Yes, The Oscars are upon us!
Back when I first visited my new dentist (who, incidentally, I really like!), I drove by a building I thought to be a church. I was surprised to see that it is The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences—the people responsible for The Oscars! I made a mental note.
Today, with the festivities fast upon us, I drove back out there and took some pictures of the building as well as the Hollywood sign, which is only about 5 miles further. Three pictures of the Academy lurk behind the one shown below. Click it to see them all.
And, in a moment of delirium, I’ve decided to share with you two versions of the identical photograph of the Hollywood sign: the actual shot itself as it came out of my Canon 5d Mark II, and then the “public version” of the same exact picture after I did a little bit of piddling.


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