Couple Explores Los Angeles Secret Stairs on Hilltop
Sunday, May 29th, 2011 at 11:34:16 PM · 2011/stairway_walk_1/PhotomatixResults1/PhotomatixResults1
Dave and Penelope pose together on a sun-baked hillside in Los Angeles, holding up a copy of 'Secret Stairs: A Walking Guide to the Historic Staircases of Los Angeles' by Charles Fleming. The couple is smiling warmly, both wearing sunglasses against the bright California sun, with Penelope's hair blowing in the wind. Behind them stretches a sweeping panoramic view of the Los Angeles basin, with golden dry grass covering the hillsides and a suburban landscape visible in the valley below. The image has been processed with HDR (High Dynamic Range) tone mapping, giving it a characteristically saturated, painterly quality typical of the era. Shot with a wide-angle lens on a Canon 5D Mark II, the photo captures both the subjects and the dramatic landscape effectively.
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