Jan 02

Photo-A-Day 2013: Week 31

If those of you who’ve followed along have been wondering if my Photo-A-Day project was going to peter out and be left unfinished, the answer is a definitive, “NO!” Though the past few months have been unbelievably busy and some technological limitations have kept me from uploading and working up the photos from the year’s final four months, I am planning on pushing forward and making sure that all 365 images will make it on to this blog by the end of February.

To get started on that goal, here’s the next week’s worth of images dating from July 29-August 4. Remember, to see any image full size, just click on it!

29-JUL-2013: Pretty sweet wall inside the green room at the Hard Rock Hotel's appropriately named Vinyl nightclub. Vegas site checks can be fun!

29-JUL-2013: Pretty sweet wall inside the green room at the Hard Rock Hotel’s appropriately named Vinyl nightclub. Vegas site checks can be fun!

30-JUL-2013: A perfect Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium for a visit from the Yankees.

30-JUL-2013: A perfect Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium for a visit from the Yankees – and a different seat location upstairs.

31-JUL-2013: A special moment as Yankee legend Mariano Rivera faces Hanley Ramirez in his final appearance in Los Angeles.

31-JUL-2013: A special moment as Yankee legend Mariano Rivera, in his final appearance in Los Angeles, faces Hanley Ramirez.

1-AUG-2013: Hanging roses are just about dried and ready to return to a friend who was recently engaged.

1-AUG-2013: Hanging roses are just about dried and ready to return to a friend who was recently engaged.

2-AUG-2013: An incredible summer sunset sky looking down Broadway in DTLA.

2-AUG-2013: An incredible summer sunset sky looking down Broadway in DTLA.

3-AUG-2013: Found this somewhat old and foreboding sign inside the Alexandria Hotel on 5th & Spring in DTLA after having drinks at The Gorbals.

3-AUG-2013: Found this somewhat old and foreboding sign inside the Alexandria Hotel on 5th & Spring in DTLA after having drinks at The Gorbals.

4-AUG-2013: A very special throwback Sunday night treat.

4-AUG-2013: A very special throwback Sunday night treat.

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.