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December 2009

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Saturday, December 5, 2009 – A Dark Garden

Dark clouds rolling in off the Pacific on a dark December Saturday in the gardens of the Crossroads of the World, Sunset Boulevard at Cherokee –

Hibiscus from behind, grays sky
Hibiscus from behind, grays sky
Hibiscus from behind, grays sky

A rose being all weird –

Rose
Rose

Just another day in paradise, and this is Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae), the official flower of the City of Los Angeles. It figures.

Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae)
Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae)
Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae)
Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae)

Nearby, a nasty looking succulent –

Red succulent in bloom

This garden is not friendly –

Cactus and wrought iron fence, Hollywood
Cactus and wrought iron fence, Hollywood
Stone Bench in the gardens of the Crossroads of the World, Sunset Boulevard at Cherokee

Relief –

Purple blooms in the gardens of the Crossroads of the World, Sunset Boulevard at Cherokee

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Technical Note:

These photographs were taken with a Nikon D200 – the lenses used were AF-S Nikkor 18-70 mm 1:35-4.5G ED, or AF Nikkor 70-300 mm telephoto.  The high-resolution photography here was modified for web posting using Adobe Photoshop 7.0 software.

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[December 2009] [Mysterious Alley] [Simple Colors] [You Are] [Working Hollywood] [The Berlin Wall] [Hello Girls] [Museum Light] [Christmas Dislocation] [A Dark Garden] [Rainy Day Deco] [Blue Christmas] [Will Farrell] [Demanding Attention] [Hollywood 1926-1928] [Graffiti Trio] [North of Pink's] [The Neighborhood] [Heavy Rain] [The La Brea Wall] [Workers] [In the Alley] [Lighting Hollywood] [Old and New] [Chinese Christmas] [Certain Danger] [Above It All] [Observatory Sky] [For Christmas] [A Rich Christmas] [Uncertainty] [Clouds Over Sunset] [Almost Here] [Winter Shadows] [Nutmeg Christmas] [California Poppy] [Year End Images] [Late Afternoon] [That's a Wrap]