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 →
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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 →
A Trio Of A Trio Of Leafs
Description: Take a look at this first photo of three brightly colored leafs, taken yesterday in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. There’s something different about this Fall photo, can Continue Reading →
Over Under
Description: I’ve been wandering LA’s downtown areas this past summer and part of the time it’s an exploration of movie sets. This one was used, at least once, in a Fast Continue Reading →
Los Angeles National Cemetery 360° Virtual Tour
I’ve been working on my 360° photo skills and it’s a work in progress. Next week I’ll be imaging one of UnCruise’s boats and in prep, I’ve been practicing. To Continue Reading →
Covid Vaccine Line Around The Block
Description: A little switch from Bhutan and Nepal photos to cover what’s going on around LA. In this case, the LA Fire Department-run Covid-19 vaccination operation at Pierce College. It was Continue Reading →
Evening Colors – Rain Clouds And Sunset
Description: A lucky evening a couple weeks back saw passing storms in the San Fernando Valley right at sunset. The colors were bedazzling. Title: Evening Colors – Rain Clouds And Sunset Continue Reading →
Traffic Snake Into Infinity
Description: Sometimes it seems the traffic in LA never ends. Title: Traffic Snake Into Infinity Location: Orange County, California, USA, North America Photograph Copyright Peter West Carey. Image Available For Commercial Continue Reading →
Downtown LA Wandering
Yesterday I found myself in downtown LA working with a client on a beautiful, sunny day. Since having been transplanted to Los Angeles, I haven’t spent much time in the Continue Reading →
Los Angeles River And Downtown
Description: Being a transplant to Los Angeles, I find the LA River fascinating. All that concrete, over 50 miles of it (with some small stretches of dirt and mud), and Continue Reading →
LA’s Largest Vaccine Operation
Description: LA’s Dodger Stadium has plenty of parking space for vaccine operations. Note: There was even a little snow on the San Gabriel Mountains when this was taken. Title: LA’s Continue Reading →