Hollywood Sign
The Hollywood Sign is an iconic landmark located in the hills of Los Angeles, California. Originally built in 1923 as an advertisement for a real estate development, the sign has since become a symbol of the entertainment industry and the glamour of Hollywood. The sign is a popular destination for tourists and photographers alike, offering stunning views of the city and the surrounding hills. There are several photography locations in the area, including Griffith Observatory, Lake Hollywood Park, and the Hollywood Reservoir. These locations provide unique perspectives of the sign and the city, making them ideal for capturing memorable photos.
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Sorry for posting another shot from the same location but the light was so beautiful in shot that I feel compelled to post this shot from behind the Hollywood sign. I took this shot just before the sun started going down, just before the light dimmed. The whole valley was bathed in golden light. Hope y'all like this shot as much as I did making it.
- Dalai Lama.
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Another shot from my hike up to the Hollywood sign. While waiting for the sun to go down completely I noticed the Griffith park observatory on one of the many mountain ridges visible from the our spot and took this shot. I would have preferred a little bit more reach than my 70-200mm but I am satisfied with shot showing LA's urban sprawl and downtown. Hope ya'll like it.
- William Penn.
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My wife introduced me one day to the Hollywood sign hike. It was a summer day and we decided not to take any camera gear with us as it was searing hot and we were both not very fit at that time. And true to our expectations, the hike was very demanding on our soft fluffy bodies. Fast forward six months, we were much fitter thanks to my wife dragging me to the gym every week and took my heavy camera bag and tripod and completed the whole hike without taking any rest breaks.
I had a plan to stitch a pano shot during sunset. As we were waiting for twilight most of the other hikers left and one of the helicopters that was flying across the hills started to hover around us very close and low as if to check us out or something. It was kicking up dust and I was afraid my tripod was gonna tip over. Thankfully after flying over twice over us the helicopter left and we managed to complete our shoot in peace. Definitely was a strange encounter but I am glad I came back with this beautiful shot.
- Josh Billings.
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On our last hike to see the Hollywood sign up close I noticed that there was actually a really nice view of the San Fernando valley as you get close to the top. Even though there are some plants in the foreground the view of the hills and the valley were pretty sweet and during sunset we had some awesome colors on display. I was running between both the locations when sunset colors started to appear but managed to stitch a pano shot. Hope everyone like it as much as the last one.
- Jean de la Bruyere.
It's been a while since I posted any cityscape images. While I was recently cleaning up one of my image folders, I came across this image of the Los Angeles skyline. I took this image during the golden hour from what looks like the Hollywood sign trail. Whenever we move to a new city, I always make plans to shoot some city skyline images, but often those plans take a backseat to nature photography.
We planned on going up the Hollywood sign trail since the day we moved to LA but always kept on postponing the plan. Finally, the right weekend came along, and we decided to move it out of our to-do list. On the day of the hike, the conditions were perfect. We had the right amount of clouds, and the smog stayed away from the skyline. I took this image just as the golden hour commenced. Beautiful golden light drenched LA's urban sprawl. I was able to give prominence to Griffith Park and the LA skyline by going to the longer end of my lens. It was one of those situations when I prefer the 70-200 and a sturdier tripod than my travel tripod, but I was still impressed by the scene.
Hiked up to the Hollywood sign yesterday! After this hike I really felt like an LA native! Only took 9 years :p
- Muhammad Ali.
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Another shot from Hollywood sign trail. This one was taken after the sun completely went under and when the lights came on in LA. It was pretty chilly and windy that day and gave me a nasty chest infection later but the photos were totally worth it.
Thanks again for visiting and hope you all like it.
- Hosea Ballou.
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I have had a bit of a history with the Hollywood sign. When we moved to California, initially, it was to the bay area, and my first encounter with the sign was during a weekend tris to visit Los Angeles. Up till then, I thought the Hollywood sign would be a prominent landscape element and that it would be visible pretty quickly. It turns out I had no idea how huge LA was, and we had a hard time figuring out where the Hollywood sign was. The only time we saw the Hollywood sign during that trip was when we were returning from the Griffith Park Observatory and saw the sign up on the hill.
Two months later, I had a job offer from LA, and we moved to West Hollywood. Initially, due to us getting used to the traffic and all life was a bit busy and the Hollywood sign project went to the back of my head. We visited Griffith Park a couple of times, and I even got a nice shot of the Hollywood sign from the parking lot. Then I heard from a colleague that you can drive up to the Hollywood sign. That got me intrigued, and I finally spend some time researching the fact. He was right; there is a road right up to the sign, but it is only open to maintenance crews and police vehicles, but you can hike up there. So my wife and I decided to hike to the sign and what a beautiful trail it turned out to be. As the road snakes up through the mountains, you get terrific views of both the LA basin as well as the San Fernando Valley.
I took this shot of Los Angeles downtown and urban sprawl of the city just as the golden light from the evening sun started to emerge. I took this shot from the peak of the mountain that’s home to the Hollywood sign. The shot location was right behind the Hollywood sign. Initially, I didn’t like the composition, but It had grown on me since. I hope you are all having great safe Memorial Day!!
It's been a crazy week at work but I did get to go to The Hunger Games premiere.
Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Hollywood Sign!
Most notably Sandeep Thomas.