Yesterday was the 4th annual Great LA Walk. Began by Mike to mark his 10th anniversary in LA, it has grown to hundreds of Angelenos showing up to walk this great city. The walk started at the Shrine Auditorium and ended in Venice Beach. We met at Baja Cantina in Marina Del Rey to celebrate the end of the daylong walk. Below is the slideshow of some of the photos I took and the map route.
Map Route:
The kids take photos in Chinatown
On Sunday, I thought it would be nice to let the kids get some pictures of LA. The kids were so excited at the prospect, especially since I hooked them up with my old camera cases. Alton got to used Ilia’s old camera and Ilia was given our Samsung to use.
It was a nice day to walk around Chinatown; not too hot nor crowded. The clouds billowing over the skyscrapers downtown caught their attention as much as the red lanterns swaying in the wind. The moment we got out of the car I remembered that I left the xD card for my camera at home.
The kids have always loved Chinatown, but since this was their photowalk, they were calling the shots. The things that fascinated them were just as interesting as the things they walked on by. One shop had several small pillows in the shape of various animals or cartoon charachters. The kids were immediate drawn to them, squishing and hugging whatever pillows were in their reach. But they did not take photos of them. Instead, Ilia focused on the rooflines of the pagoda-like buildings or colorful scrolls hanging in a shop. Alton, took a lot of pictured of people’s feet and the sky,which we found greatly hilarious. He’s so used to see us go down on one knee to take his photo that he thinks that’s how you take photos.
The only downside of the day was when we got home and realized that not only did most of the 121 pictures Ilia and I took on the Samsung were corrupted, but the 13 or so did turn out find can not be accessed. We could harp on that or we revel in the fact that 2.64 miles of walking Chinatown gave the kids a little better insight on that section of LA.
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