Burn After Seeing

#Photography #LA #LosAngeles #StaplesCenter #E32016 #E3 Here are some pictures I took near the Staples Center on Pico. Some of the places that I took pictures of in 2014 have been replaced by future luxury apartments. Those older pics can be seen at  http://patrickabandy.blogspot.com/2014/06/pico-street.html . Also, if you missed my pictures from E3 2016, they can be seen at  http://patrickabandy.blogspot.com/2016/06/e3-gaming-expo-2016.html . Feel free to check out the rest of the blog and listen to some music while you do! 

#photography #E3 #E32016 Here are some pictures that I took at the E3 Expo in the LA Convention Center on June 16 2016. VR was still the big topic this year and Microsoft also showed the new slim model. The lines were also much longer than previous years and since we came on a Thursday, we didn't realize that there was an online check-in system for some demos. I'm a huge RPG and action game fan although I can never finish any games so I'm looking forward to the titles from #Atlus and #SquareEnix. Persona 5 and Final Fantasy XV were the favorites for me. This new blog layout also looks nicer and cleaner than the previous one. I'll follow up this posts with some pics I took from LA next week. The area around Staples Center has changed over the last 5-6 years and you'll see a lot of new developments.

#photography #iphone6splus #iphoneography #nightlife I'm still trying to find some nice (and free) camera apps for the iPhone 6S plus, but the default camera app isn't bad. My Olympus E-M1 is still a great camera, but I have my phone with me at all times. On top of that, when I got this phone I went with the 64gb. Apple should make that their default size because my old 16gb was always full and I spent too much time managing pictures and my collection of memes. In any case, here are some handheld nighttime or low light photos from my phone. Enjoy! If you know any good apps (paid or free), please share them in the comment section. Also if you missed my post from Downtown LA, don't forget to check it out at  http://bit.ly/1SrwnmN 

#photography #oilpainting When blogger updated their site to use HTTPS, that apparently broke a lot of links in my template and the older site no longer worked. Here's a new template that I'm experimenting with. I just need to figure out how to get an image preview on each post. I'm also checking to see if links are still auto posted to social media. Here are some of my older photos that were updated with an oil painting filter by AlienSkin's Snap Art. I should have a ton of pictures to add when I visit E3 on June 17th, 2016. Update: My page breaks were causing the issue and all the posts should show the first image now.

#blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #SanDiego #sunday #photography #Olympus Here are some photos I took of people at Balboa Park in San Diego. I started out with pictures of buildings and plants, but started noticing many people on their cell phones. This changed my focus to capturing people enjoying a Sunday afternoon.

#DTLA #Bonaventure #iphone6splus #microsoft #iphoneography Earlier in the week I got a chance to visit the Microsoft Cloud Roadshow which was hosted at the Westin Bonaventure. Here are some pics I took from my iPhone and uploaded to the blogger app. I have a feeling the pics will come out to the full size since I didn't use photoshop to reduce the size.

#OCAutoShow #Autoshow #Anaheim #iphone6Splus I was able to get a free ticket to the auto show and decided to check it out again. I didn't bring my Olympus OM-D E-M1 this time because it was a spur of the moment decision that happened while at work. Luckily, I just got my iPhone 6s plus on Monday so I gave it a go. This years convention seemed smaller than last year, but I liked a lot of the new cars coming out for 2016. #Audi was still my favorite car but what happened to all the TDI models (hahaha just kidding...) Also, the new #Honda Pilots were nice. I didn't notice many exotics this year, but I had a feeling that this show was really trying to sell cars this year. Last year I said if I could walk away with a car, it would be a Mercedes. Oddly enough, this year my favorite walk away car was the #Volvo XC90. I haven't driven a Volvo since 1999 but that was the first car I ever drove. Maybe driving that old tank still has some lasting effect on me. For anyone who checks ou...