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Photos and text, unless otherwise noted, Copyright � 2006 - Alan M. Pavlik

If you use any of these photos for commercial purposes I assume you'll discuss that with me

These were shot with a Nikon D70 - using lens (1) AF-S Nikkor 18-70 mm 1:35-4.5G ED, or (2) AF Nikkor 70-300mm telephoto, or after 5 June 2006, (3) AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor, 55-200 mm f/4-5.6G ED. They were modified for web posting using Adobe Photoshop 7.0

The original large-format raw files are available upon request.

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Saturday, 18 March 2006

Roots
Topic: Light and Shadow

Roots

Magnolia grandiflora (Southern Magnolia)
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: Magnolidae
Order: Ranales
Family: Magnoliaceae
Genus: Magnolia
Species: grandiflora

Details here - root structure of specimens in Averill Park, San Pedro, California, Los Angeles Harbor area, below, Thursday, March 16, 2006. (Averill Park panorama here at sanpedro.com.)

Magnolia grandiflora, root structure, photo Thursday, March 16, 2006

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Updated: Saturday, 18 March 2006 8:43 AM PST

Friday, 17 March 2006

Stonework
Topic: South of Hollywood

Stonework

At the other Just Above Sunset sites you'll find both a page of high-resolution photos of the Korean Bell of Friendship and Bell Pavilion at Angels Gate Park in San Pedro and a more extensive photo album of the location. Phillip Raines, the musician and mason who has written extensively for the weekly site, Just Above Sunset, wanted shots of the stonework at the pagoda - professional interest. Thursday, March 16, 2006, another drive down there to get those details. Thirteen shots of the stonework are here, in an album called Stonework. At the album you will also find links to the nine pieces Phillip has published in these pages.

This stonework may be of limited interest, but it is cool. Phillip's first reaction - "Holy shit, and that's granite! I'll elaborate later."

Here, in high-resolution, are a few of the shots.

Stonework at the Korean Bell of Friendship and Bell Pavilion, Angels Gate Park, San Pedro, south Los Angeles County, California.

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Thursday, 16 March 2006

March Madness: The Most Picturesque Basketball Court In The World
Topic: South of Hollywood

March Madness: The Most Picturesque Basketball Court In The World

Last week at these sites you'd find a page of photos of the Korean Bell of Friendship and Bell Pavilion at Angels Gate Park in San Pedro, and a link to a more extensive photo album. The most picturesque basketball court in the world can be found there too, but a film crew was shooting a Viagra commercial that day, so that wasn't in the collection of photos. Here it is. You see it in films on television now and then. Catalina in the background.

The basketball court in the sky at Angels Gate Park, San Pedro, California, Los Angeles

The basketball court in the sky at Angels Gate Park, San Pedro, California, Los Angeles

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Updated: Thursday, 16 March 2006 7:33 PM PST

Wednesday, 15 March 2006

The Flag
Topic: Color Studies

The Flag

Wilcox Avenue at Hollywood Boulevard, 2 March 2006, noon...

Storefront with flag and flowers, Wilcox Avenue at Hollywood Boulevard, 2 March 2006, noon

From the Page Museum Atrium at the La Brea Tar Pits, down on Wilshire Boulevard, July 5, 2005 -

American flag as seen from the Page Museum Atrium at La Brea Tar Pits, Wilshire Boulevard, July 5, 2005

American flag as seen from the Page Museum Atrium at La Brea Tar Pits, Wilshire Boulevard, July 5, 2005

May 29, 2005 the Veterans Cemetery near Westwood...

American flags at the Westwood Veterans Cemetery, West Los Angeles, Memorial Day, 2005

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Updated: Wednesday, 15 March 2006 3:46 PM PST

Tuesday, 14 March 2006

Hollywood Places
Topic: Landmarks

Hollywood Places

Tuesday, March 14th, late afternoon, running errands in the neighborhood, had the camera along, and pulled over for a quick shot of Chicago West - down on Melrose Avenue, the Second City studios, stages and offices. Yeah, they're the Chicago outfit that fed Saturday Night Live the likes of the late John Belushi, who died up the hill at the Chateau Marmont from the drugs. This is the Hollywood branch. No stars today. Just another storefront and parking lot.

Second City on Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles

Second City on Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles

The parking lot belongs to "The Improv" next door, thus the faces.

Next door is the "The Improv" - the big comedy club in Los Angeles. Everyone has played the Improv, as it's been here since 1974 - Steve Martin, Richard Pryor, Woody Allen, Robin Williams, Jerry Seinfeld, David Letterman, Bill Cosby, Chevy Chase, Milton Berle, Dudley Moore, Lily Tomlin, Jay Leno, Billy Crystal, Dana Carvey, Drew Carey, Joan Rivers, David Steinberg, the Smothers Brothers, George Carlin, Steve Allen, Redd Foxx, David Brenner, Richard Lewis, Dick Cavett, Freddy Prinze, Rodney Dangerfield, Robert Klein, Phyllis Diller, Marty Feldman, Martin Mull, David Spade... and even Liza Minnelli. Before they became "stars" Debra Winger and Karen Black worked as waitresses here. Or so it says here.

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Updated: Tuesday, 14 March 2006 6:01 PM PST

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