From Chumash to China Town

[Richard D]

Quite a city, L.A. The cultural diversity is quite astounding.

[NV Whino]

1. Number 1 is a beautiful portrait

I love the fingernails and the firecrackers bursting.

[Richard D]

2. Thank you!

The portrait is of a shaman from Colombia. He's part of a tribe that is struggling to survive the influx of cocaine producers, para-military, military, corporations, and 5 other groups who want his tribal land. Very profound human being.

The fingernails are those of a street musician in China Town. She was playing quite remarkably beautiful music while her aged mother sat next to her in a wheelchair. Quit poignant.

[Celebration]

3. I like the way he sneaked in a great HANDS photo

Love the fingernails!

[Richard D]

4. I do like to be sneaky!

[Mira]

5. Love this entire post, but especially the first, the portrait. And you are making it

very clear how you came to pick "hands". Beautiful hands, and a presentation of what you saw that made me feel like I was there as well!

[Elfin Yeti]

6. Loved them all...

...but that first one is a real show stopper. I kept returning to it and drinking in the detail, the lighting -- it's just about perfect!

[Blue_In_AK]

7. These are lovely shots.

Excellent job, as usual.