Winter in LA, the way it should look!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

[Quakerfriend]

1. Just gorgeous! Are these real images?? My husband and

I both agree, we don't remember seeing the Mts so close. We have not been to LA in several yrs.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear Quakerfriend!

Yes, these are real images, taken with my 18-250mm Tamron lens on my Nikon D50 camera!

I had the lens out all the way, which does pull the images in quite a lot closer than they really are...

Glad you like them!

The snow was better than usual today...

:hi:

[Quakerfriend]

3. Very nice!

[montanto]

4. In the summer in LA

you frequently can't see the mountains even when you are at the foot of them. In the winter though, after a big storm and the air is clear, the mountains are quite beautiful.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. My dear montanto!

How true that is...

And unfortunately it's not limited to the summer...

Anytime there are a lot of clouds, or fog...

We might as well be living on a flat plain!

But today!

The way it ought to be, all the time!

:hi:

[Duer 157099]

5. Wow! Is that Mt. Baldy?

It looks closer than I've ever seen it, nice camera! :hi:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. My dear dotcosm!

Yes, the first pic shows Mt. Baldy!

I did pull it in a bit with my lens all the way extended...250mm!

Thanks, sweetie...:hug:

[ellisonz]

32. The second is Mt. Baldy. The first is Mt. Wilson.

[huskerlaw]

6. Fabulous!!

Your new lens is amazing, Peggy.

I do love those snow capped mountains!

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. My dear huskerlaw!

I'm loving it too!

Thanks, sweetie...:hug:

[Parche]

7. My Dear CaliforniaPeggy

Awesome, i can see LAX, Redondo Beach, Universal, Hollywood.............:hi:







"The forces of violence and the forces of nature compel Man to reach out toward new horizons, where peace and sanity may flourish, where there is room to grow. But before we run, should we not first make certain that we have done all that can be done here to end madness, quiet the disturbers of peace, and make room for those who need so little to grow in?"

[CaliforniaPeggy]

11. My dear Parche!

Your vision must be a whole lot better than mine!

Glad you like the pics...

:hug:

[Lionel Mandrake]

13. Outer Limits (again)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mutant

[Gonzo Gardener]

12. More great pics!

Where are you shooting from?

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. My dear Green Meanie!

Aw, thanks, sweetie!

There's a park in Inglewood that's higher than the LA basin...

And that's where I went this morning when I saw the mountains...

I can see them from my street, but not this well!

The park's about 10 miles from my home...

Glad you're not tired of these yet!


:hug:

[Lionel Mandrake]

15. These pics show Los Angeles as it really is.

We are nearly surrounded by mountains, which trap the air as a basin traps water.

The smog hugs the ground in the morning.

The air is clear above a certain altitude.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

17. My dear Lionel Mandrake!

Indeed, these pictures are accurate...

Thanks for commenting!

[Road Scholar]

16. My Dear California Peggy,......

One word. Wow! Thank you for sharing. OK OK..five words.Very very nice. Ok eight.:yourock:
OK ten

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. My dear In_Transit!

Wow!

Thank you, sweetie!

I am overwhelmed!

:hug:

[NNadir]

19. I lived in the LA basin for about 5 months before I realized one could see the mountains from it.

No offense Peggy, but what I always see of it is the smog.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

20. My dear NNadir...

No offense taken!

There certainly are months when it looks as though we live on a plain...

Not a mountain in sight!

Not today, however...

And I do try to see whatever beauty there is, wherever I am...

Sometimes I do have to look pretty hard, I must admit...

:hi:

[AZCat]

23. That's what I remember...

from my time in Pasadena. I couldn't see the mountains from the freeway when the smog was bad.

[begin_within]

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[liberaltrucker]

21. Ah, the San Gabriel Mountains!

Beautiful pics, Peggy. Wish I were there.

Stuck in Dallas, though.

:cry:

:hug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. My dear liberaltrucker!

Sweetie, it's been ages since I saw you!

Good to see you tonight...

I wish you were here, too...

Glad you like the pics!

I had to hustle to catch the mountains this morning...

By this afternoon, they were gone under a shroud of clouds...

:hug:

[liberaltrucker]

24. Hustling definitely paid off

Been a bit busy lately.

:hug:

[OnionPatch]

25. I don't live in LA but I can see it too.

I live a good bit further east and can see snow-capped San Gorgonio in one direction and San Jacinto in the other. It's so gorgeous! I was just thinking today how nice it is to enjoy the sight of the snow without having to walk or drive in it.

And isn't it nice to see the hills green again? :bounce:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

28. My dear OnionPatch!

How lucky for you, getting to see both of those!

I love seeing the green hills!

:bounce: :bounce:

[OnionPatch]

30. Living out here in the sticks is the payback, I guess.

But it is a wonderful sight for us southern Californians. It's been a long time, hasn't it?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. It has been, indeed...

The snow is a wonderful sight...

Long overdue!

:pals:

[begin_within]

27. Beautiful pics. Los Angeles really sparkles in the winter.

The summer... yech. But the winter is the real claim to fame of southern California. Thanks for sharing those.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

29. My dear bob_weaver!

Thank you so much...

It really does sparkle!

The summers? Well........not so much!

The wonderful days we're having now are what make folks want to move here...

Till they find out about the traffic, and the horrifying cost of living!

It's always my pleasure to share...

:hug:

[Callalily]

33. Very nice Peggy!

Thanks for sharing!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

34. My dear Simply Fugue!

I'm so glad you like these, sweetie!

You know how I am about sharing...

It's my pleasure, always!

:hug:

[UrbScotty]

35. My dear CaliforniaPeggy!

In the second picture, it is as if the mountains are actually airborne!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

36. My dear ih8thegop!

You know, you're right!

I hadn't quite looked at it in that way...