盖提艺术中心(GettyCenter)是1984年开始建设的艺术展览与研究中心。它是吉·保罗·盖提信托基金(J.PaulGettyTrust)聘请国际知名的建筑大师瑞查德·梅尔(RichardMeier)规划设计的。
今天驱车直奔中心,但乘缆车上山之后,却发现带了相机,三个镜头,三脚架,备用电池等等,就是没有带一件要命的东西-4GB内存卡!
把相机包翻了各底朝天,找到了一个跟差不多第一代数字相机一起买的[
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NuuanuPali(looselytranslatedasCoolHeights)LookoutisonPaliHighwayinOahu,whichis1186fthighoverlookingtheeastcoast.
Thereweretwomemorablebutalmosttotallyoppositehistoricaleventsassociatedwiththisplace.Onewasverybloodyandatotallyguyexternalthing(大丈夫生又何幸,死又何惧!)andtheotherveryromanticandatotallyfemaleinternalthing(aboutfeelings).
In1795,KamehamehapursuedOahu'swarriorsuptothisve...[
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OriginalphotosbymyfriendXPwereshotatlowlightingwiththesettingsunoverclouds/fog.
Itwasquicklydiscoveredthattheyhaveseriousnoiseproblem.
Removenoisesneedsalotofwork,withoutmuchhopeofasatisfactoryoutcome(orhappyendingifyouprefer).
Butanotherlookatthephotosshowsifyoutakethenoiseastextureeffect,thentheyshowa意境thatissomething.
SoIdecidedtogoalongwiththenoises,ratherthanfightingthe...[
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BigSurgenerallymeansthe90milescoastlinefromSanSimeon(HearstCastle)toMonterey.Montereyisabout2hoursdrivingfromSanFrancisco,orSanSimoenisabout4hoursfromLA.
Thisiswherelandmeetsocean,resultinginbreath-takingviews.
Therearevariousvistapoints(carparks)alongthehighwayforstoppingandviewing.
AndtherearestateparksinBigSurarea:PfeifferBigSur,AndrewMolera,PfeifferBeach,JuliaPfeifferBurns,and...[
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