03/25/2020 - Pandemic In The City Of Angels (Pt.3 - Los Feliz, Silver Lake, & Chinatown)

Thanks for checkin' out the Bsombin' blog! In my last couple of posts, I started sharing pictures from a tour of the City of Angels that I took last week. I wanted to document how Los Angeles is reacting to the "Stay at home" order that was put into place to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. So I drove around the city and took my camera with me. I went by myself, mostly stayed in my truck, and didn't get near anyone, to be safe and follow the social distancing guide lines. And, I took extra precautions and cleaned and disinfected everything that I took with me, when I got home. I started off in the Valley then headed through Laurel Canyon into Hollywood.

On my way from Hollywood to downtown, I made stops in Los Feliz, Silver Lake, and Chinatown. Once I got to Chinatown, the sun started to set. And I was only half way done with my tour. So I didn't spend a lot of time there and hurried to get into downtown.

 Vermont Ave & Melbourne Ave

 Sunset Blvd & Lucile Ave

 Sunset Blvd & Coronado St

Sunset Blvd & the 110 Freeway

 Broadway & Cesar Chazes Ave

 Broadway, north of Cesar Chazes Ave

 Broadway & Gin Ling Way

Broadway & Alpine St

After a quick drive through Chinatown, I headed into downtown.

Dragons In Chinatown

Thanks for checkin' out Bsombin'! It's amazing how fast time passes. Especially when it comes to watching kids grow up. It's funny how time gets compressed in our minds and how years can feel like weeks (or even days) sometimes. It doesn't feel like it's been more than a couple of months since I used to drop my little girl off at pre-school. I have a hard time processing the fact that my kid is getting ready to go off to college next year!

A couple of weeks ago the kid went to prom. One of the other kids' parents drove them to prom. So I offered to pick them up after prom. I decided to get some shooting in, while I waited to pick the kids up, and headed over to Chinatown to get some light trail shots. I am working on collecting shots of light trails around the city's landmarks and monuments. So I set up by the Gates to Chinatown. The structure stretches over Broadway and has two dragons facing off above the street . The Dragons are lit up at night and their eyes glow as they stare one another down. They also release a mist from their mouths that looks like smoke, periodically through out the night. I wanted to get some bus light trails traveling under the sign and worked my way up and down the street to get shots of light trails coming in and out from both sides. I wanted to hit s few spots before picking up the kids. But I lost track of time while chasing buses to get as many angles of the light trails as I could. Before I knew it, it was time to pick the kids up. I actually managed to control myself, though, and not over shoot, for a change. So picking some favorites to share was easy this time...

I hope you enjoyed the light trails, thanks for checkin' out Bsombin'. Please check back soon for more stories, pics, poems, and more!

ILUMN8 in Chinatown

Thanks for checkin' out the Bsombin' blog. I have a lot of catching up to do, as far as all the stuff I have to post from last year. So, with a few exceptions, I'm going to be writing less about the images and adventures, to help bring things up to speed. Some adventures have to be told. But, for those less exciting outings, I'll just let the images speak for themselves. With that being said...

Last year, ILUMN8 Co. shot sot a look book for the Spring Line in Chinatown. I road along for the fun, after my partner Tony setup  a crew and some locations for the shoot. As usual, I took some shots of my own, while observing the shoot...

Nocturnal Chinatown

Christmas Day In L.A. - Pt.3

Here are the android's captures from Christmas Day...