Tag Archives: urban

Photographs: Architecture, Photographs: Southern California

Columns, Wall, and Walkway

January 11, 2010 G Dan Mitchell Leave a comment

Columns, wall, and walkway on a rainy day at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, California.

I have photographed this spot before, and it is a bit strange that I shoot it regularly when I visit the Getty. It is not exactly a prominent location at the Center – it is at the bottom of the stairs near the entrance to the cafe. I’m sure most people would just walk right past it, and I wouldn’t blame them given all of the obviously spectacular settings at the Center. However, I’m attracted to the three light colored poles, the reflective floor (especially in light rain), the angles of the walkway, and the way the far wall is lit.

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Photographs: Southern California, Photographs: Structures and Objects

Columns and Tree in Fog

January 10, 2010 G Dan Mitchell Leave a comment

Black and white photograph of columns, a tree, and roof in fog – Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California.

This photograph shows a detail of the columns and roof above the terrace at the Getty Center seen in my previously-posted photograph of this area. Again, the fog and rain have masked the distant view and created diffused lighting. I like the contrast between the constructed forms of the columns, roof, and faintly seen building and the single leafless tree.

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Photographs: Structures and Objects, Photographs: Urban/Street

Wall, Stairway, and Late Afternoon Shadows

January 4, 2010 G Dan Mitchell Leave a comment

Late afternoon shadows cast by a stairway cross a beige stucco and wooden wall.

This is another in the wandering about with only a 50mm prime series shot on Christmas eve afternoon. I have photographed this wall and stairway before, but here the strong diagonal lines of the shadows from the stairs cut across the horizontals and verticals in the image and almost seem disorienting to me. I swore that the lines in the photo were tilted until I checked them against an on-screen grid – and they still look out of kilter to me even though I know they are not.

Photographs: Southern California

P, With Umbrella, Getty Center

January 3, 2010 G Dan Mitchell Leave a comment

Posted on our anniversary… :-)

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