Empty LA

€uroMeinke · 06-17-2010, 10:48 PM

Ever wonder what LA would look like without the people and the cars? Check out Empty LA

Kevy Baby · 06-18-2010, 09:33 AM

I'm guessing that many of the pics have to be Photoshopped (which is fine) as many of those freeways are never completely empty.

Cool stuff

Ghoulish Delight · 06-18-2010, 09:47 AM

Yes, they are ALL digitally manipulated images. That's the idea.

Snowflake · 06-18-2010, 10:27 AM

Hey! He's using blurb.com for his book, just like me!

Cool photos, but some of my favorite people are in LA and I'd hate to have it completely devoid of life and friends.

Kevy Baby · 06-18-2010, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Yes, they are ALL digitally manipulated images. That's the idea.

While that seems obvious, I didn't see that specifically mentioned anywhere.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snowflake

Hey! He's using blurb.com for his book, just like me!

I just assumed you guys were good friends because of this

alphabassettgrrl · 06-18-2010, 10:44 AM

Strange to see it empty. Fascinating, but weird. Thanks!

Kevy Baby · 06-18-2010, 10:50 AM

Although there have been a couple of occasions where I was on the road at odd hours (say 5:00 a.m. on a Sunday) where there WEREN'T any other cars on the road, even if only briefly. That IS weird!

I remember once, in my stupid youth (which should end any day now), where I actually did pull off the side of the I-5 freeway in Burbank and was able to sit down in the middle of the freeway (for about a nano-second) because there were no other cars around.

Why? Because I could.

ETA about the original post. It is interesting that every time I come into this thread, there is a different picture in the OP.

Alex · 06-18-2010, 11:02 AM

I've in the past tackled a similar project of compositing dozens of photos to be able to remove all the people without having to create what was behind the people.

But I didn't really have patience.

Is that what he's doing or is he more directly digitally manipulating the photos.

Though in LA with all the movie shoots and whatnot, I bet it would be possible to get a lot of interesting peopleless shots if you were aware of the opportunities.

Ghoulish Delight · 06-18-2010, 11:05 AM

I'd guess it's more compositing than removing, though probably some of both.

alphabassettgrrl · 06-18-2010, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Although there have been a couple of occasions where I was on the road at odd hours (say 5:00 a.m. on a Sunday) where there WEREN'T any other cars on the road, even if only briefly. That IS weird!
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ETA about the original post. It is interesting that every time I come into this thread, there is a different picture in the OP.

Oh.

That's cool.

I hadn't noticed the picture changes.

Yeah, I kind of like being out at odd hours when there's little to no traffic on the roads. Weird, but kind of neat.

06-17-2010, 10:48 PM	#1
€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	Empty LA Ever wonder what LA would look like without the people and the cars? Check out Empty LA __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	I'm guessing that many of the pics have to be Photoshopped (which is fine) as many of those freeways are never completely empty. Cool stuff __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Yes, they are ALL digitally manipulated images. That's the idea. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Hey! He's using blurb.com for his book, just like me! Cool photos, but some of my favorite people are in LA and I'd hate to have it completely devoid of life and friends. __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Strange to see it empty. Fascinating, but weird. Thanks! __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Although there have been a couple of occasions where I was on the road at odd hours (say 5:00 a.m. on a Sunday) where there WEREN'T any other cars on the road, even if only briefly. That IS weird! I remember once, in my stupid youth (which should end any day now), where I actually did pull off the side of the I-5 freeway in Burbank and was able to sit down in the middle of the freeway (for about a nano-second) because there were no other cars around. Why? Because I could. ETA about the original post. It is interesting that every time I come into this thread, there is a different picture in the OP. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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06-18-2010, 11:02 AM	#8
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I've in the past tackled a similar project of compositing dozens of photos to be able to remove all the people without having to create what was behind the people. But I didn't really have patience. Is that what he's doing or is he more directly digitally manipulating the photos. Though in LA with all the movie shoots and whatnot, I bet it would be possible to get a lot of interesting peopleless shots if you were aware of the opportunities.
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06-18-2010, 11:05 AM	#9
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I'd guess it's more compositing than removing, though probably some of both. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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