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Weekly Photo Challenge: Off-Season – 365/Day 163
When people think about Los Angeles, they usually think of sunny days, blue skies, warm and pleasant weather all year long. What they don’t know is that May and June can be pretty gloomy in L.A. due to a phenomenon called “Marine Layer,” a dense mass of cool, moist air that accumulates over the surface of the ocean, causing that morning, and sometimes afternoon, fog that plagues many areas of Southern California. The phenomenon happens when the air close to the ground is colder, rather than warmer, while warm air above presses down on it, preventing it from dissipating. It usually starts in May (“May gray”), increases in June (the infamous “June gloom”), and sometimes sticks around in July (“no-sky July”). It’s a strange phenomenon that makes days look and feel like it’s winter or fall. Most of the time the sun comes out later in the day, but this week it has been losing the battle and it looks like winter around here, when it’s practically summer! That is definitely off-season, no? Here’s a taste of June gloom…
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Ode to Santos Dumont~~
Today I went to see the last work of American artist Chris Burden, who died in May of this year shortly before this exhibit opened at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. “The performing sculpture, Ode to Santos Dumont, pays homage to ingenuity, optimism, and the persistence of experimentation, failure, and innovation. Inspired by Brazilian-born pioneer aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, widely considered the father of aviation in France and Brazil, the kinetic airship sculpture was recently completed after a decade of research and work by Burden.” The work is powered by a quarter-scale version of a 1903 De Dion gasoline motor handcrafted by machinist and inventor John Biggs.” Biggs appears in my photos and is responsible for the performance part of the exhibit, which happens every two hours. As a Brazilian, I had to go see this exhibit before it closes next weekend. I took lots of photos and even made some videos (not quite my forte) that WordPress wouldn’t allow me to upload… So here is my ode to the late Chris Burden and to my compatriot, Alberto Santos Dumont.
Cee’s Which Way Challenge – 2015 Week #23
Which way might this path be taking us?
Auxerre, Burgundy, France. June 2015.
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Have a Seat!
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Rainy Day~~
LA’s “June gloom” today came with rain, heat, humidity, and winds… We are used to the doom and gloom of June mornings in SoCal, but usually by noon the marine layer has given way to the sun and days can be spectacular. Not today… Very light rain came and went all day putting a damper on my photo plans. So I walked around the garden, that always looks good after some rain, and shot these images.
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Beach Season Is Upon Us~~
Today is International Oceans Day. So, what could be more appropriate than a shot of the blue waters of the Pacific Ocean hitting Santa Monica beach, reminding us it’s time to have some summer fun. 🙂
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Tender Moment~~
There they sat staring at the ocean, oblivious to the world around them. Her head leaning on his shoulder as he gently stroked her hair. I was moved and confused. Was that a happy moment? A sad one? Were they grieving, or just enjoying a quiet afternoon at the park? I couldn’t figure out and couldn’t stop myself from capturing that beautiful tender moment, whatever it might have meant…
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