蓋提藝術中心(GettyCenter)是1984年開始建設的藝術展覽與研究中心。它是吉·保羅·蓋提信托基金(J.PaulGettyTrust)聘請國際知名的建築大師瑞查德·梅爾(RichardMeier)規劃設計的。
今天驅車直奔中心,但乘纜車上山之後,卻發現帶了相機,三個鏡頭,三腳架,備用電池等等,就是沒有帶一件要命的東西-4GB內存卡!
把相機包翻了各底朝天,找到了一個跟差不多第一代數字相機一起買的[
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NuuanuPali(looselytranslatedasCoolHeights)LookoutisonPaliHighwayinOahu,whichis1186fthighoverlookingtheeastcoast.
Thereweretwomemorablebutalmosttotallyoppositehistoricaleventsassociatedwiththisplace.Onewasverybloodyandatotallyguyexternalthing(大丈夫生又何幸,死又何懼!)andtheotherveryromanticandatotallyfemaleinternalthing(aboutfeelings).
In1795,KamehamehapursuedOahu'swarriorsuptothisve...[
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OriginalphotosbymyfriendXPwereshotatlowlightingwiththesettingsunoverclouds/fog.
Itwasquicklydiscoveredthattheyhaveseriousnoiseproblem.
Removenoisesneedsalotofwork,withoutmuchhopeofasatisfactoryoutcome(orhappyendingifyouprefer).
Butanotherlookatthephotosshowsifyoutakethenoiseastextureeffect,thentheyshowa意境thatissomething.
SoIdecidedtogoalongwiththenoises,ratherthanfightingthe...[
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BigSurgenerallymeansthe90milescoastlinefromSanSimeon(HearstCastle)toMonterey.Montereyisabout2hoursdrivingfromSanFrancisco,orSanSimoenisabout4hoursfromLA.
Thisiswherelandmeetsocean,resultinginbreath-takingviews.
Therearevariousvistapoints(carparks)alongthehighwayforstoppingandviewing.
AndtherearestateparksinBigSurarea:PfeifferBigSur,AndrewMolera,PfeifferBeach,JuliaPfeifferBurns,and...[
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