you thought that my previous post was taken in SoCal.. but i got it after shooting this one i have here now.. somewhere in marin county.. 🙂
..can you guess where this was taken?
..i guess i could’ve waited for them to get out of the frame..
*apparently, i haven’t posted any image.. thanks ken! 😀
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century city
..that cluster of building is Century City..
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south-west pavilions
..i think this is gonna be ‘Getty week’..
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blue blinds
..still from the Getty..
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getty blues
..spent a day at the getty..
..this is what i’ve been up to yesterday.. yummy, eh? 😉
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queen mary
..walked quite a bit to get this shot.. whew..
RMS Queen Mary is a retired ocean liner that sailed the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard Line (then Cunard-White Star when the vessel entered service). Built by John Brown and Company, Clydebank, Scotland, she was designed to be the first of Cunard’s planned two-ship weekly express service from Southampton to Cherbourg to New York, in answer to the mainland European superliners of the late 1920s and early 1930s. After their release from World War II troop transport duties, Queen Mary and her running mate RMS Queen Elizabeth commenced this two-ship service and continued it for two decades until Queen Mary’s retirement in 1967. The ship is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and is permanently berthed in Long Beach, California serving as a museum ship and hotel. Queen Mary celebrated the 70th anniversary of her launch in both Clydebank and Long Beach during 2004, and the 70th anniversary of her maiden voyage in 2006. She was the flagship of the Cunard Line from 1936 until 1945 when she was replaced in this role by Queen Elizabeth. (wiki)
..start them early.. otakus in the making.. they’re cosplaying Inuyasha
photo credit (studentsoftheworld.info)
..here’s Trigun’s Nicholas D. Wolfwood, his death scene was quite touching..
Known for its Space Western theme, Trigun is about a man named “Vash the Stampede” and the twoBernardelli Insurance Society employees who follow him around in order to minimize the damages inevitably caused by his appearance. Most of the damage attributed to Vash is actually caused by bounty hunters in pursuit of the “60,000,000,000$” (sixty billion “double dollars”) bounty on Vash’s head for the destruction of the city of July. However, he cannot remember the incident clearly due to his amnesia. Throughout his travels, Vash tries to save lives using non-lethal force. He is occasionally joined by a priest, Nicholas D. Wolfwood, who, like Vash, is a superb gunfighter with a mysterious past.
..nothing much going on here, just editing & posting photos from last week’s event.. here’s another one..
..this one’s for my buddy rex.. ;P
..for reference, here’s how he’s supposed to look like..
..i’ll leave this untitled for now, i’ll do my research later.. my back’s killing me.. XD
..so i eventually went to the Anime Expo here in LA convention center and it was a good thing i did! if you’re into animation and japanese culture and all that, then you’d definitely have fun here.. items are a bit pricey though, but if you bring your camera and just walk the halls, you’d get a lot of great pics of cosplayers.. like this one over here.. 🙂
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tower of the americas
..taken at one of our stops in san antonio, tx.. the view from up there was awesome.. 🙂
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boat cap’n
..a tour bout going up (or down?) the san antonio river..
*anybody hitting LA for Anime Expo? i’m thinking of going.. 🙂
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adobe
..adobe establishments in el paso, tx..
..went and saw a free light, pyro & water show at san diego..
*just read this guy’s impression of the show..
..some old guy rummaging around in a yard sale..
..we’re celebrating the 112th year of our independence back in the philippines..
..walk with pride.. 🙂
Group of Four Trees, 1969-72ArtistJean DubuffetLocationThe Chase Manhattan Bank Plaza, off Pine Street, between Nassau and William Streets.DescriptionGroup of Four Trees is a black and white sculpture standing just in front of the black and white Chase Manhattan Bank building. The similarities between the sculpture and building, however, stop there. The building’s straight lines and evenly-spaced rows of windows stand in contrast to the irregular surfaces of Group of Four Trees. The forms of the trees are made up of a series of varying planes, all white, and connected together by thick black outlines. The trees’ canopies lean in different directions, and the heights of the four trees are all different, making the viewer’s eye move all around the sculpture, following the many lines that are present.(source)
..git ’em fishes while they’re still fresh..
..yep, under the pier again, hope you guys don’t get tired of these shots.. 😀
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one chase plaza
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..the Magics lost.. *ugh*
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citycenter
..same place where i got this..
..same place where i got this..
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42nd & 2dor
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parachute jump
The Parachute Jump is a defunct amusement ride in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, whose iconic open-frame steel structure remains a Brooklyn landmark. 262 feet (80 m) tall and weighing 170 tons (150 tonnes), it has been called the “Eiffel Tower of Brooklyn”. It was built for the 1939 New York World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, and moved to its current site, then part of the Steeplechase Park amusement park, in 1941. It is the only portion of Steeplechase Park still standing today. The ride ceased operations in 1968. The ride was based on functional parachutes which were held open by metal rings throughout the ascent and descent. Twelve cantilevered steel arms sprout from the top of the tower, each of which supported a parachute attached to a lift rope and a set of surrounding guide cables. Riders were belted into a two-person canvas seat hanging below the closed chute, then hoisted to the top, where a release mechanism would drop them, the descent slowed only by the parachute. Shock absorbers at the bottom, consisting of pole-mounted springs, cushioned the landing. Each parachute required three cable operators, keeping labor expenses high.
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trinity totem
..a graveyard headstone (or sculpture?) for four people (Jesse Isaac Enoch, David Jacob Noah, ?, ?) that looks like a totem pole..
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..one of those photos i thought of deleting..
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seedy
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..it’s somewhere down there..
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10001
..long time no moleman.. here’s one..
The James A. Farley Building is the main post office building in New York City. Its ZIP code designation is 10001. Built in 1912, the building is famous for bearing the inscription: Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. In 1982, the post office was officially designated ‘”The James A. Farley Building'”, as a monument and testament to the political career of the nation’s 53rd Postmaster General. The Farley Post Office is home to “Operation Santa,” made famous in the classic 1947 film Miracle on 34th Street. (wiki)
..on the way home, we dropped by this fort we saw before going in to the museum..
Advanced Redoubt (1845-1870)Three heavily-armed forts guarded Pensacola harbor against invading ships. But what if enemy ground troops attacked from the direction of Bayou Grande? Rifles and cannon barrels would be bristling from loopholes and casements in these walls.Advanced Redoubt was built to assist Fort Barrancas (700 yards south) in protecting the Navy Yard from overland assault. The four fortifications were to create an interlocking system of defense.Although Redoubt was begun in 1845, construction dragged on for fifteen years. By mid-Civil War, the concentrated fire of rifled siege cannon rendered masonry forts obsolete. (as seen on the sign)
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silver streak
..a 1949 Pontiac Silver Streak 8.. looking at this, i should’ve moved that chair.. but then, i don’t want to get yelled at.. considering how shiny these cars are, i just kept my grubby hands to myself..
The straight-8 was dubbed the Silver-Streak at Pontiac Division, but unlike its “flashy” name, it was anything but. During its 21 year run, which included America’s three year campaign in the war overseas, and right up until it being replaced by the V8, it was considered acceptable under Pontiac’s somewhat conservative management. Powered by the “eight”, a Pontiac was promoted as a likable automobile, with enough power under the hood to get the job done in affordable luxury.(wiki)
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whirlygig
..nothing new here, just processing photos from an auto show i went to yesterday, i think i’ll be posting them here for a week starting tomorrow.. 🙂
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bally’s
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the other sore thumb
..two weeks ago, i posted this.. now if you go over to the other side, this is what you’ll see..
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5ptz
..last i heard, the artists were having problems staying here, but from their web site it looks like they’re staying, and will be open in spring..
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whitewashed
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..centurions drink bud light..