Making a Home in Los Angeles

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Twenty-two days ago, I moved to Los Angeles. I wasn't sure what to expect from a city I'd never visited and only knew through films and television. It wasn't a city I ever really imagined I'd be in, save for that one time as a child as I begged my mom to take me to Hollywood so I could become a child actor (that kid in Home Alone 3 had no talent and I knew it).

Everything has been so much better than I had imagined. This is the second largest city in America, but plants are everywhere. Driving half an hour north, I can go for a hike. Driving 15 minutes west, I can touch the ocean. Driving a few hours south, I can go to Mexico. My apartment complex is full of friendly people. Every time I leave the house, something catches my eye that I have to photograph. 

I've spent half my time inside, redesigning my website after changing providers, but I've gotten to venture out a few times and am looking forward to wandering more streets.

Here are some shots from a couple of my early outings. Thanks for looking!

Red Rock Canyon

Santa Monica Pier

Oregon

Oregon coast

 I was briefly in Yahats, Oregon a week ago for a friend's wedding. It was nice to see a couple friends that I haven't seen since high school, basically. I took out the 50mm and showed it some love, seems as it's a beautiful lens that's been neglected since I received my 24-70mm.

Amazingly enough, the only day it didn't rain was the day of the wedding. The wedding was beautiful, and I was fortunate enough to meet and house with a bunch of lovely English people (Lawrence, family, and friends) who kept the laughs perpetually coming.

Here's some personal pictures I took while on the trip. Next up I'll be doing the wedding photos, but that requires actually finishing those first. This was a bit of a warm up session to prepare me for that editing massacre.

May the photo gods bless me with some perfection and speedy editing.

Home for those few days.

Keili

Lawrence & Phil perfecting the running jump to piggy back maneuver.

Lawrence & Shanelle

 And a miniscule preview of the upcoming wedding post...