Los Angeles - Location Advice

[StellarMalice]

Hi folks,

I'm off to LA for a Microsoft conference next month and I will have a free day before it all starts. I was wondering if anyone had any advice on the best place to get some good photos. I was thinking the beaches but I am not sure. I won't have a car or anything so will be stuck with walking or public transport. I am staying near the convention centre.

Cheers,
Stellar

[Ishyid]

You could go to the beach, but it is usually crowded this time of the year. Plus theres not much senery like there is in the UK. I would recrommend going to Anaheim, becausethere is a lot of neat arcutecture.

-Joshua

[inkista]

No idea if it's near the convention center, but the Bradbury Building (304 South Broadway) might be fun if you're into architecture. The interior continually gets used as a shooting location--it was in Bladerunner and more recently it was Chuck & Ned's apartments in Pushing Daisies.

Or, you could amuse yourself for by shooting Disney Hall.

The Red Line does most of the touristy stuff from what I can recall. It'll certainly get you to Hollywood to look at handprints in cement and the Hollywood sign if you want (Hollywood/Highland stop).

Anaheim's kind of hell-and-gone from downtown L.A.; the subway system alone won't be enough, probably have to take commuter trains as well.

[cowlemon]

* griffith observatory. you can get good night shots.
* both ghetty museums
* downtown
* long beach (queen mary)
* hollywood / highland (west holywood)
* sunset (west hollywodd)

[StellarMalice]

Thanks for the tips folks. I'll have a look at google maps and see where it all sits from where i am.

Thanks