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August 2009

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Thursday, August 27, 2009 – Urban Mirages

One of those August days in Los Angeles, over a hundred before noon and the air filled with smoke from the wildfires all around the city – schools cancel recess and sports and keep the kids inside – and things just look strange, especially down the hill on Melrose Avenue, starting with this air-conditioning unit –

"Vent Nose" - rooftop air-conditioning unit, Melrose Avenue

And then there are the four blonds and the cardboard box –

"Blonds" - posters, Melrose Avenue
"Blonds" - posters, Melrose Avenue

And the women on the wall start to stare at you –

"Wall Woman" - Melrose Avenue
"Wall Woman" - Melrose Avenue
"Wall Woman" - Melrose Avenue
"Old Surfers" - Melrose Avenue

A photo of a Chrysler PT Cruiser, and a plea to bring professional football back to LA –

"Bring Football Back to LA" wall, Melrose Avenue
"Bring Football Back to LA" wall, Melrose Avenue
"Bring Football Back to LA" wall, Melrose Avenue
Skull Phones, Melrose Avenue

No smoking around here –

Anti-smoking wall, Spaulding at Melrose Avenue
Anti-smoking wall, Spaulding at Melrose Avenue
Anti-smoking wall, Spaulding at Melrose Avenue
Walk - Don't Walk signal with Bad Fathers sticker, Melrose Avenue
Inspire - red wall, Melrose Avenue
"Michael Died for your Sins" - poster, Melrose Avenue
"Vent Nose" - rooftop air-conditioning unit, Melrose Avenue

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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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