On the Road and In Your Backyard

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Today, pictures from valued commenter ?BillinGlendaleCA.

Churches and City Halls

I believe I’ve mentioned El Aliso in my dispatches here, it was the large sycamore tree along the banks of the LA River that was the location of a Tongva village prior to the settlers arriving from Mission San Gabriel to found the City of Los Angeles. A few months ago a plaque was dedicated a few months ago, I thought I’d venture to downtown and get a picture. That part of my quest was unfulfilled, I was looking for an upright marker, and it’s embedded in the sidewalk. I’ve also been meaning to see this church in Pasadena with a tall tower that you can see from the 210. So I took the train into downtown LA and hopped the Gold Line to Pasadena. I took some infrared pictures of Pasadena City Hall(the last time I did this was before a Balloon Juice meetup in Old Town Pasadena). I’ve photographed Pasadena City Hall many times, but it’s been at night so I’ve not been able to shoot infrared pictures. While I was there I shot some pictures of both the exterior and interior of All Saints Episcopal Church which is right in back of city hall. Making my way back to the Gold Line station I stopped by Saint Andrew’s Catholic Church(my primary goal for the Pasadena leg of the journey. The interior is truly a special treat. So it was back on the Gold Line again for the return to DTLA. I searched for the El Aliso plaque(I think I know where it is now) and walked though the Civic Center up to the top of Grand Park for some IR pics looking towards LA City Hall.

Taken on 2019-07-19 00:00:00

Pasadena, CA

The Gold Line station is only a few blocks from Pasadena City Hall. Once I got up to ground level, I could see that they were setting up for some event in front of City Hall. While I did take some photos in front of City Hall, there were tables and a stage that was partially obscuring the building. I retreated to the back of the building and shot the building from the rear. This photo looks though the arches in back of the building below a walkway on the second floor.

Taken on 2019-07-19 00:00:00

Pasadena, CA

All Saints Episcopal Church is across the street from the back of City Hall. It’s a very attractive stone building. I thought It’s look good in IR, especially with the scattered clouds in the sky.

Taken on 2019-07-19 00:00:00

Pasadena, CA

I’ve been inside All Saints Church once before for a wedding of one of Madame’s co-workers back in the early 1990’s. It was nice to get inside and get a couple of shots of the really pretty interior.

Taken on 2019-07-19 00:00:00

Pasadena, CA

Having driven by Saint Andrews on the 210 freeway, I’d never really seen even any pictures of the interior. I saw a few pictures on Google Maps and I knew I had to see it for myself. I think it’s one of the prettiest churches here in the LA area, though I’d still give the edge to St. Sophia’s Cathedral.

Taken on 2019-07-19 00:00:00

Los Angeles, CA

While I have captured this exact photo in the past, I’ve changed the way I capture and process my IR photos. I take two photos: one with my IR camera and another with a visual camera and then use the IR layer for brightness and texture and the color layer for color. I’m able to retain some of the visual color that gets lost(reds) in traditional IR processing.

 

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