Solar Eclipse 5-20-12 from Los Angeles

On Saturday I went to Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook and photographed the solar eclipse. I was shooting with a ND and a Polarizer since I didn't have a solar filter.  I hope I didn't do too much damage to my sensor! 

I shot this with a 135mm lens.

f-13 at 1/25 of a sec

405 Closure "Carmageddon"

Last weekend Cal Trans shutdown the 405 freeway for a weekend.  Most people prepared for the worst traffic jam imaginable however, once the closure began traffic was next to nothing the entire weekend.  Here are a few shots I took Friday night, right when they started to close it.

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Closed!

Mulholland Bridge

Urban Landscape Montage

Here is an urban landscape I pieced together in photoshop.  This image consists of about 110 photos.  I shot this using a 50mm lens.  I kept my camera on a tripod, shooting at the same perspective.  I had the white balance set at "auto" and at aperture priority (f-22) to make sure I get different exposures.

You can piece them in "photomerge" or by hand.  I prefer by hand because it gives you more control.  Yeah, it takes longer but I think you can get a better result.  

I just got back from Yosemite, where I did a 4 day backpacking/photo trip.  Pictures will be posted shortly.