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November 2008

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Friday, November 21, 2008 – Weekly Bestiary

In the twelfth century, the Bestiary – Bestiarum vocabulum – was quiet popular, illustrated volumes that described various animals, and birds, and even rocks. You got what passed for natural history at the time, and of course each illustration was accompanied by a moral lesson. After all, the world itself was the Word of God, and every living thing had its own special meaning.

Things are different now, and different out here in Hollywood – odd beasts, and no lessons.

Big Bird talks to Panda - characters on Hollywood Boulevard
Barney character, Hollywood Boulevard
Bug Man, Hollywood Boulevard
Bug Man, Hollywood Boulevard

The dragon above Ripley's museum, still eating neon –

Dragon above Ripley's museum, Hollywood and Highland
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The dragons above the Chinese Theater –

Dragon above Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood Boulevard
Dragon above Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood Boulevard
Dragon above Grauman's Chinese Theater, Hollywood Boulevard

Down the street, the old guard, at the 1927 bank – Hollywood First National Bank (6777 Hollywood Boulevard, at Highland) –

Hollywood First National Bank (6777 Hollywood Boulevard, at Highland)
Hollywood First National Bank (6777 Hollywood Boulevard, at Highland)
Hollywood First National Bank (6777 Hollywood Boulevard, at Highland)
Hollywood First National Bank (6777 Hollywood Boulevard, at Highland)

If you wish to use any of these photos for commercial purposes I assume you'll discuss that with me. And should you choose to download any of these images and use them invoking the "fair use" provisions of the Copyright Act of 1976, please provide credit, and, on the web, a link back this site.

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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