Today’s travels included Jax to Houston to Ontario, CA. Then grabbed a rental car, hung out for a minute and took a trip out to Hollywood and Beverly Hills. Here, we got out and wandered for a while in each spot, shot a lot of photos, bought a few things, and proclaimed how we couldn’t afford any of this (specifically on Rodeo Drive).
The photo above was achieved with a bit of imagination and luck on both our parts. Around the Kodak Theater on Hollywood Blvd, there is essentially a mall (like most of the area). There was a nice overlook walkway multiple-stories high the pointed right at the Hollywood sign; on these walkways were telescopes that required you to insert a quarter to use.
So, I used my pseudo-lofi Hipstatic app on my iPhone and (with Brittany’s guidance and curiosity) was able to shoot through the telescope and see the sign almost full-frame. I shot off several photographs, but this is the only one that saved since my phone died.
By shooting through something, it reminded me of how I shot through a TLR camera several years ago. With the telescope, I got the heavy vignette and semi-low glass quality, then ran it through Hipstamatic’s processes. Results as shown.
The results are very primitive and rugged, both like and unlike the area of Hollywood.
Also, on a side note, I’ve shot photographs exclusively on my phone so far today. I like it. And I’ve been so touristy, it’s funny.
