This fish eye high dynamic range (HDR) photograph taken by Michael Chen effectively captures the perspective of a passenger in an old Los Angeles streetcar. The HDR brings out all the details of the “Yellow Car”, part of the Los Angeles Railway (LARy) streetcar system that ran from 1901 to [continue reading]
This photo has a little of everything: color, contrast and, of course, a cute boy looking away from the camera. It’s one of many striking photos by Takadanobaba Kurazawa on his Flickr photostream. As I’ve been writing on a nearly everyday basis, we’re trying to spruce up The Source with [continue reading]
As usual, lots of stuff going on this weekend and a lot of it is just steps away from a Metro bus or rail line. Need an itinerary? How about: free jazz at LACMA on Friday night, Lotus Festival in Echo Park on Saturday and L.A.’s Bastille Day in Elysian [continue reading]
The colors and framing of this photo by Bill Sutton caught my eye. The caption on Flickr: The only way for Haitian locals to get to Labadee is by boat. The mountains surrounding this private beach on Haiti are nearly impenetrable. This shot taken from the deck of the FREEDOM [continue reading]
Last month Metro and local officials encouraged Angelenos to forgo their private autos and give public transit a try for National Dump the Pump Day. While it’s nice to hear our local leaders promoting public transit and its promising future here in Los Angeles, as a transit advocate who dumped [continue reading]
I’m a sucker for black-and-white — the preferred language of my high school photography teacher, Mr. Gregory. So it was hard to resist this photo I found on Flickr, taken in the extremely bike-friendly city of Copenhagen. It’s nicely composed and there’s something striking about the woman in the sunglasses. [continue reading]
Sure, riding Metro saves you from the stress of traffic, reduces your environmental impact and lowers your monthly transportation costs – but did you know it also entitles you to a bunch of great deals around L.A.? That’s what Destination Discounts is all about – and The Source is here [continue reading]
This photo that was recently added to the Metro Flickr group and I think it perfectly captures the Hollywood vibe. It also makes me wonder why more celebrities – who typically love to get behind a good cause once they’ve made it – don’t throw some support to L.A.’s transit [continue reading]
[youtube width=”425″ height=”344″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnQHxkHvXGM&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Toss those iPods aside and leave your car keys at home. When you go Metro this summer, you’ll discover that Southern California is loaded with great live music that’s absolutely free. From Pasadena’s Levitt Pavilion (steps from the Metro Gold Line Memorial Park Station) to Warner Park in [continue reading]
Mark Englert was in L.A. visiting from Florida and was trying to set up a nice twilight shot of Disney Hall. That’s when, to his surprise, a Metro bus came swishing by, resulting in this sweet shot — and making him glad he was using a tripod. Mark took the [continue reading]
