The 6th annual CicLAvia coursed through 15 miles of Los Angeles roads from City Hall downtown to Venice Beach and drawing thousands of participants into the streets. The “To the Sea” route was closed to motorized means of transportation allowing for bike-pedaling or strolling by foot from 10am to 3pm on Sunday, April 21, 2013.
Jamie Bruce, 8, of Santa Monica, sleds down the sand berm on Monday, January 21, 2013 in Venice, Calif. The Bruce family spent Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the beach enjoying the higher than normal temperatures for the area.
Crenshaw Cougars head coach Robert Garret (center) congratulates Brian Irving #54 after Irving returns a Venice Gondoliers turnover for a touchdown in the first half at Crenshaw on Friday, November 23, 2012 in Los Angeles. Crenshaw won 59-10 and advances to the City Section CIF finals in Division 1 against Narbonne on December 1 at East Los Angeles College. Michael Yanow
Venice wide receiver Lamar Stewart #8 scores a 11-yard touchdown against the defense of San Pedro with under a minute left in the game to take a 27-24 lead on Friday, November 16, 2012 in Venice, Calif. Venice wins 27-24 and advances in the city division 1 playoffs and will play Crenshaw High School the day after Thanksgiving at Crenshaw.
Venice wide receiver Lamar Stewart #8 fights off San Pedro defensive back Devon Mitchell #6 to reach the endzone for a game winning 11-yard touchdown.
Venice head coach Angelo Gasca (right) embraces Venice wide receiver Lamar Stewart #8 after Stewart’s game winning touchdown catch and run under a minute left in the game.
San Pedro senior running back Darrell Santiago #36 shows his emotions after losing to Venice.
The silhouette of runners before the start of the 2012 Los Angeles 13.1 Marathon on Sunday, January 15, 2012 in Venice, California.
Participants walk along the boardwalk before sunrise on their way to the start line of the 2012 Los Angeles 13.1 Marathon on Sunday, January 15, 2012 in Venice, California.
Runners participate in the 2012 Los Angeles 13.1 Marathon on Sunday, January 15, 2012 in Venice, California.
Runners dressed in holiday gear run past a mural on the Venice Boardwalk during the 34th annual Christmas Run on Saturday, December 10, 2011 in Venice, California. Several thousand runners and walkers took part in the event with all the proceeds going to two local charities.
My assignment on Friday, September 30, 2011 was to cover Venice High School’s football matchup against Helix High School, from La Mesa, California (10 miles east of San Diego). The moment I stepped on the field I noticed the beautiful sunset. I quickly started to snap photos of Helix going through their warmups. Next I approached the referee asking him in a joking but serious manner if at all possible to start the game 15 minutes ahead of schedule. I need those minutes to capture game action against the colorful sunset. He was unable to change the start time and told me to go the beach to photograph the sunset.
I nervously waited for kickoff hoping the vivid colors would stick around. To my pleasure the the rich tones in the sky were present for the first 15 minutes of the game.
Game Recap: Helix jumped out to an early 14-0 lead. Venice roared back to tie the score at 14 all and added a 48-yard field goal in the second quarter to take a 17-14 lead into halftime. The second half had a different story but all to familiar to Venice. Venice’s undersized defenders wore down against Helix’s offense. Helix outscored Venice 28 to 3 in the last 30 minutes of play. Helix drove back to San Diego County with a 42-20 victory.
Really off topic: before the game I ate at The Curious Palate on Venice Blvd and Inglewood in Mar Vista. If you enjoy apricot jam, they have the best. It was heaven on my tongue. I look forward to going back and buying a jar.
Ernest Shipley of Helix High School walks off the field during pre-game warmups in Friday night’s contest against Venice High School on Friday, September 30, 2011 in Venice, Calif.
Helix running back Michael Adkins huddles the defense and scores a touchdown in the first quarter against Venice on Friday, September 30, 2011 in Venice, Calif.
The second segment of a triathlon is the biking course. My judgement was to only capture the first and last 1000 feet of the bike course because the Los Angeles Triathlon is consider a point-to-point Triathlon. Without the access of a motocycle its difficult to cover the whole course.
Within 2000 feet I was able to capture some spectacular photos.
Jason Smith leaves the transition area to start the bike course of the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon Presented by Herbalife on Sunday, September 25, 2011, in Venice Beach, Calif. Smith finished 13th in the male category with a time of 2:02:47.
Magali Tisseyre of Montreal, Quebec on the bike course at the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon Presented by Herbalife on Sunday, September 25, 2011, in downtown Los Angeles, Calif.
William Wickett on the bike course at the Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon Presented by Herbalife on Sunday, September 25, 2011, in Venice Beach, Calif. The Olympic course of Los Angeles Triathlon has a 24-mile bike course.
The Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Triathlon Presented by Herbalife started on Venice Beach and ended in downtown Los Angeles on Chick Hearn Ct between the Staples Center and L.A. Live. Easier said than done! The triathlon begins with a swim of 0.9 miles then bicycling of 24 miles and finishing with a run of 6.2 miles.
To photograph this assignment I woke up at 5:50am and left the house a little after 6:00am. I reached Venice Beach around 6:30am about 45 minutes before the elite athletes start time. After photographing on the beach for about an hour, I started walking along Venice Blvd to photograph the biking leg. I then got back to my car to drive downtown. It was rough getting back to the 10 highway because of the street closures. A few mistakes along the way did result in seeing Arnold Schwarzenegger riding his bike on Main Street in Santa Monica.
I finally reached downtown in enough time to catch a few of the elite athletes still on their bikes. I shot a few images then headed my way to the finish line to capture Cameron Dye (Male) who finished first with a time of 1:46:34 and Lisa Norden (Female) in 1:57:16.
Photos will be posted in 3 segments from the triathlon.
For more photos from the game visit my flickr page.
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