Classic Ocean Sunset
Description: What’s not to love about watching the sun slowly sink behind clouds and into the ocean. Growing up on the West Coast, this is mostly what I know of Continue Reading →
Tag: los angeles
Downtown LA Painting?
Description: This is one of those nice mistakes. Or maybe just a nice limit of technology. It’s an iPhone photo out a plane window on approach to LAX and just a Continue Reading →
Downtown Los Angeles Aerial
Description: Might this be the last of the rain around LA? Probably not. We’ve had about 26″ at my house since the first of the year. That is a heck of Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Sunrise From The Valley
Description: Trying to plan a photo like this might make me a bit bonkers so I am glad serendipity was on my side. After taking off from Burbank airport I was Continue Reading →
Downtown Los Angeles From The North
Description: It was from this angle that a 1 second clip of mine was used for the pilot introduction of the TV show La Brea. It is a lovely view and Continue Reading →
Great Egret Looking Great
Description: Believe it or not, this Great Egret ‘photo’ is a frame grab from a video. An 8K video to be precise. The extra pixels used by the 8K frame (7680×4320 Continue Reading →
Are You Afraid Of Heights?
Description: Sometimes a drone is a good way to learn things. In this case, The Roslyn Hotel and its annex, once the largest hotel on the West Coast, is seen Continue Reading →
Port Of Long Beach Panorama
Description: There is just so much to see in the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. Most of it is off-limits to UAVs (drones), but there are a few spots Continue Reading →
Cool Bike Ramps On The 6th Street Bridge
Description: A new bridge is being built in LA and along with its elegant design in general comes this cool bike ramp. The circles you see in the distance are on Continue Reading →
Above, Around, LA
Since I purchased a DJI Mavic 3 Cine in January, I’ve been recording more and more aerial footage. While I do market all of it through OverflightStock.com, I thought I Continue Reading →
The Sears Building In Los Angeles
Description: There is a ton I don’t know about the history of this Sears building and I can feel some Google-research coming on. It’s located in the city of Vernon and Continue Reading →
The Water Tank And The City
Description: The rustier, the better. As long as it’s not in use. This beauty is located in Vernon, which has its own water tower (for another day’s post) but this one Continue Reading →
Hollywood’s Walk Of Fame
Description: All the stars are shining. Location: Hollywood, California, USA, North America Camera: DJI Mavic 3 Cine Hasselblad Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Learn photography Continue Reading →
Parking Lot Patterns
Description: A couple years ago this place was a Covid testing site with cars snaking all around the rows. Location: California, USA, North America Camera: DJI Mavic 3 Cine Hasselblad Photograph Continue Reading →
The Rail Yards And Downtown LA
Description: The kid in me will always love a good rail yard. Location: Los Angeles, California, USA, North America Camera: DJI Mavic 3 Cine Hasselblad Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available Continue Reading →
Weather’s Persistence – Full Day Of Aerial Time-lapse Videos
Description: Saturday was a windy, cloud-filled day in the San Fernando Valley. I was happy to see billowing and wispy clouds at sunrise and quickly grabbed my drone, intent on seeing Continue Reading →
Valley Sunset Solace
Description: Filmed over three different nights, here’s a quick 1 minute video if you need something to relax to. Wait around to the end for the moonrise. If you don’t see Continue Reading →
Los Angeles Commuter Railyards And LA River
Description: I’m still learning my way around Los Angeles, both on the ground and from the air. They are definitely two different things, because this spot of land would not be Continue Reading →
Golden Los Angeles Skyline Before Sunrise
Description: Before the sun crests the horizon, the sky is a deep blue. Golden light reflects off the modern structures in Downtown Los Angeles. Location: Los Angeles, California, United States, Continue Reading →
Waking Up Early In Los Angeles
Description: Clear mornings in Los Angeles provide an excellent reason to start early and feel the city wake up. Location: Los Angeles, California, United States, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Continue Reading →
The Massive Expanse Of The Los Angeles Basin
Description: I’m still finding new places to image the city and View Heights was not even on my radar until I was working with a Lightroom client there last night. Continue Reading →
Can’t See The Forest For The Kelp
Description: If you don’t know exactly what you’re looking at, don’t be alarmed. It’s a little hard to figure out. But if the title of this post tipped you off, you Continue Reading →
Cross Against The Setting Sun
Description: Another image you can only grab with a drone. Location: Los Angeles, California, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Licensing (email) Learn photography and explore Continue Reading →
A Photo I’ve Had In My Mind For A Year
Description: Today I am very happy to get this image out of my head and onto the Internet. It’s been bouncing around in my noggin’ for close to a year since Continue Reading →
This River, That Freeway, That Other Freeway
Description: The junction of Interstate 105 and Interstate 710 (The 105 and The 710) along with the LA River below is one huge amount of concrete. Location: Los Angeles, California, USA, North Continue Reading →
Surfers Are Some Motivated People
Description: See all those little dots in the middle of today’s photo? Some with lights? Those are surfers. Suited up and one their boards off the shore of Redondo Beach at Continue Reading →
Tall, Big And High At McArthur Park
Description: One advantage the Mavic 3 has over the Mavic 2 is the pitch up angle. I don’t have the actual stats, but I can tell you the ability to capture Continue Reading →
Downtown Los Angeles And The 110 At Night
Description: Tonight’s adventure took me downtown to test out the night capabilities of a new drone. I purchased the Mavic 3 Cine to replace my older Mavic 2 Pro. That drone had Continue Reading →
The Pulse Of Calabasas Like A Heart, Kind Of
Description: I often see freeway interchanges from the air as a human heart. While this one isn’t a perfect reproduction with four separate chambers, when I use a slow shutter Continue Reading →
Downtown Los Angeles On A Calm Sunday Morning
Description: Almost any city is a treat when you visit just after sunrise on a Sunday morning and LA is no exception. Location: Los Angeles, California, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Continue Reading →
Blue Skies In Blue Building Blueness
Description: Out of the natural splendor of yesterday’s Photo Of The Day and into urban coolness. Blue skies in LA make for some wondrous reflections. Location: Los Angeles, California, USA, North America Continue Reading →
Early Evening Los Angeles
Description: Getting sick of the LA pictures yet? I’m not. Still plenty of exploring to do. As a matter of fact, do you have a suggestion of a particularly photogenic location Continue Reading →
Los Angeles City Hall At Sunrise
Description: I got up hella early for a Sunday (before the sun) to get images and a time-lapse of City Hall. Should have got up sooner as the light was already Continue Reading →
Downtown Los Angeles Aerial Panorama
Description: Los Angeles still manages to amaze me. For one thing, there are big rains coming Monday and Tuesday so I decided to head out and capture images of the city Continue Reading →