Aug 22

Photo-A-Day 2013: Top 25 Outtakes — January Through June

Since I’ve fallen behind a bit on updating my Photo-A-Day project — not behind on taking photos, mind you, but merely on working them up and getting them into the blog — I figured I’d drop this post with 25 selected outtakes from the first six months of 2013. These images were all in consideration for best photo of their given day, but fell short. They were worked up and ready to go, so I present them here in a gallery format. To see each image at full size, simply click on it in the gallery!

Enjoy!

Aug 04

Photo-A-Day 2013: Week 26

Ah, a week at home. And a Dodger homestand to boot. Not just any Dodger homestand, but the one that turned around what had been a dismal 2013 season. Let’s take a look at the week that was June 24-30.

24-JUN-2013: With the 30-game ticket plan we snagged for this season, this Dodger Stadium view is one of the defining ones for my summer of 2013.

24-JUN-2013: With the 30-game ticket plan we snagged for this season, this Dodger Stadium view is one of the defining ones for my summer of 2013.

25-JUN-2013: A packed RF pavilion for Dodgers-Giants, moments before Hanley Ramirez (on the scoreboard) pounded a 2-run HR.

25-JUN-2013: A packed RF pavilion for Dodgers-Giants, moments before Hanley Ramirez (on the scoreboard) pounded a tie-breaking 2-run HR.

26-JUN-2013: Love the colors and visible heat of this dinner prep image.

26-JUN-2013: Love the colors and visible heat of this dinner prep image.

27-JUN-2013: The week the Dodger season changed. And this, perhaps, the key moment: Yasiel Puig's 2-run single before a standing, sellout crowd lifts LA into a lead over the Phils they wouldn't relinquish.

27-JUN-2013: The week the Dodger season changed. And this, perhaps, the key moment: Yasiel Puig’s 2-run single before a standing, sellout crowd lifts LA into a lead over the Phils they wouldn’t relinquish.

28-JUN-2013: Love this shot behind the St. Felix on Cahuenga in Hollywood.

28-JUN-2013: Love this shot behind the St. Felix on Cahuenga in Hollywood.

29-JUN-2013: After a quick shopping excursion, the home office desk is finally fully functional.

29-JUN-2013: After a quick shopping excursion, the home office desk is finally fully functional.

30-JUN-2013: Interesting angles in the 7th Street Metro station, shot between stairwells from the lower Red/Purple Line platform up toward the Expo/Blue Line balcony.

30-JUN-2013: Interesting angles in the 7th Street Metro station, shot between stairwells from the lower Red/Purple Line platform up toward the Expo/Blue Line balcony.

Jul 08

Photo-A-Day 2013: Week 23

The week of June 3-9 saw a good mix of some relaxing evenings at home and some great events around the city, including a fantastic Tom Petty show, playoff hockey and my first glimpse of a Dodger rookie sensation out at the Stadium. Let’s take a look at the images!

3-JUN-2013: Oh, my Maker's Mark. What a lovely shade of brown you are.

3-JUN-2013: Oh, my Maker’s Mark. What a lovely shade of brown you are.

4-JUN-2013: What a great night in Hollywood.

4-JUN-2013: What a great night in Hollywood.

5-JUN-2013: The brightness of the lemons against the pattern of the plate made for an interesting image.

5-JUN-2013: The brightness of the lemons against the pattern of the plate made for an interesting image.

6-JUN-2013: Last season's Cup champs against the eventual '13 champs. Kings vs. Hawks in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals.

6-JUN-2013: Last season’s Cup champs against the eventual ’13 champs. Kings vs. Hawks in Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals.

7-JUN-2013: The light of the sunset and the outline of another building reflected in the glass of the 444 Flower building in DTLA.

7-JUN-2013: The light of the sunset and the outline of another building reflected in the glass of the 444 Flower building in DTLA.

8-JUN-2013: It's hard to find a better burger-and-a-beer bar in LA than Hinano Cafe.

8-JUN-2013: It’s hard to find a better burger-and-a-beer bar in LA than Hinano.

9-JUN-2013: My first in-person taste of the phenom. Yasiel Puig would turn this pitch into a 1st inning single.

9-JUN-2013: My first in-person taste of the phenom. Yasiel Puig would turn this pitch into a 1st inning single.