|
|
|
Spring in Laguna Beach
 |
|
| [Ligne directrice - Note] Note du photographe |
Laguna got its name long ago from the Ute-Azteca Indian word for lakes, Lagonas. Spaniards who arrived later called it Canada de las Lagunas (Canyon of the Lakes) and in 1904, the area became known as Laguna Beach.
Around the same time artist Norman St. Clair traveled from Los Angeles to capture the scenery on canvas. His artist friends were so impressed with his paintings and reports of a balmy year-round climate that they joined him. (He and his wife actually lived in Laguna off and on prior to 1912.) The plein-air artists who painted in the style of French impressionists, settled and by the late 1920’s, half of the residents were artists.
Following the artists came the Hollywood film makers who found Laguna to be every bit as appealing on the silver screen as it was painted on canvas. Many of Hollywood’s famous stars like Bette Davis, Mary Pickford, Judy Garland, Rudolph Valentino, Charlie Chaplin and Mickey Rooney maintained homes in Laguna Beach.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Steinbeck also went to Laguna for inspiration and relaxation, frequenting landmarks like the White House and the Cabrillo Ballroom.
Laguna’s universal allure is best expressed on a famous gate built in 1935 (which still
stands on the corner of Forest and Park Avenues); it reads “This gate hangs well and
hinders none, refresh and rest, then travel on.”
*** I had a bit of trouble resizing/compressing the photo for upload. I don't seem to have the right software so the quality has been affected. Original file size is 4.7 MB |
puzzle trouve(nt) cette note utile
Only registered TrekEarth members may rate photo notes. |
|
|
|
hello Leilani,
vey nice view and very nice photo of it,good compo and good colors..
i almost heard the sound of waves :)
leyla
Hello Leilani,
Very nice view looking through the palm trees to that lovely blue sea across the carpet of wild flowers. Good colours. The composition would be strengthened if the flowers were sharp from back to front, though this may be a resizing problem as you mention. You could try to looking around the internet for free software to help you. Take a look at Picasa from Google.
Hi Leilani, lucky you are to upload from california ! This is quite good picture, i say "quite" cause the composition is good, i like that, "free spirit", as a lover of palmtrees that i am :) But technically saying yes i think you have a little problem with sharpness here which can be due perhaps from software you use while resizing or while you were shooting the picture.
Which software are you using ?
good anyway :)
![Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 272 W: 40 N: 233]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-s-g.gif){kind=small}
![Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2248 W: 197 N: 3084]](http://i1.trekearth.com/misc/g-g-g.gif)
(17782)