Hi all,
well as you may or may not know it’s my last day of my trip before I leave (sob sob)
It’s been a crazy trip with ups and downs but on the whole I have enjoyed it.
Before I post the last of the photographs for this trip I would like to thank a few people.
My Mum & Dad for there support, my brother Ian, my sister Suzanne, Jenni for all her help and information, Wayne H for his chats and information, all the people who I have met along the way, all the people that have helped me out. You have all been great, if your name hasn’t been mention here don’t feel sorry for yourself and feel left out, you all all important, it’s just I would have a very long list of thanks.
I would also like to thank some of my unofficial sponsors (if any company or person out there would like to help out in any way with the next one then please contact me via my email that is listed in the user info section or just post a comment an I will get back to you)
Berghaus for keep dry and warm.
Brasher footwear for keeping my feet all snug.
The North Face for my lovely convertible trousers.
Canon for the most excellent camera equipment in the world.
Manfrotto for keeping my camera on a steady path.
Lynx for keeping me nice and clean.
Victorinox for my lovely penknife that has helped out in a few tricky situations.
Mountain Khakis, esp. Garrett for helping me out out
Colgate for keeping my teeth nice and clean.
Jessops for anything photographic related.
Lee Filters for making the best filters in the world.
After my little trip to South Dakota I asked if you wanted to see Mount Rushmore at Night or Rusty Rushmore, well I have decided to post both for you, it’s not fair on the all the people who might not get to see either one of them so here they are:
Mount Rushmore (at night)
Rusty Rushmore
So I know your asking in the back of your minds “what has he been up to in the last few days” well to be honest, not a lot, mainly sorting a few things out, getting some stuff to package Rusty up in, a little bit of shopping, photographing Rusty in a few places (mainly the Hollywood sign and Hollywood Blvd) I’ve found L.A. a bit disappointing, but I knew that before I arrived.
To sum L.A. I would have to say it is a place full of the most crazy drivers in the world, full of people who are either here to try and be famous or just want to spot some famous people, in my eyes we are all famous, these stars are no different to you and me, well except they have a bit more money and few flash houses and cars here and there, but are they happy? can they just pop down to the local store and get a snack with out being hassled or mobed? Hope is the answer.
Today’s findings:
Rusty with his fav hard boy actor Bruce Lee.
Skared?
Well, that’s it for L.A. not much I know but some photographs are being kept under wraps for later, the weather today is poor!
Some stats for you:
I have driven just under 10,000 miles in just under two months.
I have taken 5904 photographs, OK some or those are different exposures of the same thing, some I have gone on to repeat with or without a polarizing filter, some I had repeated the same subject from different angles, you get the idea.
I hope you have enjoyed the show, I will back here on LJ for future projects, information to keep you up to speed with what I have been up to and what I am planning, for those who do not have an LJ account I will email mail if I have your address, all others will have have to check in from time to time to find out.
You have been a great audience, thanks for viewing and thanks for all your comments either on LJ or by email,
THANK YOU.
Jonathan Fridlington.
