This wall art above depicts Billie Holiday in mid-song, belting out some tune we can’t hear. The words next to her though send a positive message to brighten any Angeleno's day.
The photo below gives us a Los Angeles of the future. A city where mechanical monsters fight to the death over limited resources and territorial control of a meteor-blasted land.
Two great images painted on the ever-growing L.A. landscape.
"Melrose Mural" from the album Street Art, submitted by Geraldine.
"LA Take Down Graffiti" from the album Street Art, submitted by Patrice.
Pablo Picasso's Blue Period was from 1901 to 1904--a time in which he used low lighting and mostly blue paint to create his early masterworks.
If I had to categorize this photo, or if it was a painting, it certainly would be part of L.A.'s Yellow Period. Rarely have I seen such a bright wall in the middle of the city, and the people are almost set as props up against the large, canary canvas.
Literally, this picture is day brightener.
"Life in LA" from the album On the Street, submitted by Sky.
I enjoy mystery photographs. We all have a different perspective on how things look and what things are. Is this some mega-palace set in outerspace, meant for warring robots to take refuge inside? Or a cool, sleek spaceship with sharp edges for batting away flying meteors? A modern take on the Egyptian pyramids?
The answer is none of the above.
This is a shot taken right here in Downtown L.A. of our own beloved Walt Disney Concert Hall. A Frank Gehry stainless steel marvel.
Ken submitted this photo today, titled "Tanzania Elephant Stampede" and we love it. You can feel the ground rumble and smell the dust, it seems. Everything in shades of burnt reds and sandy browns. It's in the Africa album.
There are many images, icons, and scientific experiments associated with light. We think of light as the sun, a light bulb, a certain glow. A halo, a star, a candle's flame.
Here, in this shot, we quite literally get the ever-famous: light at the end of the tunnel.
I think this photograph is sign of our times. For one, more people than ever before in Los Angeles are considering public transportation as their way to work and around our fair city. Secondly, and more philosophically, many people need a good old silver lining to look forward to right now. Many people need some light at the end of a tunnel. So, thanks, Rick, for giving us just that.
"Metro Station Los Angeles" from the album Places, submitted by Rick.
What is going on? So we're checking in this morning to Your Scene and it seems that our "Weird Warnings" gallery is EXPLODING. Over 820,000 page views today and it's not even 10 a.m. Here are a few of the most heavily clicked-upon for your perusal. More here.
This summer, in certain parts of our fair city, it can get very hot. It already has been in areas like Pasadena and the beach cities. So, you know the routine--turn up the AC, eat ice cream, slather on the sunscreen.
What's so great about our warm weather though is that you can take in the California sun in unusual places. Here we see four friends all sunning (and taking some shade) at The Getty Museum.
Sort of reminds me of the show Friends, actually. A group of pals, hanging together, sharing the same shelter.
Jumping rope can make your heart beat 180 times per minute.
It’s a creative pastime, where plastic rope slapping sidewalks can create just the right tempo for you to jump and jump and jump, until you need to run out of the ropes, and it is your turn to do the turning.
This is the happiest photo I have seen in a while. Thanks, Luda.
"Life is bliss” from the album On the Street, submitted by Luda
He looks kinda miserable in his snow-encrusted fur, no? Even though his cousins are out there running the Iditarod, he looks like he'd be a lot more comfortable on a nice sunny beach. Can't say I blame him!
"What snow storm?" from the album Man's Best Friend, submitted by pb
Lindsay Barnett
was born to wolves in the back country of Uzbekistan in the early '80s. She was spotted, trapped, and tranquilized by missionaries who named her and raised her as their own. She now moderates and curates the galleries of the Los Angeles Times' Your Scene.
Bettie Rinehart, Weekend Editor at latimes.com, has been a fan of Your Scene from its humble beginnings in August, 2006. She's delighted to contribute to the Your Scene blog -- by plucking from the endlessly compelling, beautiful and sometimes baffling submissions of our readers. For your interest and edification, of course.
Lori Kozlowski is a huge fan of hearing from the people of Los Angeles. Your Scene is a sneak peek into your world, sort of like postcards that you send us. She is a writer, who has covered the quirky and the off-beat in L.A. and other cities. She is currently a producer for latimes.com.
