In December of 2007, after many years on the west side of Los Angeles (and at least a third of those years spent stuck in traffic on Pico Boulevard) my family settled into a happy little house in South Pasadena. Join me as I put down roots in my new home town.
About This Blog
The thumbnail view:
A picture a day from South Pasadena, California -- an incorporated city within the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. All photos up to November, 2008 were taken with a Fujifilm Finepix E900 camera. I added a Fujifilm Finepix S2000HD megazoom in December 2008, and I switch between the two. In August 2010 I joined the iPhone camera craze and sometimes include pictures captured by my phone. I regularly crop images and use basic editing software to adjust the brightness, intensify the contrast, and increase color saturation. Other than that, all images come straight from the camera with minimal alteration. (If I couldn't have done it in a darkroom, I won't do it with a computer.)
The bigger picture: Consider it a love letter to the place I call home.
You can click on any picture to see a larger version.
All photos and prose on this blog copyright Laurie Allee. Reproduction without written permission is prohibited. (Plus, it's really uncool.)
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New Books by Local Bloggers
Our very own Altadena poet Linda Dove weaves words into thoughtful tapestries in her moving new poetry collection In Defense of Objects. You'll want to read these beautiful poems aloud.
Kevin McCollister of East of West LA astounds us with haunting images of Los Angeles. But since we can't put his blog on our coffee table, we can buy his fantastic new book. I believe Kevin's images truly capture the quixotic and often heartbreaking soul of LA. Don't take my word for it, see what The LA Times had to say.
7 comments:
If I didn't know this photo was taken in South Pas I would say it was from virtually any small-town city in Ohio.
That's why So Pas is the Mecca for local movie, tv and commercial shoots!!! So Pas can be anywhere!!!
You always combine poetry and picture so well. Thank you.
seems fitting on this lovely, cool day.
South Pasadena is small town America. It just happens to be in a big town.
This photo is pure Norman Rockwell.
Thanks so much, everyone. K, I love the way South Pas can pass for so many little towns in middle America. It's like living in a movie backlot.
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