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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

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Monday, 20 March 2006
They call it stormy Monday...
Topic: Light and Shadow
They call it stormy Monday...

Monday, March 20, 2006, late afternoon, looking west down Sunset Boulevard at the base of the Hollywood Hills at Laurel Canyon. No pretty sunset tonight. This is rolling in fast off the Pacific, where Sunset Boulevard ends in Malibu at Pacific Coast Highway. Rain tonight. A Raymond Chandler evening ahead.

Storm brewing over Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood







































Storm brewing over Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood


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Sunday, 19 March 2006
Sailing Away
Topic: Light and Shadow
Sailing Away
Out of town today - off to Carlsbad, down San Diego way. On the drive down one often sees things like this, a sailboat in the Catalina Channel. This one is heading north, about noon, Thursday, March 16, 2006 - as seen from Angels Gate Park in San Pedro.

A sailboat in the Catalina Channel


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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
























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


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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.
























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
























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
























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


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