the pope went west pt1 (Southern CA)

the pope · #1 Posted **Feb 16, 2015, 4:36 PM**

lord knows the last time i posted any pictures on ssp. I'm bored at work today, so that's what i'm doing. I made two trips out west over the last two years, there was some overlap. this is a collection of all the fun. check out part two which i'll post after this smoke break, its of the NW and a rodeo!

baywatch, nuclear style

DSC_4561.jpg by the pope UO, on Flickr

kickin' touchdowns

DSC_4595.jpg by the pope UO, on Flickr

danger bay

DSC_4569.jpg by the pope UO, on Flickr

its weird here

DSC_4584.jpg by the pope UO, on Flickr

science future

DSC_4606.jpg by the pope UO, on Flickr

self portrait

DSC_4655.jpg by the pope UO, on Flickr

i see faces

DSC_4694.jpg by the pope UO, on Flickr

washed out to recreate the balls ass hotness

DSC_4623.jpg by the pope UO, on Flickr

i would like one millions hot pickles

DSC_5144.jpg by the pope UO, on Flickr

you have no idea how much i cried over the funicular being closed

DSC_5196.jpg by the pope UO, on Flickr

made popular in GTA

DSC_5169.jpg by the pope UO, on Flickr

glamorous downtown la

DSC_5142.jpg by the pope UO, on Flickr

i grew to like this building (same guy as LAX)

DSC_5199.jpg by the pope UO, on Flickr

streetscapes and stuff

DSC_5160.jpg by the pope UO, on Flickr

more of the same

DSC_5139.jpg by the pope UO, on Flickr

symmetrical pigeons, its artsy and stuff

DSC_5163.jpg by the pope UO, on Flickr

hello you handsome gent

DSC_5202.jpg by the pope UO, on Flickr

xzmattzx · #2 Posted **Feb 16, 2015, 8:06 PM**

Nice pictures!

LosAngelesSportsFan · #3 Posted **Feb 16, 2015, 10:06 PM**

Good job on the pics!

DSC 5142... Blends the rehabbed and improved buildings on Spring and 6th with the untouched potential rehabs on Broadway and 6th.. half a block but a world of a difference..

ColDayMan · #4 Posted **Feb 17, 2015, 12:33 AM**

Well, that was...different.

KevinFromTexas · #5 Posted **Feb 17, 2015, 9:35 AM**

Good stuff. LA looks good. That beach is weird. Kind of ominous, no?

marcus · #6 Posted **Feb 18, 2015, 3:17 AM**

What a lovely thread. Crisp photos!

Buckeye Native 001 · #7 Posted **Feb 18, 2015, 4:11 AM**

San Onofre nuclear plant, aka "Let's build a nuclear power plant on the beach in a major seismic region!"

Chef · #8 Posted **Feb 18, 2015, 4:32 AM**

Great photos! Why is it that LA has such a bad rap in America but all the photo tours I've seen of it make it look like a pretty compelling place?

LosAngelesSportsFan · #9 Posted **Feb 18, 2015, 7:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by Chef

Great photos! Why is it that LA has such a bad rap in America but all the photo tours I've seen of it make it look like a pretty compelling place?

Because people think LA is just what they see in movies unfortunately

NativeOrange · #10 Posted **Feb 19, 2015, 12:37 AM**

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Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

Good stuff. LA looks good. That beach is weird. Kind of ominous, no?

More like comical. We call them the boobies.

dc_denizen · #11 Posted **Feb 19, 2015, 12:41 AM**

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Originally Posted by Chef

Great photos! Why is it that LA has such a bad rap in America but all the photo tours I've seen of it make it look like a pretty compelling place?

I was thinking about this after seeing the movie Nightcrawler which managed to portray the city in a pretty seedy, albeit exciting light.

mSeattle · #12 Posted **Feb 19, 2015, 9:32 PM**

Cool cliff area in San Diego. I missed getting a shot of the "Angels Flight" funicular when I was down in L.A..

the pope · #13 Posted **Feb 23, 2015, 8:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by mSeattle

Cool cliff area in San Diego. I missed getting a shot of the "Angels Flight" funicular when I was down in L.A..

i'm still sad about it not being operations when i was there. Pretty sure its just repairs, and maybe, by now, its up and running again.

LosAngelesSportsFan · #14 Posted **Feb 24, 2015, 2:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by the pope

i'm still sad about it not being operations when i was there. Pretty sure its just repairs, and maybe, by now, its up and running again.

Not yet unfortunately. There was an accident a couple years back and they still havent received approval to start up again.

mthq · #15 Posted **Feb 28, 2015, 9:05 PM**

yay the pope is back! all hail the pope!

mello · #16 Posted **Mar 1, 2015, 1:44 AM**

Great pics Pope! Chef: To answer your question what city with 15 million plus metro isn't compelling? I'm sure even Dhaka has something to offer to us urban enthusiasts! I think LA's "bad rap" is a holdover from the 80's to mid 90's it is a big American city so it has lots of nice areas and some that are banal. Also remember that photo threads from great photographers such as DTLA Denizen, King of the Hill, PWright, and Kelbeen give you a super positive reflection of a city it is basically like LA's "glamour shots".

Not taking anything away from LA, I would say the same thing if a dope photog was repping SD but unfortunately we have no one down here doing that.

Leo the Dog · #17 Posted **Mar 1, 2015, 6:05 PM**

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Originally Posted by Buckeye Native 001

San Onofre nuclear plant, aka "Let's build a nuclear power plant on the beach in a major seismic region!"

San O has been closed for a few years now. Nice surf spot.