I first visited Griffith Observatory in the 1980's. I was immediately captivated by it's location, size, scope, mission, architecture, views, history, basically everything about the place struck a chord with me.
Since then I've been back more times than I can count, taken friends and family there, photographed it and it has not lost any of it's attraction for me.
I shot the featured photos with my 1962 Olympus Pen-EEs, using expired 400asa Fuji Superia X-Tra 35mm color film.
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| Los Angeles skyline and approach to the observatory. ©Mike Vega 2015 |
Sitting high above Los Angeles/Hollywood, CA. The observatory stands, even after extensive renovation, as a monument not only to the heavens and all of their wonder, but to the city's past. The place is a full of history and rich with folklore.
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| Staff Parking, Astronomer's Monument (1934). ©Mike Vega 2015 |
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| Telescope dome, Main entrance. ©Mike Vega 2015 |
Sadly, the main entrance is no longer the "main entrance", but the doors are usually unlocked during visiting hours and you can still open them for nostalgia's sake. The right 1/2 of this photo is taken from inside the building looking out the open main door.
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| Observatory doors. ©Mike Vega 2015 |
I kind of hate spoilers, so I won't detail every special thing about this wonderful place, I'll just suggest that If you haven't ever been, go. If you haven't been in some time, make plans to go back.
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| Los Angeles skyline, telescope, dome. ©Mike Vega 2015 |
Until next time...
-Mike
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