Jonathan Grado

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Overthinking at 3am.

Walking Santa Monica and Venice with the Fuji X-T5

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Juliet Corner Balcony at Sunset in Santa Monica

Walking Santa Monica and Venice with the Fuji X-T5

July 18, 2023

Austin has been upwards of 400 degrees lately (it has led to pretty skies over a Waffle House), so to escape the sun’s vendetta against me for using sun tan lotion I spent a week on the California coast. Being 72 and sunny with a coastal breeze, I could actually walk outside again. So much so that I almost broke my foot in half on the second day. Every photo below was taken with a graceful hobble. So many pink exteriors, maybe I was inspired by the spirit of SoCal and the box office of Barbie. Quick side note, a closed barbershop might be my favorite one in here. These are in no particular order.

See more of this trip:
01. Walking Santa Monica
02. The Huntington
03. Venice Beach Skate Park
04. Hotel Telephone

A few of these can be found in The Singles.

Camera

FUJIFILM X-T5

FUJIFILM X100V

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