Thursday, December 27, 2012

Moonrise, from the Getty Center

I managed to get to the Getty Center this afternoon for a few hours. I wanted to see two photographic exhibits, and an exhibit of paintings and illuminated manuscripts, called "The Dawn of the Renaissance, from 1300 to 1350" It is always exhillarating to spend time there. It is as if it is a castle on a hill - the grouping of buildings sit on a hilltop that overlooks the western part of Los Angeles, and the Pacific Ocean. It is always hard to decide whether to spend time in the galleries, or outside looking at the landscape and the architecture. I was about to leave late this afternoon, and just happened to catch a glimpse of this scene, the Moon rising over the hills east of the Getty Center. You can see part of Los Angeles in the distance to the right. Please click on this image to see it in more detail.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Absolutely beautiful.
Joan

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous! Looks like you could have taken the phto in Italy. bsk

ken schwarz said...

Wow! Sensational Photo!

Ken Spencer said...

Thank you all! Being in the right place at the right time has a lot to do with it.

Anonymous said...

What an amazing photo.